12+ hour, 52+ min ago  (268+ words) Gold Star Mother Elsie Hilderbrand Murch stands next to two war veterans and remembers the sacrifice of soldiers during wartime during Memorial Day services at Veterans Park in Schenectady on Wednesday, May 30, 1962. War veterans march in Schenectady's Memorial Day parade…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (571+ words) For 43 years, the green sea turtle carried one of conservati" The word "OK" has only been around for 180 years, but it"s b" How did Uncle Sam become a symbol for the United States? " Henry E. , age 10, Somerville, Massachusetts Most Americans…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (150+ words) The Tanners National Bank of Catskill, New York opened in 1831 and operated until 1972 when it merged with The Bank of New York." This is a short but interesting Tidbit about Greene County and the Mountain Top that many might know…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (829+ words) This obelisk at the Oriskany battlefield marks the last stand of the Tryon County Militia in August 1777. Nearly 500 men, most of them from what is now Fulton and Montomery counties, died in six hours of fighting here. I thought I…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (478+ words) On May 15, Frank Shatz received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at the 333nd graduation of William and Mary. The following commentary is from his remarks at the ceremony: Chancellor, Gates, President Rowe, Distinguished Guests: It is an honor and a…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (542+ words) A military procession carrying the remains of Revolutionary War soldiers, Wednesday, May 20 past the Round Lake Boat Launch. COLONIE " A procession transporting the bodies of 44 Revolutionary War soldiers passed by Latham's Memorial Town Hall Wednesday on its way to Lake…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (323+ words) Today is Tuesday, May 19, the 139th day of 2026. There are 226 days left in the year. On May 19, 1920, 10 people were killed in a gunbattle between coal miners, who were led by a local police chief, and a group of private security guards…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (676+ words) A representative of the Underground Railroad Education Center in Albany speaks with attendees at the Pinkster Festival on Saturday in Kinderhook." A group of descendants of enslaved people who worked in Columbia County during the period of Dutch colonization at…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (736+ words) A reenactor, portraying a Johnstown citizen in 1776, center, is arrested by others, portraying 3rd New Jersey " the Jersey Grays " during a historic reenactment of The Raid on Johnson Hall in May of 1776 on Saturday, May 16 in Johnstown. Reenactors, portraying citizens of…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (182+ words) The Daily Gazette COLONIE " A special convoy carrying the remains of 44 Revolutionary War soldiers will pass through Colonie on May 20 between 10-10: 20 a. m. The soldiers died from smallpox in Lake George in 1776 Their remains were placed in a mass common grave at…...