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• Window Smasher Allegedly Hit 27 Cars With Bricks on Long Island, Cops Say

  05-08-2022 06:43 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  An East Meadow man is in custody after cops say he went on a bizarre spree this week with a brick, smashing windows on 27 cars. Nassau County Police responded to a 911 call Thursday morning for a man throwing bricks through car windows on East Meadow Avenue. After a brief search they arrested Tejinder Singh, 28, without incident. Cops...
  
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• The best places to get coffee in the Capital Region

  18-08-2022 15:00 via timesunion.com
  
  There’s no shortage of places to get coffee, but for decades the Best of the Capital Region contest winners have overwhelmingly been the local folks. And we like that. We like that a latte.
  
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• Lucy Sante writes about how NYC got its water, up to a point

  18-08-2022 14:00 via timesunion.com
  
  The celebrated downtown-turned-upstate writer details the history of the city’s watershed in “Nineteen Reservoirs,” but recent developments get short shrift.
  
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• Classical Notes: Philadelphia Orchestra, SPAC make sweet summer music

  18-08-2022 13:35 via timesunion.com
  
  It was an appropriately grand finale to a banner year for the Philadelphia Orchestra and SPAC. An overview of the final week.
  
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• Life of Bolton Landing woman who died in Lake George to be celebrated

  18-08-2022 13:00 via timesunion.com
  
  Melanie Masters died last month after diving off a dock at Huddle Beach in Lake George. 
  
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• Amtrak may boost Albany-to-Boston service

  18-08-2022 12:30 via timesunion.com
  
  Amtrak riders want more Albany-to-Boston passenger train service. Federal infrastructure money is available and Massachusetts officials have already contacted federal rail regulators.
  
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• Nationwide teacher shortage not as much of a concern in Capital Region

  18-08-2022 12:00 via timesunion.com
  
  While a teacher shortage in some parts of the country is leading to schools opening for only four days a week, or shoehorning multiple classes together in the gym under one supervisor’s eye, school districts in the Capital Region say they are not facing such worker shortages.
  
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• CDC: Poliovirus that caused N.Y. paralytic case circulated for up to a year

  18-08-2022 12:00 via timesunion.com
  
  The poliovirus may have been circulating for up to a year before it caused a paralytic case in Rockland County in July, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
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• Agencies flag port's wind tower site over fish, wetlands

  18-08-2022 12:00 via timesunion.com
  
  Officials from the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Environmental Protection Agency have urged the Army Corps of Engineers to deny or withhold the permit over environmental concerns, including fears of the potential destruction of the habitats of sturgeon and other fish as well as wetlands.
  
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• A Couple Buy a Wedding Gift for Themselves: A House on Long Island. Which One Did They Choose?

  18-08-2022 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  With extra cash from their fall wedding, two newlyweds left the city and searched Nassau County for a house fit for a family and a 75-pound dog. Here’s what they found.
  
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• The Robin to Trump’s Batman Is Expected to Make a Plea Deal

  18-08-2022 06:10 via nytimes.com
  
  Allen Weisselberg, who is poised to plead guilty in a tax scheme today, has been called a loyal soldier to Donald Trump.
  
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• Alexis Argüello Jr., Son of a Champion, Is His Own Man

  18-08-2022 05:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Being the child of a famous athlete can come with unmatched privileges and unnerving scrutiny.
  
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• Candidates Say No Thanks to Trump ‘Endorsements’ in N.Y. House Races

  18-08-2022 04:33 via nytimes.com
  
  The former president issued mock endorsements to two of his fiercest critics. Carolyn Maloney and Dan Goldman were quick to reject them.
  
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• Ryan Hartman rejoins ValleyCats looking to return to big leagues

  18-08-2022 02:32 via timesunion.com
  
  Hartman said he's a much more savvy pitcher than the one who arrived in Troy six years ago. He used to throw two pitches. Now he has four in his repertoire."My first time here, I was just learning the ropes, getting my feet wet, still trying to go under the pressure of wood bat-facing," Hartman said. "Now it's a little bit different because I have a different craft and it's not easier, but a little less pressure to be able to know that I can throw stuff better than when I was a kid."
  
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• Dakota Gold prevails in New York Stallion Series

  18-08-2022 02:15 via timesunion.com
  
  Horse overcomes early bump, late challenge in victory.
  
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• Driver in fatal Amsterdam bike crash ticketed

  18-08-2022 02:04 via timesunion.com
  
  The driver who struck a bicyclist last month, leading to his death, was ticketed for speed not reasonable and prudent, police said.  
  
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• Parole violator located in Albany with narcotics, firearms

  18-08-2022 00:57 via timesunion.com
  
  A suspect was wanted on a warrant from Catskill, police said
  
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• 14-year-old boy stabbed in Hudson

  18-08-2022 00:00 via timesunion.com
  
  The boy was flown to Albany Med with a stab wound to the chest after an argument.
  
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• Snap Decision shows the way in Grade I Jonathan Sheppard at Saratoga

  17-08-2022 23:58 via timesunion.com
  
  Horse wins steeplechase race by 13 1/4 lengths.
  
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• Poffenbarger gets edge in UAlbany quarterback battle

  17-08-2022 23:30 via timesunion.com
  
  The Great Danes open their season on Sept. 3 at Baylor of the Big 12. They play three more games – Sept. 10 at home against Colonial Athletic Association rival New Hampshire, Sept. 17 at Fordham and Sept. 24 at home against Central Connecticut – before having an idle Saturday on Oct. 1. Then UAlbany jumps back into league play.
  
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• Catskills Hotel That Inspired ‘Dirty Dancing’ Suffers Devastating Fire

  17-08-2022 23:23 via nytimes.com
  
  The Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel had served as a vibrant summertime getaway for generations. But in recent decades, it had been abandoned.
  
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• Owner of Hudson Falls plumbing business admits using customer info for scam

  17-08-2022 22:55 via timesunion.com
  
  The owner of a Washington County plumbing business pleaded guilty Wednesday to swindling two banks of a combined $133,000 using the personal information of her customers to establish bogus credit lines. 
  Renee Burnell, 49, of Hudson Falls, admitted in U.S. District Court in Albany that she defrauded Synchrony Bank and The Bank of Missouri between August 2019 and January 2020.  
  
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• Handicap accessibility concerns were flagged at 'Gilded Age' set in Cohoes

  17-08-2022 20:43 via timesunion.com
  
  Viral TikTok video from a tenant of The Lofts at Harmony Mills quickly ignited controversy about handicap accessibility at the apartment complex during ongoing production for HBO's "The Gilded Age." 
  
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• House of the Week: Move-in-ready charmer in Albany

  17-08-2022 20:30 via timesunion.com
  
  Move-in-ready home in Albany, less than $300,000, won't be on the market for long. 
  
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• How to Fight Polio With Cultural Sensitivity

  17-08-2022 20:12 via nytimes.com
  
  Religion is not a real barrier to polio vaccination.
  
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• MAAC commissioner Rich Ensor announces retirement

  17-08-2022 19:31 via timesunion.com
  
  Ensor is the longest tenured NCAA Division I multi-sport conference commissioner, according to a MAAC news release. When Ensor’s tenure ends next next June, he will have served as MAAC commissioner for approximately 35 years; the longest Division I commissioner term in NCAA history, surpassing Doug Elgin of the Missouri Valley Conference (33 years).
  
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• A dream come true: Living on a horse farm

  17-08-2022 19:30 via timesunion.com
  
  “Waking up and having them right outside your door is always awesome,” said Devon Tiller, horse trainer and owner of Willow Creek Equestrian, Colonie.
  
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• El sospechoso de atacar a Salman Rushdie pierde el apoyo familiar

  17-08-2022 19:28 via nytimes.com
  
  Hadi Matar, de 24 años, era muy reservado. Un viaje a Oriente Medio en 2018 lo cambió.
  
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• Historic Catskill resort hotel Grossinger’s destroyed by fire and demolished

  17-08-2022 19:23 via timesunion.com
  
  The once-iconic Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel was torn down Tuesday night after a fire ripped through the vacant property.
  
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• Catskills resort that inspired ‘Dirty Dancing’ suffers severe fire

  17-08-2022 19:23 via timesunion.com
  
  A three-and-a-half-story building at the iconic Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel was torn down Tuesday night after a fire ripped through the vacant property.
  
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