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• Union hockey set to go after more points

  20-02-2019 23:56 via timesunion.com
  SchenectadyBefore the season started, if you had asked anyone associated with Union's hockey program how eighth place sounded to them with February about to end, you would have gotten a look that indicated you might have six eyeballs.No way.
  
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• Campus watch: Stefanelli repeats as 3-meter dive champion

  20-02-2019 23:53 via timesunion.com
  Junior Allison Stefanelli defended her 3-meter dive title and finished third in the 1-meter dive to help the New Hampshire women's swim team finish second to Maryland-Baltimore County at the America East Conference Championships last weekend in Worcester, Mass.
  
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• Albany neighborhoods face growing pains with new, dense development

  20-02-2019 23:42 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - While denser development is being pursued throughout the capital city, Albany neighborhoods are pushing back against some projects concerned about their impact on traffic, parking and quality of life.The citywide rezone paved the way for developers to take a chance on Albany, but the resistance to some projects have called into question how Albany – a city that in past years has seen people flock to the suburbs and must contend with roughly 64 percent of property being tax-exempt
  
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• Pair convicted in Spa City robbery

  20-02-2019 23:31 via timesunion.com
  BALLSTON SPA - Two men who were convicted for luring a man from a Caroline Street bar and then violently robbing him were both sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison, the Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen said.
  
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• Capital Region airports to get $3.6M in state funding

  20-02-2019 23:11 via timesunion.com
  The Albany International Airport will install a $1.4 million photovoltaic solar array with funding from New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. Another $1 million in state funds will be used for a new aircraft hangar at Schenectady County Airport.
  
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• Ballston Spa mayoral candidate off ballot

  20-02-2019 23:02 via timesunion.com
  BALLSTON SPA – The former mayor who was seeking to gain back his old seat will not be placed on the March 19 ballot.About 27 petition signatures for Jim Capasso, who wanted to run against Republican candidate Larry Woolbright, were challenged by the party Chair Anna Stanko. The signatures were subsequently tossed on Wednesday, paving the way for Woolbright to run unopposed.
  
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• Albany Dems' choice for County Court: Ackerman

  20-02-2019 22:55 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — Albany County Democrats have unanimously endorsed Cohoes City Court Judge Andra Ackerman as their candidate to fill a vacancy in County Court next year.If elected, the 47-year-old would become the first woman to hold the position.The Albany County Democratic Committee picked Ackerman following recommendations from its law and executive committees, according to party chair Jack Flynn.
  
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• SUNY union: Chancellor should 'reconsider' role with power company

  20-02-2019 22:51 via timesunion.com
  The union representing professors and other employees at the State University of New York on Wednesday said that Chancellor Kristina Johnson should "reconsider her role" as a member of the board of directors at AES Corp.
  The firm operates a coal-fired power plant in Guayama, Puerto Rico, which has been criticized for the coal ash produced there.
  
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• Man Found Dead in NY Home, Suspect Arrested in Boston

  20-02-2019 22:24 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Authorities have taken a suspect into custody in connection with the alleged stabbing murder of a man whose body was found in a Rockland County home early Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: Ramapo Police
  
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• Snow Wreaks Airport Havoc, Worst Expected for PM Rush

  20-02-2019 22:14 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A powerful winter storm is dumping snow and rain on virtually the entire tri-state over what's expected to be an hours-long onslaught Wednesday that will likely make the evening commute an ugly, frozen mess for...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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• Driver Revived With Narcan After Crashing School Bus: Source

  20-02-2019 22:08 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Officers used Narcan to revive a driver after she crashed a school bus carrying 11 children into a tree in New Jersey — but none of the students on board were injured, police and a law enforcement source said.
  
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• Schumer: EPA intends to set PFOA limit

  20-02-2019 22:01 via timesunion.com
  AlbanyThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency intends to set a safety limit for exposure to a cancer-causing chemical that has tainted public drinking water in Rensselaer County, although what the standard will be and when that will happen remain to be seen, Sen. Charles Schumer announced Wednesday.Speaking at the University of Albany's Cancer Research Center, Schumer said he received a letter last week from EPA Assistant Administrator David Ross, who wrote that the agency " intends to establis
  
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• No sign of a Cuomo probe after ethics panel's closed-door vote

  20-02-2019 21:35 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY- Three weeks after New York's ethics watchdog panel voted behind closed doors whether to investigate the activities of a former top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, there has been no indication that the commission moved forward with any inquiry.The state Joint Commission on Public Ethics won't reveal the results of its court-ordered vote, but the fact that the Cuomo administration has not been notified strongly suggests JCOPE decided not to probe the actions of Cuomo or his government aides.
  
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• New York takes another stab at opioid tax

  20-02-2019 21:26 via timesunion.com
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying once again to tax the sale of opioids in New York, after a previous attempt was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge.
  
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• Does New York Still Have a Future in Tech?

  20-02-2019 21:21 via nytimes.com
  Amazon might have been the center of a new tech ecosystem in Queens. Here’s what the city can do next.
  
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• Mayor vetoes resolution in City Court judge flap

  20-02-2019 20:45 via timesunion.com
  SCHENECTADY – Mayor Gary McCarthy has vetoed a resolution passed earlier this month by city leaders opposing his proposal to eliminate one of four City Court judge positions and any state legislation backing the idea.McCarthy in a letter with the veto indicates there has been a 26 percent reduction in cases since 2013 and 40 percent drop in fines over the past three years.He also claims that over the years Schenectady has been receiving less money from the state for court expenses."All the
  
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• 4-Alarm Fire Breaks Out in UWS Building, 1 Hurt: FDNY

  20-02-2019 20:43 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  One person was injured in a four-alarm fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon in an Upper West Side building, fire officials say.Photo Credit: FDNY
  
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• Consumer group says Charter negotiations should be more transparent

  20-02-2019 20:13 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - An upstate consumer-rights group that advocates for expanded affordable high-speed Internet service is urging the state Public Service Commission to make public more details about its ongoing negotiations with Charter Communications over the future of its Spectrum cable TV and internet service.
  
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• Dog Rescued from NJ Transit Tracks Reunited With Owners

  20-02-2019 20:00 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A quick-thinking NJ Transit engineer saved a small dog after it ended up on the train tracks, the agency said.Photo Credit: NJ TransitThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Still no answers on legislative group's finances

  20-02-2019 19:56 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — The offices of the New York Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators are located on South Swan Street, close by the state Capitol. On Tuesday, the woman who answered its locked door told a reporter she did not work there, but was only waiting for someone.She closed the door, locked it and pulled down the blinds.The odd exchange was emblematic of recent attempts to seek answers about the association's finances just days after it wrapped up its gala Caucus Weekend celebrati
  
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• Millions sought in civil penalties from former-IDC members

  20-02-2019 19:22 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - The state's top elections' enforcer is seeking more than $8.6 million in penalties and fines from senators, campaign staff and party officials connected to a fundraising partnership between the Independence Party and the state Senate's now-defunct Independent Democratic Conference.The petition for a hearing in the case was filed last month by state Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman in response to a state Supreme Court ruling in June, which found that the fundraising committees for
  
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• After injury scare, Adam Lulka back on the court for UAlbany

  20-02-2019 19:12 via timesunion.com
  AlbanyAdam Lulka was prone on the Cross Insurance Center floor for only a few seconds Sunday, but the direction of the University at Albany basketball season seemed to rest on how quickly he got up.A 6-foot-8 UAlbany redshirt freshman, Lulka crashed down against Maine in a scrum typical of what college basketball's "bigs" endure in a physically played game. Coach Will Brown said his initial thoughts were "get up. Get up quickly. I just wanted to make sure he wasn't really hurt."
  
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• TSA Seizes Two Loaded Handguns at Newark Airport Hours Apart

  20-02-2019 18:55 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Two loaded handguns were seized by TSA officers at Newark Liberty International Airport checkpoints mere hours apart, the Transportation Security Administration announced.Photo Credit: TSA
  
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• New website helps N.Y. school board candidates navigate process

  20-02-2019 18:55 via timesunion.com
  The state School Boards Association has developed a web-based guide to prospective school board candidates. Titled, The School Board Member Experience, the guide is a self-guided site at bit.ly/schoolboardexp which lets users scroll through questions about why one may want to run and what to expect during a campaign and on the board.
  
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• Next Wallop: Snow Starts Falling, Worst Expected for PM Rush

  20-02-2019 18:54 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A powerful winter storm is expected to dump snow and rain on virtually the entire tri-state over an hours-long onslaught Wednesday that could make the evening commute an ugly, frozen mess for tens of thousands...Photo Credit: NOAA/GOES-EASTThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• New Capital Region group watches border crisis, preps for protests

  20-02-2019 18:54 via timesunion.com
  Advocacy group ICE-Free Capital District kicked off its newest branch, the Capital District Border Watch, at a Tuesday night meeting in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, bringing together a motley crew of seasoned protesters and concerned citizens to learn about what's happening and take direct action during the border crisis declared by President Donald Trump.
  
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• Parolee charged with murder in killing of Schodack woman

  20-02-2019 18:37 via timesunion.com
  TROY - A parolee was charged withmurder as a judge unsealed an indictment Wednesday accusing him of killing Brianna Haughton, a 21-year-old mother slaughtered inside a Pawling Avenue home last month.Rashad Edwards, who served prison time for weapons offenses, was also arraigned on a weapons possession charge by Rensselaer County Judge Debra Young.
  
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• Parolee accused of murder in Schodack woman's death

  20-02-2019 18:37 via timesunion.com
  TROY - A parolee was charged with murder as a judge unsealed an indictment Wednesday accusing him of killing Brianna Haughton, a 21-year-old mother slayed inside a Pawling Avenue home last month.Rashad Edwards, 34 of Troy, was arraigned at Rensselaer County Court for murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the indictment."I do not understand the charges against me," Edwards said shaking his head as Rensselaer County Judge Debra Young read the charges allowed
  
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• Investment chief: Don't panic and limit artificial intelligence control over market

  20-02-2019 18:32 via timesunion.com
  AlbanyWhile his company, which manages more than $1 trillion in assets for  some 5 million people, won an award recently for using artificial intelligence in its decision-making, Roger Ferguson said humans should always be ready to have the final say over it.Ferguson is CEO of TIAA, which provides financial and retirement planning services for workers in the academic, research, medical, cultural and governmental fields, spoke Wednesday at the University at Albany on the current economic out
  
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• Man Found Dead in NY Home, Search for Suspect Underway

  20-02-2019 18:26 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Authorities in Rockland County are enlisting the help of police academy recruits as they search for the suspect in the murder of a man in Spring Valley found dead in his home early Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: Ramapo Police
  
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• NJ Woman, 88, Struck by Own Car as Vehicle Rolls Into Lake

  20-02-2019 18:00 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  An 88-year-old woman in New Jersey was hospitalized after her own car rolled backwards and struck her, authorities say.
  
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• Plug Power starts making more advanced fuel cells

  20-02-2019 17:48 via timesunion.com
  COLONIE - Plug Power, the Latham fuel cell manufacturer, said it has started making a next-generation version of its GenDrive fuel cell designed to be used in fork lift trucks.The new fuel cells have larger hydrogen fuel tanks that result in a 10 percent increase in run-time, and they also have wireless communication capabilities that allow for more data collection to manage company fleets. The new units will be first ready for customers in March.
  
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• NJ Mayor Escorts 'Weak Seal' to Ocean on Makeshift Stretcher

  20-02-2019 17:37 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Two New Jersey men and the mayor of Old Bridge, NJ worked together to rescue a weak seal early Friday morning.Photo Credit: Natalie Chinn
  
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• Woman Who Masterminded Acid Attack on NYC Rev. Learns Fate

  20-02-2019 17:35 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A former bookkeeper from New York City who masterminded an acid attack on a non-profit director in an attempt to cover up stealing from the organization will spend years in prison, prosecutors say.Photo Credit: LinkedIN/NBC 4 New York
  
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• Niskayuna's infamous 'zombie' property problem solved

  20-02-2019 17:34 via timesunion.com
  Capital Region Land Bank buys infamous "zombie property" on Cornelius Ave. for $1.
  
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• She Fought for Stronger Sexual Abuse Laws. Her Son Was the Reason.

  20-02-2019 17:26 via nytimes.com
  For years, Margaret Markey, a former assemblywoman, pushed for the Child Victims Act, which recently passed. She was driven by her son’s own incident of abuse.
  
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• Listen Up: Royal Baby Shower, NY Lotto Winners, The Lodge by STK

  20-02-2019 16:48 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Find out more about Meghan Markle's royal baby shower, the co-workers that won Mega Millions and the Lodge by Stk in this Feb. 20 edition of Listen Up.Photo Credit: WNBC
  
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• Man accused of fighting troopers among Warrant Wednesday fugitives

  20-02-2019 16:31 via timesunion.com
  State Police say they need the public's help as they search for a 27-year-old Troy man who allegedly injured a trooper during an arrest last year.Tashon L. Robertson is among the people troopers are seeking as part of their Warrant Wednesday initiative to capture wanted suspects.
  
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• Possible Serial Cat Killer Sought by Authorities in NJ

  20-02-2019 16:22 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Authorities in New Jersey are asking the public's help in identifying a possible serial cat killer.
  
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• This Legislation Could Force Stores to Take Your Cash

  20-02-2019 15:27 via nytimes.com
  The bills come amid a trend toward “cash-free” stores, which supporters say are more convenient. Critics counter that they discriminate against the poor.
  
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• Snow Timeline Creeps Up: Here's What to Expect

  20-02-2019 15:23 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Tri-state residents are bracing for yet another wintry mix of snow and rain to hit the region Wednesday afternoon through the overnight hours, potentially making the evening commute an ugly, frozen mess.
  Photo Credit: NOAA/GOES-EASTThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Alleged High Driver in NJ Crash That Killed 3 Is Identified

  20-02-2019 15:13 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The The 29-year-old man who was allegedly high on drugs when he barreled into a gas station in New Jersey Tuesday, killing three people, has been identified.Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Man Exposes Self to Girl, 9, on NYC Subway, Rubs Her: Cops

  20-02-2019 15:01 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Cops are looking for a man they say exposed himself to a 9-year-old girl on a subway in Queens on Valentine's Day, then pressed his body against her before running off the train.Photo Credit: Handout
  
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• Berkshire Bank closing three Capital Region branches

  20-02-2019 14:10 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Berkshire Bank is closing three Capital Region branches, as well as one outside of Utica.The Pittsfield, Mass.-based bank notified state banking regulators it planned to close its branches on Route 50 in Wilton as well as its branch on Vly Road in Colonie and its branch on Saratoga Road in Glenville.The other branch that is closing is in the town of Marcy outside of Utica.
  
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• Rob Thomas coming to SPAC without Matchbox Twenty

  20-02-2019 14:02 via timesunion.com
  Rob Thomas, perhaps best known as the frontman for rock band Matchbox Twenty, will be coming to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center as a solo artist this summer.Thomas' Saratoga show, on July 24, comes toward the tail end of the Chip Tooth Tour. The concert, which will also feature Abby Anderson, is part of the venue's Ellis Medicine Concert Series at SPAC.Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 1, and range in price from $43 to $103 for the "pavilion only performance," according to
  
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• NYC Subway Rider Dies in Clothing Snag at Grand Central

  20-02-2019 13:14 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A subway rider was killed at Grand Central Terminal when a piece of clothing got caught on a moving train, dragging him underneath the train, law enforcement sources said.
  
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• Feds: Albany man distributed child pornography

  20-02-2019 12:52 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - A 34-year-old city man faces federal charges after, the U.S. attorney's office said, the FBI accused him of using a phone messaging app to distribute child pornography.Blake Spears was charged Tuesday after a hearing before Magistrate Jude Christian F. Hummel, prosecutors said.On Friday, agents found a thumb drive at Spear's home that held images of child pornography. The U.S. attorney's office said Spears use of the Kik phone app to distribute porn occurred December.Spears faces at lea
  
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• Flight cancellations mount as winter storm nears Albany

  20-02-2019 12:35 via timesunion.com
  Enjoy Wednesday's commute because the drive on Thursday could be nasty.The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory set to run from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday.
  
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• Clear day gives way to snow, ice at night in Albany area

  20-02-2019 12:35 via timesunion.com
  Enjoy Wednesday's commute because the drive on Thursday could be nasty.The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory set to run from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday.
  
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• N.Y. Today: Why Congestion Pricing Might Get the Green Light

  20-02-2019 11:33 via nytimes.com
  Wednesday: The push to charge vehicles entering parts of Manhattan is organized and mobilized.
  
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