Jennings: With $8M from state, no tax hike for homeowners
City homeowners will not see a property tax increase under Mayor Jerry Jennings’ proposed 2012 $168.5 million budget, thanks largely to the promise of a $7.8 million cash infusion from the state, Jennings said Friday.
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Jennings: With $8M from state, no tax hike for homeowners
State Police arrest 4 for cockfighting, drug charges
State police say members of an upstate New York family have been charged with cock fighting along with possessing weapons and drugs .
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State Police arrest 4 for cockfighting, drug charges
Kids Can Hoop With Keller in Albany
Keller Williams is putting out a call for hula hoopers between the ages of 6 and 12 to join him on stage during his kids matinee at the Egg in Albany, NY on Saturday afternoon, October 8. He is looking for four kids to appear on one song using “an adult-size LED hoop provided by Team Keller.”
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Kids Can Hoop With Keller in Albany
Slideshow: Five bright spots for Albany-area manufacturing
Schools Community colleges in the region have shown a growing commitment to supply manufacturers large and small with the trained workers they covet.
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Slideshow: Five bright spots for Albany-area manufacturing
NY to require benching students with concussions
Starting next year, a new law in New York says student athletes suspected of suffering concussions should be immediately removed from games. The legislation recently was signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (KWOH’-moh). It directs state health and education officials to draft regulations for schools on mild traumatic brain injuries.
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NY union floats a proposal to avoid layoffs
The Public Employees Federation union on Thursday sought a last-minute deal to avoid more than 3,000 layoffs the Cuomo administration plans to start in 20 days.
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Gov. Carey to be honored in Albany memorial Mass
On the day before the 1980 opening of the Carrier Dome, then-Gov. Hugh Carey pauses outside the building to discuss the new sports arena with Syracuse Unviersity Chancellor Melvin Eggers , Carrier Corp.
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Gov. Carey to be honored in Albany memorial Mass
Albany will be epicenter of $4.8…
Union electricians Nick Plakas, left, and Dave Gordon of Total Facility Solutions work in a clean room at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the University at Albany.
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Police: NY woman said man paid her to kill him
A New York woman has been accused of running over a bound man who she says promised her $180,000 if she ended his life.
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Police: NY woman said man paid her to kill him
Federal money hires local cops
On a day when Albany Police were kept busy investigating shootings, muggings, and strong-armed robberies, comes word from Washington: Help is on the way.
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Federal money hires local cops
