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Tuesday, April 12 "Mills at War"


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...eight by eleven sheets of paper

Wednesday, April 13, 2022-From the Archives-Episode 153, March 3, 2017-Michael Barrett has an account of the eastern end of the Erie Canal in the 1880s which had numerous locks and a reputation for payoffs and rowdiness.  Barrett is executive director of the Hudson Mohawk Industrial Gateway in Troy.

The Burden Iron Works was an iron works and industrial complex on the Hudson River and Wynantskill Creek in Troy, New York. It once housed the Burden Water Wheel, the most powerful vertical water wheel in history.

"Sam Vomero of Amsterdam has found a map of Amsterdam’s Fourth Ward from 1905 that shows a large parcel of undeveloped East End land adjacent to the railroad called the Ross Estate".

Thursday, April 14, 2022- From the Archives of the Daily Gazette-What did they call the flat land in Amsterdam’s East End?

...celebrate April 20 as the birthday of the Empire State.

Friday, April 15, 2022 Episode 418

Bruce Dearstyne is encouraging New Yorkers to celebrate April 20 as the birthday of the Empire State. The first New York State constitution was adopted April 20, 1777 during a momentous year for the state during the Revolutionary War.  Bruce Dearstyne was formerly on the staff of the Office of State History and the State Archives.  He has written books and articles on New York State history.

Saturday, April 16, 2022- From the Archives-April 26, 2019-Episode 263-Victoria Riskin, a psychologist and movie and TV producer, is author of “Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir” about her parents.   Fay Wray was in King Kong and many other movies.  Robert Riskin was a screenwriter.

Focus on History Story "Posted this Sunday"

April 17, 2022-Focus on History in the Daily Gazette and Amsterdam Recorder-The wheels on the bus-public transit in Amsterdam

Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and midnight, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
 
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Wednesday, April 13, 2022
 
Daily Gazette
Brownfield redevelopment targeted at summit held at FMCC
The city of Amsterdam has a combined 902 acres of land, including 122 “strategic sites”, set to be included in…

https://dailygazette.com/

 
Amsterdam Recorder 

Communication boards on playgrounds at Amsterdam schools let kids of all abilities access fun

https://www.recordernews.com/

Leader Herald

Kearney Group completes property purchase for ‘Glove City Lofts’ in Gloversville

by Jason Subik

https://www.leaderherald.com/

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