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• Downed tree cleared from Northway

  16-04-2025 20:25 via timesunion.com
  DOT says the tree came down near Exit 8A. Delays seen at Exit 9E.
  
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• Light snowfall in Albany leaves some roads slick on Saturday

  17-01-2026 17:31 via timesunion.com
  The snow is forecast to stop by Saturday evening, with mostly clear skies expected through the rest of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend.
  
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• Niskayuna's Gregg savors dramatic Eastern States title

  17-01-2026 16:00 via timesunion.com
  Ella Gregg, a Niskayuna senior wrestler, won the 145-pound title at the Eastern States Girls Classic last weekend.
  
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• Churchill: A socialist mayor?! Schenectady's done that.

  17-01-2026 16:00 via timesunion.com
  George Lunn made his mark with successes on which any mayor could hang a hat.
  
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• Stunt, acrobatics and tumbling added as NCAA's newest championship sports

  17-01-2026 15:00 via timesunion.com
  The NCAA has added both stunt and acrobatics and tumbling as new championship sports. The first championships are projected to take place in spring 2027.
  
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• Jury selection for Megan McDonald murder trial to continue into second week

  17-01-2026 13:30 via timesunion.com
  The 12 jurors who will deliberate the case have been selected. The selection of alternates will resume Tuesday.
  
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• Lisa Caporizzo, animal rescuer and wife of retired WTEN meteorologist Steve Caporizzo, has died

  17-01-2026 12:54 via timesunion.com
  The 57-year-old pet advocate died after a brief illness, her husband wrote in a Facebook post. 
  
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• Saratoga Springs GOP chair uses FOIL to gain upper hand in city

  17-01-2026 12:30 via timesunion.com
  Saratoga Springs GOP Chair Michael Brandi is on the “nice list” for 2025's New York Coalition for Open Government, but his political opponents say he manipulates the legal system for political gain.
  
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• Woodstock’s Historic Bearsville Theater hits market for $7.9 million

  17-01-2026 12:00 via timesunion.com
  The venue — which has hosted Graham Nash, Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan, to name a few — is looking for a new owner.
  
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• What to know about the NFL playoff game between the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos

  17-01-2026 12:00 via timesunion.com
  The Buffalo Bills meet the Denver Broncos in the divisional round of the AFC playoffs on Saturday. Here's a primer on what to expect.
  
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• Teenage girl charged with murder attempts to get charges dismissed

  17-01-2026 12:00 via timesunion.com
  Prosecutors allege the girl, who was 15 when she was arrested, set fire to a relative's house, killing him.
  
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• New flight training center takes off at Albany International Airport

  17-01-2026 12:00 via timesunion.com
  It’s called Vasi Aviation and offers various year-round flight training experiences.
  
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• Maria College, Albany Medical Center opening clinic for 'complex' patients

  17-01-2026 12:00 via timesunion.com
  Maria College nursing students will soon staff an outpatient clinic for Albany Medical Center Hospital patients who don’t have a primary care physician.
  
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• After living through 1979 revolution, a Troy woman watches Iran protests, crackdowns from afar

  17-01-2026 12:00 via timesunion.com
  Elahe Gol Pari lived through the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran as a child. Now, with her family still in Tehran, the country's capital city, she is witnessing the latest protests from afar.
  
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• Rent Controlled vs. Rent Stabilized: Here’s How the Rates Work.

  17-01-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  There are about one million rent-stabilized units in New York City, and fewer than 25,000 rent-controlled units.
  
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• Before Criticizing Pro-Hamas Chants, Mamdani Sought Jewish Leaders’ Input

  17-01-2026 09:00 via nytimes.com
  The outreach by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team has demonstrated how the mayor is taking care to not inflame tensions on either side of the Israel-Gaza war.
  
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• Columbia rallies late, prevails in overtime over Albany in boys' basketball action

  17-01-2026 04:54 via timesunion.com
  The Blue Devils won despite shooting 33.3%
  
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• CBA basketball rallies for big Suburban Council win at Shenendehowa

  17-01-2026 04:05 via timesunion.com
  JJ Osinski leads CBA in comeback win.
  
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• Photos: Albany's 'Cathedral in Bloom' floral showcase returns

  17-01-2026 00:11 via timesunion.com
  The event at the 62 South Swan St. church includes dozens of displays, workshops and presentations by local florists, tours and more.
  
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• DA: Albany defendant on the run after 'affixing' ankle monitor to dog

  16-01-2026 23:35 via timesunion.com
  Lamont Holmes failed to appear at a Tuesday hearing. Probation officials told the court his ankle monitor was found attached to a dog in Rensselaer County.
  
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• Who Is Ahead in the New York Governor's Race? Latest 2026 Election Polls

  16-01-2026 23:19 via nytimes.com
  Track the latest polls in the New York governor election.
  
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• Mamdani’s Push to Halt Sale of 5,000 Apartments to Big Landlord Fails

  16-01-2026 22:25 via nytimes.com
  The sale of the apartments, whose residents had complained of neglect by management, to a troubled firm is an early test of the new mayor’s ability to deliver for tenants.
  
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• Hudson Valley man convicted in 2022 killing of girlfriend’s 3-year-old son

  16-01-2026 22:07 via timesunion.com
  After less than two hours of deliberation, a jury found Gionni Sellers guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of Xavier Johnson.
  
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• Westchester County school contracted to house young ICE detainees to lay off 123 workers

  16-01-2026 21:20 via timesunion.com
  Lincoln Hall had millions in contracts with the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement. It was not immediately clear if the school was shutting down permanently.
  
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• A $12.6 Billion Budget Gap May Complicate Mamdani’s Affordability Plans

  16-01-2026 20:27 via nytimes.com
  The New York City comptroller, Mark Levine, said that poor budgeting practices by the previous mayor, Eric Adams, had left the city with looming deficits.
  
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• Foster's re-emergence a positive sign for UAlbany men's basketball

  16-01-2026 20:00 via timesunion.com
  Tarique Foster, who played sparingly during the nonconference season, has emerged as a bench contributor for UAlbany basketball in America East play. He scored 12 points Thursday against Binghamton.
  
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• Mouzon House is for sale as Pedinotti family looks to future

  16-01-2026 19:45 via timesunion.com
  It will remain open, hosting monthly supper clubs and as a venue for private events 
  
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• Terns: Snowshoeing Cobleskill's Settles Mountain Nature Preserve helps ease stress

  16-01-2026 19:00 via timesunion.com
  The Settles Mountain Nature Preserve outside Cobleskill consists of two loops, the 2.6-mile Cobleskill Loop and the 2.0-mile Seward Loop.
  
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• RPI, South Korean small business group to collaborate on tech innovation

  16-01-2026 18:35 via timesunion.com
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy signed an agreement with a South Korean organization that represents small-to-medium-sized businesses leveraging technology.
  
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• Empire Wind Project Can Resume Construction, Judge Rules

  16-01-2026 18:14 via nytimes.com
  A federal judge said the Empire Wind project off Long Island would suffer “irreparable harm” if the Trump administration continued to hold up work.
  
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