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11.11.11

Veteran’s Day Remembrance Ceremony 11.11.2011 Thank you to all of you that have joined us today to stand in legion with individuals that have served us so well. It is fitting that on this day, the clouds move with a swift wind and stir in us a solemnity that is befitting of this occasion. It [...]

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four years seem like four score

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save our heritage

Letter to Commissioner Rose Harvey 8-31-11

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sharing the love

Letter from George Amedore

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tending garden

There is something gracefully metaphorical about what’s happening in the Rose Garden at City Hall. Two years ago, this was a forgotten, overgrown mass of vines, saplings and crumbling walls. The panoramic view to the south was obscured and that side of the building was rarely visited by even the most avid of history buffs. [...]

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the third time’s a charm

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walkin’ the talk

Thank you so much to the Recorder and Reporter Jessica Maher for this web interview. Please take time to visit the Recorder’s home page each and every day at the following link: best news in town. Oh, and by the way, I misspoke. We have between 3,000 to 4,000 new visitors to our city website [...]

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thinking it through

Is it worth the risk?

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fire! aim! ready!

Statements made that we can save $50-60K by moving City Hall are not based in fact. There is no empirical data to back up the assertion. The committee formed to assess the viability of such a move had only just met for the first time a couple of months ago. They will be starting the [...]

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honored

Veteran’s Day Speech November 11, 2010 Hello all. I’d like to thank the Veterans Commission for their generous invitation to participate in today’s Veteran’s Day Parade and Memorial Ceremony. I’d also like to thank the Honor Guard, members of our various veteran organizations and the many, many veterans, past and present, that have served in [...]

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rosy

A friend of mine sent this excerpt from the Recorder blog today: “Amsterdam certainly isn’t the crap-hole that the persistent naysayers would have you believe it is, but it certainly isn’t this shining star in the Mohawk Valley with only pockets of problems that the yay-sayers would have you believe it is. Taking a long, [...]

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we’re on!

WMHT has garnered the funding necessary to move forward with its OUR TOWN: AMSTERDAM segment. They are recruiting volunteer storytellers to capture video to answer the question, “What is special about Amsterdam?” The resulting video will be incorporated into a 60-minute special airing this November. Community members from Amsterdam are invited to attend an informational [...]

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you tell ‘em

WMHT-TV will feature the City of Amsterdam as part of a series of OUR TOWN videos documenting the people, places, and happenings of municipalities across the Capital Region as seen through the eyes and camera lenses of the people who live here. Residents will use their video cameras to show the heritage, personalities and unique [...]

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east end pride

Just before the East End Clean Up, I walked the side streets off of East Main delivering flyers and spreading the word. I was struck by how charming these small stretches of roadway are. Though modest, most homes are obviously loved and cared for with great pride. I think if more people were to actually [...]

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liberty, healing and peace

Today’s Fourth of July was marked by a beautiful event on East Main Street. The Buddhist group (World Peace & Health Organization) that has made St. Casmir’s their new home hosted a celebration of liberty, healing and peace in the parking lot across from the Church. Serendipitously, I had been made aware of the happenings [...]

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east end day one

Today was GREAT. About fifty volunteers showed up for duty (thank you to the groups from Centro Civico, Liberty and St. Marys, as well as all of the individual volunteers that worked their back sides off all day.) We hit vegetation and garbage with a vengeance. We loaded out over a dozen dump truck loads [...]

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muralistic

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the brighter side

The following are photos of City Hall. May its beauty spread to the 5-1/2 miles of city that surround it. Ask yourself, “What would Saratoga do?”

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pertinacity/veracity

The following is the correspondence that inspired me to post the pertinacious pictures. The Controller had contacted the Council to approve the release of a $2,700 payment for work done in the side lot at City Hall. The total had been disputed at the recent common council meeting, Mr. Leggiero purporting that the sum was [...]

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