LATHAM –  The community will join together to fight cancer at Relay for Life at HopeClub this Thursday . Following is more information:

Volunteers and cancer survivors will spend Thursday evening working to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life.

The event begins at 5:00 p.m. and continues until 10:00 p.m.

Proceeds go to support the American Cancer Society’s mission of helping people stay well, get well, find cures and fight back.

For more information, click here. 

COLUMBIA - Army Pvt. Haley M. Heinze has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

Heinze is the niece of Jackie Wells of Mechanicville.

She is a 2012 graduate of Cohoes High School.

COLONIE – The Town of Colonie will honor over 1,200 fallen heroes from the Capital District in a unique way this spring, and they are looking to the local community to help.

The project, titled Operation: Please Remember Me’ aims to support the heroes of the Capital District by hanging 140 flags along Route 9 in Colonie.

The flags will be hung from Memorial Day Observance on May 18 through July 6.

To support the project, community members or local businesses can purchase a flag and give a donation.

For more information on this project, click here.