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Union College President Elizabeth Kiss, freedom fighters’ daughter

Elizabeth Kiss, 64, the 20th President of Union College and the first woman to hold the position, stands in front of the college's Nott Memorial....

29.08.2025 4

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From the TU archives: Grace Hudowalski's 46 summits

Grace Hudowalski atop one of the high peaks in the Adirondacks in an undated photo. She became the first woman "46er" when she reached the summit of...

28.08.2025 4

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Grondahl: Rare files shed light on a cagey political boss

Albany County Democratic Party boss Dan O’Connell in an undated photo. For decades, journalists and historians believed O’Connell left no...

21.08.2025 4

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Grondahl: Vacant lot in Albany a pingpong field of dreams

Scott Schuster taps a ping pong ball with a paddle on a small vacant lot at 48 Central Ave. he is transforming into Postage Stamp Ping Pong Park,...

14.08.2025 8

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Grondahl: Recalling Nah’Quis Williams

Nah'Quis Williams, 27, of Albany, who died on May 25, was posthumously recognized with the "Power of You" award, the highest honor for an employee at...

09.08.2025 6

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Grondahl: Living lift up Albany Rural Cemetery after leader's theft conviction

Mark Bodnar, Tim Diamond and Dan Neet are the leadership team at Albany Rural Cemetery charged with restoring public trust and financial stability to...

01.08.2025 4

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Grondahl: 'Jaws' anniversary brings wave of nostalgia for Albany cinema chain

A Times Union advertisement from 1975 touts showings of "Jaws" at Hellman's Towne Theatre. Mike Frank, 72, of Glenville, holds a black-and-white photo...

25.07.2025 3

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Grondahl: A thoroughbred racehorse’s second act

Take Down Two peers out of stall No. 3 in Gary Gullo’s barn next to Union Avenue near East Avenue in August 2014 in Saratoga Springs. (Tom Keyser)...

09.07.2025 6

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Grondahl: This Manhattan tour was 'lit'

A group of Capital Region "literary nerds" begin their literary tour in Manhattan at the Algonquin Round Table, where The New Yorker magazine was...

26.06.2025 4

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Grondahl: Of wild blackberries and memories of my mom

My mom, Bonnie Grondahl, loved to garden and was known for her enormous geraniums and petunias, thanks to liberal infusions of Miracle-Gro. She died...

19.06.2025 6

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Grondahl: Marjery Whiteman, 84, Albany’s woman for all seasons

Margery Whiteman and her husband of 60 years, Michael, an Albany power couple. She died on May 28 at 84 after three bouts of lung cancer....

05.06.2025 4

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Grondahl: A portrait unveiling and Alice Green’s ongoing legacy

Robert Shetterly’s portrait of Alice Green includes a quote of hers about the George Floyd murder. It is on display through July 20 at the Albany...

29.05.2025 4

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Grondahl: Troy barista going for the gold at London competition

Alejandro Griffin-Diaz spent weeks refining his signature drink for the international barista competition in London, The Alejandro Negroni Experience,...

16.05.2025 7

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Grondahl: Remembering the life of Barry Sample

Barry Sample, seen in 2013 when he was the New York Gaming Commissioner chairman, rose from the humble origins of a potato farm to the highest...

09.05.2025 6

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Grondahl: She helps the less fortunate, one nickel deposit at a time

Za'Myah Ellis collects a donation of cans and bottles Sunday at Hamilton Parc senior apartment complex in Guilderland at 6051 State Farm Road....

02.05.2025 4

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Grondahl: Indian Ladder Farms celebrates spring rebirth

Dieter Gehring stands in front of a pizza oven made from a converted 1930s-era fermentation tank from the old Dobler Brewing Co. of Albany that sat...

25.04.2025 6

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Grondahl: Bob McManus, old-school newspaperman, 81

Bob McManus in the Times Union newsroom in 1973, where he began as a copy boy in 1967 before being promoted to city editor and leaving for the New...

17.04.2025 8

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Charles Gehring translated 17th-century Dutch to explain Albany's history

Charles Gehring, 86, retired last week after 50 years spent translating 17th-century Dutch documents about life in Albany and the colony of New...

10.04.2025 5

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Grondahl: The origin story of The518.com   

Phat Chiem talks about starting The518.com newsletter over Zoom with his wife, Karley Sullivan, who extended a vacation a few days in Mexico City...

04.04.2025 5

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Grondahl: RPI architecture students deconstruct William Kennedy

A white scale model of RPI architecture students Emma Geer's and Katy Wright's design for a William Kennedy Research Center is placed into a model of...

27.03.2025 6

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Grondahl: A photographic obsession run amok

Nick Argyros opens the back of Kodak #1, the first Kodak camera made in 1888. The rare camera was loaned to the New York Botanical Garden last year...

21.03.2025 5

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Upstate native's winding road to a starring film role

Laura Vale, a professional stage name, grew up as Laura McLauchlin and started working in local community theater at age 8 and now stars in a thriller...

14.03.2025 10

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Grondahl: Amid Trumpian chaos, some just say 'om'

Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev) and his wife, Jenness Cortez Perlmutter (Devi), close their eyes and lead a guided meditation Sunday morning over Zoom...

28.02.2025 5

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Grondahl: Rosanna Vosburgh found her prospects in an Albany mansion

A daguerreotype of Rosanna Vosburg, born enslaved in Kinderhook in 1800, who gained her freedom at 21 and became the supervisor of the Olcott...

21.02.2025 6

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Grondahl: Illustrating truth in a post-truth world

Albany Institute of History & Art curator Diane Shewchuk stands in front of artist Robert Shetterly's portrait of artist and educator Natasha Mayers...

07.02.2025 10

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Grondahl: Albany Academy archivist John McClintock dead at 86

John McClintock, who died Jan. 1 at 86 of bladder cancer, in an undated photo from his boyhood in Albany. He was the son of a surgeon. Founding...

31.01.2025 6

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Grondahl: Finding safety, purpose in the boxing ring

Coach Nas poses with the Ring of Hope traveling boxing team. The program was started more than 20 years ago by Jeff Christiana and Vince Kittle to...

24.01.2025 10

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Grondahl: Small miracle unfolding at the Guild House

Dean Leander Harding, left, and volunteer All Saints Cathedral member John Zagame, stand in a crumbling meeting room of the Guild House, built in 1902...

15.01.2025 10

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Grondahl: We cut down trees in the yard. A woodpecker struck back.

Apparently, flickers pecking at houses is a common problem and remedies include installing bird netting or hanging old CDs, Mylar strips or flashing...

10.01.2025 6

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Grondahl: George Zebrowski, prolific sci-fi writer, 78

George Zebrowski, of Bethlehem, who died Dec. 20 at 78, was a notable science fiction author who published more than three dozen works of...

02.01.2025 5

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