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...a little bit about chocolate

Wednesday, January 5, 2022- From the Archives- Episode 58, April 26, 2015 David Fiske, Ballston Spa historian, on the chocolate factory in that village and the latest on Solomon Northrup, 12 years a slave.

Tomorrow morning...

Thursday, January 6, 2022- From the Archives of Focus on History in the Daily Gazette-Guadalcanal diary

By October he was fighting the Japanese on Guadalcanal Island in the Pacific and found himself and six others pinned down by Japanese artillery fire in the Battle of Matiniku River. 

New York City History Corespondent Jim Kaplan talks with Bob Cudmore on the latest edition of The Historians

Friday, January 7, 2022

Episode 404

Evacuation Day was November 25, 1783, the day the British left New York City finally ending the American Revolution.  Attorney and historian Jim Kaplan discusses the significance of Evacuation Day and how the day has been commemorated through the years.

Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 8 to 13 mph.
 
A warm front will bring a light wintry mix of precipitation to
areas south and east of the Capital Region this morning and
chances for rain this afternoon. A cold front will track through
our area tonight. Colder weather will return for the late week
period, with some snow possible Thursday night into Friday.

Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Daily Gazette

Tonko looks back on Jan. 6 insurrection
It’s been a year since hundreds of insurrectionists stormed the Capitol in an effort to overturn the results of the…

https://dailygazette.com/

 
Amsterdam Recorder 

Chamber of Commerce celebration rescheduled after boiler fails

GLOVERSVILLE — The Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce has postponed its annual...

https://www.recordernews.com/

Leader Herald

High schools: Kowalski leads Fonda-Fultonville past Fort Plain

https://www.leaderherald.com/

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