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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Episode 357-Lawyer and historian Jim Kaplan looks at the lives of financier Bruce Wasserstein and his sister, playwright Wendy Wasserstein, key figures in the revival of New York City in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The latest Jim Kaplan story, Wall Street History: The Great Depression & A New Deal For Working People is posted on The New York Almanack https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/
"The family nickname for Edward was Eb while others called him Midge" Tomorrow, Shawn Duffy’s Amsterdam memories
Friday, March 18, 2022
...the novel is about friendship
Episode 414-Annette Libeskind Berkovits discusses her historical novel “The Corset Maker” which tells the story of a courageous Orthodox Jewish teen, Rifka, who was living in Warsaw Poland in the late 1920s and early ‘30s. Rifka is loosely based on Annette’s mother Dora.
The Saturday Read
--an odd hybrid craft
March 19, 2022- Focus on History in the Daily Gazette and Amsterdam Recorder-Aviator Amelia Earhart helped Beech Nut advertise chewing gum during 1931 flights in an unusual aircraft, the autogiro.
New York State Maple Weekend, March 19-20 and 26-27 https://mapleweekend.nysmaple.com/
Maple Weekend is a chance for the public to come to the farm to learn about New York’s maple sugarmaking processes and traditions and to provide a chance to taste pure maple syrup in its many forms – right from the source.
Mohawk Valley Weather and News Headlines, Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light east wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Daily Gazette
Schoharie’s Barton exiting from post as boys’ basketball coach
Shane Barton is calling it a career after 31 years of coaching varsity boys’ basketball, the last 16 at his…
https://dailygazette.com/
Amsterdam Recorder
Improvements coming to Shuttleworth Park from past $200K state grant
AMSTERDAM — While a $200,000 state grant for improvements at Shuttleworth Park will finally pay...
Emergency food, housing programs in Montgomery County to benefit from boost in federal aid
https://www.recordernews.com/
Leader Herald
Comptroller blasts state DOH over nursing home COVID response
ALBANY — The state Comptroller’s Office on Tuesday released an audit highly critical of the state Department of Health and…
https://www.leaderherald.com/
Utica OD
https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/2022/03/16/rome-cemetery-nominated-state-federal-historical-registries/7047014001/
Rome Cemetery looks for placement on historical registries
by Edward Harris
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By Bob CudmoreWednesday, March 16, 2022
Episode 357-Lawyer and historian Jim Kaplan looks at the lives of financier Bruce Wasserstein and his sister, playwright Wendy Wasserstein, key figures in the revival of New York City in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The latest Jim Kaplan story, Wall Street History: The Great Depression & A New Deal For Working People is posted on The New York Almanack https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/
"The family nickname for Edward was Eb while others called him Midge" Tomorrow, Shawn Duffy’s Amsterdam memories
Friday, March 18, 2022
...the novel is about friendship
Episode 414-Annette Libeskind Berkovits discusses her historical novel “The Corset Maker” which tells the story of a courageous Orthodox Jewish teen, Rifka, who was living in Warsaw Poland in the late 1920s and early ‘30s. Rifka is loosely based on Annette’s mother Dora.
The Saturday Read
--an odd hybrid craft
March 19, 2022- Focus on History in the Daily Gazette and Amsterdam Recorder-Aviator Amelia Earhart helped Beech Nut advertise chewing gum during 1931 flights in an unusual aircraft, the autogiro.
New York State Maple Weekend, March 19-20 and 26-27 https://mapleweekend.nysmaple.com/
Maple Weekend is a chance for the public to come to the farm to learn about New York’s maple sugarmaking processes and traditions and to provide a chance to taste pure maple syrup in its many forms – right from the source.
Mohawk Valley Weather and News Headlines, Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light east wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Daily Gazette
Schoharie’s Barton exiting from post as boys’ basketball coach
Shane Barton is calling it a career after 31 years of coaching varsity boys’ basketball, the last 16 at his…
https://dailygazette.com/
Amsterdam Recorder
Improvements coming to Shuttleworth Park from past $200K state grant
AMSTERDAM — While a $200,000 state grant for improvements at Shuttleworth Park will finally pay...
Emergency food, housing programs in Montgomery County to benefit from boost in federal aid
https://www.recordernews.com/
Leader Herald
Comptroller blasts state DOH over nursing home COVID response
ALBANY — The state Comptroller’s Office on Tuesday released an audit highly critical of the state Department of Health and…
https://www.leaderherald.com/
Utica OD
https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/2022/03/16/rome-cemetery-nominated-state-federal-historical-registries/7047014001/
Rome Cemetery looks for placement on historical registries
by Edward Harris