Jobless in Seattle

If Seattle succeeds in raising its minimum wage to $15, the city will suffer.

By Jordan Weissmann

Seattle could regret raising its minimum wage by so drastic an amount.

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Economists everywhere may soon be thanking Seattle Mayor Ed Murray. Not because of his inspired policymaking, but because Murray seems ready to turn his city into a gigantic laboratory for one of the most ambitious, and quite possibly misbegotten, labor market experiments in recent memory.

“There are concerns that it might lead to the substitution of automation for workers.”

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Pancake Breakfast Sunday May 4

Maple Hill Lacrosse will be holding a breakfast at the Castleton Ambulance Hall at 1700 Brookview Road in Castleton.

Sunday, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. members of Maple Hill Lacrosse teams will be serving breakfast to the community to raise funds for their program. 

Cost - $10.00 per person 
Seniors and children (ages 6 to 15) - $5.00 per person 
Children under 5 years old – Free 

Includes: Beverage 
Pancakes or French Toast 
Bacon and Sausage

Raffles, door prizes and and the ever-popular pie sale!

Early morning fire destroys historic barn

Stuyvesant Fire Chief Steve Montie said the fire was exacerbated by several explosions from gas tanks inside the barn. Tanks containing propane, oxygen the gas acetylene, used for acetylene torches, were stored in the barn, he said.

“It appears to be accidental, but we have a lot to go through,” he said.

Sterling banned for life!

NEW YORK (AP) -- Issuing about the strongest rebuke that he could, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life Tuesday for making racist comments in a recorded conversation, the first step toward forcing a sale of the club and permanently removing Sterling from the league.

Silver said when he first heard the audio, he hoped it had been altered or was fake -- but also said that from his 20-year relationship with Sterling, he suspected the voice was his.    "This has been a painful moment," Silver said, "for all members of the NBA family."

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Listen to ESPN Hosts take on the racism issue.

State Police: Mother and grandfather withheld food from children

Posted: Apr 26, 2014 2:34 PM EDT

SAND LAKE — A mother and grandfather have been arrested on felony assault and other child endangerment charges after an investigation of child abuse, the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation at Schodack announced Saturday.

Dana M. Glasser, 33, and Joseph J. Glasser, 61, both of Sand Lake, were arrested after an 8 count indictment against them was handed up Friday by a Rensselaer County Grand Jury.

Churchill: East Greenbush board sneaked a casino vote Chris Churchill

Chris Churchill

Updated 12:38 am, Thursday, April 24, 2014

East Greenbush

The vote seemed odd. Why was the Town Board in East Greenbush, of all places, backing a casino?

Now we know why. Just days after last week's vote, Saratoga Casino and Raceway said it wants to build a $300 million casino in the Rensselaer County town, on a hill above Route 4 and Walmart.

The chain of events raises two questions: Will East Greenbush residents get to give their opinion on the project prior to a potential state approval? Or did their Town Board just rob them of the chance?

But in East Greenbush, the cart rolled by with the horse chasing after it. The board unanimously approved a resolution before anyone knew the town was in play. There was no advance notice of the vote. It was added to the board's agenda at the last minute.

How and why did that happen?

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Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser to benefit the Friends of the Castleton Public Library

Please join the Friends of the Castleton Public Library on Monday, May 5th from 5-8pm at Scarnato’s Restaurant in Castleton, NY for a Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser! There will be a buffet with desserts included (cash bar).  Come learn about the Friends and enjoy some great company. RSVP by April 27 to 732-7647. Cost: $35/person or $60/couple

Regeneron funds $75K fellowship program for science, math and engineering teachers

Megan Rogers

Reporter-Albany Business Review

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Drug developer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is opening its research laboratories to science, technology, engineering and math teachers as part of a fellowship program aimed at creating a bigger pipeline of workers in New York.

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