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1 month ago | 
timesunion.com | Mike Goodwin |H. Rose Schneider
ALBANY — Momentum is building for a July 4 opening for the new pool in Lincoln Park. The city of Albany has not touted an opening with any fanfare. Opening day for the $20 million, years-in-the-making facility is simply scheduled for Independence Day on the city’s website. Article continues below this adBut officials have begun meeting with local people to discuss the return of swimming in the park.
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1 month ago | 
timesunion.com | H. Rose Schneider |Mike Goodwin
SCHENECTADY — The line outside the Department of Motor Vehicles office was dozens deep Thursday morning as procrastinators waited for the doors to open to get Real IDs, the upgraded driver's license that in two weeks will be required to get on a domestic flight in the U.S.Once inside, they faced hours waiting to get to a window. Article continues below this ad“It’s pandemonium,” an official said after doors were closed early at the DMV on Wednesday.
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1 month ago | 
timesunion.com | Brendan J. Lyons |H. Rose Schneider
ALBANY — Keri S. Mazzuca was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday in Albany County Court for the death of her newborn, an infant boy whose remains were found beneath Washington Park’s statue of Moses nearly 30 years ago. "I did a horrible, unimaginable thing. And I lived with remorse and regret," Mazzuca told Judge Roger McDonough during brief remarks, including an apology, she made before the judge imposed her sentence. Article continues below this ad"I'm a great mom.
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1 month ago | 
ctinsider.com | H. Rose Schneider |Patrick Tine
COPAKE - Authorities are investigating after a twin-engine transport plane crashed around noon Saturday in the town of Copake. The Associated Press cited a source close to the investigation Sunday who said all six people on board the aircraft died in the crash. Columbia County Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore told News10 ABC at a press conference Saturday that the sheriff's office was investigating a fatal crash that occurred in a muddy field near Two Town Road.
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1 month ago | 
darientimes.com | H. Rose Schneider |Patrick Tine
COPAKE, N.Y. — All six people on board a twin-engine transport plane were killed Saturday in a Hudson Valley crash after taking off from Westchester County Airport. The Associated Press cited a source close to the investigation Sunday who said all six people on board the aircraft died in the crash.
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1 month ago | 
timesunion.com | H. Rose Schneider |Will Waldron
MALTA — Several state troopers were at the Ellsworth apartment complex off Route 9 late Wednesday afternoon. People outside the buildings were trying to get hold of people inside the apartments. Residents said they heard what they believed were gunshots and the sprinkler system went off. Article continues below this adParamedics and an ambulance are at the scene. A second ambulance was seen headed north on Route 9.
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2 months ago | 
timesunion.com | H. Rose Schneider |Ashley Soebroto
ALBANY — Five months after the seizure and euthanasia of Peanut the squirrel, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said it is reviewing its protocol for dealing with illegal wildlife to avoid similar incidents in the future. In October, DEC officers raided Mark Longo’s Pine City home and animal rescue following multiple anonymous complaints about Peanut, a social media darling, who was seized from the home alongside Fred the raccoon.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
timesunion.com | Patrick Tine |H. Rose Schneider |Mike Goodwin
CORINTH — The Corinth couple charged with child endangerment after their 3-year-old died last week violated an order of protection when they went to a home where their other children are staying, the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office said. The 33-year-old man and his 31-year-old wife were each charged with criminal contempt. The charges are misdemeanors as are the original charges filed after the toddler was found in the family home that code enforcement officials later condemned.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
timesunion.com | Mike Goodwin |H. Rose Schneider
ALBANY — Passengers spent hours on the tarmac Monday after an Allegiant Air flight was delayed at Albany International Airport. Chris and Mary Plunkett, of Middletown Springs, Vt., said the three-hour long flight was supposed to board at 12:15 p.m. After changing gates three or four times, they finally got on the plane around 3:30 p.m. Then, they waited on the tarmac with their two children, aged 7 and 9, for around six hours.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
timesunion.com | Mike Goodwin |H. Rose Schneider
Eastern upstate New York, New York City, its suburbs, and much of New England are under a winter weather advisory until 6 p.m. with a storm moving into the Northeast. In the Capital Region, snow and sleet with some freezing rain tossed in are expected to fall until 1 p.m. After that, the National Weather Service in Albany predicts freezing rain will continue until 2 p.m. The ice is not expected to accumulate so it seems widespread power outages will not be a concern.
