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Former Bethlehem athletic director Len Kies is now the AD at Guilderland. Meanwhile, Dave Austin is now at Maple Hill and Andrew Santandera is at Bethlehem.
Command Chief Master Sgt. Lynette Tangredi now advises the New York commander on the morale, training, health, and professional development of the state’s airmen.
In a recently filed notice of petition, the county wants more than $7,000 in school zone citations issued by automated cameras annulled.
The two-day event ended Sunday with live music and a huge book sale.
After his rousing win in the Whitney, Sovereignty's next start could come in the Jockey Club Gold Cup vs. Forever Young on Sept. 18 at Belmont Park.
Police said a man strangled his sister, causing her to drive into the river, then attempted to drown her.
The garrison opened in 1954 in memory of four Troy locals who died while serving during World War II and the Korean War.
Some took on water early on, while others managed to stay afloat long enough to make it to the finish line at the 20th annual Cardboard Boat Races.
The suspect is accused of punching a person in the face and stabbing them in the arm while they were trying to leave a home in Amsterdam.
Ortiz was injured in a post parade incident while he was aboard And The Runner Is prior to Saturday’s eighth race.
The suspect was wanted in connection with his father’s death and a fire that burned his western Orange County home on Thursday.
A broke vampire battles debt for eternity in Michael Seidlinger's "Brokeula," a story inspired by life, money and the downside of immortality
The termination of a federal contract threatens legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant children across the state.
Experts say state law makes it difficult to prosecute law enforcement officers whose actions result in death, and there’s little appetite for change.
Many bettors still believed in Sovereignty, who went off at 2-1 and paid $6.52 to win. Nitrogen finished second, a neck ahead of Antiquarian.
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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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