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SARATOGA SPRINGS
Saratoga Springs police seek missing 91-year-old man
Saturday, May 18, 2013
City police are searching for a 91-year-old man they said has been missing since Thursday afternoon.
NISKAYUNA
6 vie for 3 open seats on Niskayuna Board of Education
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Three incumbents and three challengers are vying for three seats on the Niskayuna Board of Education in Tuesday’s vote.
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.
FULTON COUNTY
Fulton County school districts keep budgets under tax cap
Friday, May 17, 2013
School districts in Fulton County are keeping within state-mandated tax hike limits in budget proposals headed to voters Tuesday.
DUANESBURG
Restaurateur Payne remembered for his high standards
Friday, May 17, 2013
Restaurant owner Robert L. Payne will live on through The Bear’s Steakhouse and his Capital Region disciples and in classrooms around the country.
SCHOHARIE COUNTY
Schoharie County school districts take different tacks with budgets
Friday, May 17, 2013
School taxes would increase anywhere from 1 to 3.92 percent in Schoharie County under school budget proposals voters will consider Tuesday.
SCHENECTADY
Brooklyn man gets 15 years in Schenectady shootout
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Brooklyn man convicted in February of attempted assault and weapons charges in a 2011 shootout on Close Street — but acquitted of attempted murder — was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison.
CAPITAL REGION
$3M in fixes on tap for Spa park
Friday, May 17, 2013
Almost $3 million in infrastructure improvements are planned for Saratoga Spa State Park as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $90 million investment in the state’s parks.
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.
SCHENECTADY
Prison term for Schenectady accidental shooter
Friday, May 17, 2013
A Rockland County man accused of accidentally shooting himself and his girlfriend in October pleaded guilty Friday to a felony weapons charge.
SCHENECTADY
Jack’s Place has four walls to go with dream
Friday, May 17, 2013
Jack’s Place finally has a home.
SCHENECTADY
Company to redo bad pavement on Schenectady streets
Friday, May 17, 2013
Patches of new pavement have failed throughout the city because they were paved too late last year, City Engineer Chris Wallin said.
CAPITAL REGION
Grants handed out for bus transportation in Capital Region
Friday, May 17, 2013
More than $11 million in federal grants will be distributed throughout the state to provide bus transportation for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
SCHENECTADY
Three charged in Schenectady prostitution sweep
Friday, May 17, 2013
Authorities arrested three Schenectady women on prostitution charges after conducting a sweep Thursday evening.
