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About 150 farmers turned out Tuesday to object to plans to close the county Farm Service Agency office in Ballston Spa and move its functions to Washington County.
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Parents, drivers ask to keep Niskayuna bus service
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Niskayuna parents and bus drivers pleaded Tuesday for the school district not to contract out transportation services, saying it would jeopardize safety and diminish the personal connection with students.

Photo of Sentencing is delayed for Rotterdam pizzeria burglar
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

The sentence of admitted burglar Timothy Cipriani, arrested last year after he was found stuck in the duct work of a Rotterdam pizzeria, is expected to depend on not only his criminal record, but also any psychiatric or substance abuse problems.

Photo of Broader DNA databank plan gets local officials’ support
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Law enforcement officials in Schenectady County came together Tuesday to support a proposed expansion of the state DNA databank to include samples from everyone convicted of misdemeanors in the state.

Albany man pleads guilty in deadly crash
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

An Albany man who fled from police last October in a stolen SUV and killed a Voorheesville motorist in a crash pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday in state Supreme Court in Albany County.

Rochester man admits stealing dog from Guilderland home
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

A Rochester man admitted Tuesday to stealing a dog from a Guilderland home in October, District Attorney P. David Soares said.

Photo of Schenectady stabbing suspect loses her bid for lower bail
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

The woman who is claiming self-defense in the fatal December stabbing of another woman was denied reconsideration of her bail Tuesday as an indictment in her case is waiting to be reported.

Popolizio charges draw sanctions from AKC
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

The American Kennel Club has suspended privileges granted to a Schenectady man’s kennel in Otsego County following an inspection of the facility and charges he abused dogs there.

Schenectady High winning attendance battle
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Three years ago, a quarter of Schenectady High School’s freshmen weren’t showing up for school. Now, for the first time, the attendance rate is finally breaking into the 90 percent range.

Sentencing delayed for admitted Rotterdam pizzeria burglar
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

The sentence of admitted burglar Timothy Cipriani, arrested last year after he was found stuck in the duct work of a pizzeria, is expected to depend on not only his criminal record, but also any psychiatric or substance abuse problems.

Clifton Park man gets year in jail for eighth alcohol-related driving offense
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

An agreed-upon one-year sentence was imposed Monday on a Clifton Park man arrested last year for his eighth-alcohol-related driving offense.

Niskayuna school district considers selling fleet, hiring school bus company
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

Niskayuna school officials are considering selling the district’s entire bus fleet and contracting out all transportation services.

Schenectady man accused of 49 counts of animal cruelty at Worcester farm
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

A Schenectady man who operates breeding facilities for purebred dogs, cows and horses in Otsego County was charged with 49 counts of cruelty to animals after an investigation by state police found dozens of undernourished dogs on the property.

Baby’s mother, father still facing charges
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

The two parents charged in relation to the saga of the once-missing infant Madison Green will continue to be prosecuted, despite the baby being found safe and well, a prosecutor said Monday.

Schenectady to seek flood repairs loan
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

Schenectady will borrow $2.81 million to continue rebuilding critical parts of infrastructure damaged during the massive flooding from tropical storms Irene and Lee late last summer.

Paroled killer acquitted on Schodack burglary charge
Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

A paroled Rensselaer County killer who lived in Schenectady and told The Sunday Gazette he had renounced crime has been acquitted on felonies related to a June 2011 burglary in Schodack, his attorney said.




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