CHAD ARNOLD, Author at The Gloversville Leader Herald

08 Sep

Amsterdam’s annual celebration of all things Italian returns Saturday – Fall Festivities

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AMSTERDAM - Musical performances, fireworks and a spaghetti-eating contest are among the highlights of the upcoming Amsterdam ItaliaFest set to take place Sept. 9. This year’s festivities are expected to bring upwards of 10,000 visitors to the Bridge Street area, with many coming from across the Capital Region and Mohawk Valley to enjoy a full day of family fun that includes amusement rides, face painting and nearly 100 vendors, according to Michele Pawlik, assistant director of Amsterdam’s Tourism, Marketing & Recreation Department. “ItaliaFest is our biggest event throughout the year,” she said. “The Southside is just packed with everybody laughing, smiling…

31 Aug

Father of Kaylin Gillis, Schuylerville woman killed in Washington Co. driveway, files wrongful death lawsuit

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BALLSTON SPA — The father of Kaylin Gillis, the 20-year-old Schuylerville woman shot and killed in a Washington County driveway in April, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Washington County man accused of killing her. The lawsuit filed last week by Andrew Gillis against 65-year-old Hebron resident Kevin Monahan and Monahan's wife, Polly Jinx Monahan, claims that the couple did nothing to prevent “unwitting motorists” from mistakenly driving up their driveway, and accuses Polly Jinx Monahan of knowing that her husband was prone “to become threatened and agitated in a variety of circumstances including but not limited to…

30 Aug

Pope Francis praises St. Kateri Tekakwitha in daily general audience

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As Pope Francis continues a series on zeal for following the example of Jesus in daily life, he took time during his daily audience with the general public at the Vatican Wednesday to turn people's attention to a saint from New York's Mohawk Valley. The Holy Father praised Saint Káteri Tekakwitha, the first Native American from North America canonized by the Catholic Church, who spent much of her life in the Mohawk village of Ossernon — the modern-day hamlet of Auriesville in Fultonville. Tekakwitha, born in 1656, was the daughter of an Algonquin Christian mother, who was later captured by the Mohawks and went on to…

25 Aug

Judge deems Hussain flight risk, denies bail request

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ALBANY — Nauman Hussain, the former limousine operator convicted on 20 counts of manslaughter earlier this year for his role in the Oct. 6, 2018 Schoharie limousine crash, will remain behind bars while his defense team works on his appeal after a state Supreme Court justice on Friday ruled he was a flight risk if released. Justice John Egan Jr. of the state’s Third Appellate Division handed down the ruling following brief arguments from Hussain’s defense team and Schoharie County District Attorney Susan Mallery, the lead prosecutor in Hussain’s May trial.“I am not confident that if the defendant was released on…

24 Aug

Lake George schools adopt ‘Lakers’ nickname, retire ‘Warriors’ moniker

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LAKE GEORGE — What’s old is new again for the Lake George Central School District.School officials on Wednesday officially retired its “Warriors” moniker following a monthslong process that began shortly after the state’s Education Department handed down an edict requiring all school district’s to retire all nicknames, logos and mascots associated with Indigenous culture. The district’s new nickname? The Lake George Lakers.“The transition to the Lakers isn’t only a change in name, it’s part of our history,” Superintendent John Luthringer said in a statement. “It further symbolizes the important relationships that exist between the school district and the community in Lake…

01 Aug

Former Albany diocese bishop Howard Hubbard marries

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ALBANY — Howard Hubbard, the bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany who has come under fire in recent years for his handling of child sexual abuse cases and has faced several accusations of his own, announced Tuesday that he married a “wonderful woman” last month after the Vatican denied his request to return to civilian life earlier this year. Hubbard, in a letter addressed to “colleagues and friends,” said he had “fallen in love with a wonderful woman who has helped and cared for me and who believes in me” in a civil ceremony back in July.…