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Thursday, May 19, 2022 When credibility matters
The overturned car, left, and Ayres shelter worker Carol Burns with one of the rescued puppies - Credit: Canajoharie Volunteer Fire Department

Passersby, including Schenectady teachers, help three people, 10 dogs after Friday Thruway rollover crash, officials say

CANAJOHARIE – Passersby, including two teachers from Schenectady, were credited with helping three people and 10 dogs after a crash… Read more »

NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITYA rendering shows how the Pattersonville Service Area in Rotterdam will look after it is refurbished.

Thruway Authority to begin rebuilding its 27 service areas on July 29

ALBANY — The New York State Thruway Authority on Wednesday announced the impending start of a $450 million overhaul of… Read more »

A car speeds through a work zone near Exit 25 of the Thruway April 19

Highway officials campaign against distracted driving at start of Memorial Day weekend (With video)

CLIFTON PARK — Highway managers and contractors are making a plea for drivers to slow down and pay attention in… Read more »

A Pattersonville firefighter waits for water as a minivan burns late Thursday afternoon
Rotterdam

Minivan fire on Thruway in Rotterdam late Thursday afternoon

ROTTERDAM – A minivan burned Thursday afternoon on the Thruway in Rotterdam. No injuries were reported. The incident happened in… Read more »

PETER R. BARBER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERThe toll plaza at Thruway Exit 24 had been mostly removed on Nov. 21, 2020.

As spring approaches, removal of remaining Thruway toll booths begins

ALBANY — The remaining toll booths at state Thruway entrance/exit plazas will be removed starting this week. When the Thruway… Read more »

The scene at Thruway Exit 26 in Rotterdam on Nov. 13, the last day of manned toll booths.

30% surcharge set Jan. 1 for Thruway motorists without E-ZPass

ALBANY — A new 30 percent surcharge on passenger vehicles without an E-ZPass will take effect Jan. 1 on the… Read more »

ERICA MILLER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Toll Plaza Manager Terrie Fyvie waves to a truck driver at Exit 26 before talking with toll collector Derek Lemon on Friday, the final day toll Thruway toll collectors handed out tickets and collected payments.

Last Thruway toll collectors sign off after 66 years

ROTTERDAM — As workers on a hoist unbolted the yellow STOP AHEAD GET TICKET sign above the Exit 26 entrance… Read more »

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Schenectady

Troopers: Schenectady pair possessed heroin, crack cocaine in Orange County Thruway stop

TOWN OF WOODBURY – Two Schenectady residents are each facing a felony drug charge after a traffic stop on the… Read more »

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Thruway to go cashless next month; 30% surcharge proposed for pay-by-mail

ALBANY — The state Thruway Authority is in the final weeks of its conversion to cashless tolling, and is projecting… Read more »

The alleged heroin bundles. Credit: New York State Police
Albany

Troopers: Thruway traffic stop leads to heroin, charges against Schenectady pair

ALBANY – Two Schenectady residents were arrested last week on drug counts after a traffic stop on the Thruway in… Read more »

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Schenectady

Troopers: Stolen car from Schenectady found on Thruway; Pair from Schenectady arrested

BETHLEHEM – Two Schenectady residents have been arrested in connection with a stolen car after a Thruway stop, state police… Read more »

The scene Monday and the truck. Photos by Marc Schultz/Staff
Rotterdam

Troopers: Truck driver charged in Monday Thruway chemical spill at Rotterdam

ROTTERDAM — The tractor-trailer driver state police say caused a massive spill of iron oxide down a stretch of the… Read more »

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