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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 01:44 am

Menands News

Local news for Menands, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

8 hrs ago | The Gazette

Mohawk-Hudson Regional illuminates the human experience

Art shows come and go. And some of them stay with us, burned onto the brain. So it is with the 2008 Mohawk-Hudson Regional, which will be long remembered simply as "The Joel Shapiro Regional." When one of the ...

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Related Topix: Painting, Arts, Saugerties, NY, Cohoes, NY, State University of New York System, Albany (State University of New York System), Albany Metro

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Times Union

Pets make great pals

The Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Society has been providing shelter for lost, abused and unwanted animals since 1887.

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Related Topix: East Greenbush, NY, Bethlehem, NY, Glenmont, NY, Latham, NY

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Niskayuna Journal

One-time tax dies in Senate

One-time tax dies in Senate Posted on: 07/07/08 Ariana Cohn, Reporter email: cohna@spotlightnews.com As the legislative session came to a close Tuesday, June 24, the bill that would have Colonie residents ...

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Related Topix: Latham, NY, Albany County, NY, Folk, Assembly, Colonie, NY

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Times Union

Shaker High lists honor grads

These students are designation as honor graduates at Shaker High School. The commencement was Saturday.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Albany, NY, Biology, Science, Loudonville, NY, Latham, NY

Sun Jun 29, 2008

The Business Review (Albany)

Aaron Dare arraigned today; bail set at 100K

Aaron R. Dare and his girlfriend were arraigned Friday morning on 59 counts of felony fraud, including money laundering and grand larceny, related to real estate schemes the pair allegedly committed.

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Related Topix: Peekskill, NY, Albany County, NY, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Times Union

Dare, girlfriend face 59 more counts in alleged schemes

Aaron R. Dare and his longtime girlfriend, Ana P. Monteiro, were arraigned this morning on a new felony indictment charging them with 59 counts, including money laundering and grand larceny, in connection with ...

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Related Topix: Housing, Foreclosures, Albany Metro, Albany, NY, Home, Mortgage

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Times Union

West Hill's activism keeps going strong

Nearly a month after the May 29 shooting death of 10-year-old Kathina Thomas, residents of West Hill are trying to heal and to maintain momentum in their efforts to rid the streets of gun violence and youth ...

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Related Topix: Activism, Violent Crime, Albany County, NY

Sun Jun 22, 2008

The Business Review

Former Tougher owner Shaw faces up to 30 years in prison

A sentencing date has been set for the former owner of embattled Menands mechanical contractor Tougher Industries Inc.

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Related Topix: Albany, NY, Albany Metro, Lake George, NY

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Times Union

Colonie cuts proposed tax costs

The vast majority -- nearly 90 percent -- of homeowners in the town would pay less than $250 in a one-time deficit tax, according to the town and a proposal introduced Thursday in the state Legislature.

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Related Topix: Colonie, NY, US News

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Times Union

Tall tales worth a $6.1M loan

Early in 2006, Steven Shaw went to Berkshire Bank to ask for a $6.1 million loan.

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Related Topix: Albany, NY, Albany Metro

Mon Jun 16, 2008

Niskayuna Journal

Colonie Town Board adopts one-time corrective tax

In a 4-3 vote last night , the Colonie Town Board adopted a one-time corrective tax, which would average to about $155 per household in the town and around $135 per household in the villages of Colonie and ...

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Related Topix: Colonie, NY

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Albany Times Union

Brush with history for landmarks

If painter David Arsenault shows up to put your business on canvas, watch out. It seems that the places Arsenault depicts have a tendency to disappear after he paints them.

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Related Topix: Transportation, FedEx, Air Courier, Latham, NY, Theater, Arts, Colonie, NY, Schenectady, NY

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Times Union

Dollars and sense

That they aren't yet officially calling it a recession does nothing to diminish the fact that our money just doesn't stretch as far as it used to.

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Mon Jun 09, 2008

WGY-AM Albany

Three State Workers Arrested for Breaching Confidential Child Abuse Register

THREE EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ON CHARGES THAT THEY ACCESSED CONFIDENTIAL CHILD ABUSE FILES TO GET INFORMATION FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL USE.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Times Union

West Albany fire quickly doused; no one hurt

Fire crews quickly knocked down a house fire this morning in the West Albany neighborhood after the elderly resident escaped without injury.

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Related Topix: Albany, NY, Albany Metro, Colonie, NY, Latham, NY

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Capital News 9

OCFS employees accused of breaching confidential child abuse register

Three state employees were arrested on allegations they illegally accessed confidential child abuse files to get information for personal use.

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Related Topix: Troy, NY, Albany Metro, Nassau, NY

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Capital News 9

Police catch bank robbery suspect

A bank robbery suspect is in custody, after police said he led them on a chase across three city lines.

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Related Topix: Colonie, NY, Albany, NY, Albany Metro

Mon Jun 02, 2008

Times Union

Menands burglar asks questions, gets jail

Call him the inquisitive burglar. A 44-year-old man admitted stealing $3,000 in jewels and rare coins from a Menands home last winter, but not before asking the judge about his upcoming prison sentence -- and ...

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Related Topix: Albany County, NY

Sat May 31, 2008

The Gazette

Police capture bank robbery suspect

Police said James Spears, 48, of 219 Vermont View Drive, entered the bank about 9:20 a.m. demanding cash.

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Related Topix: Watervliet, NY, Colonie, NY

Fri May 30, 2008

Times Union

School district faces a linguistic challenge

Kirill Shakhov is a good student. In math class, he can fly through complex algebraic systems advanced for kids his age.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Family, Kids, Albany Metro, Schenectady, NY, Cohoes, NY

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