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• Prescriptions for food? Ellis Med program targets obesity, food insecurity

  04-02-2019 23:07 via timesunion.com
  Ellis Medicine health care practitioners are now writing patients prescriptions for food, as part of a new effort to address food insecurity and inadequate nutrition among the community's low-income residents.
  
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• David Nichols getting adjusted to life in the ACC

  04-02-2019 22:58 via timesunion.com
  Bus trips to Maine and New Hampshire and other America East locales are in the past these days for David Nichols.
  After three basketball seasons for the University at Albany, Nichols transferred in the spring to Florida State of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Although the ACC footprint is much wider than that of the America East, the travel is a bit easier, Nichols and the Seminoles arrive at most places by charter plane.
  "It's nice not having to fly commercial and being able to walk right on th
  
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• 'Career criminal' sentenced in string of Saratoga County burglaries

  04-02-2019 22:58 via timesunion.com
  An Averill Park man was sentenced Monday to 10 ½ to 21 years in prison for a string of burglaries last year in Saratoga County.Described as a "career criminal," William Hoffay, 44, was convicted of three counts of felony burglary stemming from burglaries between April and May in 2018, according to the Saratoga County District Attorney's Office.
  
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• Saratoga Springs Commissioner Peter Martin declines to run again

  04-02-2019 22:45 via timesunion.com
  SARATOGA SPRINGS - Citing a desire to pursue professional and personal opportunities, the Commissioner of Public Safety Peter Martin said he will not run in 2019."I treat my job as commissioner as full-time," Martin said. "I believe that it would not be fair to the people of Saratoga Springs to treat it as anything less. But I want to really stress that I am fully committed until the end of my term."
  
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• In Saratoga Springs longer thoroughbred track season gets mixed reviews

  04-02-2019 22:09 via timesunion.com
  SARATOGA SPRINGS – A longer thoroughbred race season might be good for city businesses and a relief to backstretch workers, but it's not being celebrated by everyone in the city, including the Mayor.The 2019 calendar, approved by the New York Racing Association Board on Friday, opens the meet a week early, on Thursday, July 11, for a seven-week run. The dates, which have yet to be approved by the state's Gaming Commission, will now feature two dark days, Monday and Tuesday, and keep the nu
  
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• Boom, baby: Biologists will try to disperse crows in Albany

  04-02-2019 22:06 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY – This week, wildlife biologists will disperse roosts of American crows that typically gather in winter.Wildlife biologists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will use pyrotechnics, spotlights, non-harmful lasers and recorded crow distress sounds.The work will occur from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the area surrounding North Main Avenue and the State Office Campus.
  
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• Biologists will try to disperse crows in Albany

  04-02-2019 22:06 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY – This week, wildlife biologists will disperse roosts of American crows that typically gather in winter.Wildlife biologists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will use pyrotechnics, spotlights, non-harmful lasers and recorded crow distress sounds.The work will occur from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the area surrounding North Main Avenue and the State Office Campus.
  
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• Gillibrand invites transgender Navy officer to Trump address

  04-02-2019 21:31 via timesunion.com
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Monday she would invite a transgender Navy officer to President Donald J. Trump's State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court provisionally allowed Trump's ban on transgender service members to proceed.Gillibrand also said she would introduce legislation to protect current and future transgender service members."I am proud to lead this fight and I urge all of my Senate colleagues to join me in supporting
  
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• Nancy Kerrigan to sign autographs at Plaza Ice Rink

  04-02-2019 21:23 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — Olympic figure skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan will pose for photos and sign autographs at the Empire State Plaza Ice Rink on Thursday.She will appear from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, according to the state Office of General Services.
  
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• Storm, melting snow drive municipal sewage spills in Hudson River

  04-02-2019 21:21 via timesunion.com
  AlbanyRecent snows followed by subsequent melting have fueled several million gallons of municipal sewage spills into the Hudson River from systems in Troy and Albany, according to notices to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.Albany city officials reported that sewage spills, called combined sewer overflows (CSO), began Monday due to the impact of melting snow on the city's sewer system. The notice did not provide an estimate on how much sewage was spilled.In combined sewer syst
  
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• Audit: State Education Department lags in school building reviews

  04-02-2019 21:06 via timesunion.com
  The State Education Department has a perpetual backlog of school building project reviews, with nearly half taking six months or longer before they are approved.
  Of the hundreds of projects submitted for approval by SED, many typically languish for months, adding inflationary costs and impacting the way districts plan for things such as building renovations, new construction or modernizing structures for 21st Century technology.
  
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• Person Shot, Cop Injured in Police-Involved Shooting: NYPD

  04-02-2019 20:50 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A crime spree that began over the weekend ended Monday with a rookie police officer being injured and a young woman shot in the Concourse section of the Bronx, police say.
  
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• State Power Authority offers $3 million for electric vehicle purchase

  04-02-2019 20:42 via timesunion.com
  AlbanyThe New York Power Authority is offering $3 million in funding to support purchases of electric vehicles by local governments and electrical cooperatives.Since 2003, the authority has spent about $8 million to support the purchase of 74 vehicles statewide under its Municipal and Rural Cooperative Electric Utilities Electric-Drive Vehicle Program.
  
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• Lynyrd Skynyrd's farewell tour coming to SPAC

  04-02-2019 20:35 via timesunion.com
  SARATOGA SPRINGS — Lynyrd Skynyrd's farewell tour will stop at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Aug. 31.Hank Williams Jr. will join the band on its Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour.Tickets go on sale Friday through Live Nation and Ticketmaster.
  
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• Nathan’s Famous Contest Qualifiers Are Coming to NY

  04-02-2019 20:25 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Wiener worshipers in the tri-state area can chow down on some dogs and qualify for the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest at two qualifiers in Central Islip and Queens.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Fare-Beating Goose Gets on Tracks, Snarls Brooklyn Subway

  04-02-2019 20:09 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Subway service on the Q line in Brooklyn suffered delays Monday afternoon after a goose got onto the tracks at Parkside Avenue.
  
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• Backlash After People Seen Taking Selfies on Icy NYC Lake

  04-02-2019 19:57 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A picture of people walking on the iced-over Central Park lake circulated Saturday, enraging New Yorkers and drawing concern from the FDNY.Photo Credit: Twitter / @gigi_nyc
  
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• Troopers: Schenectady woman had 75 pounds of pot

  04-02-2019 19:37 via timesunion.com
  RAVENA – A Schenectady woman was charged with having about 75 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on the Thruway, State Police said.Amirah F. Barros, 24, was stopped about 1:32 a.m. Friday on I-87 in Ravena for a vehicle and traffic violation. Troopers said they were interviewing her when they had probable cause to search her vehicle.
  
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• Deportation of Albany chef on hold for at least three weeks

  04-02-2019 19:26 via timesunion.com
  Beloved Capital City Rescue Mission chef Kinimo Ngoran won't be deported for at least three weeks until a court hearing - but he will remain in detention near Buffalo until his case is decided.
  
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• Amazon Deal Meets New Resistance as Cuomo and N.Y. Senate Clash

  04-02-2019 19:21 via nytimes.com
  The Senate has tapped a vocal critic of Amazon, State Senator Michael Gianaris of Queens, to sit on a state board that could kill the deal.
  
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• Legislators urge investment in child care

  04-02-2019 19:13 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - The recurring fight in Albany over child care funding may have a different outcome this year with Democratic control of the state Senate.
  
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• The Winning Streak Few Noticed

  04-02-2019 19:09 via nytimes.com
  Hofstra won 16 straight games and a guard named Justin Wright-Foreman emerged as a star. Someone tell the student body.
  
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• Albany’s Blue Wave Wastes No Time Changing Laws. What’s Next?

  04-02-2019 19:05 via nytimes.com
  With Democrats now in control in the Legislature and the governor’s office, the normal stranglehold on bills has loosened.
  
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• Website Crashes on First Day of NYC Pre-K Enrollment

  04-02-2019 19:04 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Monday marked the first day of enrollment for tens of thousands of New York City preschool families for the fall of 2019, but the enrollment process turned out to not be a smooth one for many families.Photo Credit: Pexels/CC
  
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• Trans World gets warning from Nasdaq on stock price

  04-02-2019 18:54 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Trans World Entertainment, the Albany-based parent company of the FYE retail chain, could face a potential de-listing by the Nasdaq Stock Market because its stock has been trading below $1.
  
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• New website connects pro-bono lawyers with immigrants in need of help

  04-02-2019 18:50 via timesunion.com
  The cases of undocumented immigrants in need of legal help are being advertised on a new web portal run by New York State's Liberty Defense Project and non-profit organization Catholic Charities to connect them with volunteer immigration attorneys.
  
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• 2 Shot at Brooklyn Construction Site: NYPD

  04-02-2019 18:41 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Two people were shot at a construction site in Brooklyn, police say.
  
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• Cuomo: State facing $2.3 billion shortfall

  04-02-2019 18:36 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — New York state is facing an unexpected $2.3 billion shortfall due to a sharp drop in income tax collections for December and January, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Monday.The governor, a third-term Democrat, attributed the drop largely to the 2017 federal rollback of the state and local tax deduction, known as SALT, which he said was designed to penalize Democratic "high-tax" states.Starting in 2018, the new tax bill placed a $10,000 cap on S
  
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• Person Shot by Police, Officer Injured: NYPD

  04-02-2019 18:30 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A person has been shot by police in the Concourse section of the Bronx, officials say.
  
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• State Police answered almost 1,100 crash calls during storm

  04-02-2019 18:26 via timesunion.com
  State Police responded to nearly 1,100 crashes and issued more than 600 travel ban tickets during last week's snowstorm, the state announced on Monday.Troopers responded to 1,096 crashes during the storm; 81 of those crashes resulted in injuries, including three deaths. In addition, they responded to 1,528 disabled or abandoned vehicles.State Police also issued 601 tickets to drivers of commercial vehicles who violated the travel ban.
  
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• Suspect Arrested in Fatal Subway Shooting: NYPD

  04-02-2019 18:24 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A suspect is in custody in connection with the fatal shooting that took place on a Queens subway platform Sunday, police say.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• Pot's Real Price: The Looming Cost of Legalization

  04-02-2019 18:18 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The cannabis craze has caught fire across the country, with ten states already passing recreational marijuana laws. Now, with legalization on the horizon for the tri-state, Colorado may offer a good example...
  
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• Toddler Accidentally Run Over By Dad in New Jersey: Police

  04-02-2019 17:51 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  An 18-month-old is in serious condition after accidentally being run over by its dad Monday morning in a New Jersey suburb, police say.
  
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• Bicyclist, 72, Dies in Morning Midtown Hit-And-Run: NYPD

  04-02-2019 17:26 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A 72-year-old pedestrian struck in an early Monday morning hit-and-run in Midtown has died, police say.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• Man in Alleged Murder-Suicide Jumps From NJ Bridge: Sources

  04-02-2019 17:16 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A man apparently jumped from the Route 9 bridge in Freehold, New Jersey, in a possible murder-suicide, law enforcement sources say.Photo Credit: Chopper 4
  
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• Clifton Park teen arrested on rape charges

  04-02-2019 16:44 via timesunion.com
  CLIFTON PARK — Deputies arrested a 17-year-old who allegedly raped a 14-year-old after giving her marijuana and alcohol, the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office said Monday.Alex R. Zielinski of Waverly Place allegedly raped the teen girl on Dec. 2 in a town residence, the sheriff's office said.
  
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• Bethlehem considers Wemple Road apartments

  04-02-2019 16:20 via timesunion.com
  BETHLEHEM -The Bethlehem Planning Board will be considering whether to give site plan approval to a 96-unit apartment complex at Wemple Road and Route 9W on Tuesday. The board meets at Town Hall at 6 p.m.
  
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• Art Garfunkel show rescheduled again

  04-02-2019 15:59 via timesunion.com
  The Art Garfunkel show slated for March 9 at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall – already bumped from its original date in November due to a storm – has been rescheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, May 3.“Patrons who purchased tickets to this performance may keep their tickets and use them for the rescheduled performance date,” says a press release issued by the venue. For more information, call  518-274-0038.
  
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• Conn. Man Charged With Murder After Ex-Wife's Body is Found

  04-02-2019 15:43 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A man from Fairfield has been charged with murder after his ex-wife's body was found in a home following a domestic dispute on Sunday night.Photo Credit: Fairfield Police
  
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• Listen Up: Deadly Subway Shooting, Extra Taxi Charge, 21 Savage Arrested

  04-02-2019 15:29 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Find out more about the deadly Subway shooting, the extra taxi charge, and the arrest of 21 Savage in this Feb. 04 edition of Listen Up.
  
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• Troy lawmaker who used racial slurs resigns

  04-02-2019 15:20 via timesunion.com
  TROY — City Council member Mark McGrath resigned Monday, a little over a week after the Times Union published an article about a voicemail in which McGrath can be heard using racial slurs.As recently as Saturday, McGrath insisted he would not resign despite the three-year-old voicemail. But on Monday, McGrath sent a letter of resignation to City Hall."The last couple of weeks have been difficult for me and my family," wrote McGrath, who represents the Second District. "It's hard for us to
  
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• Bicyclist, 72, Struck in Morning Midtown Hit-Run Dies: NYPD

  04-02-2019 15:12 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A 72-year-old pedestrian struck in an early Monday morning hit-and-run in Midtown, police say.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• Dog Watches Burglar Steal $14K of Belongings From NYC Home

  04-02-2019 14:40 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A burglar stole about $14,000 from a home in Queens while a dog watched, police said.Photo Credit: NYPDThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Motorcyclist gets up to 3 years in fatal Berne wreck

  04-02-2019 13:17 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - A motorcyclist who crashed his bike in Berne, killing a woman, was sentenced to up to three years in prison on Monday after relatives of the victim complained a longer sentence wasn't possible.Albany County Judge William Carter imposed the 1-to-3-year sentence prosecutors reached with Alex Hamilton to resolve charges from the September crash that killed Leanna Rose Prudhomme, 23.
  
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• Motorcyclist faces up to three years in fatal Berne crash

  04-02-2019 13:17 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - A motorcyclist who crashed his bike in Berne, killing a woman, will face a prison sentence when he appears in Albany County Court on Monday.Alex Hamilton, 23, of Hannacroix pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter on December in return for a promised sentence of one to three years in state prison for the Sept. 2 crash that killed Leanna Rose Prudhomme, 23.
  
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• 'I miss her beyond words,' crash victim's sister tells Albany court

  04-02-2019 13:17 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - A motorcyclist who crashed his bike in Berne, killing a woman, was sentenced to up to three years in prison on Monday after relatives of the victim complained a longer sentence wasn't possible.Albany County Judge William Carter imposed the 1-to-3-year sentence prosecutors reached with Alex Hamilton to resolve charges from the September crash that killed Leanna Rose Prudhomme, 23.
  
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• Happening Today: Ralph Northam, Border Protection, 21 Savage

  04-02-2019 12:42 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Here's what to know for Monday, Feb. 4.Photo Credit: Getty Images/File
  
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• Days of warm weather in the Albany area

  04-02-2019 12:38 via timesunion.com
  A wave of warmth is hovering over the region.Forecasters say the temperature should rise into the 50s on Monday and Tuesday and should be in the mid-40s on Thursday and Friday.The spike in temperature on Sunday out a dent in the snow left by the storm two weeks ago and this week's warmth should make it a memory.As for Monday, morning clouds should give way to afternoon sun and there is little chance of rain.
  
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• N.Y. Today: A Subway Killing, and New Worries About Crime

  04-02-2019 12:11 via nytimes.com
  Even an M.T.A. dispatcher said she tries not to take the trains at night.
  
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• New York Tackled Subway Crime. But Is It Starting to Come Back?

  04-02-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Transit crime rose by nearly 4 percent last year. New Yorkers are worried about their safety on the system.
  
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