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ALBANY
Albany’s Broadway Art Center to close
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Broadway Art Center, which has displayed and sold artwork in the downtown Arcade Building since 2007, will close May 31.
SCOTIA
Petition drive calls for village to shut down Mohawk Avenue smoke shop
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
A village resident has launched a petition drive against a local smoke shop, saying it is not the right kind of business for Scotia.
SARATOGA COUNTY
GloFo balloon sight test set Saturday
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
With the weather forecast for Saturday looking good, Malta town officials said a balloon test to help the public assess the visual impact of GlobalFoundries’ proposed second computer chip plant will go forward as scheduled.
SARATOGA COUNTY
Saratoga County will not renew SEDC economic development deal
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors will end its decade-long relationship with the Saratoga Economic Development Corporation at the end of 2013.
$1M a day: Is any of it yours?
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Oops! The check had a 2006 date on its face, unearthed in a cleaning frenzy in 2009. How it came to be tucked away and how to redeem it both stumped me.
NEW YORK
J.C. Penney issues apology to customers
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
J.C. Penney is sorry, and it wants your business back. That’s the gist of its latest ad, a public mea culpa that the midpriced department-store put on its YouTube and Facebook pages.
ALBANY
Work to close Fuller Road
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Fuller Road between Tricentennial Circle and the newly constructed Washington Avenue Extension roundabout will be closed from Friday night until May 13 to reconstruct the pavement, the state Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.
ALBANY
$2M in bogus jobless claims recovered
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Almost $2 million was returned to the state’s Unemployment Insurance fund last year as the result of investigations by the state Department of Labor and local district attorneys’ offices into fraudulent claims.
SCHOHARIE COUNTY
Schoharie County CSEA contract includes 1 percent raise
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Schoharie County employees will receive a 1 percent raise this year under a four-year contract approved by the county Board of Supervisors.
LAKE GEORGE
Casino forum hears public's roll-of-the-dice issues
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Strong opinions, questions about the future and active listening marked a Tuesday night public forum in Lake George about the possibility of a live-table casino coming to the area.
NEW YORK
GE opening 2 new jet engine plants
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
GE Aviation is opening two new advanced manufacturing plants this week, a composite factory in Ellisville, Miss., and a “super-alloy” plant in Auburn, Ala. GE has invested $130 million in the plants and plans to hire 550 workers by 2017.
ALBANY
State overtime costs up 11 percent: DiNapoli
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says state overtime pay rose nearly 11 percent last year to $529 million, continuing a costly trend since workforce cuts beginning in 2009.
ALBANY
Former Gov. Paterson to speak at Commission for the Blind centennial
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Former Gov. David A. Paterson will be the keynote speaker today at noon for the centennial celebration of the state Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped.
COLONIE
Airport in hunt for new regional FAA site
Monday, April 29, 2013
Land near the Albany International Airport is under consideration for a new regional air traffic control center to replace two Federal Aviation Administration facilities on Long Island.
SCHENECTADY
Jay Street stores to expand hours
Monday, April 29, 2013
Summerville, S.C., is trying it. In Virginia, Staunton and Franklin convinced their downtown businesses to get on board with the idea last fall. Downtown Chico made it work in California with a street festival and farmers market.
