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• NJ Dad Gets Big Bill on Family Phone Plan

  28-01-2019 23:53 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  One New Jersey father thought he found a good phone deal, but the quote didn't match the bills. Lynda Baquero reports.
  
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• Missing Staten Island Woman Found Dead: NYPD

  28-01-2019 23:32 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Police say a missing 69-year-old Staten Island woman was found dead Sunday. Johynita Jordan of Park Hill Avenue was reported missing Friday, Jan. 18, and turned up dead at a Vanduzer Street...
  
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• Stolen tortoises returned to Rotterdam pet store

  28-01-2019 23:24 via timesunion.com
  ROTTERDAM - Two stolen tortoises were returned to a pet store Monday evening, just eight hours after the store posted a video of the theft on Facebook and asked for the public's help.Everything Pets, on Altamont Avenue in Rotterdam, released surveillance video of the theft on their Facebook page on Monday morning.The video shows a woman, who is accompanied by a young child, walk into the reptile section of the store.
  
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• RPI proposes shifting Greek freshman rush to spring

  28-01-2019 22:40 via timesunion.com
  Recruitment for fraternities and sororities at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute would be shifted from the fall to the spring in freshman year and each house would be subject to financial assessments, as well as annual health and safety inspections, according to preliminary recommendations contained in a long-awaited Greek Life task force conducted by the school.
  
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• Food service provider, NYRA end 25-year partnership

  28-01-2019 22:36 via timesunion.com
  SARATOGA SPRINGS — Food services provider Centerplate won't be returning to the Saratoga Race Course this summer. The Connecticut-based company and the New York Racing Association are going their separate ways after a quarter-century partnership.
  
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• Rensselaer County DA gets special prosecutor in case of powerful official's son

  28-01-2019 22:35 via timesunion.com
  TROY – Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly's first politically charged case hasresulted in the naming of a special prosecutor to deal with a misdemeanor drug case involving the son of a top aide and powerful Republican political operative for County Executive Steve McLaughlin.Elected as a Democrat, Donnelly's decision to hand off the case avoids an appearance of a conflict of interest.Richard Crist, 22, was arrested Nov. 27, 2018, by Rensselaer police for misdemeanor coun
  
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• Rangers rescue Cambridge residents during flooding

  28-01-2019 22:16 via timesunion.com
  CAMBRIDGE — Forest rangers rescued two people Thursday after ice jams, rain and melting snow caused flooding in Washington County, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said Monday.
  
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• Son accepts AHL award on his father's behalf

  28-01-2019 22:00 via timesunion.com
  Springfield, Mass.He was born in Calgary and lives now in Faribault, Minn., but as far as the Glens Falls hockey community is concerned, Murray Eaves will always be part of the Adirondacks.Eaves, the American Hockey League's career leader in points per game (1.27), played for three seasons for the Adirondack Red Wings, helping them to a Calder Cup championship in 1988-89. His career was celebrated Monday as he was inducted in the AHL Hall of Fame.
  
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• Defense attorney seeks grand jury probe of State Police investigator

  28-01-2019 22:00 via timesunion.com
  TROY — A defense attorney wants a special prosecutor appointed to investigate whether a State Police investigator lied while testifying before a grand jury and a criminal trial in a child sex abuse case.Joseph Ahearn, defense attorney for defendant Christopher Downey, asked District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly for the investigation after questioning investigator Thomas Judge about whether he lied during the trial and earlier when he testified before the county grand jury that indicted Downe
  
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• Mayor's New Plan to 'Eliminate' Child Lead Exposure

  28-01-2019 21:55 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday LeadFreeNYC, a plan aiming to eliminate childhood lead exposure.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• 3 Hurt in NYC Crash Involving Armored Truck: Police

  28-01-2019 21:50 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Three people were injured in a collision between an armored truck and a car in Queens Monday afternoon, police say.Photo Credit: Citizen App
  
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• Campus watch: Haskin headed to NCAAs for Cobleskill

  28-01-2019 21:17 via timesunion.com
  SUNY Cobleskill senior Zach Haskin earned a ticket to the Division III NCAA Indoor Track Championships after finishing sixth in the heptathlon at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge last Friday at the Armory Track Center in New York.
  
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• Albany man pleads guilty to supplying drug that led to fatal overdose

  28-01-2019 21:16 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - A city man pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose.Daniel J. Fillerup, 33, of Albany, admitted that on Sept. 29, 2016, he scheduled to meet with a woman in Schenectady to sell two bags of heroin, according to U.S. Attorney Grant C. Jaquith of the Northern District of New York.But the bags contained fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times more potent that heroin.
  
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• Bethlehem, Averill Park investigate high school basketball fight

  28-01-2019 20:54 via timesunion.com
  BETHLEHEM — A video of a fight that broke out at a boy's basketball game between visiting Averill Park High School and Bethlehem High School appears to show at least one person in the stand run toward the fray.It is unclear if the spectator got involved in the fight which occurred during Friday's game. A short video posted on Facebook shows a player throw a punch after a shot was contested on the Bethlehem end of the court.Several players join the fray and the fighting continues as the pla
  
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• Survey: Majority of New York doctors support assisted death

  28-01-2019 20:51 via timesunion.com
  A new survey shows a majority of New York doctors support medical aid in dying — a practice also known as physician-assisted suicide in which a doctor prescribes lethal medication to a terminally ill, mentally competent patient who requests it.
  
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• Judge clears way for Amazon project in Schodack

  28-01-2019 20:36 via timesunion.com
  A State Supreme Court Judge has cleared the way for a $100 million distribution center for Amazon that neighbors had claimed violated state environmental protection laws.The center is expected to create 800 jobs.Members of the Birchwood Association, a group of about 50 homeowners who live near the 116-acre site, had said they weren't trying to kill the Amazon project, but that they wanted an environmental impact study to be done.
  
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• Victims of Child Sexual Abuse Are Poised to Win Expanded Protections in N.Y.

  28-01-2019 20:35 via nytimes.com
  New York will pass the long-stalled Child Victims Act, allowing victims to revive old claims and extending the statute of limitations for future ones.
  
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• They Were Sexually Abused Long Ago as Children. Now They Can Sue in N.Y.

  28-01-2019 20:35 via nytimes.com
  New York passed the long-stalled Child Victims Act, allowing victims to revive old claims and extending the statute of limitations for future ones.
  
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• Child Sexual Abuse Victims to Get Expanded Protections in N.Y.

  28-01-2019 20:35 via nytimes.com
  New York will pass the long-stalled Child Victims Act, allowing victims to revive old claims and extending the statute of limitations for future ones.
  
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• Two indicted in alleged murder-for-hire in Albany

  28-01-2019 20:26 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — Two Albany residents were indicted on Monday for the alleged murder-for-hire of 22-year-old Ty-son Williams in November, the District Attorney's office said.Sha-mel Rush, 27, and Isis Knight, 23, were both indicted by an Albany County Grand Jury on murder charges and conspiracy, Albany County District Attorney David Soares said.Rush was also indicted for criminal possession of a weapon.Williams, an Albany resident, was shot multiple times around 11:40 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2018, while s
  
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• PrimaLoft to sell its new biodegradable material to five retailers

  28-01-2019 19:59 via timesunion.com
  COLONIE - PrimaLoft, which makes insulation for outdoor clothing and camping gear, says it is providing its new 100 percent recycled and biodegradable synthetic insulation and performance fabric to five well-known outfitters.The first products using what's known as PrimaLoft Bio will debut in the fall of 2020 by Helly Hansen, Houdini, L.L.Bean, Norrøna and Vaude.
  
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• Murder Charges Filed in Case of NYC Dad Missing for a Month

  28-01-2019 19:55 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A man is facing murder and other charges in connection to a case of a missing Staten Island father.Photo Credit: Reading Eagle/Michael Yoder & The Aware FoundationThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Schoharie County joins LEAD policing program

  28-01-2019 19:54 via timesunion.com
  SCHOHARIE — The Schoharie County Sheriff's Department is one of the first rural police departments in the country to join the LEAD program.The program, short for Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, is designed to give police flexibility when dealing with low-level crimes; especially those involving people with mental health or substance abuse problems.At a news conference on Monday, Sheriff Ronald Stevens said the program would help the county tackle persistent crime issues related to drug
  
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• Man Charged With Murder in Case of Missing NYC Dad

  28-01-2019 19:31 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A man is facing murder and other charges in connection to a case of a missing Staten Island father.Photo Credit: Reading Eagle/Michael Yoder & The Aware FoundationThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• All lanes reopen on Twin Bridges

  28-01-2019 19:30 via timesunion.com
  A crash that closed two lanes of the Twin Bridges was cleared just after 2 p.m. Monday, according to the state.All northbound lanes of the Thaddeus Kosciusko bridge, which carries the Northway over the Mohawk River, are open.
  
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• Repairs to begin 'ASAP' on Captain JP cruise ship

  28-01-2019 19:23 via timesunion.com
  The Captain JP III, damaged in Friday's ice jam that knocked it and at least seven other vessels from their Hudson River moorings, will be moved "ASAP" to a downriver shipyard for repairs, its owner said Monday.
  
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• Woman Gets Stuck in Manhattan Elevator Over the Weekend

  28-01-2019 19:15 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A woman has been rescued after being trapped in a Manhattan elevator for the entire weekend, according to the FDNY.Photo Credit: Kasia Biel/Adobe
  
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• Couch Randomly Shows Up in Branches of Upper West Side Tree

  28-01-2019 19:07 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A couch big enough to seat about three people suddenly appeared lodged in the branches of a tree on the Upper West Side — and no one knows for sure how it got there.Photo Credit: Amelia McBain
  
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• North County man crushed by propane truck

  28-01-2019 17:37 via timesunion.com
  A truck driver was crushed to death when tried to wedge a wood chock under his rolling propane tanker, State Police in the Adirondacks said Monday.Daniel Mitchell, 62, of Keeseville had parked the Suburban Propane truck at 95 Hulls Falls Road Friday when the vehicle began to roll, troopers said.The truck rolled over Mitchell as he tried to force the wood block under a rear wheel, troopers said.
  
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• School Bus Crash Traps Kids Under Power Lines in NJ

  28-01-2019 16:37 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A school bus somehow veered off the road and smashed into a utility pole in New Jersey Monday, trapping children under power lines, authorities say.Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Fruit Sold in Walmart, Costco Recalled Over Bacteria Fears

  28-01-2019 16:29 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A Yonkers-based company is recalling thousands of cartons of fruit sold nationwide in stores like Walmart and Costco over concerns about bacterial contamination that could cause potentially deadly infections.
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• 10 Taken to Hospital After School Bus Accident in Brooklyn

  28-01-2019 15:36 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Ten people were taken to a hospital after a school bus accident in Brooklyn early Monday, authorities say.
  
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• John Mayer coming to Times Union Center

  28-01-2019 15:33 via timesunion.com
  Singer-songwriter-guitarslinger John Mayer will bring his summer tour to Albany for a 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 19, performance at the to the Times Union Center, Live Nation has announced.
  
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• Listen Up: NYC Beating on Facebook Live, Tot Saved and Stolen Pooch

  28-01-2019 15:15 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Find out more about the beating in Brooklyn that was streamed on Facebook Live, cops saving a toddler who wasn't breathing and a dognapped pup that was rescued in this Jan. 28 edition of Listen Up.Photo Credit: WNBC
  
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• "Acknowledge the harm," Cuomo says to child abusers

  28-01-2019 14:47 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo met with victims of childhood rape on Monday morning, hours before the Legislature is scheduled to vote on a bill that would expand New York's statute of limitations for felony sexual abuse crimes.Advocates seeking passage of the Child Victims Act are hailing the measure, which for more than a decade had been blocked by Senate Republicans, who lost control of the chamber in November's elections.
  
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• Next Storm Poses Rain, Snow Hazards Tuesday; Then Temps Fall

  28-01-2019 14:06 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Storm Team 4 is tracking yet another complex weather system that is expected to dump a combination of rain and snow on a large swath of the tri-state area Tuesday ahead of an arctic blast that will send...Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Storm Team 4 Breaks Down Expectations for Tuesday Threat

  28-01-2019 13:49 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Storm Team 4 is tracking yet another complex weather system that is expected to dump a combination of rain and snow on a large swath of the tri-state area Tuesday ahead of an arctic blast that will send...Photo Credit: Storm Team 4
  
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• Driver Wanted in Bizarre NYC House Smash

  28-01-2019 13:40 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The driver of a vehicle crashed into a home on Staten Island, ran away from the scene while his passenger slid over, got behind the wheel, backed the car out of the home and crashed into a parked car around the...Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Review: 'The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey' @ Curtain Call, 1/26/19

  28-01-2019 13:19 via timesunion.com
  LATHAM – Curtain Call Theatre founder Carol Max is wearing her feelings on her sleeve this season.A natural fit this season is the new production, "The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey," which was written and originally performed in 2015 by playwright, actor, author and activist James Lecesne, adapting it from his own 2008 young-adult novel. Lecesne also founded The Trevor Project, the first nationwide 24-hour crisis intervention lifeline for LGBT youth.
  
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• Happening Today: Border Wall, Howard Schultz, Measles, SAG

  28-01-2019 12:35 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Here's what to know for Monday, Jan. 28Photo Credit: AP/File
  
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• Another snowstorm bears down on Albany area

  28-01-2019 12:34 via timesunion.com
  Snowfall in the Capital Region is lagging behind the season average for this point in the winter but that should change on Tuesday.Between 4 and 8 inches of snow are expected to fall in Albany and other low-lying areas in the region but as much as a foot could be dropped in the Adirondack Mountains, the Berkshires in Massachusetts and in southern Vermont.So far, the region has gotten 28.9 inches of snow during the winter season. That's roughly 3.7 inches less than what usually falls by this poin
  
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• Driver Strikes Home, Flees; Passenger Then Crashes Car Again

  28-01-2019 11:37 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The driver of a vehicle crashed into a home on Staten Island, ran away from the scene while his passenger slid over, got behind the wheel, backed the car out of the home and crashed into a parked car around the...Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• N.Y. Today: Roger Stone’s History in New York

  28-01-2019 11:34 via nytimes.com
  From a high school in Westchester to battles in Albany.
  
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• N.Y. Today: A New York History of Roger Stone

  28-01-2019 11:34 via nytimes.com
  From a high school in Westchester to battles in Albany.
  
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• The 2021 New York City Mayoral Race: Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You

  28-01-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The City Council speaker, Corey Johnson, and the city comptroller, Scott Stringer are planning house parties as part of an early fund-raising push.
  
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• State Police investigator retires as internal probe continues

  28-01-2019 11:00 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — A former State Police investigator who was at the center of an ongoing internal investigation into allegations that members of a federal drug task force had padded their overtime and misused government vehicles recently retired from the agency.The 47-year-old investigator, Francis P. Stabile III of Red Hook, declined a request to be interviewed. In a recent email to the Times Union, he referred to any State Police members that he said may have provided information about the case t
  
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• ‘When Sam and I Broke Up, I Decided to Sell Everything. New York Makes It Easy.’

  28-01-2019 09:00 via nytimes.com
  Parting with a relationship’s accumulated possessions, a little help parking and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
  
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• They Created a Muslim Enclave in Upstate N.Y. Then Came the Online Conspiracies.

  28-01-2019 09:00 via nytimes.com
  A Muslim refuge in the Catskills was the target of a foiled attack, and the community has found that there’s no such thing as a safe haven in the age of the internet.
  
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• Rain, Snow on Tuesday Ahead of Another Blast of Arctic Air

  28-01-2019 08:21 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Jack Frost is coming back and bringing a wintry mix with him ahead of another blast of Arctic air.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Listen Up: A Closer Look at Top Stories for Monday, Jan. 28

  28-01-2019 08:14 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Get a closer look at the top stories for Monday, Jan. 28.
  
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