Mrs. Frances McAvoy Bartlett – 70

CLIFTON PARK ? Mrs. Frances McAvoy Bartlett, 70, of Dennis Drive, died Saturday Dec. 20th at Ellis Hospital, after a brief illness, in the loving company of her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren.

   A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, Dec. 27th at 10 AM at All Saints on the Hudson South Church, 121 No. Main St., Mechanicville. Burial in St. Paul’s Cemetery.Calling hours at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville on Friday from 4-7 PM.Remembrances in lieu of flowers may be made to the Fran Bartlett Memorial Scholarship, c/o Capital District Insurance Community, PO Box 13291Albany NY 12212

To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com

The Express Newspaper – December 25, 2014

Awards and Achievements/Local College Students

Local athletes compete for SUNY Oneonta women's cross country team during fall season

ONEONTA, NY (12/15/2014)(readMedia)-- 26 student athletes competed for the SUNY Oneonta women's cross country team during the recently completed fall season.

The team competed in eight meets this fall and finished in second place at the SUNYAC Championships and had its best finish of third place at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships. The team also qualified for its second straight NCAA championship where they finished 24th.

Margaret Sanderson of Schaghticoke (12154); Margaret competed in four meets this fall and posted a personal best 4.5K time of 19:15.0 at the 11th Annual SUNY Oneonta Airfield Invitational and a personal best 5K time of 22:59.0 at the Rochester Yellow Jacket XC Invitational.

Rachael Shine of Clifton Park (12065); Rachael competed in six meets this fall and posted a personal best 6K time of 22:36.2 at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Region Cross Crountry Championships. Rachael finished 24th at the Atlantic Region Championships to earn All-Region Honors.

Austin Hughes competes on the SUNY Oneonta men's soccer team

ONEONTA, NY (12/15/2014)(readMedia)-- Austin Hughes a Business Economics major from Clifton Park, NY was a member of the 2014 SUNY Oneonta men's soccer team. The team finished 21-1-2 overall and 8-0-1 in the SUNYAC Conference. The team won the SUNYAC title and qualified for the NCAA tournament for a fourth straight year. In the tournament, they advanced all the way to the national semifinals for the second time in four years.

Austin played in 18 games this season and started in three of them. He had two assists for a total of two points.

Brittany Hurd Recognized as Honors Program Student at SUNY Delhi

DELHI, NY (12/12/2014)(readMedia)-- Brittany Hurd of Clifton Park, NY was recently recognized as a Honors Program enrollee at SUNY Delhi. Hurd is pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing at SUNY Delhi.

Mark Ross-Hixson of Johnsonville Receives Scholarship at Clarkson University

POTSDAM, NY (12/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Mark Ethan Alexander Ross-Hixson of Johnsonville, N.Y., majoring in mechanical engineering at Clarkson University, received the Ernest '42 and Constance Richmond Memorial Endowed Scholarship during the 2014-2015 academic year.

 

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Awards and Achievements/ Local College Students

Local Student in Peer Tutor at Hamilton College

Clinton, N.Y. – Emily E. Moore, daughter of Eva and John Moore of Valley Falls, and a senior at Hamilton College, is serving as a peer tutor in the Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning Center (QSR) at Hamilton this year. The mission of the QSR Center is to support students in the development of their academic skills, and to foster collaborative learning and intellectual growth.

Local Students Honored as Hudson Valley Community College Foundation Awards Scholarships for Incoming, Current Students

TROY, NY (11/17/2014)(readMedia)-- Nearly 100 Hudson Valley Community College students received honors and scholarships at the annual Hudson Valley Community College Foundation Scholarship Reception on Friday, Nov. 14.

Each year, the college Foundation recognizes students who were awarded scholarships this past year as well as the donors who make these scholarships possible. The reception took place in the McDonough Sports Complex.

Several local residents were among the honorees:

Kevin Pallozzi of Schaghticoke, who received the Dave '64 and Jill Fry Technology Scholarship

Eric Samaniego of Clifton Park, who received the Jane S. Mangold Scholarship

Sabrina Fitzgerald of Schaghticoke, who received the Pioneer Bank Scholarship in Memory of John M. Scarchill

Raymond Schoonmaker of Schaghticoke, who received the Troy Police Sgt. Michael Blair Scholarship

Mechanicville Resident to have Principal Role in Theatre Production of The Crucible

FRANKLIN, MA (11/10/2014)(readMedia)-- The renowned Dean College Theatre Department is proud to announce that Anna McKenzie of Mechanicville will have a principal role in the production of Urinetown beginning November 19-23, 2014 at Dean College in Franklin, MA.

The Ithaca College Oracle Honor Society Inducts 180 New Members

ITHACA, NY (11/11/2014)(readMedia)-- The Ithaca College Oracle Honor Society welcomed new members at its induction ceremony held on Nov. 3, 2014.

Zachary Waldek of Clifton Park (12065)

Joseph Buttimer of Clifton Park (12065)

Christina Tudor of Clifton Park (12065)

Kathryn Trainor of Clifton Park, NY, Earns Empire 8 Conference Co-Champion Title with Nazareth College

ROCHESTER, NY (11/13/2014)(readMedia)-- Kathryn Trainor of Clifton Park, NY, earned the Empire 8 Conference co-champion title with Nazareth College's women's soccer team. Nazareth and Ithaca met for the 10th time in the finals of the Empire 8 Conference Tournament for women's soccer with an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament on the line. For the sixth time in that stretch, there were two winners. The Golden Flyers and the Bombers played to a 0-0 tie and were declared Empire 8 co-champions. Nazareth then gained the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament by virtue of a 4-3 advantage in the post-game penalty kick session.

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