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Saturday, May 28, 2022 When credibility matters
Posing at the Schenectady Softball Cricket Assocation’s new cricket field in Central Park are, from left, Neil Nandlell, chairman of the grounds committee, Onkar Singh, president, and Albert Morris, chairman of the discipline committee, surrounded by teams in preparation for their upcoming Memorial Day Weekend tournament.
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Schenectady Softball Cricket Association’s Memorial Day weekend tourney to bring top talent

Disappointed that the pandemic canceled last year’s Memorial Day weekend festival, the Schenectady Softball Cricket Association has stepped up its… Read more »

Left: Schenectady’s Shazim Permaul in 2019; Right: Schenectady's Ganesh Govindan in 2018
Schenectady

HERE FOR GOOD: Guyanese student-athletes make an impact up and down rosters

SCHENECTADY — The influence that Guyanese student-athletes have had on Schenectady High School sports teams over the past two decades… Read more »

Left: Ronnie Dhanessur and his grandson Ravhi pose at Ronnie and Sons Autobody; Center: Nishal Mohabeer at his Vibez Bar & Lounge; Right: Shreya's Exclusive owner Shelly Singh
Schenectady

HERE FOR GOOD: Guyanese entrepreneurs make mark in Schenectady business community

SCHENECTADY — The little shop is stocked floor to ceiling with beaded clothing in the profusion of colors favored by… Read more »

Left: The Schenectady Hindu Temple. Right: Justine Feder-Lailer administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Brandon Mandalal of Schenectady at the Guyanese Community Center at the temple last month.
Schenectady

HERE FOR GOOD: Schenectady Hindu Temple and Community Center serves as hub for Guyanese population

The Schenectady Hindu Temple and Community Center’s bright orange exterior would likely catch anyone’s eyes as they walk past. The inside… Read more »

Travis Ghirpharie in front of the John Sayles School of Fine Arts at Schenectady High School recently.
Schenectady

HERE FOR GOOD: Child of first-wave Guyanese immigrants to Schenectady looks to build community in hometown

When Travis Ghirdharie started a fellowship working at the Schenectady City School District central office in August 2019, he hoped… Read more »

An early Gazette story from Dec. 9, 2001, on Guyanese settling in Schenectady
Schenectady

HERE FOR GOOD: A new community settles in — Gazette readers’ views from 2002

SCHENECTADY  — The Guyanese influx to Schenectady was a frequent topic in the News pages of the Daily Gazette in 2002…. Read more »

The Schenectady Hindu Temple on Webster Street; Top Right: Arjunen Armogan; Middle Right: Shoby Mahabir, left, and Lalita Persaud; Bottom Right: Mukesh Khemraj
Schenectady

HERE FOR GOOD: All in the family — ‘We support each other, good or bad, happy or sad.’

It can be easy sometimes to tell if a Guyanese person is living in a neighborhood just by the fence… Read more »

Mohabir Satram stands in front of the house he flipped at 956 Albany St. earlier this month.
Schenectady

HERE FOR GOOD: Meet Mohabir ‘Mo’ Satram, a master Schenectady house-flipper and sage to countless others

Former Mayor Al Jurczynski is fond of saying he wishes he could replicate Mohabir “Mo” Satram. The Guyanese man, Jurczynski… Read more »

Former Schenectady Mayor Al Jurscznski, center, with Tiffany Bishunath, left, Dylan Bishunath, Frederick and wife Uma Bishunath at Tiffany's West Indian Restaurant on State Street recently.

HERE FOR GOOD: Revisiting Schenectady’s recruitment of Guyanese-Americans 20 years later

If they aren’t already, Guyanese-Americans are widely considered Schenectady’s largest ethnic group, says former Mayor Al Jurczynski, who’s credited with the… Read more »

Suenietawattie Singh, of Schenectady, a Guyanese immigrant inside her client's home at Schaffer Heights in Schenectady last week
Schenectady

Foss: Reconnecting with my Guyanese student

Suenietawattie Singh greets me with a cheerful hello, then turns to the hot stovetop where she’s tending a small pot… Read more »

Left: Shazim Permaul runs along Iroquois Lake; Center: Shreya's Exclusive owner Shelly Singh in her Crane Street store; Right: A Guyanese home in Schenectady

HERE FOR GOOD: Guyanese immigration has changed face of Schenectady

SCHENECTADY – The ethnic makeup of cities is always evolving. Across the northern United States, cities have changed over the… Read more »

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