Delmar is a hamlet in the Town of Bethlehem, in Albany County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany. The community is bisected by NY Route 443 (Delaware Avenue), a major thoroughfare, main street, and route to Albany.
A census-designated place (CDP) has been established since 1980 by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries of the urbanized area in and around Delmar. The population was 8,292 at the 2000 census, but it was not included as a CDP in the 2010 census.
In 2005, CNN/Money Magazine named the Delmar ZIP Code (an area larger than the Delmar hamlet or CDP) as one of the “Best Places to Live” in America, rating it the 22nd best place to live among what it called “Great American Towns.
"Historians don’t have all the answers about the Plymouth Mail Robbery that took place Tuesday, Aug. 14, 1962, a robbery that permanently relieved several Cape Cod banks of $1.5 million in cash. Fifty years ago, it made the news as the biggest cash heist ever – even more than the infamous Brinks Robbery of 1950."
"Six men are believed to have been involved in the Plymouth Mail Robbery, as well as several cars and machine guns. Masquerading as highway workers, the criminals waited near Exit 3, Clark Road, on Route 3 to see the mail truck appear on the horizon, bound for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. They waited for a signal from two other thieves, scoping out the highway from the Clark Road overpass. When signaled, the bogus highway workers let the truck pass, then flew into action, erecting a barricade of pilfered sawhorses across Route 3, forcing traffic off the highway at Exit 3 onto Clark Road. Meanwhile, up ahead, on a stretch of roadway completely obscured from south-bound traffic by a screen of trees, two cars blocked the highway and a cohort dressed as a police officer waved the mail truck over. When the truck came to a halt, the “officer” and other accomplices raced to the vehicle, machine guns in hand, disarmed the postal workers and forced them to open the truck."
Sixty five degrees this morning with some high haze that is expected to burn off and the mercury is expected to climb to 81 degrees by mid afternoon with relatively low humidity. The era of pre-eight o’clock sunsets is back, three weeks out from Labor Day Weekend. The Altamont fair starts tomorrow.
The sun will set at 7:57 pm with dusk around 8:28 pm, which is one minute and 27 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for partly cloudy conditions and 74 degrees. The dew point will be 60 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 54 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 31 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low of 61 degrees at 5am. One degree above normal. Maximum dew point of 60 at 7pm. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2016, we had mostly cloudy skies. It was humid. It got down to 66 degrees. The record low of 48 occurred back in 1964.
Back in 1962, two gunmen hijacked a mail truck in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and made off with $1.5 million in small denomination bills that were never recovered. The highly organized hijacking involved a fake road crew, a heavy truck to block traffic, and six theives armed with machine guns. That was a lot of money back in the day, now a days it would be hard to retire on.
I am going to check the weather one more time for the Finger Lakes and will decide if I extend my weekend a few more days, so I can enjoy the eclipse down there. I would leave before dawn on Saturday and return late Wednesday. But my plans are still subject to change.
As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until Labor Day when the sun will be setting at 7:23 pm with dusk at 7:52 pm. On that day in 2016, we had mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 80 and 54 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 77 degrees. We hit a record high of 97 back in 1929.
Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Three weeks to Labor Day. Partly sunny and 57 degrees in Westerlo. Calm wind. The dew point is 54 degrees. It looks like it’s a pretty nice morning, that will be followed by a pretty nice day.
Today will be mostly sunny, with a high of 79 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 59 at 11am. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. It was very sticky. The high last year was 90 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1988.
Good morning! Fifth gear, Happy Friday! Three weeks to September 1st. Time flies, when it’s summer. Partly clear and 75 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 58 degrees.
Not a terrible walk down to the express bus and now we are off to downtown. Smooth commute so far. Sun is peaking out but it’s not expected to last through the weekend. Woke up at like 6:30 this morning, at first thinking it was Saturday and then coming to the sad realization that it is still only Friday. Seems like it’s been a long week. At least I didn’t over sleep.
Today will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high of 80 degrees at 2pm. Typical for today. Maximum dew point of 62 at 10am. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. It was very sticky. The high last year was 91 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1944.
The sun will set at 8:01 pm with dusk around 8:32 pm, which is one minute and 24 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy conditions and 72 degrees. The dew point will be 62 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 2 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 28 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low of 63 degrees at 5am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 62 at 6pm. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2016, we had mostly cloudy skies. It was very sticky. It got down to 73 degrees. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1987.
As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until September 1st when the sun will be setting at 7:28 pm with dusk at 7:57 pm. Big drop in daylight. On that day in 2016, we had mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 79 and 62 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 77 degrees. We hit a record high of 96 back in 1953.
Looking forward to a nice quiet weekend. Besides returning that kayak paddle that is too small and doing some cleaning, I don’t have much on tap. I’m going to sleep in on Saturday and relax. Sunday I’ll go hiking locally like at Thacher Park. I know the forecast from a week from Friday has slid down hill but that weekend still looks good. I’m watching the forecast and will make my decision for next weekend on Monday.
