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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Stephen Riegel is author of Finding Judge Crater: A Life and Phenomenal Disappearance in Jazz Age NY.

Despite a decades-long international manhunt led by the New York Police Department’s esteemed Missing Persons Bureau, the reason for Crater’s disappearance remains a confounding mystery. In the early months of the investigation, evidence implicated and imperiled New York’s top officials, including then-Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mayor Jimmy Walker, as well as the city’s Tammany Hall political machine, lawyers and judges, and a theater mogul.

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Mayor Theron Akin 

   Akin was elected to Congress in 1910, narrowly defeating popular Republican Cyrus Durey from Fulton County.

Friday, July 22, 2022-Episode 432-The third Highlights Edition of 2022 has excerpts from 12 podcasts including stolen Little League Dreams, an Erie Canal balladeer and a boy’s life in Ilion, New York.

Saturday, July 23 2022

Episode 233 David Fiske talks about a Charles Zimmy’s epic Hudson River swim from Albany to Manhattan in 1937.

Fort Ticonderoga this Weekend

1759 Siege of Carillon Battle Reenactment, July 23-24, 2022

https://www.fortticonderoga.org/event/reenactment-1759-siege-of-carillon/2022-07-23/

Don’t miss the epic two-day 1759 Siege of Carillon Battle Reenactment, July 23-24, 2022 as Fort Ticonderoga recreates this dramatic 1759 battle for the first time since 2011! Through a combination of demonstrations, vignettes, and battle reenactments, visitors will experience the British advance for Lake George, pushing through stiff French resistance to gain a foothold upon the previous year’s battlefield, overlooking the French-held fort.

Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday, July 20, 2022

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values of 95 to 99 expected.
* WHERE...Western Schenectady, Northern Saratoga, Montgomery,
Western Ulster, Southern Herkimer, Southern Fulton, Southeast
Warren and Washington Counties in eastern New York.
* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
related illnesses to occur if precautions are not taken.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Wednesday, July 20, 2022
 
Daily Gazette
 
SUNY Schenectady, FMCC receive funding for cannabis programs
SCHENECTADY — SUNY Schenectady Community College is working to develop a program centered around the creation and marketing of cannabis edibles,…

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Amsterdam Recorder 
 
Amsterdam mulls installing water meters with $3M grant app
 
AMSTERDAM — The city will apply for $3 million in state grant funding to install water meters at... 

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The HistoriansBy Bob Cudmore