Looking Back Looking Back The Empire State IV, a training ship of the Maritime College of the State University, arrived carrying 400 midshipmen at the Port of Albany for a four-day visit. When Bruce Matson swapped his stethoscope for a law degree, some former colleagues in the Capital Region considered him a turncoat and crusading meddler, as welcome in the medical community as a hypodermic needle at a ...
June 12, 2013 - Albany Times Union
Seven Summer Weekend Festivals on NY's Governors Island Sure, everybody visits the Empire State Building and Grand Central Terminal when they come to NYC, but now that it's summer, a quirkier New York landmark should earn a spot on your must-see list: Governors Island. The former military base (the Coast Guard left in 1995) is now a public park that's just a free, half-mile ferry ride away from Manhattan or Brooklyn. More importantly, it offers a ...
June 11, 2013 - Bloomberg
Empire State College Northeast Center graduation Empire State College Northeast Center graduation Empire State College Northeast Center held its graduation ceremony Saturday at the Egg at Empire State Plaza in Albany. There was approximately 200 graduates total; bachelor's, master's, associate degrees. President of Stewart's Foundation Susan Dake was awarded the college's Presidential Medal for Stewart's Shop's corporate philanthropy, support ...
June 9, 2013 - Albany Times Union