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CAPITOL
Alleged untaxed cigarette ring had local connections
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Local police agencies helped bring down an alleged criminal ring that flooded four states and the Capital Region with millions of cartons of untaxed and illegal cigarettes.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady murder suspect’s son charged with beating pitbull with shovel
Thursday, May 16, 2013
An apparent neighbor dispute last month has resulted in a felony charge against the man who took in his younger siblings after his mother was arrested on a murder charge earlier this year.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady school board candidates share views
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
By the end of Wednesday’s meet-the-candidates event for Schenectady school board, listeners were simply waiting to see how one candidate would manage to squeeze “early education” into his answer.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady police officers recognized for bravery, service
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Several Schenectady police officers were recognized for their selfless actions Wednesday during the department's Valor Day Awards Ceremony.
ROTTERDAM
Rotterdam looks to put some teeth in dog law
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Town Board members are considering broad changes to Rotterdam’s animal control law that would include added enforcement measures and criminal penalties for those who allow vicious dogs to roam loose.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady firefighter out for a year axed
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A Schenectady firefighter who has called in sick for a year was fired Wednesday.
NISKAYUNA
Niskayuna, GE seeking better way to deal with wastewater
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
General Electric has made preliminary inquiries with the town on how to better handle wastewater from its Niskayuna facility, and has recently hired a consultant to look into the matter, officials said.
GLENVILLE
More than 200 rally in Glenville against NY SAFE Act
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
More than 200 people gathered for the Mohawk Valley Freedom Rally, a protest against the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act and a fundraiser for a legal battle to have the law tossed out.
GLENVILLE
Glenville seeks to halt trash scavengers
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The town is looking to enact an anti-scavenging law that would be in effect year-round but is primarily intended to target those who have taken to scrounging through residents’ garbage during the town’s annual bulk pickup week.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady woman accused of hitting cop on head
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A city woman is accused of hitting a police officer over the head with a beer bottle, authorities said.
NISKAYUNA
Niskayuna police probe burglaries
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Niskayuna police are looking for information to help solve two burglaries that were committed over the weekend, possibly while residents were home.
DUANESBURG
Canceled class irks Duanesburg students
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Carissa Baum, who plans to major in nursing at the SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, is among six students imploring the district’s Board of Education to give them the grades they earned in an organic chemistry class that was abruptly cancelled last winter, rather than simply assigning them a passing mark.
ALBANY
Approval for SCCC expansion into Albany on hold
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Schenectady County Community College’s plan to expand into the city of Albany hit a bump this week, as the Albany County Legislature put approval of the general contractor for the project on hold.
ROTTERDAM
Rotterdam, developer agree on sewers
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Town officials have agreed to wave a $186,000 sewer connection fee for a proposed 248-unit apartment complex so that a local developer will build a nearly $1 million trunk line from his property to Rotterdam’s sewage treatment plant on West Campbell Road.
NISKAYUNA & COLONIE
Niskayuna neighborhood group plans to appeal OK of project
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
A neighborhood straddling the Niskayuna-Colonie line is taking its concerns about a Colonie subdivision to a state appeals court.
