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SARATOGA COUNTY
Saratoga County districts’ proposals get green light from public
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Voters overwhelmingly approved school district budgets around Saratoga County on Tuesday.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Montgomery County spending plans get voter approval
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Voters Tuesday approved the newly merged Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District’s $18.1 million budget proposal by a huge margin, with a 154-17 vote.
LAKE GEORGE
Boat checks garner public support at Lake George hearing
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Preventing the spread of invasive species with mandatory boat inspections financed by increased registration fees received wide support at a public hearing Tuesday in Lake George.
ROTTERDAM JUNCTION
Rotterdam Junction flood victims sue state
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Nearly five dozen Rotterdam Junction property owners have filed a civil claim against New York, claiming the state Canal Corp.’s failure to adequately prepare for high-water events along the Mohawk River led them to incur more than $4.6 million in damages from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011.
SCHENECTADY COUNTY
Niskayuna voters reject budget
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A large turnout of voters rejected the Niskayuna Central School District budget Tuesday, which was the only spending plan in the county proposing to raise the local tax levy above the state tax cap.
SCHENECTADY COUNTY
Landmark cancer study adds Schenectady County
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Researchers are appealing to Schenectady County residents to help elevate cancer research to the next level.
LAKE GEORGE
North Country’s casino hopes killed
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Lake George’s hopes of a live-table casino were dashed Tuesday.
SCHOHARIE COUNTY
Middleburgh voters say no, rest of Schoharie County OKs school budgets
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Voters in all Schoharie County school districts except Middleburgh approved 2013-14 budget proposals Tuesday.
FULTON COUNTY
Budget plans approved by voters in 4 Fulton County districts
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Residents in Fulton County approved spending plans Tuesday in four school districts.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Saratoga Springs council mandates rifles be concealed in public
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Gun owners will have to put their rifles in cases before carrying them in downtown Saratoga Springs under a new local law passed Tuesday night.
ALBANY
Three convicted of drug-related charges
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Three men, one accused of being the leader of a massive organization that flooded the Capital Region with drugs, were convicted of drug-related charges Monday, authorities said.
CLIFTON PARK
Underage drinking is target of Clifton Park grant
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The town of Clifton Park has been awarded $10,080 to fight underage drinking.
BALLSTON SPA
Saratoga Springs assault trial opens with surveillance video of attack
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Jurors saw surveillance video Tuesday of a woman’s late-night beating a year ago in Saratoga Springs, as the trial of Antonio Lopez Bautista opened in Saratoga County Court.
SARATOGA COUNTY
Saratoga County Mental Health Department should move into new home in autumn
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Saratoga County’s mental health department is scheduled to move into new quarters on South Broadway in Saratoga Springs in early October, county officials said Tuesday.
