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Betty Marsicano
- June 1, 2002 -
A silent thought,
A secret tear,
Keeps her memory
ever dear.
The depths of sorrow
We cannot tell,
Of the loss of one
We loved so well.
Love, Your Family
William Robeck
February 21, 2014
A graveside service for William Robeck will be held on Tuesday
June 3, 2014 at 10 am at St. Basil's Cemetery, Broadalbin, with Rev.
Matthew Wetsel, officiating.
Mr. Robeck died February 21, 2014.
Arrangements are by the Robert M. Halgas Funeral Home, Inc.
Johnstown.
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In Memoriams
In Memory of my Great-Uncle
Merlin E. Ogden
May 31, 2013
No longer in our lives to share,
But in our hearts
you are always there.
Love, great-niece Amanda & Billy
In Memory of my Dad
Merlin E. Ogden, Sr.
May 31, 2013
Our family circle has been broken,
A link gone from our chain;
Youre not forgotten father dear,
Nor ever shall you be;
As long as life and memory last
I will remember you always.
Love your son, Merlin
In Memory of Gramps
Merlin E. Ogden
May 31, 2013
His bright blue eyes
and cheerful face
Are so pleasant to recall,
He had a loving word for each,
And died beloved by all.
Love & miss you,
Little Merl, Autumn Rose
In Loving Memory of my Mom,
Caroline Sainato
who passed away May 31, 1995
What is a home without a mother?
All things this world may send,
but when I lost my darling mother I
lost my dearest friend.
So those who have your mother
treat her with loving care,
tell her that you love her because
one day she wont be there.
Love and miss you, Mom
Gloria
In Loving Memory of
Merlin E. Ogden
May 31, 2013
Gone, dear husband; gone forever,
How I miss your smiling face.
Precious memories are silently kept,
Of a loving one I will never forget.
No one could ever take away the
love that we had shared.
No matter where our paths may lead,
Someday I know we will meet again.
You were part of my life
and you always will be.
Memories we had
they will never die.
I will always love you,
until we meet again.
Love Forever, Arlene
Robert William Greene
May 29, 2014
Robert William Greene, 69, of Coxsackie, NY passed away on
Thursday, May 29, 2014 at St. Peter's Hospital surrounded by his lov-
ing family.
Born May 20, 1945 in Amsterdam, NY he was a son of the late
Durward and Marian Gramps Greene.
Robert proudly served his county in the Navy during Vietnam. He
was also very active with the local chapter of the Wounded Warrior
Project. Robert retired from the Coxsackie Correctional Facility as a
Corrections Officer after 20 years of loyal and faithful service. In his
free time Robert enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending six months out
of the year in San Diego with his other son Travis. Most of all Robert's
friends and family will miss his big heart.
Survivors include his sons Darrin Greene (Rebecca) of Johnstown
and Travis Greene (Michele) of La Jolla, CA; step-daughters Tracy
Veit of Camden, NY, Shelley Kirkpatrick of Fort Plain, NY, Kellie
Kieley of Guilderland and Amy Phelps of Halfmoon; step-son Jeffrey
Margin of Halfmoon; five grandchildren Dakota, Dallas, Hannah,
Carson and Hayden; nieces Christina and Kimberly and nephew
William. Robert is also survived by his best friend Jeff. He is prede-
ceased by his beloved wife Judith Greene and sister Linda Greene.
Funeral services will be private at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Roberts mem-
ory to the Wounded Warrior Project 370 7th Avenue, Suite 1802 New
York, New York 10001 or online at www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
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ALBANY (AP) On the eve of the convention
for one of the states leading third parties, Fordham
University law professor Zephyr Teachout said
Friday that shes seeking its nomination for gover-
nor.
Teachout, an expert on campaign finance and cor-
ruption, said shes asking for the Working Families
Party nomination because Democratic Gov. Andrew
Cuomo has failed to prevent wealthy and corporate
donors from influencing state politics.
The system is rigged for the rich and powerful,
and as part of that broken system, Andrew Cuomo
isnt going to fix it. Peoples voices arent being
heard, said Teachout, a Vermont native.
The Working Families Party, a coalition of unions
and progressive groups, supported Cuomo in 2010.
But its members have criticized his support for
charter schools and tax cuts for businesses.
Cuomo not only failed to do anything real to pre-
vent wealthy and corporate donors from buying our
politicians, but proposed severe cuts in education
funding while giving massive tax breaks to bankers
and billionaires, Teachout said.
A Quinnipiac poll released last week indicated
that a challenger to Cuomos left would cut into his
lead over his Republican opponent, Westchester
County Executive Rob Astorino.
On Thursday, Cuomo said he would continue to
fight for public campaign finance, a priority to the
Working Families Party. The Democrat went as far
as to say he would denounce the Senate majority,
which consists of Republicans and a breakaway
group of five Democrats, if they dont pass a public
campaign finance law before the end of June.
Absent of a significant development, it looks like
Zephyr Teachout will be the Working Families
Party nominee, a spokesman for the party said.
Professor seeks third-party nod for governor
NEW YORK (AP) On the
sixth anniversary of a deadly
construction crane collapse, two
slain workers families watched
Friday as a judge declared a mis-
trial in a wrongful-death case,
saying it couldnt proceed with
the crane owner hospitalized.
Hed been injured in a car crash
his lawyers disclosed only after
the trial opened.
Opening statements had been
underway for days when James
Lommas lawyers asked
Thursday to halt the trial, saying
he had been severely hurt in a
wreck before jury selection con-
cluded last week. Attorneys for
the workers families pushed to
continue the trial, but Manhattan
state Supreme Court Justice
Manuel Mendez said Friday he
felt he had no choice but to stop
it.
Lomma suffered multiple frac-
tures in a multi-car wreck May
20, was hospitalized immediate-
ly, has had several surgeries, and
isnt expected to be able to come
to court for two to three months,
Mendez said after seeing a police
accident report and talking to
Lommas surgeon.
It is only fair to allow Mr.
Lomma ... to be present at trial,
Mendez said, saying Lomma had
been incapacitated through no
acts of his own.
While Lomma wasnt required
to be at the civil trial, his lawyer
had argued that he was a key wit-
ness and that his absence would
harm his defense.
As the workers relatives
some of whom had flown in from
Kosovo looked on with tears
and sighs, their lawyers urged the
judge to keep the trial going and
see how Lommas condition pro-
gressed. They asked to have
another doctor assess his recov-
ery timetable, and they suggested
the defense had played a tactical
game by not revealing Lommas
hospitalization before hearing the
families case outlined in opening
statements.
Lawyer Susan Karten said the
families might appeal Mendezs
decision. In the meantime, the
judge dismissed the jury and set a
Sept. 9 date to start over with
new jurors.
Lommas lawyer, Glenn Fuerth,
declined to comment. He has said
the extent of Lommas injuries
wasnt clear in the first days after
the wreck.
Mendez didnt release the
police report or describe the acci-
dent or its location, and the report
couldnt immediately be
obtained.
Mistrial in crane case
ALBANY (AP)
Environmental activists delivered
more than 50,000 comments to the
Cuomo administration on Friday,
urging officials to recast the states
energy plan with specific strategies
for burning less fossil fuel and low-
ering greenhouse gas emissions.
The comments, filed on the
deadline for responding to the
draft plan issued in January, urge
the New York officials to reject
additional natural gas drilling as
any sort of environmental solu-
tion, calling instead for a much
stronger push for renewable and
cleaner solar and wind power.
The 2014 draft from the state
Energy Planning Board says its
meant to put New York on track to
reduce emissions and their impact
on climate change, meaning glob-
al warming. It also calls for keep-
ing New Yorkers bills below the
national average as a percentage
of median household income,
keeping energy supplies reliable
and affordable for business,
investing in clean production and
driving economic growth.
The plan calls for a 50 percent
reduction in carbon dioxide
emissions from 2010 levels by
2030, meant to put the state on a
path to an 80 percent cut in total
greenhouse gas emissions by
2050. One of its 15 proposed ini-
tiatives is a $1 billion so-called
green bank to help generate pri-
vate sector capital in clean ener-
gy projects.
There are many promising ini-
tiatives in the plan, said Jessica
Azulay of the Alliance for a
Green Economy, asking those be
clarified and strengthened. But
the plan steps on its own feet by
also endorsing increased use of
natural gas in the state, as well as
too much of a hands-off approach
to coal, nuclear and oil.
Keith Schue, a former engineer
now with Otsego 2000, said the
plan fails to adequately address
the greenhouse gas methane,
released in drilling for natural gas
and leaking pipes, which he said
is far worse than carbon dioxide.
Instead of becoming more
dependent on another fossil fuel,
New York needs to go all-in on
renewable energy, he said.
Environmentalists urge
more green energy plans
ALBANY(AP) Astate comptrollers report says much of the rev-
enue from upstate New Yorks new casinos will come from in-state
residents.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has promoted the four casinos in yet-to-be
determined locations as an economic boost for the region.
The comptrollers report Friday says the casinos will likely create
additional revenue for the state. But it also notes that there are casinos
in neighboring states and much of the betting and revenue will come
from within New York.
The report said that since casino revenues have been lower than
expected in other states, New York should be cautious in projecting
new revenues and expenditures.
The report says that legal gambling activity in New York totals well
over $36 billion annually.
The four casino sites will be chosen later this year.
Report urges caution in
projecting casino revenue