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Troy, New York is located in Rensselaer County. Zip codes in Troy, NY include 12183, 12182, and 12181. The median home price in Troy is $139,900 which is roughly $63/per square foot. More Troy information.

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16 hrs ago | Albany Times Union

A blogging flashback: March 2010

I was doing some maintenance to some of the old blog posts of mine - repairing old YouTube links and URL's, for example - and I came across this old video clip of an event from three years ago.

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Fri May 24, 2013

WTEN-TV Albany

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It's a big milestone for the charter school, with 82 percent of its first graduating class heading to college in the fall.

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Albany Times Union

Ex-jail guard on sex registry for life

A former Rensselaer County jail corrections officer convicted in 2006 of raping female inmates was given a Level 2 designation on the state Sex Offender Registry Friday, classifying him as a moderate risk to commit similar crimes.

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Albany Times Union

Troy police promote two

Thomas Bevevino, right, is assisted by wife Debbie in putting his new shield on after being promoted to captain of the Troy Police Department May 24, 2013 in Troy, N.Y. Thomas Bevevino, left, is sworn in as a captain of the Troy Police Department May 24, 2013 during his promotion ceremony, hosted by Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia in Troy, N.Y. Thomas ... (more)

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Business Journal

Finch Paper changes CEOs

A new president and CEO took charge May 24 at Finch Paper LLC, a paper mill in Glens Falls, NY.

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WTEN-TV Albany

3 students struck by lightning at Mass. school

Three students are recovering after getting struck by lightning at a western Massachusetts private school.

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Albany Times Union

House of the Week: Rowhouses in Troy

This week's house is actually three houses in a row on Second Avenue in Lansingburgh.

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Thu May 23, 2013

NEWS.com.au

Cop brawl like a game show: addict

An ice addict has told a Victorian court he thought he was playing in a game show when he took on police.

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WTEN-TV Albany

City workers continue to repair Troy sinkhole

City employees say the broken pipe is completely fixed and Lincoln Ave. will be repaired for Thursday evening and open for traffic Friday morning.

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Examiner.com

Former Wynantskill restaurant destroyed by fire

A former Rensselaer County tavern where locals hoisted many a frosty brew ended with a lightning strike and consuming fire early Wednesday.

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WTEN-TV Albany

Glens Falls man pleads guilty to helping wife commit suicide

A Glens Falls man who bought the shotgun his wife used to commit suicide has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge.

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Albany Times Union

Troy drops below 50,000

Flood debris is piled along the curb on Route 5S in Rotterdam Junction Tuesday Sept.

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Business Journal

Paper Battery Co. of Troy wins Silicon Valley hot 50 tech startup honor

The Paper Battery Co., a Troy, NY startup developing a paper-thin energy technology, has been named to a Silicon Valley list for the 50 hottest early-stage tech companies.

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Albany Times Union

Trucks hope to cook up TV triumph

STEVE BARNES/TIMES UNION Brooke Taney of the Slidin' Dirty food truck shows off her Dirty Ninja slider burger, which won the Slider Slam at the Wine & Dine for the Arts Festival in Albany.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Albany Times Union

Building on their love for Troy

Chris Colwell, 29, left, and Jeff Buell, 33, right, stand in the doorway of 9 First Street Monday, May 20, 2013, in Troy, N.Y. Buell and Colwell were approved to purchase and rehab the property from the Troy Local Development Corporation for $10,000. Exterior of 9 First Street, center, Monday, May 20, 2013, in Troy, N.Y. Jeff Buell and Chris ... (more)

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Albany Times Union

Innovator: RPI's Ganpati Ramanath

Ganpati Ramanath, professor of Materials Science and Engineering, in a laboratory on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. Ganpati Ramanath is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of science and engineering of nanomaterials and interfaces whose most recent breakthrough involves heating up stews to ... (more)

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Business Journal

Land swap would create more developable land in downtown Troy

Twin nine-story buildings sitting empty near Russell Sage College in downtown Troy, NY would be available for redevelopment if City Hall is able to do a land swap with the city's public housing authority.

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Albany Times Union

Rensselaer, Mt. Sinai announce wide-ranging collaboration

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will work collaboratively on a range of research programs in Neuroscience, genomics, imaging technology and big data analysis under an agreement signed Wednesday morning at Rensselaer's Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Research on the Troy campus.

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WTEN-TV Albany

Johnstown man accused of forcibly touching young girls

The Johnstown Police Department has arrested a man for allegedly forcibly touching three young girls under the age of 10.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Newswise

Meet the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Class of 2013: An Overview of the 207th Commencement

Troy, N.Y. - This spring, 1,676 students will receive degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, on Saturday, May 25, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the East Campus Athletic Village stadium.

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