In spite of a cold December drizzle, Val’s Sporting Goods enjoyed a well-attended Grand Opening on Saturday in its new location at 42 Hudson Avenue in the former DeCrescente Distributors Fitness Center, an expansive building overlooking the Hudson River. Owned and operated by Val Serbalik’s grandson Josh Phelps for the past seven years, Val’s will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2015.
Read the entire article in the Dec. 11th issue of the Express.
MECHANICVILLE AUGUST 8- The Grand Opening of the Hospitality Building at the City Dock was held on Friday morning. This structure has showers and bathroom facilities for visiting boaters. Free water is available to boaters as well. This is one of the few facilities of its kind on the Upper Hudson River.The lights on Terminal St. from Main St. to the dock were donated by Stewart's Corp. Supervisor Tom Richardson reiterated that Gary Dake, on behalf of Stewart's donated the last $20,000 " without hesitation."
Read the entire article in the August 14th issue of the Express.
Mechanicville patrons were entertained on Saturday, December 1st by the master storyteller Ashley Ramsden performing 23 characters from Jacob Marley to Tiny Tim in Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol.
To a crowd of around 100 people, Mr. Ramsden delighted his audience as a master storyteller and performer. Portraying all the characters in a way that you actually felt there were 23 performers upon the stage.
We were all taken back to Victorian England to a tale of a bitter and miserable Ebenezer Scrooge and his ideological, ethical and emotional transformation resulting in visits by Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, and of one Yet to Come.
As Mr. Ramsden ended his performance he was greeted to a standing ovation.
Ashley Ramsden Is the founding director of the School of Storytelling, the longest established centre of its kind in the United Kingdom. He has toured with his remarkable storytelling programs on five continents and has appeared at major storytelling festivals in the UK, South Africa, Scandinavia and America.