Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
Schenectady Mayor Brian U. Stratton goes over election results with City Council member Mark Blanchfield, left, and Schenectady Director of Operations Sharon Jordan, right, on election night at the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Stratton has decided not to pursue a bid to replace Michael McNulty in the congressional seat once held by Stratton's father, Sam.
