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High Schools: Tartans hold off Cadets for 8-7 victory
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Nick McCloskey scored Scotia-Glenville’s final goal on a strong run to the cage, and the Tartans held on afterward to beat Albany Academy, 8-7, in a Section II Class B lacrosse quarterfinal that was halted Tuesday night when a thunderstorm hit and was completed Wednesday afternoon.
Bowling: Innovator Cramer didn't get all the credit he deserved
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Morris Cramer never got the credit he deserved for helping to form the Professional Bowlers Association, but his passion for the game touched thousands. Promoter, inventor, proprietor, equipment innovator and a member of both the New York State Bowling Association and Troy Bowling Association Halls of Fame, Cramer died Tuesday night at age 87.
Turkey Tales: Taking a late-season bird means planning before starting a hunt
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Based on the number of turkey tales I’ve received recently — ONE — I guess the turkeys must be getting smarter. Maybe we have to get a little smarter, ourselves. One thing I’ve been hearing a lot of is that there are not as many birds this year. Do not give up!
Fly-Fishing: Deer Hair Sedge useful, effective, easy to make
Thursday, May 23, 2013
For decades, fly-tying’s thought leaders have told us we need to make our flies more realistic, because trout have figured out that all the old ones are fake. That idea has been challenged in recent times — now perhaps more eloquently than ever by Bob Wyatt, author of “What Trout Want: The Educated Tout and Other Myths,” published by Headwater Books.
Outdoor Journal: Washington County safari yields a tom
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Last Thursday, I was one of 16 members of the New York State Outdoor Writers Association who visited the Cambridge/Salem area of Washington County for our annual safari.
Saratoga County sewage plant project moves ahead
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Saratoga County Sewer District is going forward with preparations for building a second sewage treatment plant a month after some sewer commissioners questioned whether the plant was really needed.
Search for missing men in Sacandaga yields nothing
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Searches with state police and Department of Environmental Conservation sonar-equipped boats, divers and a police helicopter yielded no sign of the men or their boat.
Playwright's past translates to big stage successes
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Tom Dudzick’s résumé doesn’t include a big Broadway smash, but as modern American playwrights go, he’s about as hot an item as you can find.
Flatbellys singer eager to see what's next for bluegrass band
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Lindsay Rachel Rilko didn’t know anything about bluegrass music when she began sitting in with The Flatbellys in 2008, at the weekly Tuesday open mic night at Dagwood’s Tavern in Lansing, Mich.
Schenectady to enforce paving rules
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The city will crack down on driveway paving rules this summer.
Gaither Vocal Band will bring gospel music message to SPAC
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Chances are, if you’ve been in church, you’ve heard Bill Gaither’s music. On Wednesday, this Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee brings The Gaither Vocal Band to Saratoga Performing Arts Center to offer its message of grace, hope and redemption.
Gun permit seekers, have mercy on county clerk’s office
Thursday, May 23, 2013
*Gun permit seekers, have mercy on county clerk’s office
*Lower limits, higher fines needed for DWI
*Cohen brainwashed by Obama over Benghazi
*Why give space to Ballston bully’s rant?
*Pause to remember vets at 3 p.m. Monday
Cheering on my college graduate
Thursday, May 23, 2013
It occurred to me, as I melted under summer-like heat and humidity at her college commencement on Monday, that my daughter and I share graduating into challenging job markets.
Storm clouds lifting in Schenectady
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Off the financial respirator for the time being
Galway principals slated for early tenure
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Galway Board of Education appears poised to grant early tenure to three administrators who have been with the district for less than a year, far faster than the customary two- or three-year probationary period.
Crunch time for Niskayuna schools
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Closing a school looks like only way to appease enough voters
Duanesburg superintendent: Canceled class was too advanced
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Duanesburg Central School District Superintendent Chris Crowley has released a statement saying the decision to abruptly cancel an organic chemistry class at Duanesburg High School last winter was reached after it became clear the curriculum was too advanced for students.
Oneida school could be reopened
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Schenectady City School District may reopen Oneida Middle School as an elementary school to handle a forecasted influx of new students and those currently enrolled at the deteriorated Elmer Elementary School, which may be shut down.
Albany County legislators delay action on renovations for SCCC branch
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
County legislators are going to seek new bids for the main contract to renovate office space for a Schenectady County Community College satellite location in downtown Albany, prompting concern about whether the project will be completed in time for classes to begin in January.
Unique promotion heralds ‘Billy Elliot’ run at Proctors
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
As cars drove past Proctors on Wednesday afternoon, something may have seemed out of the ordinary. Members of the Proctors staff, along with a small number of dancers from Northeast Ballet, were standing in front of the theater wearing tutus to promote the upcoming show, “Billy Elliot the Musical.”
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