Alex Jones, Daryl Jacobson and Sarah Steigerwald (from left) work on computers for their business education courses at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School in January 1989. Computers were used in 15 courses at the time.
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City of Schenectady employee Tom Jacobs removes a candy cane from a light pole on State Street — a reminder that the 1988 holiday season had concluded. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
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Ann Toland Roberts stands behind the stocked counter of Ann’s Homestyle Bake Shop. Roberts had recently moved her shop from State Street to Albany Street and was open for business in January 1989. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
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Amy Jo Stewart, left, addresses witness Lisa Burnett during a mock trial at Amsterdam High School in January 1989. Gavin Murdoch, who taught the school’s American government class, presides as judge during the court proceeding. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
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Albany Mayor Thomas M. Whalen III stands in front of City Hall and announces his candidacy for a second four-year term as Albany’s top elected official in January 1989. Albany County Executive James Coyne, left, and county Democratic Chairman Leo O’Brien stand in the background. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
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Albert Hallenbeck, Linda Barnes, Nancy McNamara and James Aldi (left to right) show off a Trustco Bank check for $5,000 presented to Schenectady High School band principals in January 1989 for a band trip to New Orleans. Hallenbeck was band director; McNamara was a senior vice president at Trustco; Barnes and Aldi were chairs of the band booster club.GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
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Amsterdam High School instructors and students check out a 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme donated to the school’s automotive technology program in January 1989. The vehicle had been damaged in transit to Hosner Motor Car Co., which decided to make the donation. From left are students Joseph Chirico and David Colliton; school auto tech chief Vern Vogel; department chairman Vito Ottati; Peter Scarofilo; and Bob Phillips, service manager at Hosner. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
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Albany County Executive James J. Coyne delivers his annual state of the county address on Monday, January 9, 1989. Coyne’s proposals included a 5-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax and a surtax on telephone bills to pay for road and bridge repairs and a 911 emergency telephone system. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
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Alex Jones, Daryl Jacobson and Sarah Steigerwald (from left) work on computers for their business education courses at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School in January 1989. Computers were used in 15 courses at the time. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
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Schenectady Police Officer Gary Marx signs “diplomas” at Woodlawn Middle School in January 1989, proof that students had graduated from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. A total of 655 students in five schools participated in the 17-week program, in which Marx was lead teacher. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
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Woodlawn students show off their DARE shirts during their graduation from Schenectady’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education program in January 1989. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
