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Local airman graduates basic military training

Air Force Airman 1st Class Ronald H. Seaburg has graduated from the <1> Avionics Systems Apprentice Course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas.

     The course is designed to provide airmen with the basic skills and knowledge to perform organizational level instrument and flight control systems maintenance on assigned aircraft.  Students are trained to inspect, service and repair malfunctions on avionics systems, and interpret equipment operation characterstics to isolate system malfunctions such as attack control, instrument, flight control, communication, navigation, identification, and penetration aids.  Additional instruction included training in aircraft and avionics familiarization, aerospace ground equipment, aircraft wiring and data flow, common tool usage, and safety.

Community Joins Together to Fight Cancer

Community Joins Together to Fight Cancer

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. 

Sen. Ball: 'I'd be first in line' to torture bombing suspect

ALBANY - Would it be okay to torture Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to get information? One New York State senator has immersed himself in controversy by saying he'd be "the first in line" to conduct the torture.

Sen. Greg Ball, R-Lower Hudson Valley, not only continues to defend his position on torture, he also continues to suggest those people who disagree with him need to check their own conscience.

After the marathon bombing suspect was captured Friday, Ball tweeted:

He then proceeded to double down his comments speaking with Fox News.

Cohoes native graduate basic training

 

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.

Cohoes native graduates basic training

 

COLUMBIA - Army Pvt. Zachary Brennan 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.

Brennan is the son of Joseph Brennan and Justina Pabon of Cohoes.

He is a 2012 graduate of Cohoes High School.

Operation ‘Please Remember Me’ looks for community support

Operation ‘Please Remember Me’ looks for community support

 

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. 

Shaker High student donates to homeless children

Shaker High student donates to homeless children

COLONIE - A local student and her friends have made a large donation to a local organization.  

Lauren Church, a Shaker High School 10th grader, sewed blankets and collected toys, blankets, clothes, etc. and donated them to Homeless and Travelers Aid Society (HATAS) for homeless children. 

All together, Lauren and her friends donated 8 blankets, over 200 items of children’s clothing, 28 toys, and multiple other items. 

For more information about HATAS, click here.