The Story Behind the Story podcast looks at how the Civil War and the Blizzard of 1888 affected funeral home history in the Mohawk Valley.
Memorial Day Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020—From the Archives of Focus on History in the Daily Gazette: Lepper Family had Revolutionary roots in the region.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020-From the Archives of The Historians Podcast: Episode 76, August 30, 2015- Nick Bunker is author of “An Empire on the Edge: How Britain Came to Fight America.” The book was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
Thursday, May 28, 2020-Amsterdam Mayor Mike Cinquanti is the scheduled guest on Historians Podcast Special Edition #9.
MICHAEL CINQUANTI
For The Recorder
The Budget — Amsterdam’s city budgeting process already promised to be challenging enough when I took office in January. We knew going in that finding a way to absorb the costs of bonding to refinance our huge debt without denigrating essential city services or putting an even greater burden on city taxpayers was a tall task. And it took longer than expected to get the process moving. I had a lot to learn about the city’s operations and the software we use to manage finances in this city is not, to say the least, very user-friendly or multifunctional. As a result, I could not dig into numbers the way I had hoped to. I had to ask others to dig for me.
...more https://www.recordernews.com/opinion/columnist/176559
Fulton, Montgomery counties look to summer coronavirus tourism impact
Annual campaign shifts from trying to entice out of town visitors to encouraging area residents to support local businesses
Jason Subik Daily Gazette https://dailygazette.com/article/2020/05/24/fulton-montgomery-counties-look-to-summer-coronavirus-tourism-impact
Debuting this Friday, May 29, 2020-Episode 320-Researcher and historic actor Phil Weaver discusses his new book, “The 3rd New Jersey in New-York: Stories from ‘The Jersey Greys’ of 1776.”
Phil Weaver http://www.conconsul.com/index.html
Mohawk Valley Weather, Monday, May 25, 2020
With a weak upper level disturbance passing by to the
north, a stray shower can`t be ruled out this morning for areas
north and west of the Capital Region. Otherwise, morning clouds
will give way to increasing amounts of sun for this afternoon.
Warmer and more humid conditions will move in for tomorrow and
continue through much of the week.
