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"We just dropped the ball," District Attorney Richard McNally said

Prosecutors admit bungling rape case

Accused attacker to go free after paperwork mix-up

By Bob Gardinier Updated 12:47 pm, Tuesday, November 19, 2013

RENSSELAER -- A city man arrested in February on charges he allegedly raped girls ages 13 and a 14, was released from jail and the charges will be dropped after a paperwork mistake by the Rensselaer County District Attorney's office.

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Eminent domain threatens Livingston Farm

Farmer rebellion a Columbia County power play
By: Dan Levy

The state of New York wants to use eminent domain to take over some farm properties to build more power lines. Thursday night, farm families were lining up in opposition.

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Photos: East Greenbush Y gets makeover

By Kenneth C. Crowe II

Updated 9:13 pm, Friday, November 15, 2013

EAST GREENBUSH — The East Greenbush YMCA got a new look on Friday.

Volunteers spent the day prepping and painting the interior walls at the 20 Community Way facility.

The sprucing up is part of a National Grid program where local employees volunteer for local projects.

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Suicide Prevention

MY VIEW: Help save a life by reaching out to our veterans

By Mary Jo Gibson

Kinderhook

First and foremost, I’d like to thank our men and women in uniform, our nation’s veterans, and their families for their service and heroic sacrifice to our country. As a co-chair of the Congressional Spouses for Suicide Prevention and Education and a spouse of a retired soldier, I’m taking the opportunity this Veterans Day to join the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in raising awareness of the problem of suicide among our active military, veterans, and their families.

GlobalFoundries to host open house Nov. 11

POSTED: 11/09/13, 12:31 AM EST |

MALTA

GlobalFoundries will host a public open house event at its Fab 8 campus from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11.

The event will give area residents an interactive, educational experience to learn about the company, the Fab 8 campus and the semiconductor industry.

In a “show-and-tell” demonstration, people will get an up-close look at patterned wafers, packaged chips and reticles used in the manufacturing process.