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Thursday | Times Union

Big House project dead; Schenectady gets salon school instead

The Big House is out. And Big Hair is in. Metroplex, the economic development agency in Schenectady County, is today announcing that the downtown Big House prew pub and nightclub project is officially dead, but will be replaced by a retail store and training facility operated by hair product company Paul Mitchell.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

The Gazette

About 5,000 Schenectady County customers lose power

This morning, 3,400 customers in Scotia, Glenville and Schenectady lost power from an underground cable fault.

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Related Topix: Glenville, NY, Schenectady, NY, Scotia, NY

Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Gazette

Federal cash will let Schenectady County finish bike-hike trail work

The county will begin work this year and complete it in the fall of 2010. The federal money will create and refurbish a 4.7-mile section of the Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail between Washington Avenue in the Stockade and Balltown Road in Niskayuna.

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Related Topix: Niskayuna, NY, Albany County, NY, Rotterdam, NY, Colonie, NY, Schenectady, NY

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Niskayuna Journal

Schenectady County water contest a matter of taste

Schenectady County water contest a matter of taste Posted on: 07/01/09 Jackie Sher email: news@spotlightnews.com On Thursday, July 2, municipalities from around Schenectady County including Scotia, Glenville, Rotterdam and Niskayuna will compete for the title of best-tasting water at the Schenectady County Green Market.

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Related Topix: Glenville, NY, Rotterdam, NY, Scotia, NY, Niskayuna, NY, Schenectady, NY

Wed Jul 01, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

Man 68 charged with sex assault of 13 yr old girl

A Patersonville man has been arrested for the sexual abuse of a 13 year old girl.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

The Gazette

Schenectady man accused of perjury in murder probe posts bail

Ricky Savage, 31, of Schenectady faces eight counts of first-degree perjury, felonies.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Times Union

Charge dismissed against Schenectady cop

One charge against suspended city police Officer Kyle Hunter was dropped in City Court this afternoon after the Schenectady County district attorney's office said it cannot find the case's main witness, Hunter's ex-girlfriend. Hunter's ex-girlfriend, who is a correction officer, accused him in March of driving her car without her permission, ...

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Related Topix: Schenectady, NY, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Capital News 9

Largest downtown Schenectady investment in 20 years

"This is the biggest retail development in 20 years in downtown Schenectady and the tide has really turned," said Schenectady County Legislature Chairwoman Susan Savage.

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

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Times Union

Crime Confidential

Eric Ely, right, arrives with his attorney, Frank Putorti, for a meeting with Schenectady County District Attroney Robert M. Carney this morning.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Schenectady, NY

The Gazette

2 Schenectady cops could face dismissal

Officers Gregory Hafensteiner and Andrew Karaskiewicz, who have been out of work since December 2007, were charged administratively two weeks ago, Public Safety Commissioner Wayne Bennett said.

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Related Topix: Schenectady, NY, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Tue Jun 23, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

DA: Saratoga Springs man pleads guilty to stabbing the mother of his children

A Saratoga Springs man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges he broke into the Niskayuna home of his children's mother last August, stabbing her in the abdomen and back as she pleaded for him to stop, the Schenectady County District Attorney's Office said in a press release.

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Related Topix: Saratoga Springs, NY, Niskayuna, NY

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Watertown Daily Times

Man charged with DWI after car takes out fence

A Hammond man was charged with felony aggravated driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident Monday night after his vehicle struck and knocked down a fence at Converse Welding, 267 High St., according to Watertown police.

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Related Topix: Hammond, NY, Watertown, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Canton, NY

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Times Union

Police nab suspected rapist, burglary suspects in unrelated cases

A registered sex offender was charged with raping a 14-year-old girl earlier this week.

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

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Middletown Times Herald Record

FBI swarms NY auction house in anthrax false alarm

FBI agents created a stir in Schenectady when they swarmed an auction house wearing hazardous materials suits, reportedly to check out a suspicion that there might be anthrax in the trash at the building.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Schenectady, NY

Mon Jun 15, 2009

Salon.com

Police: Body of 3rd NY plane crash victim found

Police say divers have recovered the third person killed when a small plane crashed into a river in eastern New York.

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Related Topix: Air Accidents, Boat Disaster

CBS 6 Albany

CBS 6 EXCLUSIVE: Schenectady cops accused of threats, vandalism

"Schenectady's Finest" are no longer welcome at the Schenectady County Adult Softball Field.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

FAA: At least 2 dead in small plane crash in NY

SCOTIA, Schenectady County - A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says a small plane has crashed into New York's Mohawk River with 3 people aboard, and at least two have died.

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Related Topix: Scotia, NY, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Accidents

Sat Jun 13, 2009

The Gazette

Child critical following - suspicious' fire in Schenectady

Schenectady firefighters make their way to the roof of a house at 1027 Congress St.

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Related Topix: Schenectady, NY, Sony Playstation 2, Video Games

Fire Engineering

A lesson in terror, but no anthrax: Schenectady witnesses a quick...

McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted Middle FBI agents toting cameras and wearing hazardous material suits swarmed a city warehouse Friday after the discovery of vials with labels suggesting they contained anthrax.

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Related Topix: Schenectady, NY

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Times Union

Sow's ear now but with silk purse potential

All around it, buildings have been restored, new ones constructed, trees planted and new businesses opened.

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