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May 9, 2014

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Street sweeping kicks off Tulip Festival
Tech Valley High joins Twitter trend

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Ex-UK Prime Minister Thatcher dies
'Mickey Mouse Club' original Annette Funicello dies
3 charged in connection to Facebook sneaker sale robberies
Why a Fox News reporter faces jail time in the Aurora shooting caseFox News reporter Jana Winter says she prefers prison time to giving up her sources.
NASA May Be Towing An Asteroid to a Planet Near You
Nassau woman charged with arson at her home
Road work to close part of Route 9J

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March 5, 2013

Police: Parent had gun at school

RENSSELAER — Police on Monday arrested a Hudson man they say displayed a concealed handgun to Doane Stuart School officials inside the school Monday.

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Overlooked evidence leads to mistrial

Roberts asked Judge Andrew Ceresia to declare a mistrial with prejudice, alleging prosecutorial misconduct had permanently tainted his client's case.

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Hugo Chavez Dead: Venezuela's President Dies At 58, Vice President Nicolas Maduro Says

Chavez had been fighting cancer since 2011, and had chosen Venezuelan Vice President Nicolás Maduro as his heir-apparent when it became clear that health concerns might force him from office.

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106-year-old Mass. man gets high school diploma

BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) — Fred Butler was married for 65 years, raised five children, served in the Army during World War II and worked for years for the local water department, but the fact he never earned a high school diploma always bothered him.

Not anymore.

February 22, 2013

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January 18,2013

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May 31, 2012

News in a Nutshell

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Shooting reported in Castleton
Area malls officially tobacco-free
Cuomo to dispose of non-functional trains
NYC proposes ban on sale of oversize sodas
John Edwards Not Guilty

January 25, 2012

State of the Union

KEEP THE PROMISE ALIVE
'THE DEFINING ISSUE OF OUR TIME'

"The state of our Union is getting stronger," the president told lawmakers piled into the House chamber. "As long as I'm president, I will work with anyone in this chamber to build on this momentum. But I intend to fight obstruction with action, and I will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place."

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Time Person Of The Year 2011: 'The Protester'
SOPA: Washington vs. The Web
Republicans appeal prisoner counting suit
Whoops! Fox News Fail
Man, 53, indicted in girlfriend's death
Now Everyone Knows East Greenbush Town politics. December 8, 2011 at 1:20 am by Ed Gilbert

December 7, 2011

Headlines that Caught My Eye

Guitarist accused of playing system among 18 charged in workers' compensation case

Outrageous scams - workers compensation payments that are supposed to go to people who have been injured on the job and can't work.

Amazon's scanning app scaring retailers

"Welcome to the new gray area of retail," said Clint Hegeman, owner of the Silver Parrot, a boutique at Stuyvesant Plaza in Guilderland. "It was inevitable."

Bricks-and-mortar stores, of course, have been fighting against Internet commerce for years, warning that online shopping eliminates local jobs and undercuts regional economies. They fear Price Check, and similar technologies to follow, will give online stores another advantage.

Schodack hopes to grow a Dollar Tree

SCHODACK — Officials in Rensselaer County expect the Dollar Tree chain of discount stores to decide within weeks whether to build a massive distribution center in Schodack.

A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 19 in Schodack Town Hall. Representatives from Dollar Tree are expected to attend.

The state may also sweeten the pot. Empire State Development, the state's economic development arm, declined to comment Tuesday.

"A lot of work is going into this," Dowds said. "We want them to understand that we're business friendly and we want them here."

Tennessee Firefighters Let Mobile Home Burn Because Couple Didn't Pay Protection Fee

SOUTH FULTON, Tenn. -- A Tennessee couple has lost everything after their home burned to the ground as firefighters watched and did nothing.

South Fulton Mayor David Crocker said that if the city's firefighters responded to people who didn't pay there would be no incentive for anyone to subscribe.

Pearl Harbor attack remembered at 70th anniversary

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — About 120 survivors of the Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of Pearl Harbor have observed a moment of silence to commemorate the Japanese attack and the thousands who lost their lives that day 70 years ago.

From warm temperatures to snow

Capital Region residents can prepare for a slushy commute on Thursday as mild temperatures move out and snow moves into the region on Wednesday night.

"If you start seeing snow at 7, 8 o'clock tonight you could double the total," he said. "Of course if it's later, if it's midnight and it's still raining, we're in good shape."

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Castleton House Decorating Contest

The House Decorating Contest will be judged on Sunday, December 18, after 7:00 PM.

Schodack hopes to grow a Dollar Tree

The state may also sweeten the pot. Empire State Development, the state's economic development arm, declined to comment Tuesday.

"A lot of work is going into this," Dowds said. "We want them to understand that we're business friendly and we want them here."

A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 19 in Schodack Town Hall.
Tennessee Firefighters Let Mobile Home Burn Because Couple Didn't Pay Protection Fee

South Fulton Mayor David Crocker said that if the city's firefighters responded to people who didn't pay there would be no incentive for anyone to subscribe.

Pearl Harbor attack remembered at 70th anniversary

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — About 120 survivors of the Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of Pearl Harbor have observed a moment of silence to commemorate the Japanese attack and the thousands who lost their lives that day 70 years ago.

From warm temperatures to snow

Capital Region residents can prepare for a slushy commute on Thursday as mild temperatures move out and snow moves into the region on Wednesday night.

November 8, 2011

News in a Nutshell

East Greenbush tax collector target of dirty-trick letter

Town GOP chairman paid cash for ad listing fictitious letter writer

The advertisement appeared in Thursday's edition of The Advertiser, a non-subscription weekly publication mailed to town residents. The letter targeted Toni Murphy, a Democrat seeking re-election Tuesday as East Greenbush's tax collector. The letter accused Murphy of rudely ordering an elderly man at a recent town meeting to "Sit Down!"

HE'S GOT THE POWER

How Obama Can Stimulate The Economy – Without Congress

Several progressive thinkers contacted by The Huffington Post described six approaches Obama could still take unilaterally -- if he's willing to get a bit more assertive about things -- that could make an impact before November.

Ohio Educators, Face Accusations Of Child Abuse In Classroom

After continuous complaints from the girl, her parents decided that before they took action, they needed proof ... and hid a tape recorder in their daughter's clothing. What they picked up has sparked shock and outrage -- the educators were calling the child lazy and dumb.

October 26, 2011

News In a Nutshell

POLICE CRITICALLY INJURE IRAQ WAR VET DURING OCCUPY MARCH

The local police's use of force seriously injured an Occupy activist and Iraq War veteran.

Scott Olsen, 24, remains sedated on a respirator, in stable but critical condition at Oakland’s Highland Hospital after being hit in the head with a police projectile.

Robot Runs Texas Office For Boss

To operate the robot, all he needs is a broadband Internet connection and his laptop hooked up to a microphone, speaker and two cameras.

Pit Bull Saves Woman With Brain Aneurysm

It turns out John's wife Gloria had suffered a brain aneurysm and fractured her skull after falling down. Had Titan not alerted Benton of Gloria's peril, she may have not survived, the station reported.

Occupy Hollywood

Celebrities are not part of the 99 percent. They are not even the 1 percent. In fact, many of them are lower than even the .01 percent.

Last week the Wall Street Journal debuted a handy calculator that allows the user to plug in their salary and find out what wage percentile they fall in. The only problem is that celebrity salaries are so high it can't calculate them beyond .01 percent.

Aerosmith Singer Steven Tyler Hospitalized

Tyler spent almost four hours in the hospital, where doctors administered stitches, and affixed two dental implants to replace his lost teeth. He has since returned to his hotel to recover, after being discharged in "good condition," according to Reuters.

October 20, 2011

News In a Nutshell

Headlines That Caught My Eye

DEATH OF A DICTATOR

"One of the world's longest-serving dictators is no more," he said. "The dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted."

Sitcom 'Second Chance' Predicted Gaddafi Would Die in 2011

Did a cheesy 1987 Matthew Perry sitcom predict that Muammar Gaddafi would be killed in 2011? A Reddit thread pointed out the wild 'Second Chance' coincidence after the Libyan dictator was killed in Sirte.

Santorum Pledges To Defund Contraception and Fight Same-Sex Marriage

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum recently pledged to "die on that hill" fighting against same-sex marriage, and made a similar vow to repeal all federal funding for contraception because it is "a license to do things in a sexual realm."

Price Chopper files suit against competitor Shoprite

A Price Chopper representative confirms the grocery store chain filed a lawsuit Thursday evening against ShopRite Supermarkets, after discovering weblinks that used the name "Price Chopper" and directed customers to Shoprite's site