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Report slams charter school efforts

The agency that recommended closing the International Charter School of Schenectady is sharply criti

Fonda-Fultonville Elementary School first grader Matthew Bowler is dressed up as the Cat in the Hat during the school’s reading program Monday that encouraged students to dress as their favorite Dr. Seuss characters to honor his birthday.

Fonda-Fultonville students celebrate reading with Dr. Seuss

Things, whos and cats in red, green and blue hats gleefully paraded into the school gymnasium this m

Jean Tecler of Edinburg looks auction items Sunday during a fundraiser for Debbie Lees and her children at the Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia. Tecler attended the event in support of Lees, who is her co-worker.

Friends help family devastated by attack

Debra Lees sat at a table in the Glen Sanders Mansion on Sunday, talking with friends and eating din

Chris Bailey of Shilly Shally Fire Arts swirls a flame-spoked hula hoop around his head in a performance at the Celebration for Preservation 2008 Winter Festival in Saratoga Springs on Sunday.

Saratoga County

Preservation campaign gets boost

Gotta love that snow. It was skied and skated on, tramped on with snowshoes, scoured for animal trac

Election of Democrat hints at GOP’s changing fortunes

Last week’s election of a Democratic senator, Darrel Aubertine, in the Watertown-Oswego area is seen

Why do people use higher-cost alternative financial services? Answers vary

As many as 28 million people in the U.S. do not have a bank account.
Another 45 million people — or

Schenectady County

Arrests highlight trend in ID theft

When Barbara Miller received a bill in November, she almost threw it out.

Jeffrey A. Williams of Schenectady talks about the Financial Fitness class he took and what he learned about smart banking and saving while at his apartment Thursday. Williams hopes to become a first-time home buyer with his wife Donna Williams.

Efforts teach people to put their trust, money in banks

Jeffrey Williams opened a bank account for the first time at the age of 46.
It took some courage. H

The DeMeosâ€™ home sits at the edge of an old corn field on Saratogaâ€™s West Side. â€œThere are all kinds of animals,â€ Stacy says. â€œFox, deer. Just the other day I saw th

Bumpy road to their dream house

For the longest time, Stacy DeMeo peppered her husband, Mark, with one question: “Can we look at the

FMCC sees enrollment of foreign students as a win-win

Yu Ping Zhang put her career on hold and left her family behind for the opportunity to study in the