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First New York Announces 2021 Annual Cutest Pet Contest Winner

First New York Federal Credit Union announced its 2021 Annual Cutest Pet Contest Winner. Finnegan (pictured) is a 13 year old Yorkshire terrier who loves to be outdoors.

Finnegan’s owner, Jennifer said that her cutest pet loves to kayak, swim, hike, and soak up the sun. He is a 13 year old Yorkie who is full of life and love. Finnegan stole our hearts with the picture his owner sent in of him on a tube enjoying the sun on his face. Finnegan and his owner, Jennifer, are being awarded with a $100 Visa Gift Card and some First New York items.

Martin A. Schmidt, Ph.D., Named the 19th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Martin A. Schmidt, ’81 Ph.D., has been named the 19th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) by the Rensselaer Board of Trustees. Dr. Schmidt, currently Provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will assume office at the nation’s oldest and one of the world’s most renowned technological research universities on July…

CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AND ST. AMBROSE SCHOOL TO PARTNER TO FORM PRE-K-12 REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL ON LATHAM CAMPUS

Catholic Central School Set to Open in Fall 2022 In a move designed to strengthen the future of Catholic education in the Capital Region, the Albany Diocesan School Board (ADSB), under the leadership of Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, today announced it will create a new school in Latham that will allow for a continuum of Catholic education…

Stewart's Shops Gives Employees Bonuses

Read the full articles from The Times Union and The Daily Gazette SARATOGA SPRINGS — About 4,900 part-time and full-time Stewart's Shops employees got a hefty "thank you" this week — bonuses that in some cases are equal to a week's worth of pay. The employees, or "partners," received the week-sized checks, while those who started after September…

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