Authors to discuss new book on Oakwood Cemetery’s ‘colored section’
Museum this weekend will host a book-signing and conversation with local historians Phyllis Bridges and Linda Willard, ...
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New book explores ‘colored section’ of Oakwood Cemetery
So when local historians Phyllis Bridges and Linda Willard decided to compile a book about the individuals buried in the so-called “colored section” of Oakwood Cemetery, they dug and dug and ...
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Troy man sentenced to 20 years for drug and weapon charges
Troy, NY — Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced, 38-year-old Royal Teasley of Troy, was sentenced to 20 years in prison following his conviction on multiple drug and ...
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As the Living Fled, a Race to Save the Dead at an Altadena Cemetery
Image The fire burned parts of the cemetery’s work yard as it approached a large gas line that powers its crematory.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times Then there was the handwritten book ...
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Facing a cemetery crisis: SAFPA advocates for cremation in eThekwini
The South African Funeral Practitioners Association (SAFPA) in KwaZulu-Natal has called on people, particularly Africans, to seriously consider cremation because of the growing shortage of ...
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New OakWood Design Studio revitalizes a landmark property
In a fitting evolution for a property that has housed everything from a thriving railway station to various commercial enterprises over the years, the building at 555 Bank St. is now home to a new ...
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New Orleans cemetery tours show city's history even beyond the grave
FOLLOW ME. UNIQUENESS CONTINUES EVEN IN DEATH. THIS CEMETERY IS CONSECRATED IN 1849. CEMETERIES LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT HERE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY. IN THE OPEN GRAVE YOU ARE BURIED ...
The New York Times27d
The Desperate Housewife Whose Face Launched a Thousand Ships
In “Helen of Troy, 1993,” the poet Maria Zoccola relocates a figure from Greek mythology into small-town Tennessee. By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary ...
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Troy Police Department blotter
The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Any person(s) charged with an offense or offenses are presumed innocent until ...
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DeFazio's to open its new full-service restaurant
DeFazio's and its pizza are a Troy institution. Now, after a decade of development, its new restaurant is just about ready to open. DeFazio's will finally open its second Troy location Feb. 5 ...
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DeFazio’s Pizza to open new Troy location on Wednesday
The family-owned restaurant, known best for its wood-fired pizza and homemade pasta, announced the new location opening through social media on January 29. According to current owners Elizabeth ...