Schaghticoke News

An 8-year-old boy crashed the ATV he was driving this afternoon and suffered head and neck injuries but is expected to recover, the child's aunt said today.

A St. Lawrence County man was killed while riding his ATV on Sunday, the same day that twin brothers from Schaghticoke died while riding their four-wheelers. Dennis J. Martin, 48, of Louisville, was riding his 2001 Polaris Sportsman 400 on a trail when he failed to negotiate a curve, colliding with a group of trees.

A 70-year-old man is facing charges in Rensselaer County after being accused of pouring maple syrup into a woman's gas tank and then fighting with state police when they arrived on the scene.

ON CRASH INVOLVING ATV'S IN RENSSELAER COUNTY. OFFICIALS IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CONFIRM TWO 17-YEAR-OLD BOYS WERE KILLED IN LAST NIGHT's CRASH IN SCHAGHTICOKE.

Firefighters and two steel contractors quickly put out a fast-moving fire this afternoon in the wall of a classroom at Birchwood Elementary School.

The Rensselaer County Sherriff's Office confirms two people are being brought to Samaritan Hospital as a result of a two car accident in the Town of Schaghticoke.

To kick off travel on Friday, a lot of people needed to rush from work to get home, pick up the kids and get packed to hit the road.

Rensselaer County has been given just over $800,000 in grants from New York State to help protect nearly 600 acres of farmland.

Multiple fire companies are responding to a fully involved house fire at 2054 River Rd.

A 52-year-old aide at a Schaghticoke nursing home was indicted Tuesday on charges he abused a helpless 78-year-old patient.

Mary Sweeney, 18, of Schaghticoke, was issued an appearance ticket for unlawful possession of alcohol following a raid of an underage drinking party, according to Mechanicville PD.

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Some Capital Region residents head to the polls today for village elections to elect mayors, trustees and justices.

The Subway sandwich shop chain plans to expand its Capital Region presence this year by 10 percent, with seven new stores recently opened and as many as six more on the way, company officials say.

Police are reporting a working structure fire at 97 Calhoun Dr in the town of Schaghticoke.

Two men pleaded guilty in Rensselaer County Court Friday to robbing a Schaghticoke bank last fall.

A fire that included a couple of explosions leveled a home at 97 Calhoun Drive Friday.

Dr. Jah and the Love Prophets play their 20th Anniversary Show on Friday at Revolution Hall in Troy.

Alice Fisk searched Google hoping to find condolence messages written on memorial sites for her daughter, who died in September from complications of diabetes.

What looks like a possible tragedy is only first responders honing their life saving skills.