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DATE: April 28, 2010
CONTACT: Melli Rose, Public Relations Coordinator
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Albany, New York - Mayor Jerry Jennings and the City of Albany are proud to announce the 2010 Tulip Queen Finalists.

About 100 nominations were received, and each eligible candidate was interviewed by the Tulip Queen & Court Selection Committee, a panel of judges from the community including prior Tulip Queen & Court members. Based on the interviews, 15 semi-finalists were chosen to attend the Tulip Tea. At the Tea, the women were judged based on their interaction with their fellow semi-finalists and the committee. After a final interview with each semi-finalist, five finalists are chosen. These young women were chosen based on their community service & leadership skills as well as their knowledge of Albany. The Tulip Queen is not announced to the public or the finalists [...]

Contact:
Mark Eagan (phone) 431-1424
Paul Quirini (phone) 431-1451

(Albany) – Seven women who have achieved success in their professional careers and dedicated themselves to community service will join the prestigious ranks of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce’s “Women of Excellence” at a luncheon in June.

The honorees will be recognized at the Chamber’s Women’s Business Council’s 19th Annual Women of Excellence Awards Luncheon, to be held Thursday, June 17 at the Holiday Inn Albany on Wolf Road.

This year’s honorees are:

Distinguished Career:
Noel Liberty, Founder and Director, The Music Studio

Excellence in Management (100+ employees):
Karen Carpenter-Palumbo, Commissioner, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services

Excellence in Management (1-99 employees):
Sandra Fox, Vice [...]

Delmar, NY April 16, 2010- Bryant Asset Protection, the Slingerlands-based insurance and financial services agency, believes in community efforts. In fact, they put their money- and their feet- where their beliefs are.

For each of the past several years, Bryant Asset has sponsored the spring Delmar Dash road race through the tree-lined streets of the Bethlehem Community. While the Dash is a Delmar event, the morning 5 mile race attracts Bethlehem community members and substantial numbers of runners from outside the immediate area. This year’s 22nd Delmar Dash attracted more than 700 adult runners (up to age 79) and about 200 youngsters competing in a junior event.

In addition to the large number of community volunteers needed to conduct a race of this size, local interests donate post race refreshments and even massages to winter-tired legs. Bryant Asset Protection underwrites such significant costs for timing equipment, security and [...]

Albany, NY – The Lark Street Business Improvement District will be hosting 10 University at Albany students on Saturday, April 17, 2010 as a part of the schools’ Great Danes Give Back volunteer day. The students will be assisting the Lark Street BID in cleaning lower Lark Street between Washington Avenue and Clinton Avenue from 10am to 2pm.

The students, with help from the Lark Street BID and the City of Albany Department of General Services, will be sweeping, raking, weeding, and doing some “spring cleaning” of lower Lark Street. Mary Spinelli, Executive Director of the Lark Street BID states “We are excited to partner with UAlbany and these students to clean up the remains of winter from the area. It is great to have motivated students get involved in the larger community.”

WHERE: Lower Lark Street between Washington Avenue & Clinton Avenue
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The 12th Annual Mother of the Year Contest
2010 Albany Tulip Festival

Albany, NY – Mayor Jerry Jennings, the City of Albany and Bellevue Woman’s Care Center, a service of Ellis Medicine, are proud to announce the 12th Annual Mother of the Year Contest celebrating Capital Region mom’s who have demonstrated a tremendous commitment to their family and who have made a positive impact on their children and loved ones.

Online nomination forms can be found at www.motheroftheyearalbany.com. Nominations will be accepted until April 19. Any nominee selected as a finalist must be available to attend the ceremony held on May 9.

Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings and Joe Condon of B95.5 will greet the five finalists and crown one of [...]

LAKE GEORGE, NY (April 5, 2010): Not only is Adirondack Winery celebrating its second Anniversary this month, but it is also pleased to announce that three of its wines won awards at the recently-held 2010 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition.

Adirondack Winery’s Cabernet Franc took a Silver Medal at the Competition, while its Rocky Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc took home Bronze Medals.

“We couldn’t be happier that the milestone of completing our second successful year in business has also been met with news of three of our wines earning medals. To date, 10 of our wines have won medals, even though we have entered only a handful of competitions. Fortunately, our wine drinkers are showing that they agree with the judges, as we are enjoying a seemingly ever-expanding base of loyal customers,” said Adirondack Winery President, Sasha Pardy.

Adirondack Winery wine-maker and [...]