Cohoes News

Water service has been cut until 7 p.m. in the area between the Reavy Bridge and the bridge at the first branch of the Mohawk River, city officials said this afternoon.

Part of the old Cohoes Fashions store in Cohoes, N.Y., has been demolished to make way for a long-stalled redevelopment of the site.

Who: Quintessential -- Al Thorp, Jay Wise, Jim McMenamy, John Miner and David Anderegg, all current or former members of the Berkshire Bach Society.

It may be a simple case of anthropomorphizing, but I really believe our GPS deliberately led us astray to teach us a lesson.

LinguaLinx, a foreign language translation agency, has offices in San Francisco, London, Beijing and now -- Cohoes.

Gov. David Paterson today announced $24 million in stimulus funds for energy projects for New York, $1.4 million of which is dedicated to seven projects in the Capital Region.

Dick Zandri of Zandri Construction isn't the kind of guy who toots his own horn, except when he played the trumpet in back-up bands for Liza Minnelli, Tom Jones and other entertainers.

David Bacon was last seen 40 years ago as he left for his factory job. Police suspected he took off without telling anyone and treated it as a missing-person case.

R Productions has put on many fineA musicals at the Cohoes Music Hall, but "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," running through Sunday, isn't among them.

Two Capital Region medical practices are teaming up to offer free health testing, massages, brunch and beverages in a fun-filled Health and Wellness Day on Halloween for area residents.

Research under way at the New York State Museum indicates that a huge mastodon tusk, recently excavated by Museum scientists in Orange County, may be the largest tusk ever found in New York State.

An audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli of some of the first local highway projects across New York state funded with federal stimulus moneys shows that highway departments made sure they got the best prices possible from construction contractors - and took the steps necessary to ensure the contractors were able to do the job.

Mohawk Fine Paper is joining a growing number of companies quitting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over climate change policies.

Jersen Construction Group in Waterford has sued a former employee, claiming he took internal documents that hurt the company's competitive position on a $20 million-plus project in Cohoes.

Mayor John T. McDonald III today released a proposed $17.3 million budget for 2010 that will increase property taxes by 3.85 percent.

Old church buildings never die. They're just revived for other purposes, be it a new house of worship or an artists space.

At Crestwood Pharmacy, pharmacist Jagat Patel, left, and store manager, Jagdish Patel, with customer Monya Zvinyatskovskiy.

Two Capital Region firefighters are among the dozen names added to the New York State Fallen Firefighter's Memorial during a special ceremony Tuesday morning.

NeuStudios , a Connecticut-based commercial photography studio, has opened a commercial studio in Cohoes.

Increased attention is being paid to the delivery of the swine flu vaccine. A massive manufacturing effort to get it rolling has created a local shortage in seasonal flu shots.