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Photos: Longtime Schenectady volunteer ‘Marvelous Marge,’ 91, gets goodbye parade | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 GLENVILLE – Friends of Marjorie Maas, 91, held a goodbye parade for her Monday at her residence at The Summit at Glenwyck. Maas, also known as Marvelous Marge, has been a longtime volunteer and fundraiser for Schenectady organizations, but is moving to New Jersey to an assisted living facility closer to her family. Photos by our Erica Miller Marjorie Maas, aka Marvelous M...

Longtime Schenectady bicycle dealer Les Plaine dies at 65 | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 He had been ill, and was in hospice care when he passed on Sunday. Plaine was a very active businessman, operating New York Surplus Auction and the online New York Bicycle Co. along with Plaine and Son Bike Ski Warehouse and as many as three other bicycle shops. In October 2019, he surprised many of his longtime customers and friends by announcing the closure of Plaine and Son, the last of the four bi...