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Today in The Daily Gazette, The Paper-Paper, front page above the "fold"

Bob Cudmore "Amsterdam Christmas Memories"

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The Historians Podcast is heard on WCSS in Amsterdam, 106.9 FM and 1490AM following the Noon news on Saturday.  Note: Our broadcast today, Saturday, December 24th has been pre-empted by a Buffalo Bills NFL game.  Historians Podcast is also aired on WMHT89.1FM Albany Public Radio RISE their service for the blind and on WBDY 99.5 FM in Binghamton.

Bob Cudmore and Jim Kaplan talk about the day the British went home

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.

Bob Cudmore "Focus on History" story tomorrow from The Schenectady Daily Gazette
and Amsterdam Recorder
Sunday, December 25, 2022

Christmas Column 1 

On Christmas day in 1902 the Salvation Army fed 500 people.  Amsterdam Recorder newspaper carrier boys were guests of the publisher Christmas afternoon, seeing the melodrama “A Hidden Crime” at the East Main Street opera house.

Stephen Blauweiss is co-author of the book “The Story of Historic Kingston: Featuring 950 Images and Connections to the Catskills and New York City.”

Mohawk Valley Weekend Weather, Saturday, December 24, 2022

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -13. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -6. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Christmas Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -10. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph.
 
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Saturday, December 24, 2022
Daily Gazette
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When Credibility Matters
 
Saratoga Hospital exec named next St. Mary’s Healthcare president, CEO
AMSTERDAM — Saratoga Hospital’s second-highest ranking executive will be St. Mary’s Healthcare’s next president and CEO. Jeffrey Methven worked nearly 20…
 
Gloversville posts 64-37 Foothills Council boys’ basketball victory over Johnstown
JOHNSTOWN — Through five games this season, the Johnstown boys’ basketball team had gotten off to its best start in several…
 
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RecorderNews
 
Giving Tree program in Amsterdam distributes donated gifts to local children
 
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Leader Herald

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Gloversville animal shelter issues urgent plea for help

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