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Friday | Empire State News

New sites, grants for Hudson River Greenway Water Trail

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.

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Related Topix: New York, NY, Manhattan, NY, Rensselaer, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Coeymans, NY, Waterford, NY

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Times Union

RPI 'delay' risked lives, Troy firefighters claim

Troy Fire Department Capt. Dave Paul speaks as firefighters hold a news conference to raise safety issues about the chemicals and other dangers at the RPI campus after a more... A view of the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center on the RPI campus in Troy on Tuesday a day after a fire Monday night in one of the labs.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Troy, NY, Fire, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Mon Jun 29, 2009

WNYT NewsChannel 13

RPI: Student burned in lab fire

An RPI student suffered buns and a number of Troy Fire fighters were evaluated after a two-alarm fire on the campus of RPI Monday night, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Rensselaer, NY

WGY-AM Albany

Flu-Like Symptoms Hit Another Area School

VAN RENSSELAER ELEMENTARY IN THE CITY OF RENSSELAER IS THE LATEST SCHOOL IN THE AREA TO BE INUNDATED WITH ILLNESS.

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Related Topix: Rensselaer, NY

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Albany Times Union

Kate Gosselin has East Greenbush hair?

Jenn's commenters got a little frisky this morning over a remark one of her readers made about Kate Gosselin's "East Greenbush hair." Ohh, smack to my Rensselaer County peeps .

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Related Topix: East Greenbush, NY, Averill Park, NY, Colonie, NY, Albany Metro, Troy, NY

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Times Union

Rabid foxes in Rensselaer County

The Rensselaer County Department of Health issued a warning today that two rabid red foxes turned up in the county.

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Related Topix: Nassau, NY, Averill Park, NY

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Empire State News

Guilty plea from former state tax department employee

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Wednesday announced the guilty plea of a former state tax department employee for illegally possessing sensitive personal data of hundreds of New Yorkers and using some of that information in an elaborate identity theft scheme.

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Related Topix: Troy, NY

Tue Jun 23, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

Missing paroled murderer found in Rensselaer

Rensselaer Police located Edward Wade Stevens at his home in the city of Rensselaer.

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Related Topix: Rensselaer, NY, Albany, NY, Albany Metro

WNYT NewsChannel 13

Man accused of pouring syrup in gas tank

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.

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Related Topix: Schaghticoke, NY

Mon Jun 22, 2009

WGY-AM Albany

Two Teens Killed in ATV Crash

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.

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Related Topix: Schaghticoke, NY

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Capital News 9

Troy: A unique place to live

Some residents in Rensselaer County are living in one of the most uniquely American cities in the nation.

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Related Topix: Troy, NY, Albany Metro

Fri Jun 19, 2009

WNYT NewsChannel 13

County execs want Senate back to work

The drama at the Capitol has been likened to a soap opera, but it has some very real life consequences -- especially if you're a homeowner in Rensselaer County.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Business First of Buffalo

Senate squabble heads to court

Sen. Hiram Monserrate, a downstate Democrat, holds a press conference yesterday outside the Senate chambers.

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Related Topix: US News, David Paterson, US Governors

Mon Jun 15, 2009

Times Union

Shen student has swine flu

A Shenendehowa middle school student has the swine flu, the New York Health Department confirmed Thursday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Albany County, NY

Sat Jun 13, 2009

13WHAM

Man in Troy Arrested in Death of Three-Year-old

AP - A man from Troy has been arrested in the death of his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter.

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Related Topix: Troy, NY, Albany Metro

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Times Union

East Greenbush man, teen charged with burglary

A 20-year-old man was taken into custody Thursday after a resident allegedly saw the man breaking into a home and called police.

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Related Topix: East Greenbush, NY

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Star-Gazette.COM

Democrats ask court to block NY Senate coup

The New York Senate's Democratic conference has gone to court to challenge the coalition that claims it seized control of the chamber in a parliamentary power grab on Monday.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

Photonics Spectra

GE Opens $165M Facility in NY

Senior leaders from GE Healthcare and GE Global Research joined state and local leaders as well as officials from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute over the weekend for the grand opening of GE Healthcarea s new, state-of-the-art digital mammography production facility at the Rensselaer Technology Park.

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Related Topix: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rensselaer, NY, Energy

Mon Jun 08, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

Car accident in Schaghticoke leaves two injured

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.

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Related Topix: Schaghticoke, NY

Sat Jun 06, 2009

The Bennington Banner

Rensselaer County chief will seek re-election

Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen Jimino plans to run for re-election this November.

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