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On weekend nights The Raindancer serves up endless plates of prime rib, lobster and seafood to diners from throughout the Capital Region, but on weekday afternoons the family-owned restaurant mostly caters to its regulars.
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Schenectady Open Bonspiel

Schenectady Open Bonspiel

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Schenectady alumna a Miami Heat dance team member

Schenectady alumna a Miami Heat dance team member

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Cheering and dance

Cheering and dance

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Scenes from a Schenectady Curling Club tournament
posted Feb. 8, 2010

House fire battled
posted Feb. 8, 2010

Handy Days
posted Feb. 8, 2010


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Capital Region hotel business down in 2009 thanks to economy
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010

Business for hotels in Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady, Saratoga and Schoharie counties fell 7.3 percent in 2009, according to a hotel research firm.

Colonie Toyota dealer working around the clock on recall repairs
Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

Herbert McLaughlin of Albany owned his 2010 Tundra for only three months before hearing his vehicle was among the 2.3 million Toyotas recalled nearly two weeks ago.

Support services provider lays off dozens in Saratoga, Schoharie counties
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

WKS/Residential Resources of the Empire State laid off nearly 50 employees in Saratoga and Schoharie counties in late January, due to a drop in funding related to the state’s budgetary woes.

Schenectady man part of national study on chemicals in human body
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

When Stephen Boese found out nearly 40 types of toxic chemicals were present in his system, the resident of the Stockade neighborhood thought about everything he did to try to avoid exposure.

Consumer confidence up in New York state, Siena survey finds
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

Consumer confidence for New York state jumped 2.8 points in January, increasing faster than the nation overall, which rose 1.9 points, the Siena Research Institute said Wednesday.

Litwak steps down as Trans World's president, COO
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

Trans World Entertainment said this morning that Jim Litwak, its president and chief operating officer, has resigned.

Supply of jobs for teens dwindles
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010

The city’s participation in the county’s Summer Youth Employment Program faces the budget ax at a time when New York’s unemployment rate for teens ranks 13th in the nation.

Price Chopper tobacco sales down as displays shrink, taxes grow
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010

A year after muting the displays and advertising on tobacco products sold in stores, Price Chopper says sales for the products have declined.

Proposed National Grid rate plan would take effect next January
Friday, Jan. 29, 2010

National Grid’s new electric rate proposal filed Friday with the state Public Service Commission is a plan intended to incorporate the best of both worlds for the utility and consumers.

Tests set in February for census jobs in the Capital Region
Friday, Jan. 29, 2010

The state Department of Labor said Thursday there will be 1,500 jobs related to the census count coming to the Capital Region.

Capital Region banking leaders say deposits surging
Friday, Jan. 29, 2010

Local growth in bank deposits shows more people are choosing to save their money during tough economic times, according to Capital Region bank executives.

After 280 days, striking workers settle with Latham hotel owner
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010

Union leaders, congressional representatives and workers from the Holiday Inn Express in Latham are expected to rally at a park in downtown Albany this afternoon after complaints against the hotel have been resolved.



Capital Region has one of the lowest foreclosure rates in the nation
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010

The Capital Region’s foreclosure rate during 2009 fell nearly 50 percent from 2008 as the housing market improved, according to RealtyTrac’s Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report.

Price Chopper sues Penn Traffic over failed effort to buy stores
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

Supermarket chain Price Chopper is suing The Penn Traffic Co. for breach of contract over its thwarted effort to buy 22 of the bankrupt grocer's 79 stores in the Northeast.

Toyota's sales halt hurts image, earnings
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

Toyota’s suspension of U.S. sales on an unprecedented scale to fix faulty gas pedals deals a blow to the automaker’s reputation for quality and endangers its fledgling earnings recovery.



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