Bill Buell’s Electric City Archives: 100 years since Charles Steinmetz-Albert Einstein meeting | The Daily Gazette
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Imagine being a reporter assigned to cover the event, and you’re there with your pencil and pad ready to take notes when the two scientists meet in New Brunswick, New Jersey at RCA headquarters, about 40 miles outside New York. As they rush to greet each other, both wearing broad smiles, you’re hoping to catch every word of the conversation only to be hugely disappointed. The two great minds are speaking in German.
That’s how one newspaper reported the historical meeting, and if you’re a Steinmetz fan it’s one of many stories that make the man so endearing. The famous Einstein meets Steinmetz photograph from 100 years ago this week commemorates the meeting of the two men and others, and while you may have seen an image with just Steinmetz and Einstein pictured, that photo was the creation of the GE publicity department m
Outlook 2021: Amsterdam funeral director betting that sustainable death care ‘green burials’ will gain favor | The Daily Gazette
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Published Feb. 25, 2021 in Outlook
Casket burials have increased deforestation and led to soil contaminated with toxic preservatives. Meanwhile, the average cremation releases an average of 534 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Erin Salie doesn’t prefer either option. She wants to have a natural burial at Vale Cemetery in Schenectady, should a spot remain by that time.
“Personally, I find the idea of having a natural burial and returning to the earth I find that much more comforting than the idea of being buried embalmed, buried in a casket and then being buried in a vault,” Salie said. “I want to be part of the earth, not separated from it.”
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!”
Schenectady’s Vale Cemetery honored with American Cemetery Excellence Award | The Daily Gazette
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By Bill Buell |
December 20, 2020
Left: The cover of American Cemetery & Cremation magazine features Vale Cemetery and the angel of the Veeder family plot.
Right: Gordan Zuckerman, president of the Vale Cemetery Board of Directors. (Photos: Chris Leonard/Peter R. Barber)
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While solemnity may be the top priority of all cemeteries, that hallowed ground serving as a final resting place for lost loved ones can often have plenty more to offer.
“There is certainly a lot of wonderful history to be explored in a cemetery, and it can also be a great place to just go and enjoy nature and clear your mind in the middle of a city,” said Patti Martin Bartsche, managing editor for American Cemetery and Cremation, a trade magazine based in New Jersey. “It’s a great place to get outdoors and just kind of stop and take a breath, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.