Saratoga Springs News

MUSIC : Cowboy Junkies @ Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center , Great Barrington. The sublime vocalist Margot Timmins and her band conjure up their haunting songs.

The commander of the New York Army National Guard 's famous "Fighting 69th" will give a talk on the book he wrote about the unit's service in the Iraq War.

The town board approved the request for Kenneth Lawton, councilman, and Darlene Nygren, clerk, to attend newly elected officials training.

After allegedly seeing a stranger rifling through her purse this week in the Saratoga Senior Center, the facility's executive director chased him out of the building and across downtown.

The Hall of Fame Nominating Committee selected jockeys Chris Antley, Garrett Gomez, Craig Perret and Alex Solis; Thoroughbreds Ashado, Curlin, Kona Gold and Xtra Heat; and trainers Steve Asmussen and Gary Jones.

The Saratoga Springs City Council voted 5-0 against a casino at the harness track , for all the good it will do and for whatever it's worth.

Police in upstate New York say a would-be thief being chased on foot picked the wrong getaway route when he ran to a hotel where law enforcement officers were attending a conference.

By Saturday, March 29, the calendar will already say it's spring, but Hubbard Hall at 25 E. Main St. in Cambridge isn't taking any chances.

In true gambling style, the Saratoga Springs City Council didn't quite reveal its hand this week when it unanimously declared that it didn't support the state's new gambling law for a raft of reasons.

Recently, Gloversville Enlarged School District Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Frank Pickus was charged by Colonie police with being in possession of methamphetamine after a traffic stop.

Yesterday, the preliminary hearings were continued until March 19 for three New York residents who were found in possession of large amounts of drugs and cash after a traffic stop in Lawrence Township.

Fire investigators work the scene of a fatal fire at 438 Hulett Street on Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Schenectady, N.Y. Alleged arsonist Robert Butler is lead from the holding area at Schenectady City Court May 7, 2013 after a brief appearance in court in Schenectady, N.Y. David Terry and Donavancq Duell, 11 months, were among the four fatal victims ... (more)

The pizza delivery man who fed stars at the Oscars received a best tip award for a supporting player: $1,000 in cash handed over by ceremony host Ellen DeGeneres.

January 21, 2014: Adams entered the Northeast Association of the Blind and stole a 3 by 10 food section of carpet.

READINGS : "A Celebration of the Work of Pierre Joris" @ UAlbany Science Library's Standish Room , Albany.

SCHODACK, N.Y. David Cassidy's Attorney said he will not appear in court on Wednesday for his drunk driving case which happened in August 2013.

ALTAMONT N.Y. A barn in the village of Altamont between Township and Quay Road caught fire early Wednesday morning.

Rick Linzy: Corcoran High School vice principal is direct descendant of tragic hero of '12 Years a Slave.'

In a rebuke of one of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature plans, the Saratoga Springs City Council passed a unanimous vote saying they didn't support the Upstate New York Gaming Economic Development Act "as it relates to a destination resort casino being placed in the city of Saratoga Springs."

Here's something of another victory for new media over old media. The New York Times on Tuesday corrected a 161-year-old report about the enslavement of Solomon Northup, after a Twitter user pointed out that the story had twice misspelled Northup's name including in the headline.