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Jessica Bellone, left, stands with her daughter Georgia Mullen in front of The Galway Local on Sacandaga Road in Galway on Monday, Sept. 4, prior to its expected opening later this month.

The Galway Local owner still eyeing late September opening

GALWAY — For several years, after it closed in 2016, Jessica Bellone drove past Chuck’s Store on Sacandaga Road thinking… Read more »

Megan Chichester stands outside her new home at 2 Thomas St. in Amsterdam with her children, Joseph Gavel and volunteers with Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County on Thursday.

‘The house that love built’: Amsterdam family moves into rehabbed Habitat for Humanity home

AMSTERDAM — After turning the key in the door for the first time at 2 Thomas St., Megan Chichester said… Read more »

Niskayuna received a $500 donation from a town family to help procure defibrillators for town parks.

Niskayuna receives resident donation to help fund AED purchase

NISKAYUNA — Niskayuna is closer to achieving its goal of placing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in five town parks thanks… Read more »

Pictured is one of the special-needs kittens at Kitten Angels that will be featured in an upcoming Facebook followers naming event to collect donations for the care of her and her littermates. She has cerebellar hypoplasia, sometimes referred to as "wobbly kitten syndrome," which effects mobility and motor skills. (Photo courtesy of Sheridan Wells at Kitten Angels)

Kitten Angels asks community for help amid capacity and financial struggles

Kitten Angels, a not-for-profit kitten and cat rescue in Mayfield, is pleading for help as they struggle to find space… Read more »

Clifton Park now accepting 2023 Community Action Fund applications

CLIFTON PARK — Applications are now available for Clifton Park’s 2023 Community Action Fund. The fund provides an opportunity for… Read more »

Schenectady Police Chief Eric Clifford in January. The city has received a state grant to study the department's community hiring panel.

Schenectady receives state funding to evaluate police community hiring panel

SCHENECTADY — State funding will allow the Schenectady Police Department to research and evaluate the Community Hiring Panel that the… Read more »

HUD Regional Administrator Alicka Ampry-Samuel is hosting a community block party at Schenectady's Steinmetz Park Thursday afternoon to inform residents of the benefits of home ownership.

HUD hosting Schenectady block party Thursday to encourage first-time home ownership

SCHENECTADY — The federal government is reaching out to prospective first-time homebuyers. On Thursday, it will host a block party… Read more »

Niskayuna resident elected Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York board chairman

NISKAYUNA — Niskayuna resident Jeffrey Handelman was recently elected board chairman of the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York. Handelman… Read more »

Alyssa Johnson, of Soul Shine Designs in Gloversville, left, checks her face painting work as she creates a dinosaur around the eye of Michael Pine, 5, of Miami, FL, at Railfest in Gloversville Saturday.

Gloversville hosts 17th Railfest Saturday — Images (10 photos)

GLOVERSVILLE — Gloversville hosted its 17th Railfest Saturday at Train Station Park. The event, one of the highlights of the… Read more »

Natalia Martinez, owner of Play Hollow, straightens merchandise inside her shop on Front Street in Ballston Spa on Wednesday, Aug. 9.

Ballston Spa’s Play Hollow offers variety of items, classes for children, their development – Biz Beat

BALLSTON SPA — Books in various languages line some of the shelves in Play Hollow, while others are marked by wooden toys, little… Read more »

Molly Schaefer and her husband, Peter Jones, pose with their dog Zane.

Schenectady’s Molly Schaefer heads to Amsterdam High School as new assistant principal

AMSTERDAM – Smokey the cat was Molly Schaefer’s first student. He’d sit dutifully as she pointed to the board, explaining… Read more »

Hagaman Fire Department firefighter Bob Carey, of Amsterdam, places a fire helmet on Violy Perez, 8, after she tried on a fire jacket Tuesday.

National Night Out at Veterans Park in Amsterdam — Images (8 photos, 1 video)

AMSTERDAM — Amsterdam held its annual National Night Out event Tuesday at Veterans Park. National Night Out is an annual community-building… Read more »

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