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Menands elects new mayor, trustees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:31 GMT

MENANDS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- After 12 years, the Village of Menands has a new mayor. Brian Marsh, a current trustee for Menands, was elected mayor with 396 votes compared to William Nevins' 297 votes in the June 20 election. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Mayor Meg Grenier chose to not run for reelection after three terms and retire. Before she was mayor, she served six years as a village trustee."While stepping down as Mayor is difficult, doing so will allow me more time now to spend with my family, (who I can’t thank enough for their support over the years), including my three beautiful grandsons," said Grenier in her last Mayor's message. "I am forever grateful for the trust people have put in me over the past 12 years and I wish the next board the very best." Free music celebrations in Albany for Make Music Day Marsh has served as a village trustee since 2019. He was raised in Menands, and after living in Boston for 20 ...

Berlin High School senior's artwork to be featured at Smithsonian

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Daniel Rivera, a senior at Berlin High School, will have his painting "Tears of Miss Justice: Mourning a Broken System" displayed at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., for their "Art Activations for Democracy" event in September. Rivera's artwork won "Best in Show" at the annual "Democracy Collection Student Art Competition," which is sponsored by the National Art Education Association and the Art in Embassies of the U.S. Department of State. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Rivera's "Tears of Miss Justice: Mourning a Broken System," was a long time in the making, as he started the project in Mrs. Samantha Colbert's High School Intermediate Studio Class last year in the fall. Rivera continued to work on the project for the next five months. Rivera's painting was chosen by a panel of visual arts professionals, who chose five winners from 30 finalists, four regional winners, and one "best in s...

Catskill High School quadruplets, cousin graduate top of senior class

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:31 GMT

CATSKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) - After spending their academic careers together, quadruplets and their cousin will graduate from Catskill High School on Friday. Four of them rank in the top 10 of their senior class. 2023 Senior Send-off Adam Konsul is Salutatorian, Christopher Konsul is third in his class, Joseph Konsul is fourth in his class and Nicholas, their cousin, is graduating sixth in the class. William, one of the quadruplets and beloved brother, is an out-of-district Catskill student who attends Wildwood. All five of them will walk the stage at graduation together.So what’s next? Nicholas plans to attend the University of Buffalo, while Adam, Joseph and Christopher are attending Northeastern University. While the brothers will be going to the same school they aren't living together and will use the time to live as individuals. Schroon Lake seniors camp at school as prank NEWS10 wants to recognize and honor the Class of 2023 with a Senior Send-Off! Submit a picture of your sen...

5 things to know this Wednesday, June 21

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy official first day of summer! At 10:57 a.m., it will officially be summer, and according to Meteorologist Jill Szwed, the forecast looks great to enjoy the "longest day of the year." Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! New York State Police say while most concert-goers were peaceful this past weekend at SPAC, 24 arrests were made during their opening weekend. Meanwhile, close to 100 advocates and community members gathered to protest against the closure of the Burdett Birth Center at Samaritan Hospital. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Wednesday morning. 1. Community members protest against Burdett Birth Center closureIn Troy, close to 100 advocates and community members gathered to protest against the closure of the Burdett Birth Center at Samaritan Hospital. Especially since closing the center will mean Rensselaer County will lose its only maternity unit.2. A...

Arson fire burns Denver house north of Washington Park, leaves at least one person hospitalized

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:31 GMT

An arson fire burned in a single-family house and garage just north of Washington Park early Wednesday, leaving one person injured.Firefighters raced to the fire near the intersection of South Downing Street and East Alameda Avenue and were dousing flames shortly after midnight.Denver police also responded and were assisting firefighters in the investigation of what happened, according to an agency posting on Twitter.The person was hospitalized, police said. It was unclear whether other residents of the house suffered injuries.ALERT: #DPD is assisting #DFD on an arson in the 300 Block of S Downing St. Updates will be posted to this thread as they are made available. #Denver pic.twitter.com/R3OXzyUmEx— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) June 21, 2023Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day. 

Denver Council approves controversial zoning change despite low-income health clinic’s objections

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:31 GMT

The owners of a southeast Denver clinic serving refugees, immigrants and other groups that struggle to afford medical care say they are at risk of shutting down after the City Council changed the land use rules governing their property and cut the maximum building height on their land in half.They feel singled out over the way the rezoning of their property was handled.Homeowners in the surrounding neighborhood — and some of the councilmembers who approved the changes — referenced an active development plan that proposes replacing the clinic with a seven-story apartment building when supporting the controversial rezoning. Nearby residents say they welcome the clinic in the University Hills neighborhood and want to see it succeed.Ramin Vatan, CEO of the Evans Medical Center, dismissed that sentiment. The previous zoning, which allowed buildings as tall as 75 feet, factored into the value of the building that he and his wife Dr. Sara Vatan moved their clinic there in 2020....

Letters: Slumping Colorado Rockies need big change at the very top

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:31 GMT

Rockies need change at the very topStan Kroenke owns the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, the Mammoth and the Los Angeles Rams. Those teams have all won championships in their respective sports. If you ever want the Colorado Rockies to win a title, Kroenke will have to buy them from the Monfort brothers.Leroy M Martinez, DenverThe Rockies are mired in last place in a five-team division, not quite yet eliminated from postseason competition, but almost.Players are being blamed, but anyone who knows baseball knows that’s only part of it. Team ownership, scouting, and player development are very important, and, in this franchise’s case, all three are failing the team and, therefore, the community.Some teams that did poorly in the past turn things around. This year, Arizona is a good example. The Rockies have been sub .500 for years. When the Broncos go south, ownership and management do something about it.None of this is manager Bud Black’s fault, although he does leave starters in t...

A guide to Denver’s best LGBTQ bars to hit in June (and beyond)

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:31 GMT

Simply placing a Pride flag in the window does not an LGBTQ bar make, but it’s heartening to see the rainbows winding their way into more and more mainstream establishments.For queer bars, Denverites often have to dig a little deeper, as the LGBTQ cultural scene is not always matched by the prominence or number of clubs. In the past year, the city lost two of its newer spots, Fusion and Lucid, despite a thriving post-pandemic LGBTQ scene.At the end of June, some establishments will take their rainbow flags off the walls, but Denver’s queer bars will keep them flying all year long. In that spirit, here’s a quick roundup for Pride month and in advance of Denver PrideFest (June 24 and 25), including legacy bars and some new(er) names, so you don’t have to do all the work yourself.Tracks DenverIndisputably Denver’s largest and most important LGBTQ club, Tracks has, over the last 17 years, made its name with national-quality drag performances, touring artist...

These 9 abandoned Colorado ghost towns will give you the chills

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:31 GMT

In 1858, prospectors struck gold on Cherry Creek, and in an instant a generation of Americans and fortune seekers from abroad was bound for what would become Colorado. It worked out OK for Denver, which became the largest and most influential city in the Rockies. Thousands of other towns in Colorado weren’t so fortunate.From 1858 until the silver crash of 1893, towns popped up almost overnight where gold or silver was found. Just as quickly, the vast majority were abandoned when the ore ran out, often in places so difficult to reach even today that you’ll wonder how the miners managed daily life.Most of these hamlets are gone, but the mountains are littered with their crumbling remains – cabins, bunkhouses, stores and mining structures. They stand as a testament to the pioneers’ ingenuity and monuments to their often-broken dreams.Visiting these places is akin to stepping back in time. Some you can reach on dirt roads passable in the family sedan. Others require a four-w...

Enamored with this season’s wildflowers? You ain’t seen anything yet

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:31 GMT

Yes, you’ve been seeing and hearing about gorgeous eruptions of wildflowers, thanks to the exceptional moisture Colorado has received this year, but it sounds like the best is yet to come.Maggie Gaddis, executive director of the Colorado Native Plant Society, says peak wildflower viewing along the Front Range and in the high country has not arrived, and will be later than usual, for different reasons.Provided by Ellen MackeyWildflowers in bloom at Herman Gulch in Dillon, Colo. on July 5, 2022.“A lot of the rain that fell in town was snow in the mountains, so everything’s late in the high country,” said Gaddis, who lives in Colorado Springs. “Pikes Peak has more snow on it now than it’s had all winter. We were already at like 124% snowpack before we had these intense spring rains.”Front Range wildflowers and gardens have benefitted from all that rain, of course, but Gaddis says flowering has been delayed because we’ve had so many overcast day...