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• House investigation of Trump includes NY political figures

  04-03-2019 23:38 via timesunion.com
  WASHINGTON — Randy Credico and Michael Caputo have a few things in common: Both are New York gadflies buzzing the peripheries of state and national politics; both are known for their sometimes over-the-top brands; and both have been appeared before special counsel Robert Mueller's grand jury.They're together again among the 81 names on a list released by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, who is seeking documents to flesh out a wide-ranging investigation — the fi
  
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• Melting Snow Sparks Manhole Fires Across NYC: Con Edison

  04-03-2019 23:13 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Hundreds of New York City manholes have started smoking or have caught fire since Saturday — marking the busiest stretch of manhole problems for Con Edison in over a year, the agency said.
  
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• People Are Throwing Cheese at Babies in #Cheesed Challenge

  04-03-2019 22:59 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A bizarre social media trend swept through the world over the weekend: throwing slices of American cheese at babies’ faces and posting their reactions.Photo Credit: @kalietravels / @Orlandonava1204 / @laurenceleste_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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• 1 Shot, 1 in Custody After Gunfire Breaks Out in NY IHOP

  04-03-2019 22:43 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A gunman was taken into custody after he fired several shots at a group inside an IHOP, hitting one person, police said.
  
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• Apartment projects progressing in downtown Troy

  04-03-2019 22:42 via timesunion.com
  Nearly 130 new apartments are in various stages of construction along King and River streets at the north end of downtown Troy.
  
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• Former DA Abelove missed 2 election finance disclosure deadlines

  04-03-2019 22:15 via timesunion.com
  TROY – Expenses for the Rensselaer County district attorney race exceeded $192,000, but the total costs are unknown as former District Attorney Joel E. Abelove's campaign has failed to meet deadlines to file its last two financial disclosure reports, according to state Board of Elections records.Abelove's campaign committee didn't file the 27-day post-election election report due Dec. 3, 2018 and the Jan. 2019 financial disclosure report, unlike current Democratic District Attorney Mary Pa
  
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• Man threatened employees, residents of veterans' nonprofit, Feds charge

  04-03-2019 21:46 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - A man was charged Monday for threatening to kill employees and residents of a veterans' nonprofit organization in Massachusetts.Fred Hood, 56, is accused of sending multiple electronic messages from a VA facility in Albany to employees and residents of Soldier On, a nonprofit veterans' services organization, threatening a shooting attack at the nonprofit's residence at the Northampton VA Medical Center in Leeds, Mass., according to a complaint filed in federal court.
  
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• Capital Region hospitals get mixed reviews from feds

  04-03-2019 21:27 via timesunion.com
  Capital Region hospitals earned mixed reviews in the latest and long-awaited update to the federal government's controversial star hospital rating system.
  
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• 'Blessed': Tamron Hall, 48, Reveals She's Expecting a Baby

  04-03-2019 21:22 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Former 'Today' co-host Tamron Hall has been out of the public eye since departing NBC in 2017. But Hall took to social media to reveal some good news she's been sitting on for months.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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• NCAA reinstates UAlbany lacrosse star

  04-03-2019 21:09 via timesunion.com
  Nanticoke will play in the home opener against Massachusetts on Tuesday, UAlbany athletics said in an email."I am happy it did (work out),'' UAlbany head coach Scott Marr said in a text.Nanticoke's eligibility was in question after an Instagram post in which he tagged a stick-stringing company. The post has since been deleted."Major crime,'' Marr said sarcastically in a phone interview earlier on Monday.UAlbany found out about the issue on Friday morning and Nanticoke didn't travel to UAlbany's
  
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• Coach: NCAA rules UAlbany lacrosse star ineligible

  04-03-2019 21:09 via timesunion.com
  The NCAA has ruled Nanticoke ineligible while it looks into an Instagram post in which he tagged a stick-stringing company, according to Great Danes head coach Scott Marr. The post has since been deleted."Major crime,'' Marr said sarcastically in a phone interview this afternoon.UAlbany found out about the issue on Friday morning and Nanticoke didn't travel to UAlbany's 17-16 loss at No. 3 Cornell on Saturday."Honestly, I don't think what he did merits that kind of a punishment,'' Marr said. "If
  
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• County, town officials work to tackle traffic on Niskayuna's Dean Street

  04-03-2019 21:08 via timesunion.com
  A special meeting of the Niskayuna Highway Department committee last Tuesday between residents, Town officials and Schenectady County Legislator Thomas Constantine was the first time county and town lawmakers sat down together to solve the years-long problem of traffic speeding along Dean St.
  
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• State senators propose reining in IDAs

  04-03-2019 20:50 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — State senators James Skoufis and Shelley Mayer, both Democrats, are introducing legislation to curb public tax-break incentives and create greater oversight of local industrial development agencies.Their proposals include banning IDAs from giving incentives to projects that are already under construction or in which the developer is not identified. The legislation would also require school districts to be involved in payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements, and close a loophole that a
  
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• State senators propose reigning in IDAs

  04-03-2019 20:50 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — State senators James Skoufis and Shelley Mayer, both Democrats, are introducing legislation to curb public tax-break incentives and create greater oversight of local industrial development agencies.Their proposals include banning IDAs from giving incentives to projects that are already under construction or in which the developer is not identified. The legislation would also require school districts to be involved in payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements, and close a loophole that a
  
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• Possible Shooting Reported at IHOP on Long Island

  04-03-2019 20:41 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Authorities are responding to a report of a shooting at an IHOP on Long Island.
  
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• 'Catch-Up' Sleep Doesn't Make Up for Sleep Loss: Report

  04-03-2019 19:58 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  If you are one of the countless people who like to sleep in during your days off in hopes of catching up on those Z's you lost during the work week, we have bad news.Photo Credit: Pexels/CC
  
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• New details emerge as judge denies bail for alleged bank robber

  04-03-2019 19:55 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY -Ulysses Wall, one of the three men accused of a role in the violent robbery of a bank in North Greenbush, is being investigated for other bank robberies in the region, federal prosecutors said.The U.S. attorney's office disclosed the investigation as they tried to convince a judge to keep the 25-year-old in custody while he is prosecuted for Tuesday'salleged robbery of the M&T Bank on Route 4 in North Greenbush.Judge Magistrate Christian Hummel denied Wall's request for bail.
  
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• Friend recalls Cohoes homicide victim as 'artist, optimist'

  04-03-2019 19:39 via timesunion.com
  COHOES — Just after 1 a.m. on Saturday, Andrew Lathrop wrote on his girlfriend's Facebook page, apologizing and asking her for more time."I'm sorry Sara Pascale for how hard things have been," he wrote under the misspelled pseudonym Dale Dentin, a reference to a character in the movie "Pineapple Express." "I just hope I'm not to late."The next morning, Pascale was dead.
  
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• Bobcat Falls Through NJ Bridge, Smashes Van on Highway Below

  04-03-2019 19:30 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A Bobcat clearing snow off a foot bridge in New Jersey somehow plunged through the span onto the highway below, smashing into a van, according to authorities and photos from the scene.Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Slipknot headed to SPAC

  04-03-2019 19:22 via timesunion.com
  Heavy metal band Slipknot will perform at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, Live Nation has announced.Also performing on the “Knotfest Roadshow” tour: Volbeat, Gojira and Behemoth.
  
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• NJ Parents Open Up About Losing 6-Year-Old Daughter to Flu

  04-03-2019 19:09 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Throughout history, mankind has come up with some bizarre concoctions to combat the dreaded flu.
  
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• Was de Blasio Too Quick to Call a Snow Day? Why It’s a Tricky Decision for Any Mayor

  04-03-2019 18:45 via nytimes.com
  It is a fact of New York City politics that a mayor is only as popular as his most recent snow day decision.
  
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• Was de Blasio Too Quick to Call a Snow Day? Why It’s a Tricky Call for Any Mayor

  04-03-2019 18:45 via nytimes.com
  It is a fact of New York City politics that a mayor is only as popular as his most recent snow day decision.
  
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• Snow Day: Was de Blasio Too Quick to Cancel School?

  04-03-2019 18:45 via nytimes.com
  It is a fact of New York City politics that a mayor is only as popular as his most recent snow day decision.
  
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• 'Blessed and Grateful': Hall Reveals She's Expecting a Baby

  04-03-2019 18:35 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Former 'Today' co-host Tamron Hall has been out of the public eye since departing NBC in 2017. But Hall took to social media to reveal some good news she's been sitting on for months.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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• Upended truck closes Thruway northbound near Catskill

  04-03-2019 18:34 via timesunion.com
  CATSKILL - A jack-knifed tractor trailer is blocking all northbound lanes of the Thruway between exits 21 and 21B, State Police said.It is unclear if anyone was injured.The crash occurred just north of Exit 21.
  
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• Siena basketball's Jalen Pickett voted first-team all-MAAC

  04-03-2019 17:30 via timesunion.com
  Pickett is averaging 15.7 points and a league-best 6.7 assists per game for Siena (16-15 overall, 11-7 MAAC), which finished in a tie for second after being picked to finish last in the preseason poll.The fifth-seeded Saints will play No. 4 Rider in a MAAC quarterfinal on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. in Times Union Center.Recruited by only a handful of schools, Pickett didn't commit to Siena until last May. He's certain to be named MAAC Rookie of the Year later this week. He won the league's Rookie of
  
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• Car Somehow Veers Off NJ Highway, Plunges Into River

  04-03-2019 17:27 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A car somehow veered off Route 21 and plunged into the water of the nearby Passaic River Monday morning in Belleville, New Jersey, prompting a good Samaritan to jump in to save the driver, authorities say.Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Cuomo and Legislature stumble on first budget hurdle

  04-03-2019 17:23 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - The final month of negotiations between Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo over the state budget is off to a rocky start.The two sides are hundreds of millions of dollars apart on how much the state has available to spend for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins on April 1. In light of the failure to reach a consensus on state revenues, state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has been tasked with crafting his own non-binding forecast by Tuesday.
  
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• Capital Region nonprofits win grants to expand addiction recovery services

  04-03-2019 17:14 via timesunion.com
  Two Capital Region nonprofits that assist people in recovery from substance use disorder were awarded state funding Friday to establish and expand recovery services in their communities.
  
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• Limo owner files defense in crash lawsuit

  04-03-2019 16:37 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — Attorneys for Prestige Limousine claimed the deaths that occurred in October's devastating Schoharie wreck could have been caused by anything from an act of god or an as-yet-unidentified third party to the victims' failure to wear seat belts.The arguments were raised in a court filing by lawyers for Prestige owner Shahed Hussain and his son, Nauman, as their initial response to a civil suit filed by the family of 29-year-old Amanda Rivenburg, one of the 20 people killed when the c
  
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• Teen charged after lockdown at BOCES in Saratoga Springs

  04-03-2019 16:32 via timesunion.com
  SARATOGA SPRINGS — A student causing a disturbance led to a lockdown Monday morning at the F. Donald Meyers Education Center, police said.About 9:40 a.m., administrators at the BOCES facility on Henning Road went into lockdown after a 17-year-old student created a loud disturbance and damaged a door on school property, police said.Police detained the student and determined he had acted alone, that no one was injured and no weapons were involved.
  
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• Lockdown, then dismissal at BOCES in Saratoga Springs

  04-03-2019 16:32 via timesunion.com
  SARATOGA SPRINGS - Police were at the BOCES on Henning Road Monday morning.The school was in lockdown but students were later dismissed to go home.So far, there is no word on why the lockdown or dismissal occurred.
  
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• Taxi Driver Crashes Into NYC Utility Pole, Dies: Police

  04-03-2019 15:35 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A 62-year-old taxi driver smashed into a utility pole in Brooklyn and died after some sort of medical episode late Sunday, authorities say.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• Aurora Games tickets on sale Friday

  04-03-2019 15:10 via timesunion.com
  Tickets for the inaugural Aurora Games, the all-women's sports and entertainment festival to be held for a week in August at the Times Union Center, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday to coincide with International Women's Day.
  
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• Plow Truck Goes Too Far, Nearly Falls Into NJ River

  04-03-2019 14:50 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A plow truck working a parking lot in Elizabeth, New Jersey lost control Monday morning and very nearly plowed the bottom of a river instead.Photo Credit: News 4 New York
  
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• Pedestrian Hit, Dragged by MTA Bus in Queens Dies: Cops

  04-03-2019 14:50 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  An MTA bus struck and killed a pedestrian in Queens, dragging him along the road before coming to a stop early Monday, authorities say.Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Happening Today: Tornadoes, Kenya, Losartan, Janice Freeman

  04-03-2019 12:43 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Here's what to know for Monday, March 4.Photo Credit: Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP
  
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• Police ID Schenectady man killed in Ballston Spa pedestrian crash

  04-03-2019 12:42 via timesunion.com
  BALLSTON — A Schenectady man was killed while walking Sunday evening on Route 50, the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office said.Todd M. Johnson, 32, of 425 Hamilton St., was struck and killed near the intersection of Tomaselli Court, deputies said.The driver, Bryan E. Mei, 42, immediately stopped and reported the crash, deputies said.
  
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• Man killed in Ballston Spa accident, report says

  04-03-2019 12:42 via timesunion.com
  A man died after a car struck him around 8 p.m. on state Route 50 in Ballston Sunday, according to the Daily Gazette.
  
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• Close to a Foot Falls on Parts of Region; NYC Schools Closed

  04-03-2019 12:42 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The third winter storm in several days has come and gone, but not before dumping more than a half a foot of snow on parts of the tri-state.Photo Credit: AP/FileThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Schools delays, some flights canceled after overnight storm

  04-03-2019 12:37 via timesunion.com
  The morning drive could be slower Monday as road crews plow snow that fell overnight.The snow totals are modest throughout much of the area with between 1 and 3 inches of snow falling.Main roads and highways were closely cleared of accumulated snow and slush as the temperature rose to nearly 30 degrees by 6:30 a.m.Some schools in the region delayed the beginning of classes.
  
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• A pretty winter day will end with a big chill

  04-03-2019 12:37 via timesunion.com
  Enjoy a sunny winter day before the chill returns for most of the workweek.The temperature should be above freezing during the day, but could drop to 9 degrees Monday night. The wind chill could make it feel as low as -2 degrees, the National Weather Service say.Snow totals were modest throughout much of the Capital Region after an overnight storm dropped between 1 and 4 inches of powder.
  
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• Live Radar: Watch StormTracker 4 as Storm No. 3 Moves Out

  04-03-2019 11:11 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Another winter storm is moving into the tri-state area Sunday evening. Watch StormTracker 4 to stay on top of the weather and get updated information on local airport delays.
  
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• Close to a Foot Falls on Parts Tri-State; NYC Schools Closed

  04-03-2019 11:11 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The third winter storm in several days has come and gone, but not before dumping more than a half a foot of snow on parts of the tri-state.Photo Credit: AP/FileThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• How Much Snow Did Your Neighborhood See?

  04-03-2019 11:00 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  How much snow did your neighborhood see?Photo Credit: AP/File
  
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• A Pied-à-Terre Becomes Home

  04-03-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  A Hudson Valley couple rented a studio so they could spend weekends in New York City. They weren’t planning to move here full-time.
  
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• SEE IT: 3rd Winter Storm in Days Wreaks Havoc Across Region

  04-03-2019 10:52 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The third snow storm in the tri-state in the last several days caused havoc, dumping heavy snow and canceling hundreds of schools.Photo Credit: Michael Wassuta
  
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• ‘I Was Thinking of Our Bench in Central Park Today’

  04-03-2019 09:00 via nytimes.com
  Where they parted ways, encountering a rat on a subway platform and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
  
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• Half-Foot of Snow Falls on Parts of Area; NYC Schools Closed

  04-03-2019 08:08 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Snow was falling Sunday across the tri-state in a storm that could dump a half a foot or more of snow on New York City and the surrounding metro area, Storm Team 4 says, making for a difficult Monday morning...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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