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Alice Green (1939 or 1940 – August 20, 2024) was an American activist and prison reform advocate, living in Albany, New York, who was the Green Party candidate for lieutenant governor in 1998, and its Albany mayoral candidate in 2005. Green founded the Center for Law and Justice in 1985, and was its executive director.
Born in Hoosick Falls, New York, Swyer served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and established his construction firm in Albany in 1947. [2] His company was known for several building projects, including synagogues, churches, and hotels. [2] [3]
Jul. 7—ALBANY — Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, about 300,000 remain with us, and their numbers are dwindling by about 300 each day.
The paper was founded in 1856 as the Morning Times, [2] becoming Times-Union by 1891, [3] and was purchased by William Randolph Hearst in 1924. [4] The sister paper Knickerbocker News merged with the Times Union in 1988. The newspaper has been online since 1996. The editor of the Times Union is Casey Seiler, who has held the post since Feb. 1 ...
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
The town is named after Morgan Lewis, the governor of New York at the time the town was established. The town is in the northeastern quadrant of the county. It is 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Burlington, Vermont, 32 miles (51 km) south of Plattsburgh, 94 miles (151 km) south of Montreal, Quebec, and 131 miles (211 km) north of Albany. [2]
Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,582, [2] making it the fourth-least populous county in New York. Its county seat is Lowville. [3] The county is named after Morgan Lewis, the Governor of New York when the county was established. [4]
Glenn Curtiss flew non-stop from Albany to New York City during his term. Also served in New York State Assembly, New York State Senate, and Postmaster. Joseph William Stevens: 1914: 1917: Tobacco merchant, Civil War veteran, also served as alderman and president of the common council. James R. Watt: 1918: 1921