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BLET, UTU file joint petition to prohibit one-person crews
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the UTU have filed a petition for an emergency order with the Federal Railroad Administration seeking to prohibit the use of one-person train crews - including conventional and remote control yard switching operations.
Recognizing some of the bravest men who ever fought
Three men, three medals, one village. Three recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award, gathered in the Village of Altamont on Sunday for a ceremony honoring the oldest among them: Lt.
Aging war heroes get a public salute
This village will serve as the unlikely home to a 100th birthday party for the oldest Medal of Honor recipient in the country.
With the rise in childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes, the state is pushing districts to comply with a mandate they have neglected for decades: providing 120 minutes of exercise a week for elementary students.
RCS school district names new superintendent
Nearly a year after the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk school board voted to end superintendent Vicki Wright's contract with the RCS school district, a new superintendent has been named to replace Wright.
Police investigating suspicious death in Coeymans
Coeymans police along with New York State Police investigators are investigating a suspicious death of a young man in the Town of Coeymans.
Bethlehem police seek clues in dog deaths
Town police are looking for whoever bundled two dead beagles in plastic bags and threw them to the roadside.
Keystone updates VerstandigA's site plan
Keystone updates Verstandig's site plan Posted on: 03/02/09 Jarrett Carroll, Spotlight Staff email: carrollj@spotlightnews.com Local developers Keystone Builders said they are ready to start developing the ...
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New York man charged with battery at SW Fla. International Airport
A Selkirk, N.Y. man was charged with battery and resisting an officer Friday after he struck a flight attendant and another woman on the behind while on a flight that was about to land at Southwest Florida ...
Winners Crowned at Bradenton Motorsports Park
Drag Racing List - Winners Crowned at Bradenton Motorsports Park The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season opener is in the books and the winners have been crowned at Bradenton Motorsports Park.
Popular Albany County eatery goes up in flames
A popular Albany County eatery went up in flames overnight. Bethlehem Police tell CBS 6 News they received a call reporting a fire at Alteri's Restaurant at 312 Route 9W in Selkirk around 1:45 this morning.
Bethlehem plans first Kindness Day
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Chill-proof your exercise routine for winter
It's snowy. It's cold. It's windy. Who wants to exercise outside in the winter? But nasty weather doesn't mean you have to head to the gym and fight the hordes waiting for the next available treadmill.
Travis Board's discovery: Bemer's failure to declare its propane...
I've had propane for heating and cooking in my home for over 4 years now and have only recently discovered a huge problem with this rather unregulated industry.
A Glenmont man can thank his cell phone for saving his life this weekend. Police say the man was driving on Wimple road, when he swerved to avoid an animal.
YIR 2008: Economy, environment top priorities
YIR 2008: Economy, environment top priorities Posted on: 01/02/09 Jarrett Carroll, Spotlight Staff email: carrollj@spotlightnews.com Editor's Note: The following is a recap of news in the town of Bethlehem from ...
$10M land deal finalized in Bethlehem
The CB Richard Ellis Albany Company announced the sale of 218 West Yard Road in Selkirk, and town officials say it's a good deal for Bethlehem.
Hillside House donates $250K to UAlbany
Hillside House in Coeymans, N.Y. has donated $250,000 to the University at Albany to create a scholarship program for graduate students who demonstrate academic excellence or financial need.
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