Ex-Capital Region resident's invention is trendy, instructive
By Larry Rulison Published 8:17 pm, Friday, January 16, 2015
The Capital Region may yearn for success to put it on a par with Silicon Valley. But in 2014, one of the best mobile device app developers in the world was one of us.
Did you know that The Anchor Food Pantry is also a Thrift store. We have gently used clothes, houseware items, boots/shoes, blankets,sheets and many knick-knacks and assorted goods.
All proceeds benefit the food pantry.
On March 7, the Rensselaer City School District will host the 2015 Region 4 Odyssey of the Mind Tournament. This year is set to be a record year for participation, with 108 teams from 36 school districts in Rensselaer, Columbia, and Greene counties registered to take part. Students from grades K-12 are put into divisions based on grade level, and are given a problem to solve on their own, without assistance from parents or teachers.
The Maple Hill High School Drama Club is spending much of their holiday break rehearsing for their musical performance on Friday, Jan. 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the High School auditorium.
A group of 6th and 7th graders spent their study hall and time afters school on Dec. 3 learning about biofuels from an educator at the Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
As the educator led the lesson, teacher Ed Finney helped students in the classroom. He explained students have participated in a number of similar Distance Learning opportunities, talking to individuals from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a Smithsonian museum and other organizations.
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On January 14, 2015 the New York State Police arrested GEOFFREY C. HAINES of 8 Celeste Dr., East Greenbush for Sexual Abuse 1st degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The investigation began after a 4 year old child disclosed to her parent that she was touched inappropriately by HAINES.
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East Greenbush resident thrown from snowmobile
By Keshia Clukey
Updated 8:30 pm, Thursday, January 15, 2015
A local softball coach, civil servant and father of three, Robert "Bob" Burns, 45, of East Greenbush, died in a Lewis County snowmobile crash on Wednesday.
"He was just a great guy," said Matt Hayes, a friend who co-managed the fastpitch softball organization East Coast Impact with Burns. "Every single day was about the girls and the family."
