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22 hrs ago | Niskayuna Journal

Walgreens eyes Glenville location

Walgreens eyes Glenville location Posted on: 08/06/08 Jennifer Farnsworth, Contributing Writer email: news@spotlightnews.com As Walgreens is walking away from Rotterdam, they are now looking to build in ...

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Related Topix: Schenectady County, NY, Rotterdam, NY, Glenville, NY

Mon Aug 04, 2008

Albany Times Union

100 ways to please your ears and wallet

Another month of summer left, and your entertainment budget is already depleted? So what's a music fan to do? Well, put your wallet away, and head out to enjoy an absolute bonanza of free concerts taking place ...

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Related Topix: Amsterdam, NY, Sand Lake, NY, Schenectady, NY, Clifton Park, NY

Sat Aug 02, 2008

CBS 6 Albany

Witness description, joint police work result in quick arrest after robbery

UPDATED Aug. 1st, 10:22 a.m. A 43-year-old Amsterdam man was arrested Thursday night after he robbed a gas station and attempted to flee.

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Related Topix: Amsterdam, NY

Fri Aug 01, 2008

capitalnews9.com | Insideprofile

Colonie bank robbery suspects facing more charges

A man and a woman already charged in connection with a Colonie bank robbery at Corporate Woods are now facing more charges for two other bank robberies in the area.

Guilderland police arrested Christi Fraser, 35, and Charles Slade, 37, both of Saratoga Springs, on Thursday for the July 9th robbery of the First National Bank ofScotia on New Karner Road and the July 19th robbery of the Pioneer Savings Bank on Western Avenue.

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Related Topix: Guilderland, NY, Saratoga Springs, NY, Colonie, NY

Thu Jul 31, 2008

The Gazette

Anti-litter club began as a family affair

Stefanie Glass, a member of the Neighborhood Environmental Coalition, picks up a piece of trash in Scotia early Tuesday evening.

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Tue Jul 29, 2008

www.spotlightnews.com | Insideprofile

Fortitech breaks ground at county airport

Fortitech, a global company that manufactures custom nutrient premixes, broke ground on a $4.5 million distribution center at the Schenectady County Airport in Glenville earlier this month after closing on the property on Thursday, July 17.

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www.dailygazette.com | Insideprofile

Classic Tales of Old Dorp: Scotia parade gave youth thrill in 1908

The Daily Gazette is reprinting excerpts of the late Larry Hart's long-running column, “Tales of Old Dorp.” Today, Hart gives correspondent Neil B. Reynolds center stage; Reynolds writes about a memorable automobile ride of 100 years ago, and familiar places of Scotia seen along the way. One landmark mentioned, the Max Schmidt Block, has been replaced by a CVS drug store and parking lot. This column excerpt was originally published Nov. 20, 1984.

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Mon Jul 28, 2008

Peak Oil

Canada: Food for thought

"Food prices are going to escalate. They need to," Lloyd Evans, an Annapolis Valley farmer and the president of Horticulture Nova Scotia, said in a recent interview on his nearly 200-hectare farm in Wilmot, ...

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Sat Jul 26, 2008

Niskayuna Journal

Scotia-Glenville school board names leadership

Scotia-Glenville school board names leadership Posted on: 07/25/08 Jennifer Farnsworth, Contributing Writer email: news@spotlightnews.com Margaret Smith of Scotia will continue as the Scotia-Glenville Central ...

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Related Topix: Schenectady County, NY, Education Etc., Glenville, NY

Fri Jul 25, 2008

spotlightnews.com | Insideprofile

Flint House fracas

Problems with trash collection at the Flint House in Scotia have led the president of Friends of the Flint House to create a video, which is posted online at youtube.com, titled “Friends of The Flint House Massacree.”
In the video, a song detailing Cindi Pytlovany’s version of the events that led her to drop off a bag of garbage at the Department of Public Works, plays over still images of the Flint House.

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www.leaderherald.com | Insideprofile

CLT playwrights group plans season

Theatre Workshop, the Colonial Little Theatre playwrights group, has announced plans for its 2008-09 season.
"Good Fences," a two-act play by John Birchler of Scotia, will be presented as a staged reading Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 16 at 2 p.m.

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

albany.bizjournals.com | Insideprofile

Buhrmaster out-raises party challenger, but trails most Democratic rivals

James Buhrmaster, a Scotia businessman and Republican congressional candidate, collected more than 11 times the campaign donations of his Republican challenger over the past three months.

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Mon Jul 21, 2008

The Gazette

33 charged in crackdown on unemployment fraud

July 21, 2008 Updated 3:02 p.m. ALBANY - Police have charged 33 people from the Capital Region with defrauding the state's unemployment insurance trust fund out of more than $116,000. 33 charged with ...

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Related Topix: Watervliet, NY, Bethlehem, NY, Delmar, NY, Hoosick Falls, NY, Waterford, NY, Ballston Spa, NY

Sun Jul 13, 2008

The Gazette

Vale tour offers link to history

Lonnie Hojnacki of Scotia studies gravestones during a tour at Vale Cemetery on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Glenville, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Albany Metro, Schenectady, NY

Fri Jul 11, 2008

www.dailygazette.com | Insideprofile

Missing link in bike trail will remain

The state has postponed indefinitely efforts to finish gaps in the 524-mile long Canalway Trail System, including a six-mile gap between Rotterdam Junction and Amsterdam.

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timesunion.com | Insideprofile

Strike hits concrete projects

About 100 Teamsters went on strike Wednesday at a handful of concrete plants around the Capital Region, affecting an unknown number of construction jobs.

Cranesville's holdings include concrete plants in Albany and Scotia. Callanan runs Clemente Latham Concrete in Troy and Valente Gravel in Wynantskill.

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Wed Jul 09, 2008

spotlightnews.com | Insideprofile

Scotia mourns former chief’s son

When a close-knit community loses one of its own, the outpouring of support can be overwhelming. The Saturday, July 5, death of Adam Pytlovany, 25, as a result of a motorcycle accident had just that effect on the village he called home.

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The Gazette

Scotia man admits to attack on jail guards

The Schenectady County jail inmate accused of assaulting seven corrections officers, sending four to the hospital, admitted to felony assault Tuesday.

In return for his plea, Christopher N. Ingalls, 22, of Scotia, received six months in jail and five years probation. He was released because of time already served.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Schenectady, NY, Schenectady County, NY

Tue Jul 08, 2008

www.spotlightnews.com | Insideprofile

Market to make its mark on Scotia

The Village of Scotia will begin hosting its first farmers market from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, with two local growers, John and Linda Berger and Clifford Bard, setting up shop in the parking lot next to the fire department on Mohawk Avenue.

Kathy DeMarco, of the clerk’s office in Scotia, said the village is very excited to be hosting the market from now through the end of October.

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Mon Jul 07, 2008

Times Union

Scotia man to get $1.1M payout in lawsuit

A Scotia man is awaiting a payout of $1.1 million after a state Supreme Court judge ruled last year that a Pennsylvania tool company is responsible for an accident that partially blinded the man.

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