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Ex-Rep. Collins Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
A former NY congressman who was one of Donald Trump’s first supporters was sentenced Friday to two years and two months in federal prison after admitting he helped his son and others dodge $800,000 in stock market losses when he learned that a drug trial by a small pharmaceutical company had failed. Christopher Collins was […]
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Skidmore College Among Those Receiving NEA Grants
Congressman Paul Tonko on Friday announced grants for four Capital Region organizations. The $85,000 comes from the National Endowment for the Arts. The organizations are Troy-based Media Alliance, Inc, also known as the Sanctuary for Independent Media, to support a series of multidisciplinary artist residencies. The Albany Symphony Orchestra gets $25,000 to support the American […]
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HVCC, SUNY-Empire Partner in Addiction Services Program
Hudson Valley Community College and SUNY Empire State College entered a new transfer agreement yesterday. The two college presidents signed off on a partnership for the two colleges’ addiction studies programs. Graduates of Hudson Valley’s Chemical Dependency Counseling program can now seamlessly transfer to SUNY Empire’s first-of-its-kind Bachelor of Science in Addiction Studies program. The […]
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Saratoga Automobile Museum Hosting Kids Day on Monday
The Saratoga Automobile Museum is hosting a special Kids Day on Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Kids Day, LEGO creations will be made and then used as a display for the upcoming Kids Gala on Jan. 25. All kids under 12 years old will receive free admission. On Monday, the museum also […]
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Man Out On Bail Charged With Burglary
A 41-year-old Ballston Spa man whom police say is a serial pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree burglary Thursday. Timothy Duncan had been released on new bail laws but now stands accused of promptly breaking into more homes. They think he may havd so more than 20 times in areas all around Saratoga County. […]
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Police: Saratoga Woman Who Rented Truck, Never Brought It Back
Police say she rented the truck, but never brought it back and now a Saratoga woman is charged with possession of stolen property. 57 year old Nancy Palmer was arrested this week in Queensbury. She had rented the truck from a Penske Truck Rental in Albany but failed to return it. Palmer was charged with […]
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MLK Events In Saratoga
MLK Saratoga is marking Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a 2020 Celebration Weekend. The theme this year is Climate Change: The Civil and Human Rights Issue of Our Time. Events start Friday evening with the fifth annual Dr. King Challenge program focused on promoting the need for Dr. King’s vision and activism. An […]
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Super Science Saturday
The Wood Road Elementary School is holding Super Science Saturday on Saturday, Jan. 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the school’s cafetorium/gymnasium. Four elementary school PTA’s have put the program together, open to kindergarten to fifth graders and their families. Participants will get a chance to take part in a number of hands-on […]
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Ballston Spa Man Faces Grand Larceny Counts
A 42 year old Ballston Spa man is charged with grand larceny , accused of taking $7,500 for a boom lift he never provided to the victim. The crime dates back to November and 42-year-old Chad J. Nichols turned himself in at SP Sand Lake, where the charges originated and was processed without incident. He’ll […]
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Police Say Man Had BAC Four Times Legal Limit
A Clifton park man is under arrest after police say he was driving with a blood alcohol content of .30, nearly four times the legal limit. Police were called early Saturday to an accident on Moe Road and found that 35 year old Christopher Russell was showing signs of intoxication and administered a field sobriety […]
