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ALBANY COUNTY
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.
ALBANY
Feds looking to seize $86G found with Latham couple
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Federal officials are trying to seize more than $85,000 in cash bound for Romania that they say wasn’t properly declared at Albany International Airport.
HALFMOON & COLONIE
Weekend work on Twin Bridges completed, governor says
Monday, May 20, 2013
Weekend work on the Northway’s Twin Bridges has been completed, just ahead of Memorial Day travel weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today.
ALBANY
Brothers share success with UAlbany’s grads
Monday, May 20, 2013
Monte and Avery Lipman’s dream of breaking into the music business started at the kitchen table of their apartment with $800 and an alternative rock band called the Bloodhound Gang.
ALBANY
Student party hosts sue UAlbany
Friday, May 17, 2013
Michael Melita and Giovanni Holmquist are challenging their suspensions by the University at Albany and asking to be reinstated at the university in separate legal actions filed in state Supreme Court in Albany County earlier this month.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Totenberg urges Albany Law grads to think of bigger picture
Friday, May 17, 2013
At Albany Law School’s 162nd commencement Friday morning, National Public Radio correspondent Nina Totenberg urged the graduates to consider more than just money when choosing career paths.
ALBANY
More than 9,000 take Workforce Challenge
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Nearly 9,100 runners and walkers representing more than 450 organizations took to the streets of downtown Albany tonight for the annual CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge.
CAPITOL
Alleged untaxed cigarette ring had local connections
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Local police agencies helped bring down an alleged criminal ring that flooded four states and the Capital Region with millions of cartons of untaxed and illegal cigarettes.
ALBANY
Homeless man found dead at Empire State Plaza
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
State police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found tonight at the Empire State Plaza.
ALBANY
Voorheesville woman named Volunteer Citizen of the Year
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Daily Gazette and Direct Energy have announced that Chris Lehman of Voorheesville is the winner of the first Capital Region Volunteer Citizen of the Year award.
ALBANY
UPDATED: Jennings explains decision to bow out as Albany mayor
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Gerald D. Jennings believes he has helped build a better Albany.
ALBANY
Approval for SCCC expansion into Albany on hold
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Schenectady County Community College’s plan to expand into the city of Albany hit a bump this week, as the Albany County Legislature put approval of the general contractor for the project on hold.
ALBANY
Albany mayor Jennings says no to re-election bid
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
After 20 years on the job, Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings announced Tuesday night he would not seek a sixth term.
ALBANY
Traffic patterns to change to accommodate work at Empire State Plaza
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
New traffic patterns will go into place June 8 when work is scheduled for the western tunnel roadways under the Swan Street Building.
ALBANY
Man charged with attempted murder; truck was shot up in Albany
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
An Albany man has been arrested after police say he attempted to murder the passengers of a pickup truck that had stopped at an intersection May 5.
