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• Saratoga Springs Republicans pick candidates

  27-02-2019 23:56 via timesunion.com
  SARATOGA SPRINGS - The city's Republican Committee endorsed its slate of candidates for November election.
  
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• Women Win at the Art Show

  27-02-2019 23:53 via nytimes.com
  Uncompromising female artists dominate in the top booths at this annual fair at the Park Avenue Armory.
  
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• Teen Arrested for Attack on Man, 81, in MAGA Hat: Officials

  27-02-2019 23:07 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A 19-year-old has been arrested for allegedly attacking an 81-year-old man wearing a MAGA hat, prosecutors say.Photo Credit: NBC4 Washington
  
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• NYC Street Renamed After Slain Teen in Machete Attack

  27-02-2019 22:41 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  It was an emotional Wednesday morning for the hundreds attending the street renaming in honor of the Bronx teen brutally murdered in a machete attack in a New York City street last year.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• Man Arrested for Sex Attack on 13-Year-Old Boy, Police Say

  27-02-2019 22:36 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A man who allegedly sexually assaulted a teen boy and forced him to perform a sex act on him has been arrested, police say.Photo Credit: NYPD
  
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• Legislature poised to crack down on 'revenge porn'

  27-02-2019 22:33 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — Lawmakers in Albany have reached a consensus on legislation that aims to curb the practice of "revenge porn."The proposal would make it a crime to share sexually explicit photos or videos with the intent to cause harm to another person. The legislation also makes it possible for the person who shared it to face civil lawsuits.
  
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• 'Heavy Delays' Continue on LIRR After Deadly Crash

  27-02-2019 22:31 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Two Long Island Rail Road lines were still mucked up Wednesday after back-to-back crashes Tuesday that were sparked by a vehicle on the tracks, killing three people and crippling the morning rush hour service...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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• Trains Delayed Up to 15 Minutes In, Out of Penn Station: NJT

  27-02-2019 21:50 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Trains traveling into and out of Penn Station are operating on delays of up to 15 minutes due to Amtrak-related overhead wire issues, NJ Transit says.
  
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• This will be 'year of change' for GE Power, CEO says

  27-02-2019 21:50 via timesunion.com
  This "will be a year of change" for GE Power, General Electric Co. Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp Jr. wrote in his first letter to the company's shareholders.He said GE has "eliminated some headquarters layers" in its Power unit, which is based in Schenectady. But he added that "we also need to run Power better, improving how we manage our inventory and material management, product development and delivery, and billings and collections."
  
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• Man Who Drove Around School Buses On Sidewalk Arrested: NYPD

  27-02-2019 21:45 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A driver who allegedly veered onto the sidewalk to bypass stopped school buses in Brooklyn has turned himself into police, the NYPD says.Photo Credit: Williamsburg News
  
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• Troy man pleads guilty in Albany homicide

  27-02-2019 21:34 via timesunion.com
  A 22-year-old Troy man pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday for stabbing an Albany man to death last July.Khaa-leel Allah admitted that he stabbed James Jones, 45, in the chest on July 25 during a fight at a home on Lark Street.
  
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• Crusaders to Saints program gives early college credits

  27-02-2019 21:20 via timesunion.com
  Officials at Catholic Central High School and Siena College on Wednesday unveiled a new program where students will be able to earn 24 college credits during their senior year of high school.
  
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• Drones take flight in a basement gymnasium in Albany

  27-02-2019 21:12 via timesunion.com
  In an old gymnasium at the University at Albany where the late Gov. Mario Cuomo once used to play basketball, Ian Jaffe put a small aerial drone through its paces, zipping through a series of illuminated gates.Jaffe, a senior at the university, was among the inaugural pilots Wednesday using the school's new drone flight training center, where students and others can learn how to operate and control the tiny unmanned aircraft.
  
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• Michael Cohen Warned Fordham Not to Release Trump's Records

  27-02-2019 21:05 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Michael Cohen threatened to take legal action against Fordham University if the school released President Donald Trump’s educational records back in 2015, he testified Wednesday — a claim the school has...Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
  
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• Biohazard bag raises red flag for neighbors of Rensselaer dump

  27-02-2019 21:03 via timesunion.com
  State environmental officials want to know how a disposal bag for biohazards wound up in a massive Rensselaer dump that can legally only accept construction and demolition debris.High winds in the Capital Region on Monday blew debris out of the S.A. Dunn dump on Partition Street and into a fence at the nearby Holy Sepulcher Cemetery. Among the debris was a empty, bright red-and-black bag labeled for biohazards.
  
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• Trains Delayed Up to 60 Minutes In, Out of Penn Station: NJT

  27-02-2019 20:54 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Trains traveling into and out of Penn Station are operating on delays of up to 60 minutes due to Amtrak-related overhead wire issues, NJ Transit says.
  
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• Ex-Cop Gets 'Shock' Probation in Hit-Run That Left 2 Injured

  27-02-2019 20:20 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A former police officer who hit two people with his pickup truck before fleeing the scene was sentenced to five years "shock" probation for tampering with physical evidence, prosecutors say.Photo Credit: Handout
  
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• L.I.R.R. Accident: How a Hazardous Rail Crossing Became a Deadly Crash Site

  27-02-2019 20:02 via nytimes.com
  The crossing where two Long Island Rail Road trains slammed into a vehicle, killing three people, had been considered dangerous and was supposed to be eliminated.
  
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• Niskayuna farmer's market gets green light

  27-02-2019 19:42 via timesunion.com
  The market is scheduled to start on July 13 and will not be in the Town Hall Gazebo as originally proposed, but on a side lot adjacent to the Niskayuna Consumers Co-op Inc. where the community market store usually hosts its Chili Cook-Off. The market will run on the second Saturday of the month for July, August and September this year.
  
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• NYPD Cop Finds Best Friend in Abandoned Dog Chained to Fence

  27-02-2019 19:41 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A New York City police officer has become a hero to a four-legged Brooklyn pooch — and now the pair has become inseparable since crossing paths.Photo Credit: PETA
  
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• Storm postpones some high school basketball playoffs

  27-02-2019 19:26 via timesunion.com
  Some Section II high school basketball playoff games scheduled for Wednesday are postponed because of the winter storm.At Cool Insuring Arena, boys Class D playoffs are rescheduled for Thursday. Adding those games to the schedule also changed the start times of two games already set for Thursday.Class AA girls games originally scheduled for Wednesday evening at Hudson Valley Community College are postponed. The earlier Class A games will be played.
  
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• Christian has strong case for MAAC Coach of the Year

  27-02-2019 19:21 via timesunion.com
  Jamion Christian won Northeast Conference Coach of the Year at Mount St. Mary's in 2017.This weekend could decide the matter. The Saints (15-14 overall, 10-6 MAAC) close the regular season in western New York with games at Canisius on Friday and Niagara on Sunday.Siena entered Wednesday in a four-way tie for second, just a half-game behind MAAC leader Iona.A sweep would give Siena at least a share of first place. MAAC records going back to 1990 show that no team since then has won a regular-seas
  
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• Albany County sues opioid distributors for ignoring suspicious orders

  27-02-2019 18:30 via timesunion.com
  Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy announced Wednesday that the county has expanded a federal lawsuit against opioid manufacturers to include distributors, as well.
  
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• Counties want a larger slice of potential marijuana revenues

  27-02-2019 18:20 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Counties are looking to double the local sales tax on potential marijuana revenues if the state moves forward with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's legalization plan.In order to fund the costs associated with marijuana legalization, the New York State Association of Counties wants the proposed 2 percent sales tax on marijuana purchases to be bumped up to 4 percent.
  
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• 'Heavy Delays' Expected All Day for LIRR After Deadly Crash

  27-02-2019 18:10 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Two Long Island Rail Road lines were still mucked up Wednesday after back-to-back crashes Tuesday that were sparked by a vehicle on the tracks, killing three people and crippling the morning rush hour service...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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• For Gillibrand, politics part of family legacy

  27-02-2019 18:04 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand recalled being about eight years old and sitting at a long table in the city's Democratic campaign headquarters, stuffing envelopes with women who were loyal to their organizer, Gillibrand's grandmother, Dorothea "Polly" Noonan."I'm very much taking a page out of her playbook in my own life," Gillibrand said.But more than four decades later, Gillibrand — whose childhood name was Tina Rutnik — has vaulted herself into a political realm far b
  
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• Immigration, infrastructure and trade top Farm Bureau's 2019 policy goals

  27-02-2019 18:02 via timesunion.com
  The New York Farm Bureau on Wednesday laid out its national-level policy goals to address several hot-button topics surrounding agriculture in New York.
  
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• 2019 'Best Frequent Flyer Programs' Revealed in New Study

  27-02-2019 18:01 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  WalletHub “compared the 10 largest domestic airlines’ loyalty reward programs across 23 key metrics, ranging from the value of a rewards point or mile to blackout-date policies” to create its ranking, it said.Photo Credit: Pexels
  
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• Judge Visits Lady Liberty With Protester Who Climbed Statue

  27-02-2019 17:56 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The federal judge presiding over the case of the protester who climbed the Statue of Liberty last year took a trip to the landmark on Wednesday — accompanied by the protester herself.
  
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• NJ Man Guilty of ‘Heinous’ Murders Sentenced to 190 Years

  27-02-2019 17:47 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A 30-year-old man who killed people in New Jersey during the course of two days in 2016, in what was described as "the most depraved, heinous and cruel" of crimes, will spend close to 200 years in prison...Photo Credit: Essex County Prosecutor's Office
  
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• State Police seek animal cruelty, child endangerment suspects

  27-02-2019 17:38 via timesunion.com
  As part of the Warrant Wednesday initiative, State Police are looking for a man who allegedly put shoplifted items in his child's stroller in a Brunswick store and a woman who troopers said agreed to take care of someone's pets, but left the animals to starve.Click through the slideshow for the full information.Anyone with information may contact the State Police or email [email protected].
  
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• 'It Wasn't Exactly a Mugging:' MTA Makes Fare Hike Official

  27-02-2019 17:35 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Those using public transportation around New York will spend more money after the MTA board approved a fare and toll hike Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• State Senate's secret mail guidelines revealed

  27-02-2019 17:04 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — The amount of money that state senators spend on taxpayer-funded mailers will now be revealed as the Democratic leadership on Wednesday dropped a two-year legal battle waged by their Republican predecessors to keep the information secret.Last year, the Republican-led Senate had appealed a state Supreme Court decision requiring the chamber to provide its guidelines for the mailers in response to a Freedom of Information Law request that had been filed by a former Senate candidate.
  
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• Prince tribute show coming to the Egg

  27-02-2019 16:34 via timesunion.com
  Purple Reign, a Prince tribute show, is coming to the Egg at the Empire State Plaza at 7:30 p.m. May 16Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at theegg.org, at the Box Office or call 518-473-1845.The show is part of the long-running Las Vegas show's North American tour.
  
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• Feds: 2 men robbed North Greenbush bank, third conspired

  27-02-2019 16:34 via timesunion.com
  Three suspects questioned Tuesday in connection with the bank robbery at the M&T Bank branch in North Greenbush are in the custody of local FBI agents.So far, neither federal agents nor the North Greenbush Police Department have released the names of the three men or said what charges they may face.Two armed men wearing face masks robbed an M&T Bank branch in North Greenbush Tuesday mornin, grazing a teller in the arm when they opened fire while leaving the building, police said.The robb
  
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• FBI takes custody of M&T Bank robbery suspects

  27-02-2019 16:34 via timesunion.com
  Three suspects questioned Tuesday in connection with the bank robbery at the M&T Bank branch in North Greenbush are in the custody of local FBI agents.So far, neither federal agents nor the North Greenbush Police Department have released the names of the three men or said what charges they may face.Two armed men wearing face masks robbed an M&T Bank branch in North Greenbush Tuesday mornin, grazing a teller in the arm when they opened fire while leaving the building, police said.The robb
  
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• Man, Woman Wanted in Wild Deli Attack on NYC Cab Driver

  27-02-2019 15:00 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Police are looking for a man and woman who allegedly wildly attacked a cab driver in a Brooklyn deli after one of them demanded a ride and the driver, scared, left his vehicle to go call 911, authorities say.
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• Mastermind gets life sentence in Schenectady murder-for-hire plot

  27-02-2019 14:54 via timesunion.com
  SCHENECTADY — Tarchand Lall faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced Wednesday for arranging the 2016 contract killing of Charles "Chuck" Dembrosky in a scheme to reap $150,000 in life insurance proceeds.Lall, 54, a native of Guyana once active in the Schenectady Premier Softball Cricket League, was convicted of first-degree murder on Dec. 12. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole.Schenectady County Judge Matthew Sypniewski is presiding over the case.
  
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• Life sentence for Schenectady murder-for-hire plot mastermind

  27-02-2019 14:54 via timesunion.com
  SCHENECTADY — Tarchand Lall was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for arranging the 2016 contract killing of Charles "Chuck" Dembrosky in a scheme to reap $150,000 in life insurance proceeds.Schenectady County Judge Matthew Sypniewski delivered the maximum penalty in the case, a punishment that means Lall, 54, will die in prison. The native of Guyana, who was once active in the Schenectady Premier Softball Cricket League, was convicted of first-degree murder on Dec. 12.
  
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• See it: Dual LIRR Crashes Leave 3 Dead, Service Mucked Up

  27-02-2019 13:56 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Two Long Island Rail Road lines are still mucked up Wednesday morning after back-to-back crashes sparked by a vehicle on the tracks Tuesday, killing three people and crippling the morning rush hour service...Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• 'Family Wanted to Die': Woman Accused of Killing Twins, 3 Others

  27-02-2019 13:48 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The last time Destiny Harris saw her 9-year-old twin sisters, they were getting ready to celebrate their upcoming birthdays.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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• Albany tip led to arrest in probe of mass violence plot, FBI says

  27-02-2019 13:19 via timesunion.com
  The investigation of a Texas man now suspected of plotting to carry out mass violence got its start with a tip to authorities in Albany.FBI agents in the San Antonio area testified that the case that led to the arrest of Benjamin Bogard, 20, of New Braunfels, began after someone in November contacted Crime Stoppers in Albany "to alert authorities to 'disturbing' posts on an Instagram account and other social media," the San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday.
  
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• LIRR Crashes Sparked by Car on Tracks Cripple AM Service

  27-02-2019 13:12 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Two Long Island Rail Road lines were still mucked up Wednesday after back-to-back crashes Tuesday that were sparked by a vehicle on the tracks, killing three people and crippling the morning rush hour service...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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• Happening Today: Cohen, Summit, Janet Jackson, Selma Blair

  27-02-2019 12:52 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Here's what to know for Wednesday, Feb. 27.Photo Credit: Amy Harris/Invision/AP
  
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• Snow headed to Capital Region Wednesday

  27-02-2019 12:29 via timesunion.com
  Most of the area will see some snow Wednesday afternoon and overnight.The National Weather Service says snow will start falling around 3 p.m., bringing one to three inches to the area.
  
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• 3-6 inches of snow expected, more in Saratoga/Lake George

  27-02-2019 12:29 via timesunion.com
  Most of the area will see snow Wednesday afternoon and evening, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Winter Weather Advisory.The National Weather Service says snow, which began falling in mid-afternoon, will total 3 to 6inches in most of the Capital Region. Locally higher amounts up to 8 inches are possible across the Lake George/Saratoga region, forecasters said.
  
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• N.Y.C. Special Election: Jumaane Williams Is Your New Public Advocate

  27-02-2019 11:32 via nytimes.com
  Wednesday: Jumaane Williams, a Democratic councilman from Brooklyn, was voted into citywide office.
  
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• LIRR Mucked Up After Fatal Crash; Car Tried Getting by Gates

  27-02-2019 11:19 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Two Long Island Rail Road lines are still mucked up Wednesday morning after two trains collided with a vehicle Tuesday, killing three people and mucking up the commute for thousands of riders.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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• Nyack, N.Y.: The Bohemian (and Budget) Appeal of the Left Bank

  27-02-2019 11:01 via nytimes.com
  New York buyers who venture across the river to this Rockland County area often find a more creative community than in Westchester — and lower prices.
  
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• Subway Fares Are Rising Again. But That Won’t Solve the M.T.A.’s Crisis.

  27-02-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  On April 21, a weekly MetroCard will rise to $33, up from $32. A monthly pass will increase to $127, up from $121.
  
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