Tax dispute settled in Castleton - TU

 

By Larry Rulison Business Writer - Published: 12:00 a.m., Thursday, December 23, 2010

CASTLETON -- The town of Schodack has reached a settlement over a tax dispute with the owners of a power plant here.

Although the dispute is over, the resulting loss of tax revenue -- more than half a million dollars annually -- will have a big impact on school district spending and, possibly, tax rates.

Schodack Central School District officials informed residents in a recent newsletter that the town had resolved its tax dispute with the owners of Castleton Energy Center, a 67-megawatt gas-fired power plant on Route 9J at the village line.

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9/11 First Responders Health Bill

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House passes 9/11 health bill

 

 

By: CNN Congressional Producer Deirdre Walsh

Washington (CNN) - The vote for the 9/11 first responders health bill which passed in the house was 206-60.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, gaveled it – this was her last time presiding over the House as Speaker.

The bill now moves to President Obama's desk for his signature.

Even though the vote was kept open for over an hour (it was a 15 minute vote), a large number of House Members- over 160- did not vote.

But there was a quorum – a simple majority of 435 House Members present – to vote on the bill. Half of the House Republicans skipped the vote and nearly 80 House Democrats missed it.

This was the last House vote of the day and the year. The House is adjourning until January 5th, when new Congress gets sworn in and incoming Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, takes the gavel from Nancy Pelosi.

 

Pair arrested

NASSAU, N.Y. – Thirty-year-old James Brown and 25 year-old Kayla Morey arrested by state police and charged with these four counts: Conspiracy to produce child pornography, production of child pornography, along with transporting and possessing material involving the sexual exploitation of minors.

Navy Swims at the Y

Navy swims for YMCA's Youth Scholarship program

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Dec 21,2010 at 3:57 PM

Members of US Navy Zone 8 Boat Crew are at the Capital District YMCAs Greenbush branch.  They are swimming laps from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday to help to raise awareness and money for the Y’s Reach Out For Youth Scholarship Program.  The program ensures that no one is ever turned away from the Y...more due to their inability to pay.  Last year, it helped over 34,000 children, families and seniors lead healthier and happier lives.  The goal for this year’s program is $1,510,000.

 

Lights out for Gaslight Village click here

Lights out for Gaslight Village   click here

December 17, 2010 at 8:00 am by Tim Neff, timesunion.com

The wrecking ball finally fell on Gaslight Village, and amusement park that saw its heydays in the late 1950s and ’60s.

View the photo gallery and read the story by Tim Neff of the T.U.


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