Joe Cocozzo & Mechanicville Honored by the NFL

Super Bowl 50 is in the books.  It was a milestone victory for the Denver Broncos in a festive setting with the great, the famous and the legendary gathered for the event in Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.  It was a great night for football.

Read the entire article in the 02/11 edition.

The Express Newspaper February 11, 2016

Dan Pickett Honored – by Sandy McBride

   Us old-time Red Raider basketball fans still remember going to games five and a half decades ago when a sharp-shooting guard named Dan Pickett was racking up the points on driving layups, quick jump shots and long-range bombs.  In his three year varsity career from 1958 through 1961, he was always one of the top scorers on his team.

Read the entire article in the 02/04 edition.

The Express Newspaper – January 14, 2016

Mechanicville Girls Soccer Tem Honored for Academics

MECHANICVILLE - Earlier this fall, the 2014 Mechanicville High School varsity girls soccer team was honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) with a Team Academic Award for having a team grade point average (GPA) of 3.90 for the 2014-15 academic school year. The team was one of only 400 from throughout the country to be recognized with this distinction.

Read the entire article in the Nov. 12th edition along with more photos by Dan O'Connor.

The Express Newspaper – November 12, 2015

Jack Connors Honored at Economic Summit

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MECHANICVILLE OCTOBER 15- "I'm proud of my father. He started our business on April 15, 1955 when he was 27 years old. There were no copiers, fax machines or email. He wrote his first policy to Matt Kiley from Stillwater and left a copy on the kitchen table," recounted Kevin Connors. Kevin spoke on behalf of his father Jack.

Read the entire article in the Oct. 22 issue.

The Express Newspaper – November 22, 2015

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Ernie Martin Honored – by Vince Gallagher

STILLWATER JULY 21 –Residents, friends and neighbors stopped by the Stillwater Village Board Room to honor their former mayor Ernest  Martin.   “I’m honored and I’m humbled…I’m proud of my accomplishments,” said Martin. Rick Nelson was elected  the new village mayor this past March. He and former Stillwater mayor David Rathbun were present to pay tribute to Martin, along with Senator Kathy Marchione, who  presented the former mayor with an official service award from the New York State Senate.

Read more in the July 30th edition.