Local news feed from the Times-Union newspaper in Albany, NY. Covering local and breaking news from the Capital New York region.
The Schoharie County Board of Supervisors has rejected another nominee for the Democratic Board of Elections commissioner.
Wilton Republicans have yet to pick their candidate for supervisor for upcoming November election.
Carl Williams blocks the city engineer from addressing lawmakers because the council cannot muster the votes needed to elect a president and carry out business.
Rafi Bildner has found a brick-and-mortar spot for his Hilltown Hot Pies after selling his pizza via pop-ups.
In nine seasons leading the Bills, McDermott compiled a 98-50 record and reached the playoffs eight times.
The townhome near the main Warren Street has a private backyard.
Saratoga Film Showcase enters year two with double the films, an SFX panel with an Oscar-winning artist and a celebration of indie talent.
Meteorologists are still watching a major winter storm that could hit the region this weekend, but forecasts show it trending northward.
Shen briefly surrendered the lead with a forfeit, but closed strong to beat Saratoga for the Section 2 Division 1 boys' wrestling dual meet championship.
Prosecutors opened Edward Holley’s second trial in the 2003 killing of Megan McDonald, previewing evidence and warning jurors about witness issues.
Ranking the best men's and women's basketball teams during the 2025-26 season in the America East.
Ranking the best men's and women's basketball teams during the 2025-26 season in the MAAC.
Funk- and soul-fueled jam band Lettuce to play Albany venue Empire Live as part of tour supporting latest album, “Cook.”
Hudson Taconic Lands intends to turn the 9-acre plot on the border of Troy and Schaghticoke into a nature preserve, featuring a trail and parking lot.
The opposition takes issue with two half-mile sections of the trail that would rise above the Hudson River, as well as increased visitation to the small village of Cold Spring.
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The Times Union is an American daily newspaper, serving the Capital Region of New York. Although the newspaper focuses on Albany and its suburbs, it covers all parts of the four-county area, including the cities of Troy, Schenectady and Saratoga Springs. It is owned by Hearst Communications. The paper was founded in 1857 as the Morning Times, becoming Times-Union by 1891, and was purchased by William Randolph Hearst in 1924. The newspaper has been online since 1996. The newspaper is printed in its Colonie headquarters by the Hearst Corporation’s Capital Newspapers Division. The daily edition costs $2 and the Sunday/Thanksgiving Day edition costs $3. Home delivery prices are slightly lower.
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