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• State workers asked to volunteer to assist with CDPAP transition

  26-03-2025 23:08 via timesunion.com
  NY's Department of Health asked for employee help, even as the agency has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with a private vendor for the same work.
  
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• In Rebuttal to Trump Official, M.T.A. Says Subway Is Getting Safer

  26-03-2025 21:58 via nytimes.com
  
  In response to the transportation secretary’s disparagement of the subway system, transit officials said that felonies were way down and fare evasion was dropping.
  
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• Four people stabbed at home in Claverack

  26-03-2025 20:31 via timesunion.com
  State Police did not provide the ages of the males, two of whom were airlifted to Albany Medical Center.
  
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• NYC sidewalk scaffolding reforms put limits how long structures can be up

  26-03-2025 20:23
  
  The New York City Council unanimously passed a new set of bills that would shorten the duration of scaffolding permits and establish new design recommendations by September, a move supporters say will increase public safety in the city. The piece of legislation passed on Wednesday introduces time limits for property owners to submit construction documents and complete the repairs. It...
  
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• Rotterdam's Mulvey: Siena 'is everything that I want'

  26-03-2025 20:12 via timesunion.com
  He averaged 1.4 points and 1.3 rebounds per game in 48 games over three seasons for the Hawkeyes, playing for former Siena coach Fran McCaffery,
  
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• Anthony Constantino mulls third-party run for Stefanik seat

  26-03-2025 19:43 via timesunion.com
  The Sticker Mule CEO has also threatened to challenge a Republican incumbent for the seat in 2026. 
  
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• Luigi Mangione Was Sent Socks With Heart-Shaped Notes Inside, Prosecutors Say

  26-03-2025 19:11 via nytimes.com
  
  In filings, lawyers for the man accused of assassinating a health care executive argued with prosecutors over special treatment and his access to evidence.
  
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• Spring cleaning: Forgotten spots to tackle for a fresh start

  26-03-2025 19:00 via timesunion.com
  Tackle the overlooked areas of your home this season with expert advice for a deep and manageable spring cleaning.
  
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• Crash closes all eastbound lanes on Central Avenue in Colonie

  26-03-2025 18:48 via timesunion.com
  A multi-vehicle crash has closed all eastbound lanes on Central Avenue in Colonie.
  
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• National Labor Relations Board overrules Optum’s objection to Crystal Run workers’ union

  26-03-2025 18:13 via timesunion.com
  The board overruled Optum’s objections to the workers’ unionization, certifying 1199SEIU as their bargaining representative.
  
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• 16-year-old shot and killed while getting off bus in Queens: Police

  26-03-2025 18:01
  
  A 16-year-old was shot and killed while getting off a bus in Queens Wednesday afternoon, according to police sources. Gunfire rang out just after 2 p.m. on Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, near 169th Street, police said. The teen was getting off a bus when he got into some kind of argument, and he was shot shortly after. The shooter was...
  
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• Connecticut man held captive: Biological mother and sister speak out

  26-03-2025 17:43
  
  NBC Connecticut sat down with the biological mother and half sister of the man who said he was held captive by his stepmother for 20 years inside a Waterbury home. In their first on-camera interview together, the man’s mother, Tracy Vallerand, and his half sister, Heather Tessman, spoke about the allegations that have rocked their worlds, and garnered national attention. “It’s hard to think about what he had to go through. Just knowing that he was right there,” Valle
  
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• Albany dumps landfill bids; Rapp Road closure scheduled for 2028

  26-03-2025 17:43 via timesunion.com
  The city will issue yet another request for proposals for a transfer station to replace the landfill.
  
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• House of the Week: Historic Hudson-area home offers commercial potential

  26-03-2025 17:00 via timesunion.com
  The historic 1908 Mission Revival-style home offers expansive interiors, several accessory dwellings and commercial potential.
  
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• Bryant men's basketball coach Martelli poised to leave for VCU

  26-03-2025 16:30 via timesunion.com
  Phil Martelli Jr., who led Bryant men’s basketball to the America East championship this past season, is set to be named the next coach at VCU.
  
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• Bryant men's basketball coach Martelli leaves for VCU

  26-03-2025 16:30 via timesunion.com
  Phil Martelli Jr., who led Bryant men’s basketball to the America East championship this past season, is set to be named the next coach at VCU.
  
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• NJ Woman arrested on drunken driving charges in deadly crash near MIT

  26-03-2025 16:23
  
  A woman killed a moped driver and crashed into a police cruiser near MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last week, prosecutors said Wednesday.
  
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• 2025 Albany Tulip Festival lineup announced

  26-03-2025 16:08 via timesunion.com
  In addition to traditions, including street scrubbing and crowning the Tulip Queen, the weekend festival will include performances from The 502s, Bendt and more.
  
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• Table Talk: Darlings’ Madi Taylor throws a party every night

  26-03-2025 16:00 via timesunion.com
  The kitschy roadhouse has become a community hub open seven nights a week.
  
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• Yankees Opening Day forecast: Sunny skies, but bring a jacket for the game

  26-03-2025 15:49
  
  A sure sign that Spring is here is the start of baseball season. And with Opening Day fast approaching, all eyes are on the Bronx as the Yankees prepare to host the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. When it comes to early spring weather, Thursday is going to deliver. Just don’t expect the 60-degree temperatures we’ve enjoyed from time to time...
  
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• Former President Obama to speak at Hamilton College next week

  26-03-2025 15:29 via timesunion.com
  Tickets are limited to members of the Hamilton community, the college said. 
  
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• Former President Barack Obama to speak at Hamilton College next week

  26-03-2025 15:29 via timesunion.com
  Tickets are limited to members of the Hamilton community, the college said. 
  
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• 'Road to Hybridabad' at MASS MoCA a hybrid of Pakistan, U.S. culture

  26-03-2025 14:30 via timesunion.com
  Osman Khan’s multigallery show, “Road to Hybridabad” at MASS MoCA melds old and new, high tech and lowbrow, Pakistan and the United States, fine art and whimsy.
  
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• Schenectady GOP City Council candidate drops out of race, apologizes to party

  26-03-2025 12:51 via timesunion.com
  Jacob Dobbs failed to tell party leaders he had been previously charged, according to the GOP committee.
  
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• Urban Co-Works expands as demand for flexible workspaces grows

  26-03-2025 12:30 via timesunion.com
  Jeff Goronkin, founder and CEO of Urban Co-Works, said that Schenectady is the model he uses when looking to expand. 
  
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• Two people die in Colonie house fire

  26-03-2025 12:04 via timesunion.com
  An elderly woman and middle-aged man died.
  
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• Report: Two people die in Colonie house fire

  26-03-2025 12:04 via timesunion.com
  More information is expected to be released Wednesday morning.
  
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• Police identify two people killed in Colonie house fire

  26-03-2025 12:04 via timesunion.com
  Carroll L. Debrocky, 76, and her son, James M. Debrocky, 56, died.
  
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• Actor Frank Whaley lauds his UAlbany days on eve of film festival visit

  26-03-2025 12:00 via timesunion.com
  It’s the fifth year for New York State Writers Institute’s one-day film festival and they are keeping it “book-ish” and regional-centric. Actor (and attendee) Frank Whaley checks both of those boxes.
  
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• Kathy Griffin: ‘Screw you, Albany,’ says she prefers Peekskill

  26-03-2025 11:30 via timesunion.com
  Stand-up comic Kathy Griffin finishes her 75-show “My Life on the PTSD List” tour with dates in Albany and Peekskill. 
  
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• Windham Mountain Club’s discounted season ski passes rise to $2,000

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  The Windham Mountain Club, currently rebranding as a "membership"-driven resort, will charge $2,000 for its discounted ski passes ahead of the 2025-'26 season.
  
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• Union College expands with $60M engineering building

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  Union College is adding an engineering building as the number of engineering students continues to grow at the liberal arts college.
  
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• Seven state titles in two years for Section II boys' basketball is area's best run

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  The culmination of the 2024-25 basketball season for teams playing in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association tournaments occurred over four days at two different locations. A total of 10 Section II boys' and girls' basketball had the opportunity to produce two wins to claim a championship.
  The Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton was the location of the boys' event this year, and Section II squads performed well as Shaker (Class AAA), Glens Falls (Class A) and B
  
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• SEEN: Woodland Hill Montessori School's 60th Anniversary Soiree

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  The event was held March 21, 2025, in Franklin Plaza in Troy.
  
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• Saratoga Springs GOP chair files ethics complaint against mayoral candidate

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  Failing to file financial disclosures with the county attorney could lead to suspension without pay.
  
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• Roglieri trial moved to summer due to 'complex' case for prosecutors

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  The wire fraud case of commercial loan broker Kris Roglieri has been pushed out to this summer due to the complexity of the case.
  
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• Prison officers identified in probe of Messiah Nantwi's beating death

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  One of the 15 correction officers who were suspended amid an investigation into the fatal beating death of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility has faced prior allegations of excessive force.
  
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• New York Giants take part in Section II flag football jamboree at CBA

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  Preseason clinic highlights rapid rise of sport in New York state.
  
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• Lake Placid's odds of hosting Olympic events narrow as Italy finishes sliding track

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  Italian sliding track gets positive review, decreasing Lake Placid’s chances of hosting Olympic events in 2026.
  
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• Guilderland teacher faces new gun charge after alleged domestic incident

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  Akili-Abdul Duncan was arrested last week after allegedly leaving a loaded handgun at Crossgates in 2021. Rensselaer police arrested him on a different gun charge a day later.
  
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• Grondahl: RPI architecture students deconstruct William Kennedy

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  RPI Associate Professor Michael Oatman's assignment for his architecture students spurs idea for research center dedicated to Albany author William Kennedy.
  
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• 'A declaration of war': NY needs new utility regulator, lawmakers say

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  “They are a pathetic excuse for a regulatory body here in New York state," Sen. James Skoufis said.
  
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• 7 state titles in 2 years for Section II boys' basketball is area's best run

  26-03-2025 11:00 via timesunion.com
  Shaker (Class AAA), Glens Falls (Class A) and Berne-Knox-Westerlo (Class C) return as the 2025 NYSPHSAA state champions.
  
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• Foreign Travelers Are Rethinking Travel to the U.S.

  26-03-2025 10:02 via nytimes.com
  
  A growing number of travelers say they are worried about feeling unwelcome or unsafe in America and are reluctant to support the economy of a country that may be destabilizing other nations.
  
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• Everyone Hates Sidewalk Sheds. Now There May Be Fewer of Them.

  26-03-2025 10:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Several bills to be passed in the City Council today are expected to change the height, the color and the ubiquity of the construction sheds.
  
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• Everyone Hates Scaffolding. Now There May Be Less Of It.

  26-03-2025 10:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Several bills to be passed in the City Council today are expected to change the height, the color and the ubiquity of the construction sheds.
  
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• The Egg celebrates South Asian dance at free event

  26-03-2025 10:00 via timesunion.com
  Headliners Barkha Patel, Ishita Mili and Sunken Cages will be joined by local Indian dance studios for “Ragas in Motion.”
  
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• Congestion Pricing Is at Risk. So Is the M.T.A.’s $68 Billion Plan.

  26-03-2025 08:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The M.T.A. has a five-year capital budget proposal for critical upgrades to the subway, buses and commuter railroads. The catch: It depends on $14 billion in federal funding.
  
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• How Small Restaurants Are Dealing With Record Egg Prices

  26-03-2025 05:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Mom-and-pop businesses are trying to adapt to the soaring cost of eggs. The owners of four egg-centric restaurants across the country show how they are coping with this threat to their livelihoods.
  
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• Meteorologist Alyssa Caroprese leaves CBS6 for News10ABC

  26-03-2025 01:31 via timesunion.com
  Alyssa Caroprese announced she's leaving CBS6 Albany after 10 years and heading to News10ABC. 
  
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