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2 weeks ago | 
theupstater.com | Dick Brooks |Melanie Lekocevic
By Mary Lou NahasFor Capital Region Independent MediaTwo beloved members of the Greenville Quilters were honored posthumously last month: Doris Vedder and Dottie Hesel. Let me tell you about this special group and then about these special women. The first members of the Greenville Quilters were Pearl Capone, Kathie Williams and Sylvia Wanser, who began to quilt together in 1986 in the Community Room of the Greenville Public Library.
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3 weeks ago | 
theupstater.com | Dick Brooks |Melanie Lekocevic |Columbia Paper
By Dick BrooksFor Capital Region Independent MediaThe evening news today had an article about school lunches and how they are being made healthier with less fat, less sodium, fruits, fresh veggies. It sounds like the stuff they keep trying to get senior citizens to eat. Hope they have more luck with the kids that they do with the seniors. Senior centers, Meals on Wheels and nursing homes have all been trying for years to encourage healthy eating.
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4 weeks ago | 
theupstater.com | Dick Brooks |Melanie Lekocevic
By Melanie LekocevicCapital Region Independent MediaRAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — It’s the end of an era — after creating a “football dynasty” with a combined 100 years of coaching experience, three RCS coaches are calling it a career. Head Coach Gary VanDerzee and Coaches Robert Dorrance and Michael Kerrigan are retiring from the gridiron this year, and on Saturday the community and their former and current players gathered in the high school gym to bid them a fond farewell.
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1 month ago | 
theupstater.com | Dick Brooks |Columbia Paper |Melanie Lekocevic
ALBANY — With several hunting seasons in full swing, Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos is encouraging outdoor enthusiasts to respectfully share the woods and follow common-sense safety precautions.
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1 month ago | 
theupstater.com | Dick Brooks |Melanie Lekocevic
By Russell GloorFor Capital Region Independent MediaDear Rusty:I turned 64 in July and my wife turned 62 in August. My wife has not worked for approximately 15 years but does qualify for Social Security on her prior work record. My wife is having some physical issues and would like to not return to work. Since she is eligible to collect Social Security, that would be an option to provide additional income, so she doesn’t have to work.
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1 month ago | 
theupstater.com | Dick Brooks |Columbia Paper |Melanie Lekocevic
By Dick BrooksFor Capital Region Independent MediaI was in the supermarket the other day, making my daily visit, pushing the cart that they seem to reserve just for me. It has a wheel that flutters as you push it down the aisle. It does serve a purpose since it alerts my fellow shoppers that they are about to be run over by a senior shopper on a mission. Actually, I’m rarely on a mission (a mission consists of searching for an item The Queen has requested), usually I’m just browsing.
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1 month ago | 
theupstater.com | Dick Brooks |Columbia Paper |Melanie Lekocevic
By Mark KaneFor Capital Region Independent MediaIt was at age 5 when I made my first trip to the races. Since then, racing has been a big part of my life, to say the least. Some would say too much, but maybe they just don’t understand the joy this crazy sport has brought to me. It has been the friends I have made, the great memories and finding my heroes in life along the way.
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2 months ago | 
theupstater.com | Dick Brooks |Columbia Paper |Melanie Lekocevic
By Dick BrooksFor Capital Region Independent MediaI was driving through our little hamlet the other day and suddenly a strange feeling that something was missing, something that used to be and now was gone. Remembering back to the first time I had seen this beautiful cluster of Victorian houses perched on the banks of the Hudson, there was something that had disappeared.
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2 months ago | 
theupstater.com | Dick Brooks |Columbia Paper |Melanie Lekocevic
By Melanie LekocevicCapital Region Independent MediaCOEYMANS — GE announced Thursday that it has submitted plans to build two new manufacturing facilities at the Port of Coeymans. The company would move forward with the plans for offshore wind manufacturing facilities if it receives a sufficient volume of orders to support the project, according to a statement from GE.
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2 months ago | 
theupstater.com | Dick Brooks |Melanie Lekocevic
By Melanie LekocevicCapital Region Independent MediaRAVENA — No one wants to sit down at an empty table on Thanksgiving, but for some families, that is a very real possibility. That’s why Capital Region Independent Media, which publishes the Ravena News-Herald, started the Feed Your Mind, Feed a Family program three years ago, to provide free turkey meals, with all the trimmings, to local families.
