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• Broad Street Bagel opening cafe in Voorheesville in former Blackbirds space

  29-10-2026 22:00 via Local News
  
  The company, founded in Kinderhook in 2012, is taking over the former Blackbirds Bike Cafe as its third location.
  
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• Section 2 soccer playoffs: Thursday night's scores, highlights

  29-10-2026 21:33 via Local News
  
  Ballston Spa upsets top-seeded Columbia; Bethlehem beats Mohonasen.
  
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• Peter Lynch named to lead Albany County Public Defender's Office

  29-10-2026 21:01 via Local News
  
  A former state Supreme Court Justice, Lynch earned the admiration Schoharie limo crash victims' families after he rejected a plea deal that would have spared operator jail time
  
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• Mason Sansone brings 'different edge' to push Averill Park football team to victory

  29-10-2026 21:00 via Local News
  
  Sansone (1,119 yards, 17 touchdowns) leads No. 19 rated Class B team
  
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• Future of flight soars above GE Aerospace research hub in Niskayuna

  29-10-2026 21:00 via Local News
  GE Aerospace flew its hybrid-electric test aircraft, a modified Saab 340B, over its research campus in Niskayuna on Thursday morning.
  
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• Banana Splits, Party Omakase and More Ways To Stave Off The Winter Blues

  29-10-2026 20:50 via NYT > New York
  Becky Hughes is back to answer our readers’ highly specific restaurant questions.
  
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• Bassett: Former UAlbany star Ebone Henry-Harris has a front-row seat to Atlanta’s WNBA rise

  29-10-2026 20:15 via Local News
  
  Former UAlbany star Ebone Henry-Harris works for the Atlanta Hawks G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks, which shares Gateway Center Arena with the Dream.
  
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• 500 babies received ‘improperly stored’ Hepatitis B vaccines at Albany Med

  29-10-2026 19:42 via Local News
  
  The faulty vaccines do not pose a health threat, but the hospital asked parents to bring back their children for re-vaccination.
  
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• Brothers charged with attempted murder following Stockport shooting

  29-10-2026 19:18 via Local News
  
  Devin Mackey and Demetries Mackey are accused of shooting a 44-year-old man in the presence of children.
  
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• 'She’s starstruck': Teen denies killing Samantha Humphrey but admits punching her

  29-10-2026 18:52 via Local News
  
  Raymond Wright, 18, taking stand at his murder trial, admits he fought with and hit ex-girlfriend on night she disappeared, but says he did not kill her.
  
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• Prosecution's final witness called in Samantha Humphrey murder trial

  29-10-2026 18:52 via Local News
  
  Testimony Thursday in Raymond Wright Jr.’s trial — in which he is accused of murdering Samantha Humphrey — focused on phone data of the two teens.
  
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• Woman Charged With Hate Crimes in Stabbings of 2 Jewish Men in Manhattan

  29-10-2026 18:35 via NYT > New York
  Anna Mochalova walked up to Jewish men in Midtown last week and attacked them with a needlelike object, according to federal prosecutors.
  
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• UAlbany football's Jamari Young faces Campbell, the team he almost joined

  29-10-2026 18:30 via Local News
  
  Young, who spent the past two seasons at Gardner-Webb, had his finest game as a Great Dane in the 38-21 victory at the University of Rhode Island last Saturday.
  
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• NY state trooper fired for cannabis use sues to get his job back

  29-10-2026 17:52 via Local News
  
  A former state trooper fired last year after testing positive for THC has filed a lawsuit seeking reinstatement to his job, arguing that he had taken cannabis gummies last year to help him sleep.
  
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• Bruce Blakeman Wants to Save New York from ‘Rampant’ Crime. Will it Resonate with Voters?

  29-10-2026 17:03 via NYT > New York
  Bruce Blakeman is good friends with President Trump, an ex-husband to a Beatle’s wife and a Republican power player on Long Island. Now he wants to be governor.
  
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• Halloween dining deals: Free kids’ meals, cheap eats and more

  29-10-2026 16:35 via Local News
  
  There's nothing scary about these dining deals.
  
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• Coxsackie woman dies after head-on crash with truck in New Baltimore

  29-10-2026 16:33 via Local News
  
  A 50-year-old Coxsackie woman died after her car collided head-on with a commercial box truck at a Route 9W intersection Wednesday morning.
  
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• Saratoga Springs standout Cam Toomey revels in game-day trips to Division I football powers

  29-10-2026 16:30 via Local News
  
  Toomey is one of the nation's top recruits from the Class of 2028
  
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• Lucien Smith’s Last Paintings Reclaim His Dazzling First Act

  29-10-2026 16:15 via NYT > New York
  The artist, who died at 37, had largely retreated from the art world after skyrocketing early success. A final body of work is an exorcism of sorts.
  
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• Thanksgiving grocery deals: Where to get the most for your money

  29-10-2026 16:00 via Local News
  
  Complete meals are available for as little as $3.50 per person.
  
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• ‘Knicks in Five’ Feels Like a Long Time Ago

  29-10-2026 16:00 via NYT > New York
  Remember the infectious joy of the Knicks’s championship? As a new season begins, the team’s owner seems intent on souring that celebration.
  
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• Hochul tells rapper Nicki Minaj to 'stop going to Trump rallies'

  29-10-2026 15:58 via Local News
  
  Gov. Kathy Hochul seemed taken aback after hearing the popular rapper's social media criticism
  
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• Troy Foster Grandparent program supports children, seniors

  29-10-2026 15:30 via Local News
  
  A program for adults aged 55 years and older places seniors in classrooms, afterschool programs, and community centers to support children.
  
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• One-night stands? Sex with strangers? Albany sidelines teachers over assignment questions.

  29-10-2026 15:22 via Local News
  
  Two Albany High School teachers are not working at the school after they gave out an assignment about sexual morality.
  
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• One-night stands? Sex with strangers? Albany sidelines teachers over assignment questions

  29-10-2026 15:22 via Local News
  
  Two Albany High School teachers are not working at the school after they gave out an assignment about sexual morality.
  
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• Baloo helping to coach Baby Baloo, Siena University’s new mascot in training

  29-10-2026 14:00 via Local News
  
  However, Baloo is getting up in age. He’ll turn 7 years old next month. Therefore, he needs a mascot successor. Meet Baby Baloo.
  
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• Brackets: 2026 Section 2 girls' volleyball tournament underway

  29-10-2026 13:58 via Local News
  
  Championships take place Nov. 6-7 at Saratoga Springs.
  
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• Queensbury man found dead after missing for days in Colorado Rockies

  29-10-2026 13:27 via Local News
  
  Queensbury native Jackson Donlon was found dead alongside Kaden Matsuda after the two college students left on a hiking trip in the Colorado Rockies.
  
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• Queensbury man found dead after being missing for days in Colorado Rockies

  29-10-2026 13:27 via Local News
  
  Queensbury native Jackson Donlon was found dead alongside Kaden Matsuda after the two college students left on a hiking trip in the Colorado Rockies.
  
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• Stepping into the spotlight: Ayaz Sajid puts top-seeded Bethlehem soccer on his back

  29-10-2026 12:30 via Local News
  
  Bethlehem senior Ayaz Sajid has embraced his dual role as scorer and distributor to lead the Eagles back to the Section 2 Class AA title game.
  
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• Things to do this week: Postmodern Jukebox, last of Autumn Glow Fest

  29-10-2026 11:00 via Local News
  
  Plus, “Coco” set to an orchestra, “Behind the 'Scream'” and more.
  
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• SEEN: Dancing with the Capital Region Stars 2026

  29-10-2026 11:00 via Local News
  
  The event is a major fundraising event where local leaders pair with professional dancers to perform and raise money for selected nonprofit organizations.
  
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• Niskayuna supervisor faces second GOP challenge

  29-10-2026 11:00 via Local News
  
  In a blue town, Elizabeth Santana would need to build a wide coalition of support to win, especially during what’s expected to be a blue wave election year. 
  
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• Churchill: Vance incoming for Constantino but why all the silence from Stefanik?

  29-10-2026 11:00 via Local News
  
  The vice president might not help the Republican running against Blake Gendebien, but Elise Stefanik certainly could.
  
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• Center for Disability Services gets funding for school despite staffing crunch

  29-10-2026 11:00 via Local News
  
  The agency that ran a school for disabled children with only one special education teacher last year is now getting state funding to open new school.
  
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• A ‘flight simulator’ for tough conversations: Idea goes to national stage

  29-10-2026 11:00 via Local News
  
  Jenn Munsie will pitch her idea to a panel of judges at Dartmouth College at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The event will be live-streamed.
  
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• Hochul, citing industry 'uncertainty,' torpedoes cannabis wage board bill

  29-10-2026 10:30 via Local News
  
  Gov. Kathy Hochul reached an agreement with lawmakers late Wednesday that will torpedo legislation that would have established a three-member cannabis wage board.
  
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• A Manhattan Landing Spot for a College Student and Family

  29-10-2026 10:08 via NYT > New York
  Jessica Jensen and her stepson, Riley, had up to $1 million for an apartment to serve as dorm room and vacation lodging.
  
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• They Pick Up Cash From Weed Stores. Up to $250,000 a Day.

  29-10-2026 10:02 via NYT > New York
  A company hires retired law-enforcement officers to move cannabis proceeds from dispensaries to banks.
  
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• R.L. Stine Haunted My Childhood

  29-10-2026 10:00 via NYT > New York
  An anxious middle-schooler moved next door to the man who wrote horror for kids. Were those ghosts floating from his chimney?
  
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• A New Georgia O’Keeffe Exhibit Shows a World Beyond Flowers

  29-10-2026 10:00 via NYT > New York
  A rare display of the artist’s architectural paintings from three distinct locations are on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
  
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• The Five-Borough Route: The Beating Heart of the NYC Marathon

  29-10-2026 08:00 via NYT > New York
  When the event’s five co-founders first proposed moving it out of Central Park, it seemed impossible. Much has changed in the sport and the city since that 1976 race.
  
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• The Fall Pilgrimage of These Graveyard Sheep Is Coming to an End

  29-10-2026 08:00 via NYT > New York
  Since 2013, the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral has invited farm animals to graze in the cemetery. But renovations will mean they can roam no more.
  
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• At NYC Marathon, Cowbells Are a Signature Sound. But Why?

  29-10-2026 08:00 via NYT > New York
  Screaming fans and clanging cowbells have become the soundtrack to the New York City Marathon and to sporting events around the world.
  
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• Section 2 soccer playoffs: Wednesday night's scores, highlights

  29-10-2026 02:24 via Local News
  
  The Section 2 soccer semifinals continued Wednesday.
  
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