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Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney may no longer reach speeds of 300 miles an hour, but she’s still keeping up a pretty good pace. Read More'Cha Cha' Muldowney looks back on drag-racing fame – Around Schenectady County
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Ask me about World War II or Vietnam, and I’ll usually start thinking about a Hollywood film that moved me, like “Battle of the Bulge” or “The Deer Hunter,” to name two.
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On many occasions, it’s the Schenectady County Historical Society handing out awards to those people and groups that do what they can to preserve local history.
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Brian Merriam has been creating statues that honor our area’s history since 2015, and without fail every time he takes a closer look at a prominent Schenectadian from the past, he’s never disappointed.
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Charles Lester III knew from a very early age that his grandfather’s seven-foot wooden model of a steam locomotive was something to be looked at, not played with.
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BALLSTON LAKE - Paul Supley was always happy to share his love of history with others, and if it took a little chocolate to attract a few more people to the conversation, he was OK with that.
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Like most gifted artists who really love their work, Len Tantillo will tell you the job never gets old.
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NISKAYUNA - Mardy Moore couldn’t wait to get out of college and start working at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Niskayuna, but she soon realized her gig with GE wasn’t quite what she wanted.
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Having the opportunity to sit down with Dennis Madden for two hours and listen to him reminisce about Schenectady’s 1976 bicentennial celebration and Scotia’s Freedom Park was a real treat.
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AROUND THE COUNTY - Jeane Marchitto was born in Schenectady on Oct. 18, 1920, just a few years after the moniker “The City That Lights and Hauls the World” became synonymous with our town. Less than two years later, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Chu…
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Longtime Duanesburg resident Art Willis told me back in 2009 that if the town could ever manage to create its own history center, “it would be a vigorous and lively place.”