Niskayuna News

The Schenectady County SPCA is calling for the resignation of the Animal Protective Foundation 's executive director after she left two pit bull puppies in the lobby of the Schenectady Police Department Friday afternoon.

Morpho butterfly wings are iridescent thanks to rows of tiny tree-like structures on their surfaces.

Thoughts on physics, politics, and pop culture, by a physics professor at a small liberal arts college, plus occasional conversations with his dog.

Schenectady Ski School instructor Freddie Anderson, 91, who has been skiing since she was 3 years old, skis at Maple Ski Ridge on Wednesday Feb.

A long time ago, but on this planet, a Greek philosopher created an experiment to measure the radius of the Earth.

UAlbany junior Chris Towler from Port Jefferson, Long Island goes for a run around campus on Wednesday afternoon, Feb.

Schenectady County sees a nice uptick in it's sales tax revenue. Collections grew by nearly 8 percent in 2011.

SI Group Crios Resinas S.A., an affiliate of SI Group of Niskayuna, has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of Dynea Sao Paulo Industria de Resinas Ltda, a Brazilian resins company.

David Smith arrives for his arraignment at the U.S. District Courthouse Friday Jan.

A 30-year relationship between the City of Schenectady and James Tedisco is likely to come to an end this fall, based on proposed Assembly district lines.

A Lot of shape-shifting going on at the State Capitol, as lawmakers get down to the business of redrawing district lines based on the 2010 Census.The latest proposal in the Assembly has Republican Jim Tedisco and Democrat Bob Reilly exchanging large chunks of their districts.

Men's Wearhouse opened its new Niskayuna store for the first time on Thursday. the store, at 441 Balltown Road in the Mansion Square development, will be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Men's Wearhouse also has stores in Clifton Park and Colonie.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco catches up on business in the Assembly chamber before going to the Convention Center in the Empire State Plaza in Albany, N.Y. to hear The Governor's Annual State of the State message Jan.

When you hear Jim Tedisco, you think Schenectady. He grew up there, taught in the schools, served on the City Council, set records as a ballplayer at Union College and has represented parts of the Electric City in the State Assembly since his election in 1982.

Q: Since Route 7 between the Northway and Niskayuna was repaved last fall, the traffic lights have been out of sync from where Route 151 intersects to Rosendale Road.

Police in two local counties say they have the men responsible for some jewelry thefts and a bank robbery.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department says an extensive investigation helped connect Ryan Braender, 29, to three different robberies in the past two weeks.

Niskayuna Detective Sgt. Dan McManus, left, speaks during a press conference to announce the arrest of suspects in several area robberies in Niskayuna, N.Y., Friday Jan.

A man escaped with an undetermined amount of cash after robbing the M&T Bank Thursday morning, police said.

First Warning Forecast Closings/Delays Snow Emergencies Interactive Radar Sign Up for Text Alerts Sign Up for Email Alerts The Skiing Weatherman They say a man entered the M&T Bank on Union Street Thursday morning and handed the teller a note demanding cash.