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• Colonie Chamber to honor McDonald

  11-01-2019 23:59 via timesunion.com
  The Colonie Chamber of Commerce will honor state Assembly member John McDonald with its Perseverence Award during the chamber's annual dinner Jan. 31.
  
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• Peeping Tom Realizes Camera Is Recording Him

  11-01-2019 23:54 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A peeping Tom tried to peer into a 20-year-old woman's window in Bedford Hills using a nearby ladder -- only to realize he was being recorded, prompting him to run off. Ken Buffa reports.
  
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• They Won Senate Seats. Now Comes the Hard Part: Adjusting to Albany.

  11-01-2019 23:44 via nytimes.com
  A large class of first-time lawmakers must grapple with the ways and wiles of the Capitol before shaking things up.
  
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• Rental Property Search

  11-01-2019 23:36 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  There are several real estate websites one can use to get information on home rentals. But, what happens when you find the perfect place only to find out it is not a legitimate listing? Consumer reporter...
  
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• Federal Workers Miss First Paycheck

  11-01-2019 23:26 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Federal workers miss their first paycheck due to the partial government shutdown. Some are dipping into their savings and looking for side jobs. Adam Kuperstein with the story.
  
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• Some NYCHA Residents Without Heat During Frigid Temps

  11-01-2019 23:22 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Some NYCHA residents find themselves without heat in the middle of frigid winter temperatures. Some families even wonder when they will have hot water again. Andrew Siff with the story.
  
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• Rotterdam police search for bank robbery suspect

  11-01-2019 23:13 via timesunion.com
  ROTTERDAM - Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a Pioneer Savings Bank Friday morning.The man walked into the bank, located at 1828 Altamont Ave., around 10:10 a.m. and handed the bank teller a note demanding for money and implying that he had a weapon, police said.
  
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• Mom Seeks Answers in Death of 2-Year-Old Boy in Foster Home

  11-01-2019 23:11 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The family of a 2-year-old Queens boy who died while in foster care last Monday is seeking answers in his mysterious death as conflicting documentation about his condition have been obtained.Photo Credit: Provided to News 4 NY
  
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• Troy's Frear Building could be home to Gillibrand's presidential campaign

  11-01-2019 22:11 via timesunion.com
  TROY — If U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announces a 2020 run for president, she will likely be operating her campaign from the Frear Building at 2 Third St. in downtown Troy.Campaign representatives signed a lease for Suite 200 on the second-floor of overlooking Third Street, which most recently housed the Northwest Mutual offices, said Democratic sources who were informed about the transaction. The campaign is taking 4,000 to 5,000 square feet of space.
  
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• Dog rescued from bottom of Amsterdam canal lock

  11-01-2019 21:59 via timesunion.com
  AMSTERDAM - When Beast, a dog, went missing from his home Wednesday afternoon his owners and community members shared photos of the gray and white pitbull on Facebook, asking for people to keep an eye out for their beloved pet.Friday morning the search was over. Beast was found -- cold but alive -- 25-feet down in a canal lock.
  
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• Legal pot in the Berkshires an attractive draw for NY customers

  11-01-2019 21:37 via timesunion.com
  On the first day of recreational marijuana sales in Great Barrington, Mass., many customers waited in the biting cold for over an hour to get inside. The Theory Wellness dispensary is the state's sixth to open since November, and the closest yet to New York's Capital Region.
  
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• Watervliet gunman sentenced to 10 years

  11-01-2019 21:06 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY – A Watervliet man who shot a person last year in Albany was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday, District Attorney David Soares said.Shayquan Deans, 24, was arrested in April 2018 after shooting a person in the leg on First Street, Soares said. 
  
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• UAlbany looks to rebound from blowout loss

  11-01-2019 20:57 via timesunion.com
  AlbanyIt isn't uncharted waters for the University at Albany men's basketball team.Coming off a 29-point home loss last Saturday to Vermont, the Great Danes need to look back only to last month for a similar scenario. UAlbany lost by 30 points Dec. 18 at Providence and rebounded two nights later with a home victory over a struggling Manhattan team.
  
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• Sports Illustrated: Siena's Jalen Pickett is NBA prospect

  11-01-2019 20:43 via timesunion.com
  The national magazine's Jeremy Woo listed the 6-foot-4, 190-pound Pickett among "Five Mid-Major NBA Draft Propects to Watch" in an article posted online.The mid-major level consists of schools that are not members of the country's elite Division I conferences."Pickett is quietly amidst one of the more impressive individual seasons by any freshman, at least statistically, and has put himself on the long-term NBA radar with a combination of positional size and playmaking ability,'' Woo wrote.Picke
  
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• 'True Hero': Thousands Mourn Firefighter Lost in Bridge Fall

  11-01-2019 20:23 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Thousands of colleagues, friends and family gathered Friday to remember the young firefighter who fell to his death from a bridge in Brooklyn while trying to reach victims of a car crash last weekend.Photo Credit: News 4/FDNY
  
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• Contractors group donates to airport military room

  11-01-2019 19:44 via timesunion.com
  COLONIE — The Eastern Contractors Association donated $1,000 on Friday to the John J. McKenna IV Military Courtesy Room at Albany International Airport.The courtesy room, located on the third floor of the main terminal, provides a place for traveling military personnel as they await their flights and to assist them with any difficulties in their travels.John J. McKenna III accepted the donation from Todd Helfrich, president and CEO of the contractors association.The courtesy room is named
  
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• Menands shelter offers pet food, care to federal workers

  11-01-2019 19:25 via timesunion.com
  MENANDS — As the federal shutdown continues, the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society is offering low-cast pet care and access to a pet food pantry to federal employees who have been furloughed or working without pay.
  
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• Nassau moves to limit solar farm size, location, layout

  11-01-2019 19:18 via timesunion.com
  NassauThe town is proposing rules on the size, location and potential local property tax bills of large solar farms under a new zoning law aimed at ending a moratorium on construction of new projects.To help preserve farmland in the rural town, the proposed law would limit construction of large solar arrays to no more than five acres of so-called "prime agricultural soils."It would also set limits for how much land could be cleared on a property, with smaller projects required to leave a greater
  
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• NY lawmakers' raises debated in court

  11-01-2019 18:52 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY -The fate of a 64 percent raise for state lawmakers may depend on an inside peek into Albany's opaque "three-men-in-a-room" negotiations.The salary increase, which was implemented by a special compensation committee last month and phased in this month, is being challenged in state Supreme Court, where arguments in Albany on Friday centered on stopping the state from paying out raises until their constitutionality can be decided.
  
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• Burger King replacing McDonald's at Albany airport

  11-01-2019 18:23 via timesunion.com
  Burger King will replace McDonald's at the Albany International Airport terminal sometime in July.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Thousands Mourn FDNY Hero at Funeral

  11-01-2019 18:12 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A funeral will be held in Brooklyn for a firefighter who fell to his death from a bridge while trying to reach the victims of a car crash.Photo Credit: FDNY/News 4
  
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• Procession Leads FDNY Hero's Flag-Draped Casket to Funeral

  11-01-2019 17:56 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Thousands of colleagues, friends and family have gathered Friday to remember Steven Pollard, the young firefighter who fell to his death from a bridge in Brooklyn while trying to reach victims of a car...
  
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• Probation ordered in water-test scam, Albany County DA says

  11-01-2019 17:51 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Thomas French, the chief operator of a waste water treatment plant in the town of Bolton, was sentenced to three years probation Friday for falsifying records from water tests, Albany County prosecutors said Thursday.City Court Judge Holly Trexler imposed the sentence that resolves the case authorities brought against the 37-year-old after an investigation of records from 2017.
  
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• Police probing officer's actions at casino prior to fatal shooting

  11-01-2019 17:50 via timesunion.com
  UTICA — The Utica police investigation into an Albany police officer's fatal shooting of a man who tried to rob him at knifepoint is examining the officer's actions at Turning Stone Casino in the approximately 15 hours before the incident took place early Monday.Grand jury subpoenas have been issued to the Oneida Indian Nation, which operates Turning Stone, for any police or security records, as well as video-surveillance footage of the officer's visit there prior to the shooting.The offic
  
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• U.S. Episcopal Church issues restriction against Albany Bishop

  11-01-2019 17:43 via timesunion.com
  The U.S. Episcopal Church, responding to the Albany bishop’s continued opposition to gay marriage despite national approval, has issued a “Partial Restriction on Ministry” prohibiting him from penalizing anyone for participating in same-sex rites.
  
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• Suspect in Brazen Triple Homicide by NYC Diner May Be in SC

  11-01-2019 16:53 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A suspect wanted in a brazen triple homicide outside a Bronx diner in broad daylight last summer, a shooting that sent terrified bystanders running for cover under park benches, may be hiding in coastal...Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Police looking for missing Troy teen

  11-01-2019 16:40 via timesunion.com
  Police are looking for an Troy teen missing since last month.Arianna McClendon, 17, was last seen Dec. 22 in Albany, according to The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
  
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• Police looking for missing Albany teen

  11-01-2019 16:40 via timesunion.com
  Police are looking for an Troy teen missing since last month.Arianna McClendon, 17, was last seen Dec. 22 in Albany, according to The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.She is described as 5-foot-6 tall with brown hair and brown eyes. Though from Troy, she is known to frequent areas near Central Avenue, police said.Anyone with information about McClendon is asked to contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) or the Albany
  
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• Unearthing Photography’s Time Capsule

  11-01-2019 16:00 via nytimes.com
  Four trailblazing photographers — Robert Frank, Robert Heinecken, Dave Heath and John Wood — collaborated on a project that was hidden for 30 years.
  
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• Snoozing Subway Rider Stabbed in Head, Arm With Screwdriver

  11-01-2019 16:00 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Police are looking for a man they stay stabbed a sleeping subway rider in the head with a screwdriver in the middle of the afternoon in Brooklyn.Photo Credit: Handout
  
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• Marijuana store opens just hour from Albany

  11-01-2019 15:34 via timesunion.com
  GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - A cheer rang out Friday morning when the operators of a marijuana dispensary - the state's closest to Albany - opened at 10 a.m.The Theory Wellness store is the sixth recreational marijuana dispensary to open since use of the drug was legalized in Massachusetts last year.
  
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• Boy, 3, on Way to NYC Birthday Party Badly Hurt in Cop Chase

  11-01-2019 14:29 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The man police accuse of being involved in a multi-state police chase that caused multiple injuries to officers and civilians remained on the loose Thursday afternoon. Meghan Stone-Kirts and her family...Photo Credit: Family photos
  
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• Gillibrand Hires New Aides, Signaling Presidential Run Is Imminent

  11-01-2019 14:24 via nytimes.com
  The New York senator has hired Meredith Kelly as communications director for a campaign, and now has 15 days to file with the Federal Election Committee.
  
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• Gillibrand Hires New Aide, Signaling Presidential Run Is Imminent

  11-01-2019 14:24 via nytimes.com
  The New York senator has hired Meredith Kelly as communications director for a campaign, and now has 15 days to file with the Federal Election Committee.
  
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• Applications Are Open for 2019 Project Innovation Challenge

  11-01-2019 14:22 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Project Innovation grant challenge, supporting local organizations who are addressing community issues through innovative solutions, NBC 4 New York/WNBC...
  
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• NYC Man Arrested in Case of Duffel Bag Body Near Wells Fargo

  11-01-2019 14:18 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A 49-year-old Bronx man has been arrested in connection with the grisly discovery of a bag of human remains found by a Wells Fargo bank in Westchester two months ago, authorities say.Photo Credit: News 4 NY
  
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• NYC to See Only Light Snow if Any as Winter Storm Approaches

  11-01-2019 13:50 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The winter storm moving toward the tri-state this weekend now shows the city staying mostly dry, though light snow is still likely Saturday night into Sunday morning, Storm Team 4 says.Photo Credit: APThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Fort Edward man flown to hospital after fire, report says

  11-01-2019 13:50 via timesunion.com
  A Fort Edward man was flown to a downstate burn unit after being rescued from his burning home, the Post-Star of Glens Falls reported.The fire was reported at 11:53 p.m. Thursday, the newspaper reported.The man was trapped inside the building but emergency workers were able to rescue him.
  
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• Freezing but no snow in sight for Albany

  11-01-2019 12:58 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Crisp and dry are the words to describe Friday's forecast.Saturday and Sunday too.Forecasters say the temperature will rise to only about 20 degrees during the day Friday before dropping into the teens overnight.
  
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• US official: Troop withdrawal from Syria has started

  11-01-2019 12:45 via timesunion.com
  BAGHDAD (AP) — After days of back and forth over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out American troops from Syria, a U.S. military official said Friday the process of withdrawal has begun, declining to comment on specific timetables or movements.
  
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• Happening Today: Border Wall, Overdoses, Michael Jackson

  11-01-2019 12:37 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Here's what to know for Friday, Jan. 11.Photo Credit: Getty Images/File
  
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• N.Y. Today: Changing Queens, From D.A. Brown to Ocasio-Cortez

  11-01-2019 12:24 via nytimes.com
  Shea Stadium is gone. Amazon is coming. A lot has changed since Richard Brown first became district attorney in 1991.
  
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• How Does Bail Work, and Why Do People Want to Get Rid of It?

  11-01-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  New York State is poised to abolish cash bail. A look at bail’s critics, those who have to pay it and the bondsmen who keep it going.
  
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• Can a Church Founded in 1677 Survive the 21st Century?

  11-01-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  New Utrecht Reformed Church is one of New York’s oldest congregations. After 15 years of renovations, worshipers have returned to the building, but they still face a tough challenge.
  
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• Listen Up: A Closer Look at Top Stories for Friday, Jan. 11

  11-01-2019 09:23 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Get a closer look at the top stories for Friday, Jan. 11.
  
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• Woman Sexually Attacked Inside Own Apartment Building: NYPD

  11-01-2019 08:45 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Police have released a sketch of a man they say sexually attacked and robbed a woman inside her own Brooklyn apartment building.Photo Credit: News 4 / NYPD
  
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• Funeral to Be Held for FDNYer Who Died Trying to Save Others

  11-01-2019 08:33 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A funeral will be held in Brooklyn for a firefighter who fell to his death from a bridge while trying to reach the victims of a car crash.Photo Credit: FDNY/News 4
  
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• Town Vows Changes After I-Team Reveals 'Hidden' Sandy Cost

  11-01-2019 06:27 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The town of Hempstead Building Department is making changes after an NBC New York I-Team investigation revealed people were still at risk of unknowingly buying Sandy-renovated homes that might need to be...Photo Credit: News 4This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Video of Violent NYPD Arrest Was Set-Up, Union Says

  11-01-2019 05:42 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A pair of police officers were caught on video hitting two men with batons during an altercation in Manhattan — a use of force the NYPD’s union said was needed to arrest them after the suspects allegedly...
  
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• Good Samaritan Returns $10,000 Cash Lost by Woman on Subway

  11-01-2019 04:34 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The New York City woman who lost a bag containing $10,000 on the subway has been reunited with the cash, thanks to the good Samaritan who brought the money to a police station.Photo Credit: News 4 NY
  
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