Children's Halloween
at the Crossings
October 21, 2017
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On TourNYS Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie toured the Town of Colonie’s Municipal Training Center on August 17. Pictured, front row, starting second from left, are Town Senior Fire Protection Specialist Joseph Bisognano, Supervisor Paula Mahan, Assemblyman Phil Steck, and Speaker Heastie. In the second row are Colonie EMS Chief Peter Berry and Town Board member David Rowley, third and fourth from left, and Albany County Fire Coordinator Jerry Paris, second from right. Also pictured are Fire Chiefs from the Town’s volunteer fire companies. Every year, thousands of first responders from throughout the Capital Region – including fire, police, and EMS personnel – train at the Municipal Training Center, annually logging more than 40,000 hours of specialized training.
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Heavy HittersSupervisor Paula Mahan and the Town Board recognized the 2017 North Colonie Bison Blue 8u All-Star Baseball Team at the August 10 Town Board meeting. The team won the Eastern New York District 1 Championship and the Eastern New York Cal Ripken 8-Year Old State Championship, advancing to the Middle Atlantic Regional Tournament, where they finished 2-2. With the team and their coaches are Supervisor Mahan, foreground, second from right, and Town Board members Paul Rosano and Jennifer Whalen, at left and right. Pictured, back row, are Town Board members David Green, center, and Linda Murphy and Christopher Carey, far right, respectively. Town Attorney Michael Maggiulli is shown in the background.
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Colonie Historian HonoredColonie Town Historian Kevin Franklin, center, was named Citizen of the Year by the Menands/Watervliet Rotary on July 26. At the award ceremony are, from left, Menands Mayor Meg Grenier, Supervisor Paula Mahan, Peter Mason of the Menands/Watervliet Rotary, and Bill Sage, President of the Hudson Shores Rotary Club. Last October, Franklin was honored by the Capital Area Archivists of New York when he received the Sister Elaine Wheeler Award for his “lifelong dedication to archives and records management in New York State.” Franklin has been Colonie’s Town Historian since 2003.
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Blue ButterfliesSupervisor Paula Mahan recently joined Chris Hawver, Executive Director of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission, and Commission member Nancy Pierson (left to right) at an event highlighting the resurgence of the Karner Blue Butterfly in the Pine Bush. In 2016, the Karner Blue population there increased to more than 15,000, from only 1,000 in 2007. Supervisor Mahan also serves on the Pine Bush Preserve Commission.
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Adding Strength to StrengthThree new officers were sworn in at the Town Board meeting on June 22. That brings the Colonie Police Department’s staffing level to 113 officers, the highest level ever. Pictured, from left, first row, are Police Chief Jonathan Teale, Supervisor Paula Mahan, and new officers Zachary J. McMahon, Conor G. Anson, and Evan T. Alaxanian. In the second row, from left, are Town Board members Paul Rosano, David Green, David Rowley, Jennifer Whalen, and Christopher Carey.
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Affordable Senior HousingColonie Supervisor Paula Mahan and others were on hand June 20 for the ribbon-cutting of the new King-Thiel Senior Community on Elks Lane, which has 96 affordably priced apartments, all of them rented. Pictured with residents holding the ribbon are, front row, from left, Colonie Director of Planning and Economic Development Joseph LaCivita, Supervisor Paula Mahan, lead donors Kathlene Thiel and J. Eric King, and another resident. Second row, from left, Town Board Members David Rowley and Linda Murphy, Planning Board member Louis Mion, Colonie Senior Service Centers Executive Director Ed Neary, and CDPHP CEO Dr. John Bennett, who served as Capital Campaign Chair.
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Community FunLots of kids had lots of fun at a free community picnic on June 9 organized by the Colonie Police Department’s Community Service Unit – the first such picnic in 15 years. Lots of games, prizes, food, and police demonstrations ensured that a good time was had by all. Here, Traffic Investigator Jason DePaulo shows kids the ins and outs of a motorcycle. The CPD held a second community picnic, also lots of fun, at Kiwanis Park on June 23.
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Proud FamilyThe family of Daniel Seaver, center, Water Engineer for the Town’s Latham Water District, is all smiles after he received the American Water Works Association’s 2017 George Warren Fuller Award, widely considered the water industry’s most prestigious recognition. New York Section Chair Martin Amen, left, presented the award at the organization’s Spring Meeting in Saratoga Springs.
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Popular EventResidents line up to receive free tree seedlings at the Town’s Arbor Day event on May 6. The annual seedling giveaway is one of the Town’s most popular events and was a factor in the recent designation of Colonie as a “Tree City USA” by the national Arbor Day Foundation. The seedling giveaway is organized each year by the Town’s Conservation Advisory Council.
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Global Youth Service DayAs part of Global Youth Service Day on April 29, the Town's Junior and Senior High Student Advisory Councils helped staff at an all-day kickball tournament, with members of the Junior High Council working the registration desk. Spearheaded by Colonie Central's ICARE team, the tournament raised $6,000 for the Regional Food Bank. Each year, participation in GYSD is organized by the Town's Youth Services Division.
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Wide Open SpacesThe Open Space Institute recently gave Schuyler Flatts, a 23-acre property steeped in colonial history, to the Town of Colonie. OSI acquired the National Landmark parcel in 1998, capping a 25-year preservation effort. In 2002, the Town created and has since maintained the Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park there. At an event marking the transfer, Town Supervisor Paula Mahan thanked OSI's Dawn Haight, Director of Stewardship, and Eileen Larrabee, Director of Communications (at left and right of sign), for OSI's "respectful stewardship" of the land. Also pictured, from left, are Charley Flanagan, Town Historian Kevin Franklin, Supervisor Mahan, Tony Brankman, and BeBe Morehead. Flanagan, Brankman, and Morehead are all past presidents of the Colonie Historical Society, which has a long history of involvement with the Flatts.
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Cutting the RibbonSupervisor Paula Mahan was joined October 4 by Colonie Senior Service Centers Executive Director Ed Neary and others at a ribbon-cutting for the new handicapped parking area at Town Hall. The project was made possible with funds provided by CSSC to satisfy the public benefit requirement for its new King Thiel Senior Community Housing project. Pictured, from left front, are Colonie Town Board member Paul Rosano, Ed Neary, CSSC Director J. Eric King, Supervisor Mahan, CSSC Director Anthony Mantello, and CSSC Director Emeritus Michael Hoblock; second row, Bill Neeley, the Town's Public Works Operations Supervisor, and Joseph LaCivita, Director of Planning and Economic Development.
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Recognizing Strong SupportColonie continues upgrading infrastructure. By the end of 2017, Colonie will have invested $14 million in its drinking water system and $10 million in its sewer system. The Town is also in the eighth year of its paving plan, with 95 percent of major feeder roads now at very good or excellent condition. Colonie's infrastructure leadership was recognized in 2015 when Supervisor Paula Mahan was named "Elected Official of the Year" by the Capital Branch of the American Public Works Association for her strong support of critical infrastructure projects. Pictured, from left, are the Town's Pure Waters Superintendent Chretien Voerg, Water Engineer Dan Seaver, Latham Water Superintendent John Frazer, Supervisor Mahan, Public Works Operations Supervisor Bill Neeley, DPW Commissioner John Cunningham, and Chief Water Treatment Operator Dan Marshall.
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New Barrier-Free Playground at Mohawk River Park
