Motorists advised to watch for signaling at Columbia Turnpike
The state Department of Transportation is advising motorists to watch for an around-the-clock single right lane closure beginning Monday, May 17, on eastbound U.S. Routes 9 and 20 (Columbia Turnpike) be--
tween Elliot Avenue and Park Avenue in East Greenbush. Work will be done on sidewalks.
The lane closure is scheduled to be in place for about a month.
History professor, author to be honored Tuesday
The New York State Archives Partnership
Trust will award Annette Gordon-reed, an awardwinning author and history professor, the 2021 Empire State Archives and History Award at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 18 both virtually and in person at the University Club of Albany.
Harvard History Professor Gordon-reed is known for her research on Thomas Jefferson and Sally
Hemings, and her Pulitzer Prize winning biography, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family and her latest book, On Juneteenth.
The public is invited to hear her speak about her career with Lincoln scholar and Archives Partnership Trust Board Member, Harold Holzer.
Tickets can be purchased by phone at 518-486-9349 or online at www.nysarchivestrust.org.
French role in revolution explored
Hear about the French connection to America’s victory in the Revolutionary War at Washington’s
Headquarters and the invaluable assistance they provided in “Receiving the French: The French Role in the American Revolution,” beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 29, virtually on Youtube.
Search Youtube for Palisades Interstate Park Commission Television. For more information, call (845) 562-1195.
Nominations accepted for preservation awards
ALBANY — In honor of May being Preservation Month, Historic Albany Foundation is accepting nominations / applications for its 2021 Preservation Merit Awards.
Since 1976, the foundation has given annual awards to projects, individuals and organizations demonstrating best practices, excellence, and a commitment to preservation techniques and initiatives.
The Preservation Merit Awards will be presented in conjunction with the HAF Annual Meeting
Sept. 23 at the newly renovated Kenmore Ballroom.
For more information on the awards, and to download the application form, go to: https://www.historicalbany.org/preservationmerit-awards
Principal chosen for West Sand Lake Elementary school
Keri Rosher was appointed as the new principal at West Sand Lake Elementary School by the Averill Park Board of Education.
Rosher is currently an elementary school assistant principal in the Schodack school district, where
she has led building-wide initiatives in literacy, mental health and socialemotional learning. She also spent six years at Guilderland schools, working as a K-5 reading specialist and language arts coordinator. She was also the principal for Guilderland’s K-12 summer special education program. She began her career in education working as a teacher at Hoosic Valley schools.