"When he’d sailed off in his ship, Odysseus had made Mentor steward of his household, charging them to follow what the old man ordered, and telling Mentor to keep all property secure."
A $9.4 million federal grant, to be spent over six years, will bring mental-health services to the rural Hilltowns and to two other resource centers in Albany County one in the city and the other in the suburbs.
At a recent Altamont garage sale, we found a scrapbook put together during World War II. The cover in red, white, and blue says "Home Defense Against Accidents."
Injuries are killing children, leading to more deaths in our country than all other causes combined, including disease. Many of those injuries happen at home.
ALTAMONT The brides veil fluttered in the evening breeze Friday as she stood outside St. Johns Church, its steeple piercing the blue sky. She stooped to talk to the flower girl, her two-year-old daughter, Madison.
Every bit helps, says John Conklin.
"No donation is too small," he says as he talks about an Oct. 2 golf tournament he’s organizing to raise funds for April Porter who is fighting cancer.