'Glee' Star Dies In Vancouver Hotel Room

Cory Monteith Dead: 'Glee' Star Dies In Vancouver Hotel Room

The Huffington Post  |  By Jade Walker Posted: 07/14/2013 1:36 am EDT  |  Updated: 07/14/2013 4:09 am EDT

Cory Allan Michael Monteith, a Canadian actor best known for playing Finn Hudson on the hit Fox TV show "Glee," was found dead Saturday in a Vancouver hotel room, The Hollywood Reporter reported.

He was 31.

Monteith's body was discovered at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel shortly after noon. According to the Vancouver Police Department, he checked into the hotel on July 6 and was due to check out on Saturday. When he failed to do so, the staff went into the room and found him. Paramedics declared him dead on the scene.

The authorities said Monteith was alone at the time of his death, and there appeared to be no foul play. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

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Zimmerman cleared in shooting of Trayvon Martin

MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press, By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWER, Associated Press

Updated 11:17 pm, Saturday, July 13, 2013

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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Neighborhood watch volunteerGeorge Zimmerman was cleared of all charges Saturday in the shooting ofTrayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate across the U.S. over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice.

Zimmerman, 29, blinked and barely smiled when the verdict was announced. He could have been convicted of second-degree murder or manslaughter. But the jury of six women, all but one of them white, reached a verdict of not guilty after deliberating well into the night. Their names have not been made public, and they declined to speak to the media.

Martin's mother and father were not in the courtroom when the verdict was read; supporters of his family who had gathered outside yelled "No! No!" upon learning of the not guilty verdict.

The teen's father, Tracy, reacted on Twitter: "Even though I am broken hearted my faith is unshattered I WILL ALWAYS LOVE MY BABY TRAY."

His mother also said on Twitter that she appreciated the prayersfrom supporters.

"Lord during my darkest hour I lean on you. You are all that I have," she wrote.
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Music in the Park

Schodack Town Park was full of music lovers on Tuesday. The last of the series in the annual event brought out many residents to enjoy the evening with some good weather - no rain - and some good music.  
Check the slide show in the left side bar for more photos 

For Immediate Release

Contact:  Nina Martino 732-7023

Subject: Friends of the Castleton Public Library Music on the Lawn Series

The Friends of the Castleton Public Library will be hosting a Music on the Lawn series on the following Thursday evenings in August from 6-8pm.  The event will take place on the front lawn of the Castleton Public Library, 85 South Main Street, Castleton. There are no rain dates for these events.

Thursday, August 8^th: Tri-County Banjo Band-Toe-tapping, sing-a-long music from the early nineteen hundreds.

Thursday, August 15^th: Missing Link-Folk Rock and Country style music.

Thursday, August 22nd: Tillinghast-A blend of Irish, country and folk music.

Join us for dinner. The Friends will be selling hot dogs, grilled cheese sandwiches and beverages. Bring your lawn chair or a blanket and plan on enjoying some great music!

Volunteer Today!

STRIDE is seeking weekend camping volunteers for the SCORE Center!

We need your help!

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Author will transport children through time

Published: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 By James Breig

Last week, on her way home from Virginia, where she was doing research for her next book, Anita Sanchez pulled over to call Greenbush Life in order to chat about her upcoming program at the East Greenbush Community Library. “Digging Into History,” intended for children seven and up, will be presented July 11 at 2 p.m.

Check out more fun things to do

EAST GREENBUSH COMMUNITY LIBRARY, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush. slca-ctp.org. Circle Theatre Players will hold auditions for their production of “Don’t Dress for Dinner” 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 23 and 25. Needed are 3 men and 3 women, ages 20s-50s. The production will appear on stage Nov. 29 through Dec. 8 at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts.

The Community Calendar

To have an event listed on The Schodack SCENE, send the information (including date, time, street address and cost if any) to catherine.sager@yahoo.com.

The Community Calendar is updated every Thursday.

Anthony Weiner

Anthony Weiner featured in Museum of Sex exhibi Updated: Sunday, July 7 2013, 09:56 PM EDT NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner figures prominently in an exhibition at New York's Museum of Sex.

Mary Wright body found

Niece: Body found in Schenectady is missing MaryWright Updated: Sunday, July 7 2013, 11:29 PM EDTSCHENECTADY - Speaking through tears, Sabrina Torres told CBS6 News the body foundon Albany Street today is that of her 68-year-old aunt, Mary A. Wright, whom police said was found to be missing from her home around3 a.m. on June 28.

CES Community Garden Seeks Volunteers

The CES Agricultural Project has expanded the gardens this year to include six more raised beds, five blueberry bushes and a mini pumpkin patch. Grades K-5 have two raised beds per grade level. In the fall, the students will enjoy the fruits of their labor with a tasty snack. Through this process, children will learn about plants, seeds and where their food comes from. CESAP now needs volunteers to water, do light weeding and harvest our bounty during the summer months. Any organization or individuals who can help should e-mail Kathleen Johnson. Posted 6/17/13.

Downtown Troy marina reopens

Partnership seeks to make the operation into a hub of activity

By Kenneth C. Crowe II

Published 6:53 pm, Tuesday, July 2, 2013Latest Ne

Troy

The Downtown Troy Marina held its grand reopening Tuesday morning with a promise of drawing new visitors to downtown.

Kayak rental and canal tours are among the new offerings at the marina in addition to the docking and boating services.

"The marina is a key component to the success of the city," Mayor Lou Rosamilia said while standing at the city-owned marina on the Hudson River.

Downtown Troy Marina, LLC, a partnership between Tom Nardacci, president of Gramercy Communications, and Jeff Buell, owner of Sequence Development, have taken over the marina operations under a one-year contract with the city.

She's back: Statue of Liberty reopening a bright spot for July Fourth

By Josh Levs, CNN

updated 7:18 AM EDT, Fri July 5, 2013

(CNN) -- Hours before Americans celebrated their nation's birthday by reveling in fireworks, one of its most iconic symbols -- Lady Liberty -- reopened to the huddled masses eager to see it up close The Statue of Liberty's reopening was a sign of recovery from Superstorm Sandy's devastation last fall and a big bright spot generally on an Independence Day dampened by soaking rains in a large swath of the country and limited by the across-the-board federal budget cuts known as the sequester, which left numerous military bases without annual fireworks displays.

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Fireworks thrown into crowd

State Police: Arrest Made After Fireworks are thrown into Crowd at 

Empire Plaza Updated: Friday, July 5 2013, 06:57 AM EDT ALBANY - 

State Police arrested 19 year old Keion Kirkley of Albany after they say he 

threw fireworks into a crowded area during the display at Empire Plaza.

No one was injured during the incident. He has been charged with

reckless endangerment and unlawful possession of fireworks.


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Be careful...be safe!

Police to step up patrols for holiday weekend

Posted at: 07/03/2013 5:34 PM
By: WNYT Staff
Police will be stepping up patrols this holiday weekend, looking not just for drunken drivers, but distracted drivers, too.

In particular, they'll be looking to catch people texting behind the wheel.
And you won't always know if police are actually nearby.
That's because the governor says police will be using unmarked, undercover vehicles to spot law-breakers.
The increased patrols will continue through Sunday

Castleton man arrested, charged with alleged sexual abuse against a child

 

Photo: Joseph N. Rietfort

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. – A 23-year-old man has been arrested after authorities say he endangered the welfare of a child by promoting, using, and possessing a sexual performance by the child.

Based on assessments...

WTEN

The Business Review has ranked the best elementary schools in the area based on an assessment of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders and Elsmere Elementary School in the Bethlehem Central School Districthas come out on top!

Red Mill School in East Greenbush has ranked number two, Tesago Elementary School in Shenendehowa has ranked number three and Lake Avenue Elementary School in Saratoga Springs has ranked number four. Congratulations to everyone who made the list!

http://www.news10.com/story/22744569/bethlehem-elementary-school-ranked-1st-in-region

A trip upstate for a bit of Fresh Air

Published: Tuesday, July 02, 2013

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By Andrew Beam
abeam@troyrecord.com
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LOUDONVILLE — Several children from New York City walked off the bus at Christ Our Light Church on Monday to meet the families that will host them as they take their first venture into upstate New York.

Participants of the Fresh Air Fund were picked up by host families from Albany and Rensselaer counties where several children were experiencing life outside of New York City for the first time and others were making a return trip. The program is meant for low-income families who can’t afford to take vacations outside of the city.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 STRIDE, Inc.  476 N. Greenbush Road, Suite 9 Rensselaer NY 12144
     
Contact: Mary Ellen Whitney
Tel: (518) 598-1279  
E-mail:         mwhitney@stride.org
Wounded Warriors learn Archery at STRIDE’s new range
Expanding local programming for integrated disabled youth and Veterans of the Armed Forces

For Immediate Release
(Chatham, NY) – Local and regional veterans with disabilities will come together from the region to discover a new therapeutic sport, archery on Tuesday July 2 from 10 am til 2 pm. . The newly built range in the deep woods of STRIDE Adaptive Sports Camp facility, is offering a discovery day to veterans form Stratton VA and around the region.  Although archery is often perceived as a non-aerobic sport, competitive archers actually use a great deal of strength and endurance and require a sort of zen-like focus to perform well. There are many therapeutic health benefits to participating in archery. U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), provided STRIDE Adaptive Sports with a 2012 Olympic Opportunity Fund grant to build the range. Funding was used to build and develop a shooting and archery program at the new SCORE Center in Columbia county. SCORE (STRIDE Center for Outdoor Recreation & Education) is an 85 acre camping facility used as an integrated facility for youth and veterans teaching adaptive sports, outdoor education and camping programs year-round.
If you build it, they will come! Tuesday July 2, veterans from Stratton VA and Warriors who have participated In other STRIDE programs are invited to learn and discover the sport.  STRIDE is committed to increasing the number and quality of opportunities for physically and visually impaired individuals to participate in physical activity within their home communities.
“We are extremely proud of the development of this newly built range. It is accessible by hardpack trail or vehicle, thanks to Eagle Scout project creating a wheelchair accessible trail to the location.  We’ve been teaching archery with a portable target and school bows since 1995. To have a range facility, and good equipment available to develop a seasonal program integrating our Warrior and youth population, is a dream come true,.” said Mary Ellen Whitney, CEO and Founder of the local organization.
The $11,000 grant funding was utilized for archery and grounds & range maintenance equipment for SCORE; as well as development, partnership and education for the programs has been instituted into STRIDE’s year round programming.

~STRIDE is a not-for-profit volunteer organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children and individuals with disabilities through sports and recreation programs. ~

 If you would like more information about this event, or to schedule an interview, please call Mary Ellen Whitney at (518) 598-1279 or e-mail mwhitney@stride.org        

Main Street Under Water

The heavy rain covered South Main Street, making it impassable for drivers.  Two cars were trapped when heavy rains closed Route 9J  for several hours due to flooding and debris in the road.
Members of the Schodack Police and the State Police Castleton Fire Company assisted with road closures and flooded basements, while the Castleton Department of Public Works cleaned debris from storm drops.

Check out the slide show in the left sidebar.

ATTENTION BOATERS:

Schodack Island State Park

ATTENTION BOATERS: This

July 4th, Schodack Island State

Park will keep our boat launch open

until MIDNIGHT for all boaters returning from the

firework shows. Like SISP on Facebook!

Breaking News

WRGB- CBS 6 Albany

BREAKING NEWS: Entire Town of Fort Plain under water. 50-100 people trapped in homes. Water rescues underway, Albany National Weather Service reports.

Also, significant flash flooding damage in St. Johnsville, Montgomery County and Danube, Herkimer County.

http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/severe-flooding-reported-montgomery-herkimer-county-9307.shtml?wap=0&

Summer Reading

Join us for theTeen SRC 

Karaoke Kick Off 

on Friday, June  28th from 5:30-9:30pm

at the East Greenbush Community Library!

(you can sign up in person, along with your parent/guardian, at the Castleton Public Library or the EG Children's Room from 10am on 6/1 to 6pm on 6/27)

Can't make the Karaoke Kick Off?  

Sign up at the library for the SRC then attend programs and track your reading throughout the summer to earn raffle tickets for prizes like $20 cash, iTunes cards, Regal Cinemas movie passes, and more!

Guynup pleads guilty

Man pleads guilty to killing Schodack woman
Posted at: 06/20/2013 12:34 PM 
By: Subrina Dhammi 

Jason Guynup pleaded guilty on Thursday to killing Nikki Hart in December 2012.

It is a turning point for one Rensselaer County family. They can begin to heal after hearing one may say four very important words.

Jason Guynup said in court Thursday “I killed Nikki Hart.”

“He came in with a mission and succeeded in that mission he wanted,” said Ashley Hart, Nikki's sister.

Ashley is a big reason why Jason Guynup admitted that he's a murderer. She was there that early December morning when Guynup stormed into the Schodack home and killed Nikki Hart.

In Honor of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice

MHHS senior Sierra Pizzola appeared on WRGB news last night for her efforts to persuade the state to pass a law that would provide flags flown at half-staff to be given to families at no cost. 

See the video here...

STRIDE Adaptive Sports Welcomes New Board Member – New York Giants Offensive Line Coach, Pat Flaherty

STRIDE Adaptive Sports Welcomes New Board Member –
New York Giants Offensive Line Coach, Pat Flaherty

(Albany, NY ) – The New York Giants football team and staff are no strangers to the Capital District, after spending 16 years at SUNY Albany campus for summer training camps.  Pat Flaherty, who has more than 30 years of coaching experience, is in his 13th season as an NFL coach and ninth as the Giants’ offensive line coach, winning two consecutive Super Bowl XLVI and Super Bowl XLVII, will continue good deeds in the region, as an advisory Board member for STRIDE Adaptive Sports. The organization provides sport programs for youth and Wounded Warriors with disabilities.

Tony Soprano, dead at 51

James Gandolfini dead at 51: 'Sopranos' star suffers 

massive heart attack in Italy

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Stride 4 STRIDE

WOUNDED VETERANS AND YOUTH-ATHLETES IN WHEELCHAIRS RACE SIDE BY SIDE TO MODEL HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES 4th  Annual “Stride 4 STRIDE” 5K Run & 2.5K Walk and Wheelchair Roll, Family Friendly Event to benefit STRIDE Adaptive Sports
(Albany, NY - June 22, 2013) – The City of Albany’s Riverfront Corning Preserve serves as home to such popular events as ‘Alive at 5’ and the Jazz Festival.  But on Saturday, June 22, 2013, the Capital Region is invited to join hundreds of participants in an awareness demonstration for healthy, active lifestyles, regardless of disability, at Albany’s familiar venue  site for STRIDE Adaptive Sports’  4th   Annual ‘Stride 4 STRIDE’ 5K Run/2.5K Community Walk and Wheelchair Roll, sponsored by Berkshire Bank.   The 5K race, with chip timing provided by ARE Event Productions, kicks-off at 9am in front of the Amphitheatre and leads racers down a fast, flat course through Albany's Corning Preserve. Participants can to cross the finish line as a solo runner in the 5K, as a team in the family-friendly 2.5K Community Walk, or for those who need an added “push”, as a team partner with athletes who have special needs, rolling in wheelchairs.  Sparky the Clown, Zippy the Clown & Goofball, a clown with special needs, will be on hand to provide face-painting, temporary tattoos and balloon making for the kids.  Goofball, a clown with special needs herself, plans to walk with the other participants.  Additional activities include bouncy bounce house, vendor refreshment tent with free Chobani yogurt and novelty ice-Cream, free chair massages, a 400 meter Tot-Run, and a mascot appearance from the Albany Devils.
Event Chairperson is Jonathan Phillips, owner of Phillips Hardware.  Other sponsors include SEFCU, with additional in-kind support from Chobani Yogurt, Hannaford, and Friehofer’s. Adaptive Sports continue to offer thousands of adaptive program lessons FREE OF CHARGE to hundreds of special needs/disabled athletes and their families.
100% of the money raised will help STRIDE
Registration is $20 on or before June 18.  After June 18th, registration is $25.  To register on-line, visit www.stride.org.
~STRIDE is a not-for-profit volunteer organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children and individuals with disabilities through sports and recreation programs.
If you would like more information about this event, or to schedule an interview, please call Kristen Kelley at (518) 598-1279 or e-mail Kristen at kkelley@stride.org.      

THE ANCHOR MOVES INTO THEIR NEW HOME

THE ANCHOR IS AT THEIR NEW HOME. The Anchor Food Panrty and Thrift Shop has found a permanent home at The Sisters of the Resurrection Convent located behind Riverside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at 90 Main St. off Rt 9J. The Anchor will reopen at it's new location on Monday, June 24, 2013. 

The hours will remain Monday 6pm– 8pm, Tuesday and Thursday 9AM – 2PM and the First Saturday of each month 11AM – 2PM. 

The entrance to The Anchor is located on the lower level at the 2nd door from the left as you pull up to the back of the Convent. If you have any problems, you can contact them at 732-4120.

Dig into reading

June 12
FREE Ice Cream-Castleton Public Library Summer Reading Program Kick-off 

See the Full Calendar here

Happy Birthday Maurice Sendak!

Sendak's popularity came, at least in part, because he 

respected children's intelligence and imagination. “You 

cannot write for children. They're much too

complicated," he said. 

"You can only write books that are of interest to them.”