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• Four injured in truck, ambulance crash in Corinth

  25-02-2019 23:51 via timesunion.com
  CORINTH — A head-on crash between a Hadley-Luzerne ambulance and a pick-up truck sent four to the hospital on Monday morning, State Police said.
  
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• Man Convicted of Raping Woman Using Walker Sentenced

  25-02-2019 23:46 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A man convicted of following a woman on a walker into her Bronx home and raping her has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.Photo Credit: Provided by the 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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• Second Rutgers University Student Diagnosed With Meningitis

  25-02-2019 23:39 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A second student at the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis this month.
  
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• Violence in hair salons spurs self-defense program

  25-02-2019 23:09 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — The Orlo School of Hair Design is typically busting with stylists learning tricks of the trade, but on Sunday and Monday the studio sported a new look. Salon professionals traded in their smocks for workout clothes and replaced sheers and combs with helmets and boxing gloves to learn how to protect themselves against assailants."The salon and spa industry has witnessed some terrible acts of violence against stylists in recent years," said event coordinator Holly Garofano, the owne
  
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• Men Who Dragged Seal on Wood in NJ 'Rescue' Broke Law: NOAA

  25-02-2019 22:47 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Two men and a New Jersey mayor who thought they were doing a good deed for a seal earlier this month were in fact committing a crime, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says.Photo Credit: Christian Preston
  
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• MTA to Vote on Subway Fare Hike Plan This Week

  25-02-2019 22:45 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Just when it looked like there would not be a fare hike, the MTA reversed course Monday and announced plans to vote on one this week.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• Fewer sales but higher prices for Capital Region homes

  25-02-2019 22:38 via timesunion.com
  Sales of new and existing single-family homes fell 10 percent in January from year-earlier levels, the Greater Capital Association of Realtors reported Monday. But the median sale price was up 8 percent, to $206,000, from the year-earlier price.
  
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• Hamilton Hill residents oppose liquor store

  25-02-2019 22:36 via timesunion.com
  SCHENECTADY – Marva Isaacs says there's a lot of things her resurgent Hamilton Hill neighborhood needs, but a liquor store is not one them.The longtime president of the Hamilton Hill Neighborhood Association was among a small group who took their fight to the City Council during their regular meeting Monday night in hopes of stopping the development of a new wine and liquor store at 844 Albany St.They also want local leaders to consider rezoning the area to keep liquor stores out."I think
  
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• Feds: Saint Rose grad used 'killer' device to fry computers

  25-02-2019 22:07 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — In 2016, College of Saint Rose graduate assistant Vishwanath Akuthota said he believed there was a "lot of opportunity" for him at the school.On Monday, federal prosecutors said he took advantage of a different kind of opportunity — access to campus — when he destroyed dozens of computers at a cost of more than $50,000.Akuthota, a 26-year-old Albany resident, was arrested in Raleigh, N.C., and charged with the clandestine destruction of more than 50 computers at the sc
  
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• Carman Road closed in Guilderland

  25-02-2019 21:45 via timesunion.com
  Commuters traveling through Guilderland may need to plan an alternative route Monday afternoon.
  
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• Man Finds Citi Bike Covered in Barnacles Docked in Rack

  25-02-2019 21:30 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Someone must have taken a ride in the river.Photo Credit: Ted GeogheganThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Broken Lives Cloud Room in Tearful 1st Hearing for NJ Driver

  25-02-2019 21:08 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The 29-year-old man who was allegedly high on drugs when he barreled into a gas station in New Jersey last Tuesday, killing three people, was in court Monday morning for his detention hearing in connection...Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Kinimo's fate: Judge gives ICE a week to decide to release or deport chef

  25-02-2019 20:55 via timesunion.com
  On Monday, a federal judge gave the government until next week to make a decision about whether to continue Ngoran's stay of removal, which prevents him from being deported, and to keep him detained, Ngoran's lawyer said.
  
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• New Jersey Quality of Life Index at Record Low, Poll Finds

  25-02-2019 20:50 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  New Jerseyans’ outlook on the quality of life in their own state has plummeted to an all-time low, a new Monmouth University Poll reveals.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• DOT defends efforts on high-speed rail

  25-02-2019 20:45 via timesunion.com
  A second track between Albany and Schenectady, a fourth track at the Rensselaer station, positive train control on tracks south of Rensselaer, and new train stations and high-level platforms were among the accomplishments a top state transportation official listed Monday when asked about New York's high-speed rail program.But Ron Epstein, executive deputy commissioner at the state Department of Transportation, declined to say what the state may have decided about how to proceed with its plan to
  
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• Lawmakers seek to end "severe or pervasive' standard for sexual harassment

  25-02-2019 20:44 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — A new bill seeks eradicate the "severe or pervasive" standard that is required for a claim of sexual harassment to be considered workplace discrimination in New York state law.The legislation, introduced by Assemblywoman Nily Rozic and Sen. Andrew Gounardes, both Democrats from New York City, addresses a long standing discrepancy between legal recourse available for victims of workplace misconduct in New York City and victims in the rest of the state.The thresholdhas "arbitrarily
  
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• Violent Winds Terrorize: Scaffolds Fly, Thousands Lose Power

  25-02-2019 20:30 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Dangerous winds are sweeping across the tri-state, ripping down wires and utility poles, felling trees and sending debris flying in the heart of midtown Manhattan.Photo Credit: @pobreyfeo/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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• Getting the Flu: Inside the Fight Against a Deadly Virus

  25-02-2019 20:28 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Influenza might be a household name, but doctors say it is still one of the deadliest viruses out there.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Taste Test: Home Flu Remedies From Around the World

  25-02-2019 19:54 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Throughout history, mankind has come up with some bizarre concoctions to combat the dreaded flu.
  
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• Third Child Flu Death in NJ This Season: DOH

  25-02-2019 19:52 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A third child has died from complication of the flu in New Jersey, state health officials announced Monday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Snowmobile crash injures Washington County man

  25-02-2019 19:52 via timesunion.com
  A Washington County man was injured in a snowmobile accident on Saturday, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said.Christopher Lavin, 55, of North Road in Fort Ann was injured in the single-vehicle crash about 11:30 p.m. on Route 43 in Kingsbury, the sheriff's office said.Fort Edward EMS took Lavin to Glens Falls Hospital and he was later transferred to Albany Medical Center with critical injuries, the sheriff's office said.The investigation is ongoing.
  
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• Albany protesters shout 'Close the camps'

  25-02-2019 19:45 via timesunion.com
  "Free the children, close the camps" was the message of protesters outside the Leo O'Brien Federal Building in Albany on Monday. They called on Senators Schumer and Gillibrand to support a bill to shut down detention centers holding migrant children who cross the border.
  
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• Albany protesters demand 'Close the camps'

  25-02-2019 19:45 via timesunion.com
  "Free the children, close the camps" was the message of protesters outside the Leo O'Brien Federal Building in Albany on Monday. They called on Senators Schumer and Gillibrand to support a bill to shut down detention centers holding migrant children who cross the border.
  
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• Group of NY Lawmakers Calls for Prostitution Legalization

  25-02-2019 19:40 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A number of New York state lawmakers are calling for the legalization of prostitution.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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• Tobacco sales could be phased out at New York pharmacies

  25-02-2019 19:33 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - The growing momentum to keep tobacco products out of pharmacies could result in a statewide ban.Legislation is scheduled to begin making its way through the Capitol on Wednesday that would prohibit the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies and retailers that operate pharmacies. Municipalities, including New York City and Albany County, have already imposed their own bans and tobacco products were voluntarily removed from CVS pharmacies in 2014.
  
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• Tierra Farms acquires Maine seed company

  25-02-2019 19:32 via timesunion.com
  ValatieA Columbia County-based organic foods company is growing further into the seed business.Tierra Farm, of Valatie, recently acquired Power of 3 Nutrition, of Tenants Harbor, Maine, a seed blend company. Tierra Farm is a distributor of nuts, dried fruits, coffee, and chocolate products.Company CEO Todd Kletter said the Power of 3 products will be sold this summer at 1,100 co-ops and independent grocery stores as well as online through TierraFarmStore.com.
  
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• Lawyer to startups is Albany Roundtable speaker

  25-02-2019 19:27 via timesunion.com
  Rich Honen, described as "the attorney behind many of Capital Region's biggest business deals over the last several decades," will discuss the Capital Region's environment for startups and what can be done to improve it, at the next meeting of the Albany Roundtable.
  
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• Cleanup again ordered for former Schenectady auto junkyard

  25-02-2019 19:05 via timesunion.com
  SchenectadyThe state is again ordering a cleanup at at a former auto junkyard that had been taken over by the city for unpaid taxes.This is the second time that the state Department of Environmental Conservation had ordered a cleanup at the former Schenectady Auto Crushers, 45 Cheltingham Ave., which last year was sold at a tax foreclosure auction by the city.This month, the DEC reached an agreement with the new owner, John DiCaprio, to clear out old tires, waste oils and other liquids, and old
  
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• Several sent to hospital after car crash near UAlbany

  25-02-2019 19:03 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Three people were taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital on Monday after a reckless driver caused a five-car crash, police said.Police said a woman in a green Honda Accord was speeding down Western Avenue, driving into oncoming traffic to pass other cars, when she collided with another car.That collision pushed the second car into a parked pickup truck.
  
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• Siena basketball's Jalen Pickett ties MAAC record

  25-02-2019 18:59 via timesunion.com
  Pickett matched the mark set by La Salle's Lionel Simmons in 1986-87 and equaled by Fairfield's Derek Needham in 2009-10. Pickett can break it with one week left in the regular season.Pickett had 18 points and nine assists in a 72-62 victory over Saint Peter's on Tuesday. He had 11 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists in a 67-55 win over Marist on Sunday.Siena (15-14 overall, 10-6 league) is in a four-way tie for second place, a half-game behind Iona, with games remaining at Canisius on Friday
  
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• Good news, bad news on gasoline prices

  25-02-2019 18:46 via timesunion.com
  Capital Region gasoline prices climbed 4.6 cents per gallon over the past week to an average of $2.42 per gallon, GasBuddy.com reported Monday. Nationally, prices were up 6.1 cents per gallon to $2.39, GasBuddy said.
  
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• Subway Escalator Buckles During AM Rush, Terrifies Commuters

  25-02-2019 17:48 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A long, winding subway escalator in the heart of Manhattan somehow buckled at the top at the height of Monday's morning rush, terrifying commuters who felt they had nearly stepped into the teeth of disaster.
  Photo Credit: Lyana Fernandez
  
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• Violent Winds Terrorize: Flying Debris, Travel Nightmare

  25-02-2019 17:43 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Dangerous winds are sweeping across the tri-state, ripping down wires and utility poles, felling trees and sending debris flying in the heart of midtown Manhattan.Photo Credit: @pobreyfeo/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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• Cuomo confidant Percoco spared prison for now

  25-02-2019 17:39 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Joseph Percoco, a former top adviser to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo who was convicted of corruption, will not begin his six-year prison sentence on Friday.A federal appellate court ruled on Friday that Percoco, who was convicted last year on charges he took $320,000 in bribes by exploiting his political muscle, can remain free pending his appeal. A District Court judge had previously ordered Percoco report to prison while his attorneys attempt to reverse the conviction through an appeal.
  
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• Born on an NYC Street in '94? This Cop Wants to See You

  25-02-2019 17:33 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  If you're a 25-year-old woman who was born on a Bronx street in 1994, an NYPD detective is looking for you.Photo Credit: @NYPDNews
  
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• Man Found Dead Inside Car in NJ Hospital Parking Deck: Cops

  25-02-2019 17:31 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A man was found dead inside a vehicle at a hospital parking garage in New Jersey Monday morning, police say.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• For Capital Region women, journey to heart health begins

  25-02-2019 17:31 via timesunion.com
  Better U, a heart health and wellness program run by the American Heart Association, began its eighth session this week with 14 women.
  
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• 26-Year-Old Woman on Sidewalk Killed in Taxi Hit-Run: Cops

  25-02-2019 16:48 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A woman was struck and killed in Queens by a taxi that fled the scene on Sunday, police said. The driver was later arrested.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• Australian Pink Floyd Show to play SPAC

  25-02-2019 16:08 via timesunion.com
  SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Australian Pink Floyd Show, a tribute act that has been recreating the psychedelic concert experience of the English band Pink Floyd for 31 years, will make a tour stop at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18.Tickets are $28 to $58 for the amphitheater-only show and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster Charge By Phone, 800-745-3000.
  
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• Ground Stop at LaGuardia as Violent Winds Terrorize Region

  25-02-2019 15:11 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Dangerous winds are expected to sweep across the tri-state and last all day Monday, potentially bringing widespread power outages and wreaking havoc on travel, Storm Team 4 says.Photo Credit: @pobreyfeo/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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• Violent Winds Threaten All Day Siege; Trees, Poles Come Down

  25-02-2019 13:27 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Dangerous winds are expected to sweep across the tri-state overnight and last all day Monday, Storm Team 4 says.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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• 'This American Life' revisits Steve Raucci story after bomber's confession to Times Union

  25-02-2019 13:26 via timesunion.com
  Using excerpts from Times Union reporter Paul Nelson's prison interview with Steve Raucci, this week's episode of "This American Life" revisits the story of the one-time Schenectady school district administrator now doing time for a bombing and vandalism campaign that targeted rivals and co-workers.In a prison interview earlier this month, Raucci admitted to Nelson that he carried out some of the crimes a jury convicted him of in 2010.
  
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• Hiker found in Florida may have Lake George, tech ties

  25-02-2019 12:40 via timesunion.com
  GLENS FALLS - A hiker whose body was found in southern Florida last summer might have connections to the Lake George area, city police report.The man, known by the nicknames "Denim" and "Mostly Harmless," was discovered dead in a tent on July 23. Social media posts on the Facebook page of the Collier County, Fla., Sheriff's Office suggest the man began hiking the Appalachian Trial in New York and then continued into Florida.
  
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• Whipping winds drop power lines, trees around Albany area

  25-02-2019 12:33 via timesunion.com
  High wind gusts have caused sporadic power outages around the Capital Region on Monday.As of 2:15 p.m., National Grid reported 43,000 customers across the state without power, including 5,600 in Albany County, another 3,200 in Rensselaer County, more than 2,000 in Saratoga County and more than 1,000 in Schenectady County.
  
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• Snow, wind hitting Albany area

  25-02-2019 12:33 via timesunion.com
  High winds swept through the Capital Region Monday morning but as of 6:30 a.m. no major power outages were reported.National Grid reported an outage in Amsterdam affecting five customers and another small outage in the town of Florida.
  
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• Fallen power lines close part of busy Glenville road

  25-02-2019 12:33 via timesunion.com
  High winds swept through the Capital Region Monday morning but as of 6:30 a.m. no major power outages were reported.National Grid reported an outage in Amsterdam affecting five customers and another small outage in the town of Florida.
  
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• N.Y. Today: Think the L Train Disruption Has Nothing to Do With You? Think Again.

  25-02-2019 11:26 via nytimes.com
  Monday: The partial shutdown of the subway line may be a preview of what lies ahead for the system.
  
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• L Train Riders Are Bracing for Painful Repairs. Your Subway Line Could Be Next.

  25-02-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The L train is partially closing on nights and weekends. It is a preview of the painful subway repairs coming to other subway lines.
  
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• The Child Abuse Charge Was Dismissed. But It Can Still Cost You a Job.

  25-02-2019 09:00 via nytimes.com
  In New York, it is especially easy to be included in a registry of people accused of mistreating children, and the list can lock people out of employment for years.
  
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• ‘I Put My Hand in My Pocket and Found an Envelope I Had Forgotten to Mail’

  25-02-2019 09:00 via nytimes.com
  Serendipity on a rainy Saturday, a pair of cheap black gloves and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
  
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