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• Schenectady police investigating after dog found with missing ear, face wounds

  31-03-2025 22:23 via timesunion.com
  The dog, now named Lavender, is being cared for at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society.
  
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• NY sued over lagging cap-and-invest climate regulations

  31-03-2025 21:42 via timesunion.com
  The conflict is over the state’s proposed cap-and-invest program, which is essentially a tax on carbon emissions.
  
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• Last home in Costco's way sells for $1.1M

  31-03-2025 20:38 via timesunion.com
  Firm affiliated with Crossgates Mall buys modest ranch-style house to complete purchase of land for wholesale retailer's new Guilderland store.
  
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• What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats

  31-03-2025 20:00
  
  Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here's how the team started using the oddly-shaped bats and why they're legal.
  
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• 20 things you don't know about me: Debbie Klauber, Debbie's Kitchen

  31-03-2025 19:44 via timesunion.com
  Debbie Klauber owned and operated Debbie's Kitchen, a Lark Street-area institution for sandwiches, soups and baked goods, for 15 years. She still sells her pies for holidays.
  
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• Adams Asks Judge Who Could Dismiss Charges Against Him to Hurry Up

  31-03-2025 18:42 via nytimes.com
  
  As the New York City mayor’s race heats up, a judge is deciding whether to drop the federal corruption charges Mayor Eric Adams faces, as the Trump administration has requested.
  
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• Jazz DJ celebrates 40th year on air with all-day music fest at UAlbany

  31-03-2025 18:30 via timesunion.com
  WCDB DJ Bill McCann celebrates 40th year on air with all-day jazz music fest at UAlbany on Saturday.
  
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• Albany High grad understudying lead role in ‘Funny Girl’

  31-03-2025 18:00 via timesunion.com
  Annabelle Duffy, Albany High Class of 2019, visits Proctors this week with the national tour  of the Broadway musical “Funny Girl,” in which she understudies the lead role of Fanny Brice.
  
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• Shenendehowa schools superintendent L. Oliver Robinson retiring

  31-03-2025 17:44 via timesunion.com
  The highest-paid superintendent in the Capital Region will exit when the school year ends in June.
  
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• Ex-FDNY chief gets 20 months in prison for federal bribery case

  31-03-2025 17:43
  
  One of two former FDNY chiefs indicted last year in a federal bribery probe that accused the men of exchanging bribes for fast-tracking inspections has been sentenced to 20 months in prison, officials announced Monday.
  
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• Two NYPD cops accused of turning off body cameras while they stole money, groped woman

  31-03-2025 17:10
  
  Two New York City police officers are charged with burglary and forcibly touching a sex worker while responding to a complaint of an illegal brothel.
  
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• Police release photos of inside Conn. home where man says he was held captive

  31-03-2025 17:10
  
  Waterbury police have released photos from inside the house where a man said he was held captive for nearly 20 years. Kimberly Sullivan, a Waterbury woman who is accused of locking her stepson in a room in their home and starving him for decades, entered a not guilty plea on Friday to charges that included kidnapping and felony assault. Officials noted that the 32-year-old man was “extremely emaciated,” weighing only 68 pounds. Below are pictures that were taken inside of the ho
  
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• She Wrote Last Summer’s Hit Thriller. Naturally, TV Was Next.

  31-03-2025 16:13 via nytimes.com
  
  Suddenly Liz Moore blazed, comet-like, onto small screens and best-seller lists. But her writing career has been a slow burn.
  
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• Liz Moore on ‘Long Bright River’ and the Slow Burn of Success

  31-03-2025 16:13 via nytimes.com
  
  Suddenly Liz Moore blazed, comet-like, onto small screens and best-seller lists. But her writing career has been a slow burn.
  
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• In-game adjustments crucial for Albany Firebirds in road win

  31-03-2025 15:15 via timesunion.com
  The Albany Firebirds had to adjust in-game to beat a Nashville Kats team that had turned over a large chunk of its roster since its Arena Football One opener.
  
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• Judge grants stay of law limiting outside income of NY legislators

  31-03-2025 14:53 via timesunion.com
   A judge has granted a motion that will pause the effective date of a new law that limits the outside income of members of the state Legislature pending the outcome of an appeal.
  
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• Judge grants stay of law limiting outside income of NY lawmakers

  31-03-2025 14:53 via timesunion.com
   A judge has granted a motion that will pause the effective date of a new law that limits the outside income of members of the state Legislature pending the outcome of an appeal.
  
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• Is this your furball? NYPD on the hunt for dog's owner after East River rescue

  31-03-2025 14:51
  
  Know who this pooch belongs to? The NYPD's Harbor Unit rescued the furball from the East River.
  
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• Concert review: Leonkoro String Quartet impressive at Union College

  31-03-2025 14:50 via timesunion.com
  Concert review: Leonkoro String Quartet ambitious, impressive Sunday at Union College.
  
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• Marginal risk for severe thunderstorms upstate

  31-03-2025 14:11 via timesunion.com
  The National Weather Service said a cold front is expected to escort storms into the region.
  
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• Troopers investigating the death of Orange County man

  31-03-2025 13:40 via timesunion.com
  Police found William P. Scheels, 64, dead early Sunday outside his Harriman home.
  
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• Eric Adams urges judge to rule in his corruption case so he can start campaigning

  31-03-2025 13:06
  
  A lawyer for New York City Mayor Eric Adams is asking the judge handling his federal corruption case to hurry up and decide if he’s going to toss the charges.
  
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• Severe storms threaten NYC area: 60 mph winds, quarter-sized hail possible

  31-03-2025 12:59
  
  The primary threats with this system will be destructive winds and potentially rapid rainfall; an isolated tornado, though, isn’t out of the question. Here’s the latest forecast breakdown for tonight’s storms A line of strong to severe storms is headed to the tri-state are Monday night. Damaging wind gusts, large hail, isolated flooding and even an isolated tornado are possible....
  
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• Suit alleges 15 Church misappropriated tips, other wage violations

  31-03-2025 12:49 via timesunion.com
  A new lawsuit by a former server at the Saratoga restaurant 15 Church claims the company illegally gave part of servers’ tips to ineligible staff and committed other wage violations.
  
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• Newark Airport on record-setting pace for guns found at security checkpoints: TSA

  31-03-2025 12:45
  
  Security checkpoints at Newark Airport are on pace to set a record for the number of guns intercepted by the Transportation Security Administration, officials announced Monday. In the most recent incident, on March 28, a New Jersey man was arrested after trying to bring a 9mm handgun through a checkpoint, the TSA said. The man was taken into custody by...
  
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• Wilton Mall sold to local development group for $25 million

  31-03-2025 12:00 via timesunion.com
  The Wilton property was sold to the same group that purchased Clifton Park Center.
  
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• Prosecutors begin to connect the dots in Holley trial, starting with suspicious car

  31-03-2025 12:00 via timesunion.com
  In week three of the Megan McDonald murder trial, prosecutors began to connect the dots to the defendant, Edward Holley.
  
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• NY seeks dismissal of federal lawsuit challenging 'Green Light Law'

  31-03-2025 12:00 via timesunion.com
  NY is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed last month by the U.S. Department of Justice challenging a state law that has allowed thousands of immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses
  
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• How Warren County is using technology to identify housing opportunities

  31-03-2025 12:00 via timesunion.com
  3D modeling helps planners find gaps in existing development for communities inside the Adirondack Park.
  
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• These are the top TV homes people want to live in

  31-03-2025 10:55
  
  From "Full House" to "Friends," these are the 20 most coveted TV homes that viewers want to live in.
  
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• What is Eid al-Fitr and how do Muslims celebrate the Islamic holiday?

  31-03-2025 10:25
  
  Eid al-Fitr means the feast, or festival, of breaking the fast. The Muslim holiday marks the end of Ramadan.
  
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• Up to 100 cats feared dead after Long Island sanctuary fire kills homeowner

  31-03-2025 10:25
  
  A fire at a Long Island cat sanctuary claimed the life of its owner and several cats, now members of the community are rallying to rescue the feline survivors.
  
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• Soundside Music Festival in Bridgeport announces lineup for 2025

  31-03-2025 10:15
  
  The Soundside Music Festival in Bridgeport has announced its lineup for 2025 and it includes The Killers, Weezer, and Hozier. This year, the festival will be held at Seaside Park on Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28. The lineup includes: Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said Soundside Music Festival is unlike any other event they’ve had. He said over the past four years, the festival has brought $2 million in direct revenue to the city. “I mean the event bringing in 60,000 people, ma
  
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• When will storms hit? See hour-by-hour outlook as severe weather threatens

  31-03-2025 10:03
  
  Storms will begin to fire late Monday afternoon in the warm sector ahead of a cold front. Storms will become more intense into the evening and pass west-to-east through the New York metro area.  The brunt of the storms will exit the region by midnight. On a scale from 1 to 5, the severe threat stands at 2 for much...
  
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• Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos to wed in Venice: Here's the details we know about the exclusive event

  31-03-2025 09:32
  
  The city of Venice confirmed Saturday it will host the wedding of multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sanchez, denying reports the famous Italian city would be invaded by hundreds of celebrities and possible disruptions for citizens and tourists. Bezos is the owner of The Washington Post and founder and largest individual shareholder of Amazon. Among others, George and Amal Clooney celebrated...
  
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• Selena: An icon's enduring legacy 30 years after her shocking murder

  31-03-2025 08:21
  
  The Queen of Tejano Music was killed by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan club, just two weeks before her 24th birthday.
  
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• Got trash? NYC composting crackdown starts Tuesday. These are the rules to know

  31-03-2025 08:07
  
  New York City’s waste reduction efforts will commence a new phase on Tuesday, as the city’s sanitation agency will begin enforcing a law-mandated composting program with fines. Starting April 1, residents will have to separate food waste from trash or risk receiving a $25 fine from the Department of Sanitation. While mandatory composting became effective in October 2024, the law...
  
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• Strong storms to pummel NYC area with wild winds, heavy rain; hail also possible

  31-03-2025 07:51
  
  A potent storm system is expected to track through a swath of the eastern and southern United States Monday ahead of a cold front, threatening to bring damaging wind gusts, hail and torrential rain in spots, potentially during the peak evening commute. An isolated tornado isn’t out of the question. The main concern with this system is the intense winds...
  
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