Meet Your Candidates

Thanks to Rich Mooney for posting the following election season events on his 8th Ward Website.

North End Neighborhood Association, Pot Luck and Meet the Candidates Night
First Baptist Church, 1101 Washington Ave, Rensselaer, NY
Thur., Oct. 8th, Dinner at 6, Meeting at 7pm

Meet the 8th and 9th Ward Alderperson Candidates Rich Mooney and Peggy Mink-VanDyke
Angie B's, 1204 Washington Ave, Rensselaer, NY
Thur., Oct. 15th, 6-7p.m.

League of Women Voters Candidates' Debate
Rensselaer High School Auditorium
Thur., Oct. 22nd, 7-9p.m.

Electronics Recycling

The Record: Get rid of old electronics

Rensselaer County government, along with e-Lot, will sponsor an electronics recycling day Oct. 17 in the upper parking lot of the Rensselaer County office building located at 1600 Seventh Ave [Troy].

Residents can drop off appliances and electronics for free but there is a $50 charge for televisions and $5 each for computer monitors.
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Residents who wish to attend the event are asked to enter the upper parking lot by Congress Street. The event, sponsored by the county Environmental Management Council, an office of the Legislature, will run from 9 a .m. to 2 p.m.

Eerie Tales at Crailo

The Record (Greenbush Life): Fort Crailo a spooky look at the Hudson River Valley

On Oct. 17, The Fort Crailo Historic Site in Rensselaer will be the place to hear all about some of the more eerie tales of the Hudson River and surrounding areas.

For the past four years, Fort Crailo has taken advantage of their old Dutch cellar, decorating it for the Fall/Halloween season and gathering listeners to sit in on tales of yore.
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After the story times, which are 2 p.m. for kids, and 4 p.m. for older kids and adults, there will be refreshments and a craft for all to join in.

Crailo Historic Site is at 9 1/2 Riverside Ave. in Rensselaer. Check out their Facebook Page too.

St. Joseph's Closure

CBS News Channel 13: Church in city of Rensselaer closes for good [video]

Parishioners at St. Joseph's gathered Friday night to reflect and share memories of their church.