Stay updated with breaking news from Mohawk valleys. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Teacher Appreciation Week Day 5: Honoring local educators Teacher Appreciation Week is at an end, and these are the final teachers chosen to be recognized for their hard work and dedication. Posted: May 7, 2021 1:13 PM Posted By: WKTV Teacher Appreciation Week is at an end, and these are the final teachers chosen to be recognized for their hard work and dedication. Here are Friday’s honorees and the messages submitted by those who nominated them: Anna Lee Anna Lee is a first year teacher at St. Patrick s School in Oneida. Anna Lee makes learning exciting and fun for her third grade students. She has successfully navigated teaching lessons to students in the classroom while simultaneously engaging students who are joining class via Zoom at home. She can often be seen giving students one-on-one support at their level in order to see them make learning gains. ....
A Fisherman on Lake Eaton in Long Lake NY Under Changable Weather Spring Skies. Archive Photoof the Day by Nancie Battaglia Apr 22, 2021 Much of the region was hit with several inches of snow this week, and no doubt a few die-hards strapped on their skis for one last glide over the smoothest terrain in the Central Adirondacks where some areas received as much as 5 or 6 inches. That’s mostly gone now, or will be tomorrow. Muddy conditions will remain for this weekend, although areas outside the Central Adirondacks and High Peaks remain dry enough for some good hiking. DEC mud season advisory remains in effect, so avoid hiking above about 2,500 feet, especially in the High Peaks, Giant Mountain, McKenzie Mountain and Sentinel Range Wilderness Areas. ....
Don Rittner Another removal of Albany history hits the road By Don Rittner on December 6, 2013 at 2:07 PM
by Don Rittner
My first history/archeology project back in 1972 was relocating and preserving the Kings’s Highway, the first road between the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys that connected Albany (Fort Orange) to Skenectada (Schenectady). I took up the unfinished work of Schenectady City Historian William Efner who began this project back in the 1930s. Fortunately I was able to save a mile long section of the original sandy road when Mayor Corning purchased the first city Pine Bush Preserve back in the late 70s at my request. ....