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CLIFTON PARK
Shenendehowa school board member Wiggins to resign
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Shenendehowa Central School District Board of Education member Mary Wiggins said Monday she intends to resign from the board, district officials said.
Good diabetic diet goes beyond cutting out sugar, carbs
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Diane Whitten, a nutrition educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County who teaches “Dining with Diabetes” classes, stresses that it’s not about eliminating carbohydrates all together or thinking that carbs are bad.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Study shows teen substance use in Saratoga Springs
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
There is a stark increase in drinking and marijuana use from eighth grade to ninth grade in the Saratoga Springs City School District, a study by the Prevention Council finds.
SARATOGA COUNTY
Saratoga County part of national health survey
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
A team from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will begin a nine-week national health survey in Saratoga County on Saturday.
BALLSTON SPA
Mechanicville contractor gets probation for defrauding workers
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
A Mechanicville contractor who stiffed his workers out of $350,000 in wages on public projects was sentenced Tuesday to five years’ probation, prohibited from seeking public contracts for five years and ordered to pay back the money.
MALTA & STILLWATER
Hearings set on GloFo infrastructure funding
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency will hold three public hearings next month on GlobalFoundries’ request for help in financing $70 million in infrastructure to serve the Luther Forest Technology Campus.
SARATOGA COUNTY
Retired trooper enters race for Saratoga County sheriff
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Retired state trooper Jeff Gildersleeve of Ballston Lake has announced he’s running for Saratoga County sheriff.
ALBANY
NYRA seeking $1.2M refund from breeders
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The New York Racing Association says it gave too much money to the state’s Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund and wants almost $1.2 million back.
WATERFORD
Waterford library budget up for vote
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Residents of the Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District will vote June 5 on the Waterford Public Library budget.
ALBANY
Fire district criticized for filing reports late
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Halfmoon-Waterford Fire District No. 1 has filed financial reports late for the past few years, the state Comptroller's Office said in an audit released Thursday.
SARATOGA
Essay on McDonald wins Profile in Courage contest
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
An Indiana high school student has won the national Profiles in Courage contest with her essay on former state Sen. Roy McDonald and his vcte for gay-marriage that cost him re-election to the New York state Legislature.
BALLSTON SPA
Mass. man admits making threat against student that put Skidmore campus on lockdown
Monday, May 13, 2013
A Massachusetts man admitted today in court to threatening a Skidmore College student.
CLIFTON PARK
Clifton Park church celebrates moms
Monday, May 13, 2013
It was surprisingly quiet in the kitchen at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Sunday morning.
BALLSTON
Ballston water fund audit faults recordkeeping
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Ballston’s accounting reports and records were not properly maintained for its water fund financial operations, according to a new audit from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office.
STILLWATER
Parents allege Stillwater School District failed to stop boy’s bullying
Sunday, May 12, 2013
The parents of a Stillwater High School student have sued the school district, alleging that officials didn’t do enough to stop a boy from repeatedly bullying their son.
