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Clifton Park

Citing supply chain concerns, Clifton Park OKs $1.3 million for six plow trucks

CLIFTON PARK – In a move aimed at getting ahead of supply-chain issues associated with the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Town… Read more »

Yaupon (right), ridden by Ricardo Santana, Jr., trained by Steve Asmussen, as Firenze Fire ridden by Jose Ortiz tries to bite him, wins the Grade I Forego on Travers Day at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, August 28, 2021.

Saratoga Springs

NYRA expands reach of online betting platform, expects good Saratoga racing meet

SARATOGA SPRINGS — With the COVID pandemic on the wane in New York and no new restrictions on the horizon,… Read more »

Schenectady

Schenectady’s Wedgeway Building recommended for state, national historic registries

SCHENECTADY — A prominent downtown building that in recent years has been the source of numerous city code violations has been… Read more »

Piyamas Demasi - Credit: Schenectady County District Attorney's Office (inset) Thai Thai Bistro in Niskayuna in July 2021 - File Photo

Owner of Thai Thai Bistro in Niskayuna admits to labor trafficking, Schenectady County DA says

SCHENECTADY – The owner of Thai Thai Bistro in Niskayuna has admitted to labor trafficking, Schenectady County District Attorney’s officials… Read more »

Veterinarian Jeffrey Moak -- who along with Dr. Franklin Rapp organized two Explorer Posts specializing in veterinary medicine for local high school students -- shows teens how to examine a dog during the late winter of 1972. Continuing from left are Mark Roulette of Linton, Judy Wituszynski of Mont Pleasant, Carl Alesio of the Schenectady County Council, Boy Scouts of America, Anne Duszkiewicz of Duanesburg and Kim Evans of Niskayuna.

SCRAPBOOK: Schenectady, Niskayuna, Glenville and BHBL, from 1972 (6 Photos)

SCRAPBOOK – Our Capital Region Scrapbook today looks at 1972. Look for photos from Schenectady, Glenville, Niskayuna and Burnt Hills-Ballston… Read more »

Pharrin M. Greene - Credit: Ballston Spa Police Department

Police: Ballston Spa man assaulted resident, 67, with baseball bat; Victim suffers traumatic brain injury

BALLSTON SPA – A village man has been arrested, accused of attacking someone with a baseball bat Saturday, causing the… Read more »

Three hurt in early Monday Mont Pleasant fire in Schenectady

SCHENECTADY – Three people were hurt in an early Monday morning fire at a home in the Mont Pleasant neighborhood,… Read more »

Niskayuna

‘Our hearts are breaking’: Niskayuna community rallies around Ukraine

NISKAYUNA — Vince Daly is always looking for ways to give back to the community. So when he heard a small… Read more »

Schalmont’s Haley Burchhardt with the ball against Gouverneur’s Alexis Devlin and Torie Salisbury during a Class B high school basketball game in Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.

High schools: Schalmont girls’ basketball advances to state final four for 1st time

The Schalmont girls’ basketball team won its first NYSPHSAA regional championship in program history, rolling to a 54-30 win over… Read more »

Rotterdam

Benson’s Pet Center adding eighth location in Rotterdam

ROTTERDAM — A former discount supermarket on Altamont Avenue soon will become the eighth Benson’s Pet Center location. The local… Read more »

Mekeel Christian Academy coach Chad Bowman watches the action against New Hartford during a NYSPHSAA Class A boys' basketball regional final at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, Sunday, March 13, 2022.

Crazy shot ends Mekeel Christian’s boys’ basketball season

TROY – No one prepares to take or defend the type of shot that ended the Mekeel Christian boys’ basketball… Read more »

Union men's hockey interim head coach John Ronan looks on during Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey tournament quarterfinals on Saturday at Cheel Arena in Potsdam.

With season over, the search for a new Union men’s hockey head coach ramps up

POTSDAM — The waiting game begins now for John Ronan. The most important offseason in Union men’s hockey history started… Read more »

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