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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.
SCHENECTADY
Review: MacLean, audience team for intimate show
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
If Dougie MacLean was having as bad of a day as he explained he was before he kicked off the first of two sets Tuesday night at the GE Theatre at Proctors, he certainly turned it around during his performance.
GLENVILLE
Girl’s love for autistic brother leads to dance
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Meredith Cuddihy has opted to skip the prom so she can escort her 16-year-old brother, Chris, to his spring dance, hosted by Wildwood Programs in Schenectady.
SCHENECTADY
Attention making difference in fighting crime in Schenectady
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Violent crimes have dropped precipitously under the city’s new effort to put more police in areas where crimes are most likely to occur.
SCHENECTADY
Recovery Center in Schenectady seeks group home
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Officials at a drug counseling center on a key downtown corner want to add a group home to its building, dashing the hopes of economic developers who wanted to relocate the center.
PRINCETOWN
Princetown accused of gender discrimination
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Princetown’s clerk, justice and court clerk have filed a human rights complaint against the town, claiming they were subject to discrimination because they are female.
SCHENECTADY
Bellevue market gets second grant
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The farmers market in the Bellevue neighborhood of Schenectady has received a second grant from the state to support its second year in operation
ALBANY
Former employee suing Northeast, alleging racism
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
A former employee of Northeast Parent and Child Society is suing the organization, claiming discrimination based on her race and national origin.
SCHENECTADY
Sex offender who fled parole back in prison
Monday, May 13, 2013
A Level 3 sex offender who fled parole for two years after cutting off a GPS monitoring anklet was sent back to state prison Monday.
DUANESBURG
Student drop, reserves, cuts ease Duanesburg tax hike
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Lower enrollment, the elimination of an early learning foreign language program and the use of $550,000 of reserves will allow the Duanesburg Central School District’s 2013-14 budget to fall below the state-imposed tax cap, but will boost the levy by 2.89 percent.
