The Express Newspaper – November 13, 2014

Awards and Achievements/Local College Students

SUNY Potsdam Student Michael Janucik of Clifton Park, NY Completes Summer Study Abroad Program

POTSDAM, NY (10/24/2014)(readMedia)-- Thirty-one SUNY Potsdam students recently completed study abroad programs across the globe, both in short-term service journeys and in summer-long experiences.

The students included Michael Janucik from Clifton Park, NY, who completed student teaching in Australia over the summer.

Shenendehowa High School graduate Nicholas Hess joins the Colgate University Class of 2018

HAMILTON, NY (10/27/2014)(readMedia)-- Shenendehowa High School graduate Nicholas Hess, of Clifton Park, is a member of the Colgate University Class of 2018.

SUNY Potsdam Awards Scholarships to Area Undergraduate and Graduate Students

POTSDAM, NY (10/21/2014)(readMedia)-- The State University of New York at Potsdam has awarded scholarships, grants and awards to 998 students for the 2014-15 academic year. These accomplished SUNY Potsdam undergraduate and graduate students were recognized for their achievements with support for their educational experience.

This year's recipients included:

  • Molly Bonnier of Melrose, NY, whose major is Dance. Bonnier was awarded the SUNY Potsdam Freshman Scholarship.
  • Kirsten Carlo of Valley Falls, NY, whose major is Art Studio. Carlo was awarded the SUNY Potsdam Freshman Scholarship.
  • Kayla Fraser of Clifton Park, NY, whose major is Music Education. Fraser was awarded the SUNY Potsdam Freshman Scholarship.
  • Taylor Hughes of Clifton Park, NY, whose major is Biochemistry (Bachelor of Science). Hughes was awarded the SUNY Potsdam Freshman Scholarship.
  • Alexandria Kosek of Clifton Park, NY, whose major is Music Education. Kosek was awarded the Paul E. Hunt '50 Crane School of Music Recruitment Scholarship and the SUNY Potsdam Freshman Scholarship.
  • Robert Krupanich of Clifton Park, NY, whose major is Music Education. Krupanich was awarded the SUNY Potsdam Transfer Scholarship.
  • Amy Lynch of Schaghticoke, NY, whose major is Psychology. Lynch was awarded the SUNY Potsdam Freshman Scholarship.
  • Madison Mahar of Mechanicville, NY, whose major is Biology (Bachelor of Science). Mahar was awarded the SUNY Potsdam Freshman Scholarship.
  • John Marshall of Clifton Park, NY, whose major is Music Education. Marshall was awarded the Mary Repazy Kuracina Scholarship and the SUNY Potsdam Freshman Scholarship.
  • Amna Siddiqui of Clifton Park, NY, whose major is Politics. Siddiqui was awarded the SUNY Potsdam Freshman Scholarship.
  • Marissa Skaczkowski of Mechanicville, NY, whose major is Art Studio. Skaczkowski was awarded the Lucy Dai Scholarship, the Rebecca R. Pratt Arts and Sciences Scholarship and the SUNY Potsdam Freshman Scholarship.
  • Stephen Whimple of Clifton Park, NY, whose major is Music Performance. Whimple was awarded the Frackenpohl Honors Brass Quintet Award.

SUNY Oswego announces area's August graduates

OSWEGO, NY (10/23/2014)(readMedia)-- Several local residents completed their baccalaureate studies at SUNY Oswego in August. With their major in parentheses, they are:

Michael E. Audi of Brittany Oaks in Clifton Park, Bachelor of Science (wellness management)

Tyler D. Cretti of Orchard Park Drive in Clifton Park, Bachelor of Science (geology)

The Express Newspaper – October 30, 2014

Awards and Achievements – Local College Students

Buffalo State Welcomes the Class of 2018

BUFFALO, NY (10/13/2014)(readMedia)-- Buffalo State is pleased to welcome the Class of 2018 to campus. This year's freshmen started class on August 29.

Emelia Dugmore of Clifton Park (12065)

Tatayana Gibson of Clifton Park (12065)

Shadeaya Venable of Clifton Park (12065)

Local Fire Departments Open Houses – by C. Barton & M. LeMay

WATERFORD OCTOBER 8 – October is Fire Prevention Month and on Wednesday evening The Waterford Fire Departments teamed up with Northside Fire District, the Waterford Police Department, the Waterford Rescue Squad and new this year; Momentive Performance Company’s Fire Brigade to hold their annual open house at The J.W. Ford Hose Fire House for an evening of informative Fire Prevention.

Read both articles in the October 16th edition of the Express.

Waterford Museum’s 50th Anniversary – by H. Wessell

Also Tuesday, the Board honored the Waterford Museum and Cultural Center at its 50th anniversary. Director Paul Archambault, who began his position in July, spoke and the following is taken from his remarks.\
"What we're celebrating this year is really an historic preservation story. It's not only the founding of a museum, but also of saving a house:" the 1830s Hugh White house, home of a prominent Waterford Citizen, located at 2 Museum Lane, an historic Federal style revival house that is now home to the center.

Read the entire article in the October 16th edition of the Express.

The Express Newspaper October 16, 2014

Mule Day’s Magnificent Mules – by S. McBride

All of us who grew up in this area a few years back know that song which was written by Thomas Allen back in 1905.  We sang it in school.  It was Americana. For us in the Mechanicville-Stillwater-Waterford-Halfmoon area, it was our own history.  We live in an area where a century and a half ago the Erie Canal and the Champlain Canal were both life-giving arteries that made transportation, settlement and commerce possible throughout northern and central New York in the days before there were planes, trains and automobiles, big trucks and superhighways. The barges and passenger boats that plied the waters of these amazing canals in the 19th and early 20th centuries were for the most part powered by mules walking the towpaths.

Read the entire article in the Oct. 9th issue of the Express.