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• ValleyCats seek to fill seasonal positions at 'The Joe'

  01-03-2019 23:29 via timesunion.com
  The Tri-City ValleyCats will hold a job fair for seasonal positions from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 30 at the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, "The Joe," next to the Hudson Valley Community College campus in Troy.
  
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• DEA Seizes Enough Fentanyl to Kill 2 Million People in Raid

  01-03-2019 23:29 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Feds and local police busted an alleged heroin and fentanyl mill inside a Westchester home Friday morning, seizing enough fentanyl to kill 2 million people, officials said.Photo Credit: DEA
  
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• Not much for UAlbany to play for until America East Tournament

  01-03-2019 23:26 via timesunion.com
  Seeds are nice for planting gardens, but they don't mean much for a University at Albany basketball team playing its final two regular-season games before the America East Tournament.Thanks to their sobering 62-58 home loss against last-place New Hampshire on Wednesday night, the Great Danes can't be seeded higher than fifth, nor lower than sixth, in the conference playoffs. That means they will be on the road for the quarterfinals a week from Saturday.
  
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• Union hockey clinches home ice for ECAC playoffs

  01-03-2019 23:23 via timesunion.com
  SchenectadyNo upcoming travel for the Union College hockey team. At least not in the first round of the ECAC playoffs.The Dutchmen made sure of that Friday night when senior Ryan Walker's second goal of the game with 50.1 seconds left in overtime gave Union a 4-3 win over Dartmouth in front of 1,546 at Messa Rink.The win clinched at least eighth place in the league, and with one regular-season game remaining, there is still a chance to get as high as sixth. Union will play at Messa in the first
  
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• Man Dies in East Harlem High Rise Fire

  01-03-2019 23:04 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A man in his 60s has died in a high-rise fire in East Harlem. Gaby Acevedo reports.
  
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• International intrigue comes to UAlbany as Confucius Institute is under fire

  01-03-2019 23:03 via timesunion.com
  Is a language and cultural institute at the University at Albany a platform for Chinese propaganda that's come under FBI surveillance?
  The Confucius Institute at UAlbany since 2013 has been offering Mandarin language courses, lectures on Chinese society and cultural events such as traditional New Year's celebrations.
  It's one of more than 100 such Confucius Institute programs that operate on U.S. campuses, with hundreds more worldwide.
  But now, a U.S. Senate report on the Chinese-funded Confuciu
  
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• Lawsuit: Woman alleges Union College officials botched rape investigation

  01-03-2019 22:35 via timesunion.com
  SchenectadyHigh-ranking officials at Union College are being accused of conducting a self-serving, botched investigation into a claim of date rape by a female freshman student in the aftermath of an off-campus fraternity party.A lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court accuses the college's chief of staff, associate dean of students and Title IX coordinator of improperly investigating and ultimately dismissing the accusation against the alleged assailant, an unidentified senior and member of
  
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• Sinkhole Swallows Back of Bus on Long Island

  01-03-2019 22:26 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A public transit bus on Long Island got stuck in a massive sinkhole while traveling over a flooded road, briefly trapping two passengers and the driver on board as the back of the bus continued to sink...Photo Credit: News 4 NY
  
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• Cohoes man charged in death of drunken friend

  01-03-2019 22:09 via timesunion.com
  CohoesA 21-year Cohoes man remained in the Saratoga County Jail on Friday after being arrested in connection with the 2017 death of an underage drinking companion.Samuel Heroux was charged with criminally negligent homicide for the Aug. 25 death of 19-year-old Liam McGlinchey, who was found passed out in a Clifton Park driveway after a night of drinking with Heroux and another friend.McGlinchey, who had been drinking heavily and unable to walk, had been left on the lawn outside his home by his f
  
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• Delmar urgent care center closes

  01-03-2019 21:52 via timesunion.com
  Community Care Physicians has closed its Delmar Urgent Care Center and will consolidate it with the Urgent Care Center of Albany about four miles away, the company said Friday.
  
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• Lady Liberty Climber's Bail Terms Change Ahead of Sentencing

  01-03-2019 21:32 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The Statue of Liberty protester who climbed the landmark last year will face a judge for a bail revocation hearing.
  
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• Ham recalled from Market 32/Price Chopper

  01-03-2019 21:19 via timesunion.com
  AlbanyA store brand of ham at Market 32 and Price Chopper  is being recalled for possible contamination by plastic, according to the Capital Region supermarket chain.Stores will give full refunds on returns of four different varieties of Market 32 Black Forest Ham, including random weight, fresh sliced, and Grab & Go, with UPC Codes 26004-00000, 25916-00000, and 25936-00000.The recall notice was issued Feb. 26.
  
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• Gun owners likely to face new storage requirements

  01-03-2019 21:15 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Gun owners in New York with children in their households could soon be required to follow state safe storage requirements.
  
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• Clifton Park loses cell tower battle with Verizon

  01-03-2019 20:28 via timesunion.com
  CLIFTON PARK - Plans for a disputed cell phone tower that Verizon Wireless wants to erect on Moe Road will go forward.U.S. District Court Northern District of New York judge in Syracuse ordered the town on Feb. 8 to "immediately issue all approvals and permits necessary to allow (Verizon) to construct and operate its proposed communication facility."Lawyers for Verizon successfully argued that the town had no "substantial evidence ... to support its denial" since the tower is a utility and it de
  
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• Ex-NY Giant Arrested in Connection With ID Theft Ring: DA

  01-03-2019 20:20 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Five people, including a Brooklyn man who ran a credit consulting business and a former University of Florida football player who briefly played with the New York Giants, were arrested in connection to...Photo Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images
  
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• Reactions to Sheridan Hollow energy plan weighed

  01-03-2019 20:12 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - The New York Power Authority is reviewing comments collected during "listening sessions" it held last year on a proposed microgrid fueled by natural gas turbines to power Empire State Plaza.Since the power authority and the state Office of General Services announced plans to update the Sheridan Avenue facility to include natural gas-fired turbines and a microgrid to heat and cool the nearby Empire State Plaza, local officials and activists have been demanding the project rely on renewab
  
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• He Took Down the Elite at Davos. Then He Came for Fox News.

  01-03-2019 20:11 via nytimes.com
  To the extent that economic historians can rampage, Rutger Bregman is on one — speaking truth to power in Switzerland and enraging Tucker Carlson.
  
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• Co-working space to open this month in downtown Albany

  01-03-2019 19:59 via timesunion.com
  A new co-working space is coming to downtown Albany, and will feature 30 offices and amenities like coffee bars, conference spaces, a beer tap and panoramic views of downtown Albany and the Hudson River.
  
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• Woman in Custody in Wild FDR Drive Police Chase, Shooting

  01-03-2019 19:54 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A 23-year-old woman is in custody in connection with Thursday's wild chase and shooting on Manhattan's FDR Drive that left two cops hospitalized and part of the roadway shut down for hours, authorities said.Photo Credit: News 4 NY
  
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• Albany to remove Emerald Ash Borer-diseased trees in Beverwyck Park

  01-03-2019 19:41 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Trees infested with the Emerald Ash Borer will be removed in the coming months to make way for "urban-tolerant" oak trees, according to the city of Albany Department of General Services.The department will begin removing ash trees infested with the invasive insect in Beverwyck Park along Washington Avenue, officials said. Trees will be removed this month along Washington Avenue between Partridge and Ontario streets.
  
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• Teen Gunman Who Fired Into Crowd on NYC Sidewalk Arrested

  01-03-2019 19:33 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The gunman seen on video firing shots into a crowd on a Bronx sidewalk as a child wearing a backpack walked nearby and as other terrified bystanders rushed to take cover was arrested, police announced Friday...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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• Market 32 recalls some ham products

  01-03-2019 19:01 via timesunion.com
  Price Chopper/Market 32 issued a recall for some ham products due to the possible presence of plastic in the ham.The products and their UPC codes are:Market 32 Black Forest Ham, random weight
  Market 32 Black Forest Ham, fresh sliced, UPC 26004-00000
  Market 32 Black Forest Ham, fresh sliced, UPC 25916-00000
  Market 32 Black Forest Ham, grab & go, UPC 25936-00000If you have the affected product, you may return it to your local store for a refund. For more information, visit sahlen.com or call 1
  
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• Garbage Truck Driver Arrested After Wild Crash Near Day Care

  01-03-2019 19:00 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A garbage truck driver was arrested Thursday after crashing his truck on a street in Fairfield, Connecticut.Photo Credit: Fairfield Police
  
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• Bill proposes training drivers how to act during police stop

  01-03-2019 18:11 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — A bill that passed the Senate this week would require new drivers and those taking driver safety courses to receive instruction on how to act when stopped by a police officer.The law, sponsored by Sen. Roxanne J. Persaud and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon, Democrats from Brooklyn, would go into effect one year after passage, granting the Department of Motor Vehicles sufficient time to develop a new curriculum with input from civil liberty organizations and law enforcement.
  
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• Albany man charged with felony in North Pearl St. bank robbery

  01-03-2019 18:11 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - A city man was arrested in connection to a Thursday afternoon robbery at Citizens Bank on North Pearl Street, Albany police said.
  
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• DEC: Angler tried to cheat in Sacandaga fishing derby

  01-03-2019 18:05 via timesunion.com
  An angler in the Great Sacandaga Fishing Derbies on Feb. 15 attempted to enter a 32-inch northern pike he'd caught the night before, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.The fisherman was ticketed for unsportsmanlike conduct.A DEC night patrol prior to the start of the derby and the Walleye Challenge found unoccupied tip-ups left out overnight. The northern pike was being stored on ice at a nearby shanty, DEC said.
  
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• 25-Year-Old Woman Riding Bicycle Killed by Gas Truck in NYC

  01-03-2019 17:50 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A gas tank truck hit and killed a woman riding a bike in Brooklyn, police said.
  
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• Restaurant review: Sheba al-Yemen on Central

  01-03-2019 17:39 via timesunion.com
  Invite a friend for breakfast at Sheba al-Yemen and you could sip sweet, milky Adeni tea while you wait, gazing through the storefront window as Central Avenue comes to life. There's something therapeutic about the filling and emptying of the bus stop outside WAMC Performing Arts Studio across the street, and much soothing about Yemeni tea spiced with cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg and strengthened with evaporated milk. The menu says it's available only from the 8 a.m. opening until 2 p.m., but g
  
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• Unable to Post Bail? You Will Pay for That for Many Years

  01-03-2019 17:36 via nytimes.com
  New research documents the far-reaching effects of the cash bail system, which disproportionately hurts the poor and African-Americans.
  
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• Couple accused of drug sales in Rotterdam

  01-03-2019 16:55 via timesunion.com
  ROTTERDAM - A couple from Gardinier Street face drug charges after an investigation by local police.Adam T. Couture, 30, allegedly sold Xanax and Addreall on different dates in January and February, police said.He was charged with criminal possession and sale of a controlled substance.
  
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• Airlift Wing returns from Antarctica

  01-03-2019 16:14 via timesunion.com
  GLENVILLE-Nearly two dozen members of the Air National Guard's famed 109th Airlift Wing returned Friday morning from their mission to Antarctica.Since October, six LC-130 ski-equipped aircraft and 551 airmen deployed to McMurdo Station on Antarctica. The operation based at Stratton Air National Guard base supports the U.S. Antarctic research efforts at the South Pole.
  
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• Bloomberg Looking for Office Space Amid Prez Rumors: Source

  01-03-2019 16:04 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's team has made inquiries about substantial office space amid speculation he could be making a run for president, a real estate industry source told News 4 New York.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Frontier Town campground accepting reservations

  01-03-2019 15:52 via timesunion.com
  Beginning Friday, the state is accepting campground bookings for 2019 at Frontier Town, the former amusement park in Essex County.The camping season runs June 28 through Columbus Day at the North Hudson facility operated by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.Camping fees begin at $25 per night for state residents. Get reservations via ReserveAmerica.com.
  
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• Manhattan’s New Luxury Skyscrapers Continue to Fill Up

  01-03-2019 15:30 via nytimes.com
  Last month, 70 Vestry Street and 220 Central Park South had the most expensive residential closings, though both were dwarfed by the record $240 million sale in January.
  
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• Killer of beloved coach faces prison time

  01-03-2019 15:21 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Shaquille Owens, the parolee who bluntly admitted he gunned down beloved Pop Warner football coach Joseph Davis outside a Central Avenue nightclub in September, is scheduled to be sentenced by acting state Supreme Court Justice Roger McDonough.Owens, 25, of Livingston Avenue, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last month and, as part of a plea bargain, faces 20 years to life at his sentencing.
  
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• Killer of beloved Albany coach gets 20 years to life

  01-03-2019 15:21 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - It was 12:56 a.m. on Sept. 29 when Rameka Cherry heard someone pounding at her front door.Her fiance, Joseph Davis, had been shot.She replays the painful memory in her head over and over again each day, she said Friday during the sentencing of Shaquille Owens, the man who shot Davis.Two days later, Davis, 42, died from his injuries.
  
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• Review: Hits and misses all good in Bernstein evening

  01-03-2019 15:20 via timesunion.com
  You couldn't leave Thursday evening's concert without a tune in your head. The immensely enjoyable, all-Bernstein program (one more celebration of his centennial) was performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Mauceri and presented by the Troy Chromatics.
  
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• New Video Shows Person of Interest in Gruesome NYC Killing

  01-03-2019 14:16 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Authorities have released new surveillance video that shows a person of interest wanted for questioning in connection with the gruesome killing of a Brooklyn woman found dead on a bench with her throat...Photo Credit: Handout
  
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• Family: Kidnapped Boston Woman Found Dead in Car Trunk

  01-03-2019 13:21 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Family members say the body of a Massachusetts woman who was last seen at a Boston nightclub on Saturday night has been found in the trunk of a car in Delaware, where her alleged kidnapper was captured...
  
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• Woman on Bike Hit, Killed by Gas Tanker in Williamsburg

  01-03-2019 12:53 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A gas tank truck hit and killed a woman riding a bike in Brooklyn, police said.
  
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• Slight warm-up Friday, snow returns Saturday

  01-03-2019 12:47 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Some of the snow that piled up in recent weeks might melt on Friday.Forecasters say the temperature could rise into the high 30s, giving people the chance to chip away ice that's built up with days of thaw and freeze.On Saturday, snow returns, though major accumulations are not expected.
  
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• Check Schools Delays, Closures Around the Tri-State

  01-03-2019 12:31 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  More than 100 school districts around the region are delayed Friday as the first of three storms in the next several days dumps flakes on the tri-state.Photo Credit: Pexels/CC
  
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• Happening Today: Kushner, Summit, Kevin Spacey, Luke Perry

  01-03-2019 12:22 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Here's what to know for Friday, March 1.Photo Credit: AP/File
  
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• Sheriff Apple, activists push for substance use treatment in jails

  01-03-2019 12:00 via timesunion.com
  Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple joined drug policy activists and lawmakers at the state Capitol Thursday to advocate for legislation that would make medication-assisted treatment available to prison and jail inmates battling substance use disorders.
  
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• N.Y. Today: The 7 Most New York Moments at the Cohen Hearing

  01-03-2019 11:51 via nytimes.com
  Friday: President Trump’s former lawyer told a very New York story.
  
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• Listen Up: A Closer Look at Top Stories for Friday, March 1

  01-03-2019 11:16 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Get a closer look at the top stories for Friday, March 1.
  
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• Where Camels, Goats and Pigs Do the Teaching

  01-03-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Green Chimneys, a school on a farm outside of New York City, is in the vanguard of using animals to help special-needs children learn.
  
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• New York City Transplants and a River Town’s Natives Fight for Its Soul

  01-03-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Beacon, N.Y., became a destination for city dwellers looking to slow down. Old-timers want to keep the boom going, but the recent arrivals want development to stop where it is.
  
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• ‘I Had Finally Found the Right Place for My Son’

  01-03-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Green Chimneys, a school on a farm outside of New York City, is in the vanguard of using animals to help special-needs children learn.
  
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• Lady Liberty Protest Climber Faces Bail Revocation Hearing

  01-03-2019 10:20 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The Statue of Liberty protester who climbed the landmark last year will face a judge for a bail revocation hearing.
  
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