It’s been in the works for just about a year to the day, according to a story that I did about the demolition of the historic St. Patrick’s Church in Watervliet.
This was a big challenge. I mean, why do people climb Mount Everest? Because it's THERE, that's why. So I climbed my own mountain. I wanted to see if I could do a 20 song medley of Your Town Thursday songs. I hope you like it.
Price Chopper wants to purchase the property of St. Patrick’s Church on 19th Street in Watervliet, and build a store in place of the historic church.
Thanks to all Facebook listeners including Joyce Cooke, Terri Hogan, Carol Bombard, Vicki Rogers and others, I was able to gather lots of info about the city of Watervliet. And perhaps the best sport of all - Mayor Mike Manning also contributed alot. So here's the final product:
Your Town Thursday is a new feature on the Sean and Richie Show where we pay tribute to a great town, city or hamlet in the Capital Region. Plus - I get to do my favorite thing which is to create a theme song for it! But I'm only one man, folks. I need help!