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Harnessing Nature-Building the Great Sacandaga Lake. 

Thursday, May 18, 2023-Alex Isabel 

Amsterdam was shocked one Sunday morning in January, 1953 when city recreation superintendent Alex H. Isabel, 53, died suddenly of a heart attack at his Forest Avenue home. 

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Phyllis Chapman of Friends of the Bennington Battlefield describes the battle and its impact on the Battle of Saratoga.

May 19, 2023-Episode 475-The Battle of Bennington preceded the 1777 Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution.  It was fought in the hamlet of Walloomsac in the Town of Hoosick New York on August 16 1777—about ten miles from Bennington, Vermont.  

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Episode #500 this November 2023

Presidential historian David Pietrusza on his memoir “Too Long Ago: A Childhood Memory, A Vanished World” about his Amsterdam, N.Y., roots.

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Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday, May 17, 2023

46 degrees at 6AM

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures from the mid 20s to lower 30s
possible.
* WHERE...Northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts,
southern Vermont and east central New York excluding the
southern Adirondacks.
* WHEN...From late tonight through early Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Wednesday, May 17, 2023
 
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