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AMSTERDAM
Schenectady man arrested in Amsterdam drug raid
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Police arrested a Schenectady man Wednesday night after they raided what they called a stash house for the man's drug trade.
SCHENECTADY
'Death ray' suspect allegedly solicited local Jewish groups
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Glendon Crawford didn’t say anything threatening during his visit to Congregation Gates of Heaven, but his message was bone-chilling to the administrative assistants who greeted him there more than a year ago.
MALTA & STILLWATER
Chip plant offers deal for Brown's Beach
Thursday, June 20, 2013
GlobalFoundries is offering to buy Brown’s Beach in Stillwater and open it to the public as part of a community benefit agreement in return for town approvals to build a second computer chip plant.
CAPITOL
Compromise casino bill addresses many concerns
Thursday, June 20, 2013
A compromise between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders produced a comprehensive casino siting bill late Tuesday that outlines the placement of four upstate casinos if a constitutional amendment allowing seven non-Indian, live-table casinos is passed by the state Legislature at the end of the week and approved by a statewide referendum in November.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady mayor to set parking fees in plan
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
A change to the parking ordinance in Schenectady would give Mayor Gary McCarthy control over hourly rates at new electronic meters that will cover more than 150 parking spots in the city.
OPPENHEIM, EPHRATAH & ST. JOHNSVILLE
Former St. Johnsville principal in dark on cause of exit
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
One of the school administrators suspended in the midst of investigations and a controversial merger earlier this year said Wednesday that he never even heard the allegations against him.
MALTA
Hopeful to lead Malta steps up
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The Democratic Party will field a candidate for town supervisor this fall, meaning there could be a three-way race for Malta’s top elected position.
CAPITAL REGION
Bill to cap farmland taxes in Cuomo’s hands
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Farmers could see some stabilization of the taxes they pay on farmland if a bill approved by the state Legislature is signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
CAPITOL
Gaming board finally filling up
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The board created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to oversee all of the state’s gambling interests finally has enough members to meet.
LOS ANGELES
'Sopranos' star James Gandolfini dead at 51
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO’s “The Sopranos” helped create one of TV’s greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died today in Italy.
ALBANY
Albany police investigating death of 1-month-old boy
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Albany police are investigating the death of a 1-month-old baby boy.
New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
LONDON — A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia.
More sections of state canal system reopen
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
More sections of New York state’s canal system shut down by high water from recent heavy rains have reopened, but a stretch of the Erie Canal in the Mohawk Valley remains closed.
Search for Hoffa's body comes up empty
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The excavation of a rural field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, the FBI announced Wednesday, adding another unsuccessful chapter to a nearly 40-year-old mystery.
SCHENECTADY
SCCC budget to climb 7.1 percent
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Startup costs for establishing an extension site in downtown Albany are responsible for roughly half of Schenectady County Community College’s 7.1 percent budget increase next year, according to a spending plan before the Schenectady County Legislature.
