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“I Can’t Spell Schenectady!”
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1964 – Those were the days!
Average new house cost $13,050 Average income per year was $6,000 Gas per gallon cost 30¢ Average new car cost $3,500 Loaf of bread cost 21¢ U.S. postage stamp cost 5¢ Average monthly rent was $115 Movie ticket cost $1.25 Sony introduces the Betamax Video Recorder Oct. 27th Albert DeSalvo is arrested and later confesses to being the Boston Strangler 1964-65 Ford … [Read more...] about 1964 – Those were the days!
What is the official song of Schenectady?
"Our Schenectady," composed by John Van Laak and sung by Judi Merriam. Adopted by the Schenectady City Council Jan. 30, 1995. In Schenectady Our Schenectady What a warm and friendly place it is to be Nestled among plains and hills With a beautiful river that always gives us thrills And stores and shops with all that one might need or wish to see And legends and tales … [Read more...] about What is the official song of Schenectady?
Jeannette (Boggus) Scripa
We remember . . . Jeannette M. Scripa, 77, passed away peacefully with family by her side on March 3, 2024 at St. Mary's Hospital. Jeannette was born in Schenectady, the daughter of the late David and Viola (Ciccarelli) Boggus. She was a 1964 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School and worked for the Schenectady School District as a stenographer, retiring after many years of … [Read more...] about Jeannette (Boggus) Scripa