Saratoga County News

A MAJOR TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCEMENT IN SARATOGA COUNTY...TWO OF THE NATION'S LARGEST RAIL CARRIERS ARE OPENING-UP SHOP IN MECHANICVILLE, HALFMOON AND STILLWATER.

It was a close call Sunday for a kayaker on the Hudson River in Saratoga County.

Brooklyn Beat actually left the borough for a brief sojourn upstate. Here's an excerpt from his report on Deep in the Heart of Brooklyn.

The pleasure boat "Bandwagon" emerges from under the Union Bridge on New York's Hudson River.

Muriel True is used to receiving a lot of junk mail. She says she's collecting an entire pile just to prove it.

State Police have arrested a Queensbury business owner in connection with a home-purchasing scam and say they're looking for other possible victims.

Steve Haggerty, executive director for Capital District Habitat for Humanity, stands in front of Mary's House on O'Dell Street in Albany on Monday.

Power is expected to be restored later this evening to about 800 residents in several area counties following weather-related power outages.

John Wasielewski calls for tax cap Posted on: 06/25/08 Ashley Lucas, Clifton Park-Burnt Hills reporter email: lucasa@spotlightnews.com Republican candidate for the 109th Assembly District, John Wasielewski, ...

Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen Jimino, a Republican who had been considering running to succeed retiring Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno in his seat representing the 43rd Senate District, says she ...

Some upcoming events of interest to Greenpoint readers: Leave your car behind The Saratoga Springs Visitors' Trolley begins its summer run this Thursday, June 26.

Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, who has run the Republican chamber for more than a dozen years, confirmed Monday that he won't seek re-election in the fall.

Issued By: New York State Emergency Management Office Affected Jurisdictions: Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady Counties Headline: Tornado Warning for Albany County, Schenectady County and Saratoga County until ...

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If only a sign on the Northway alerted them to the city's downtown business district, they might stop in for some shopping or a bite to eat.

Authorities are continuing their search for an 88-year-old man who has been missing since Saturday afternoon.

A Saratoga County teenager drowned Sunday in the Hudson River while swimming with a friend, city police said.

A teenager was hospitalized in critical condition after he was struck by a motorcyclist on Route 9N, Saratoga County Sheriff's deputies said.

June 12, 2008 at 10:39 am by Larry Rulison, Business writer State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli granted permission today for Saratoga County to undergo a $54 million sewer expansion project to accommodate ...

A Saratoga County woman has admitted she placed put a 2-year-old boy's feet in scalding bath water last October.