Fundraiser for Firefighter Allen Ayotte – By Melissa LeMay

Community, Volunteers and Fire Departments All Came Together To Help One of Their Own

HALFMOON - They packed the parking lot and stretched the line around the building starting at 7:30 am on Sunday morning at The West Crescent Fire Station, to help raise money and support for Allen Ayotte, a 43-year member of West Crescent Volunteer Fire Department. Allen was injured in August while he was directing traffic during a MVA accident on the Northway at Exit 8 in Clifton Park. Ayotte still remains hospitalized recovering in Albany Medical Center, with countless surgeries already done and more to go.

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Tugboat Roundup Recap – By Melissa LeMay

14th Annual Tugboat Round-Up

WATERFORD – It was a picture perfect weekend for the fourteenth annual Waterford Tugboat Round-Up. Crystal clear skies and crisp fall weather was in the air on Friday evening when the thirty sum tugs of every shape and size made their way up the Mohawk River. They were cheered on by on watchers before they docked along the Erie Canal near the Waterford Visitors Center. Friday evening kicked off the festivities of the weekend with vendors set up along the Erie Canal. There was something for everyone; fun & games for the kids, food provided by many local non for profit organizations, music and vendors selling things from handmade crafts to pocketbooks.

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Heroes Rush in Ballston Spa – By Melissa LeMay

BALLSON SPA- Ellms family farm; 468 Charleston Rd Ballston Spa was the home of the second annual Hero’s Rush race on Saturday. It was a 4.7 mile race with 17 fire –related obstacles for participants of every age, gender and job title. You didn’t have to be firefighter that day to participate but after crossing that finish line you certainly knew what it was like to be one, for at least a little while.

 

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Don’t Let a Night of Happy Memories End In Tragedy – By Melissa LeMay

WATERFORD- On Friday morning the 11th and 12th grade students of the Waterford-Halfmoon school got to witness firsthand what could happen when you decide to make one bad decision; have a few alcoholic drinks and get behind the wheel of a vehicle. The parking lot of the school looked like a scene none of us ever want to witness; smoke, two vehicle head on crash, police car, ambulance, EMS crew, fire trucks, firefighters, broken glass, blood and beer cans. The Waterford fire dept. along with the Northside FD, Waterford Police Dept., and the Waterford rescue squad put on a mock driving while intoxicated vehicle accident extrication exercise.

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Recruit NY Volunteer Firemen – by Melissa LeMay

West Crescent Fire Department Participates in Recruit NYî Over The Weekend With Some Help From Mamaís Express Pizzeria
HALFMOON : Over the weekend the Recruit New York program took place at volunteer fire departments throughout the state in an effort to get new recruits. Volunteer fire departments held open houses to educate the public about becoming a volunteer fire responder. Firefighters say recruiting is hard because of lengthy training programs that are needed to become a firefighter, it is on a volunteer basis and it does take time away from your personal and family life. But fire departments always need new recruits.

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Assemblyman Steven F. McLaughlin Visits Pleasantdale Rod & Gun Club – By Melissa LeMay

TROY – Monday evening February 18th the Pleasantdale Rod & Gun club had a packed house for their monthly meeting. This monthly meeting wasn’t like the normal monthly meetings with what happened last month, what’s going on for the upcoming month and financial numbers; this meeting was to meet Assemblyman Steven F. McLaughlin and hear him talk about the NY SAFE Act and what the people of Rensselaer County and other counties can do; to help get this bill repealed. Assemblyman McLaughlin went into full detail about the SAFE Act and that he feels this is an attack on our 2nd amendment rights.

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Costanzo’s Rocks It Again – by Melissa LeMay

WATERFORD -  On Saturday afternoon and into the evening Costanzo’s River Side Restaurant was the site for the fifteen annual Rock For Tots NY event. Andy Walters & Alan Hein came up with this idea fifteen years ago and started a partnership with Toys for Tots as a way to give back to their community. This is a great organization that helps families in need and who struggle during the Holiday season. Without this program children in our community would go without a Christmas.

 

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