Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 21st of July.
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🏘️ Community
Today, Steve Gilbert hosted the fourth annual cornhole tournament at Wolf Hollow Brewing — with food and entertainment from Hair of the Dog — to raise funds for muscular dystrophy research.
He organized the event after the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Albany office closed and national groups did not support local fundraisers.
🚧 Accidents
Patrick LaFortune Jr., a 32-year-old business owner and mentor from Schenectady, died last week in a motorcycle crash on Route 9W in Glenmont when a southbound car crossed the center line—his funeral Saturday will serve as a call for safer roads.
🏈 Sports
Six hundred cyclists ended an eight-day 400-mile bike tour along the Erie Canal today, riding from Buffalo to Albany to mark the 27th event and the canal's 200th anniversary & riders faced challenges like flat tires and long days while a mobile bike mechanic helped along the way.
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Psycho Mutton Chops Concert
8:30-11:30 p.m. — Centre Street Pub — No cover charge — Enjoy a night of eclectic rockabilly and surf rock from Psycho Mutton Chops.
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