Girl Scout Troop 1482 is holding a shoe-drive fundraiser through the Funds2Orgs Organization. All shoes collected will be repurposed and sent to developing nations, in an effort to provide economic opportunities for micro-entrepreneurs, as well as to help the environment through the use of recycling.
State Senator Anna Kaplan, the first political refugee and first Iranian-American elected to the New York Senate, will discuss her work as a senator in a talk at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany.
Kaplan will deliver her talk Monday, June 3, at 7 p.m. at the synagogue at 420 Whitehall Road in Albany.
The annual Lupine Fest will be held at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wild blue lupine, a native wildflower that blooms in May and June, is the only food source for the caterpillar of the state- and federally-endangered Karner blue butterfly.
Five local students are among 700 students to have been awarded scholarships from the State University of New York at Oneonta’s scholarship funds, which total over $60 million and are the result of contributions from donors, corporations, and foundations.
QUEENSBURY — Jeanette W. Holmberg of Queensbury, New York left behind a legacy of love and family, her daughter said. She died on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at Glens Falls Hospital. She was 94.
“Gardening can improve physical, psychological, and social health, which can, from a long-term perspective, alleviate and prevent various health issues facing today’s society.”
