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New York Sire Stakes Revised 2020 Schedule is Released
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The New York Sire Stakes has released the complete and revised schedule for the 2020 racing season. Two-year-olds will begin with filly pacers on July 4 at Vernon Downs. As previously announced, 3-year-old events get underway June 21 at Tioga...
Baker Public Relations Hosts Virtual Sports Roundtable Featuring Well-Known Pittsburgh Sports Figures
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Baker Public Relations, a full-service communications agency headquartered in Albany, N.Y., with an office in Pittsburgh, Pa., hosted a Virtual Sports Roundtable on June 9, 2020, giving the floor to well-known Pittsburgh sports experts. Among...
SUNY Schenectady to Offer New Google IT Training Program for First Time This Summer
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — SUNY Schenectady’s Office of Workforce Development and Community Education is working to train New Yorkers who are looking for new opportunities or a work-from-home career. The Google IT Support Professional Certificate is an online training...
New York Sire Stakes Shares Update on 2020 Season
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The New York Sire Stakes is working closely with harness tracks throughout the state as they develop reopening plans. As soon as revised racing dates are finalized for all tracks, the NYSS will move forward with building an updated racing schedule...
SUNY Schenectady Extends Virtual Instruction Through Summer Session 2020
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – As a precautionary measure intended to protect the safety and well-being of students, faculty and staff, SUNY Schenectady will extend virtual instruction through the end of the Summer Session 2020. Classes begin May 26 and July 6 and continue...
SUNY Schenectady Postpones 50th Commencement Ceremony
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – SUNY Schenectady announces that its 50th Commencement will be celebrated at a later date this year. The decision to move May Commencement was due to the uncertain status of the COVID-19 pandemic and the College’s priority to keep students, faculty...
Guaranteed Purse Minimum and New Fair Venue Announced for New York County Fair Series in 2020
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund announces the New York Sire Stakes County Fair Series will now carry guaranteed minimum purses of $2,000 per division and that a new fair venue has been added to the schedule this...
New SUNY Schenectady Craft Chocolate Classes Will Be Sweet Addition to Mill Artisan District in Downtown Schenectady
SCHENECTADY – Just in time for Valentine’s Day, officials from SUNY Schenectady and Schenectady County today celebrated a new collaboration between the College and the Mill Artisan District. Starting with the Fall 2020 semester, students in SUNY Schenectady’s...
The Camphill Academy at Camphill Village Copake Now Offering Social Agriculture and Biodynamic Studies Concentration in Inclusive Social Development
Three Levels of Certification in Inclusive Social Development Available, Tuition Free COPAKE, N.Y. – The Camphill Academy at Camphill Village Copake is now offering resident students the option to study Social Agriculture and Biodynamic Studies, a concentration area...
Rise High Program Has New Home at SUNY Schenectady
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The Rise High Program, offering STEM education to Schenectady middle schoolers on Saturday mornings, will relocate to SUNY Schenectady’s Center City location starting this Saturday, January 25. More than 60 students participate in the program. The...