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Grondahl: Walter Simpkins, a force for Schenectady s Black community
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Walter Simpkins, recipient of a Community Hero Award, said the perception of Hamilton Hill as a blighted neighborhood does not fit the reality of living there.Paul Grondahl / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Walter Simpkins talks about overcoming addiction and founding Community Fathers to help young Black men to develop better parenting skills in Villa Italia.Paul Grondahl / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Walter Simpkins in his living room, surrounded by a library of books on Black history and African folk art.Paul Grondahl / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Electric City Archives: After award for Schenectady’s Vale Cemetery, a look at cemetery’s most fascinating | The Daily Gazette
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Electric City Archives: After award for Schenectady’s Vale Cemetery, a look at cemetery’s most fascinating
About 15 years ago, I got a little upset at work one day and quit.
I stormed out of the Gazette office and headed to the parking lot, only to remember that my automobile was up Maxon Road Extension a bit at Schenectady Auto Service; and unavailable. I started walking.
Since I was in no hurry to run home and tell my wonderful wife that her husband had just quit his job, my journey took me to Vale Cemetery. What a great place for reflection. In my solitude and the quiet and beauty of Vale Park, I came back to my senses. “Oh my God, I just quit my job!”