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Halfmoon gets money for trail Posted on: 07/01/09 Charles Wiff, Spotlight Staff email: wiffc@spotlightnews.com The Town of Halfmoon is set to receive $200,000 in federal funds to extend its Champlain Canal Trail, thanks to grants being distributed through the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

The Hudson River Valley Greenway announced the designation of two sites and the award of three grants to expand and improve the Hudson River Greenway Water Trail at a recent Greenway Board meeting.

A view of the the Momentive Performance Materials plant. Investigators from the DEC Bureau of Environmental Crimes, U.S. Attorney's Office and U.S. Environmental more... A view of the the Momentive Performance Materials plant.

An Amherst businessman and shareholder of Waterford Village Bank is objecting to the proposed sale of the bank to a Canadian investor, saying it appears that existing shareholders will lose a significant amount of money on the deal.

Federal and state environmental agents are executing a search warrant at an Albany-area silicone plant.

Heading up to Waterford? Don't forget to get your passport stamped. There now are 21 sites along New York's Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor offering free cancellation stamps for folks who collect the souvenirs in special spiral-bound "passports" issued by the National Park Service.

Hot Dog Charliea s, a Troy-based eatery that sells hot dogs, hamburgers, and fast-food side dishes, plans to open its first Saratoga Springs branch at 7 Caroline St.

Waterford Village Bank is set to receive a $9 million cash infusion from a New York City-based investor.

A Waterford man has been arrested for impersonating a police officer. Mechanicville police arrested Evan Kane and charged him with second-degree criminal impersonation.

Artifacts, those bits and pieces of our past, were front and center in Cory Joseph's kindergarten class at Waterford Elementary School June 11.

When: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 24. Where: Waterford Elementary parking lot.

LISSMAC GmbH of Bad Wurzach, Germany, a manufacturer and distributor of construction machinery; special purpose equipment, including SBM sheet metal processing machines; and handling equipment, has opened its U.S. headquarters, LISSMAC Corp., in Waterford, N.Y. "After having exported our machines all over the world, including to the United States, ...

A 30-year-old man from Waterford was arrested twice in one day over the weekend for two separate incidents, police announced today.

Fast-flowing currents in the Hudson River have slowed the first week of the PCB dredging project, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. is pleased to announce that its employees have once again reached significant safety milestones.

Visitors can get a new look at the past when the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site opens for the season Friday.

Two Cohoes men were shot in the head Saturday morning while hunting near the Mohawk River by a third hunter who fired at what he thought were turkeys, police said.

Saratoga County leaders are concerned about new PCB levels that have just shown up in the Hudson River hours before a dredging project is set to start.

LESS THAN 24 HOURS UNTIL CREWS BEGIN THE PROCESS OF PULLING P-C-B's FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE HUDSON RIVER...AND TODAY, OFFICIALS FROM TROY AND HALFMOON MET TO ANNOUNCE PLANS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS OF HALFMOON WITH A SAFE, ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY.

The Waterford fire department says crews are on the scene of a fire on Museum Lane in Waterford.