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  1. Galway students help Habitat for Humanity in SchenectadyRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Gazette

    Students at the Galway Middle School are being challenged this year to do at least 15 hours of community service, and so far, Habitat for Humanity in Schenectady County has benefitted.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

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    Related Topix: Galway, NY, Schenectady County, NY

  2. Audit blasts Schenectady school districtRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Gazette

    The state Comptrollera s Office blasted the Schenectady City School District in an audit released Monday for allowing former facilities director Steven Raucci to collect more than $50,000 in unverified overtime.

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  3. Schenectady dispatcher honored for saving life in unusual situationRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Gazette

    When the panicked 911 call came in, Earlene Hyman-Payne couldna t make heads or tails of it.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

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  4. Schenectady school district audit finds $50K in unverified overtime for one employeeRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Empire State News

    Poor oversight by Schenectady City School District officials led to more than $50,000 in unverified overtime for one employee in one school year, annual risk assessments not being completed as required by law and $26,062 in questionable separation payments, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

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  5. Now, a serious place to playRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Times Union

    ... of the district's overall $48.2 million construction plan approved by voters in 2007, placed artificial turf on Schenectady High School's football field and replaced the district's eight-lane running track that encircles the field. Superintendent ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football

  6. Novel on Japanese internment picked for Schenectady's countywide reading programRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Times Union

    A debut novel set in Seattle dealing with trials and triumphs related to the internment of Japanese-Americans is the runaway winner of next year's Schenectady County Public Library's One County One Book program.

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    Related Topix: Japanese-American, Asian-American, Libraries, Schenectady County, NY

  7. Maggie's is making a move to LathamRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Albany Times Union

    ... says the store will be moving to the former Vanilla Bean bakery across from Latham Circle Mall at 521 Troy-Schenectady Road. The Vanilla Bean has been closed for more than two years, and the company later filed for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy ...

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    Related Topix: Latham, NY, Watervliet, NY, Economics News, Bankruptcy

  8. In BriefRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Albany Times Union

    ... today. The council is a shared initiative of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce and The Chamber of Schenectady County. Winners this year include Joseph Brennan, chairman of the Albany Community Action Partnership; Nigro Cos.; the Homer ...

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    Related Topix: Colonie, NY, Albany, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Social Software

  9. Official urges Schenectady students to be safe onlineRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The Gazette

    Teenagers should let only their friends have access to their MySpace page and inform their parents of what theya re doing online, an official with the state Attorney Generala s Office told Mont Pleasant Middle School students Monday.

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  10. Schenectady officer's criminal trial slated for next monthRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Gazette

    One of the pending criminal cases against a suspended city police officer will finally make it to trial next month, officials said Monday.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

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  11. Glenville commission to review application by Mohawk Honda for former Salisbury siteRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | The Gazette

    A Glenville commission tonight will review a site plan application by Mohawk Honda in Schenectady to establish a new car dealership at the former Salisbury Chevrolet center on Freemans Bridge Road and Route 50.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

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    Related Topix: Glenville, NY

  12. Former Vanilla Bean has new ownerRead the original story w/Photo

    14 hrs ago | The Business Review (Albany)

    ... of Maggie's Gift Shop , a long-standing business in Watervliet, plans to buy the former Vanilla Bean at 521 Troy-Schenectady Road in Latham. The purchase price is $400,000. The deal is scheduled to close Nov. 24. The sale came together after ...

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    Related Topix: Latham, NY, Watervliet, NY, Albany, NY, Scotia, NY

  13. Syracuse man, 19, accused of raping child under age 11 in SchenectadyRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | The Gazette

    Donald J. Wellman, 19, of Syracuse is accused of raping a child between Aug. 1 and Sept. 15 in Schenectady.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story. If you are a current print subscribers and would like access to our complete online ...

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    Related Topix: Lughnasadh, Life, Holidays

  14. What's in a name? Family produces famed colonistRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | North Jersey Media Group

    ... which only Reynier is known to me. Reynier Quackenbush first married Lysbeth Jans Masten, who died about 1690 in Schenectady, N.Y. By Lysbeth he had at least one daughter, Divertje, who married Frederick Jacobus Wortendyke, son of Jacob Wortendyke ...

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    Related Topix: Netherlands, World News, Groningen, Netherlands

  15. Writings left behind by VonnegutRead the original story

    Sunday | Philly.com

    ... that Vonnegut wrote in the 1950s or thereabouts, when he was working in public relations for General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y., and as a car dealer on Cape Cod while writing for the slicks. What are the slicks? you ask. Well, boys and girls, as ...

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    Related Topix: Public Relations, Entertainment

  16. Saturday is a night for giving backRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | WNYT NewsChannel 13

    Saturday was a great night to watch a parade. It was the annual Gazette Holiday Parade in downtown Schenectady.

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    Related Topix: Life, Albany, NY, Holidays, Christmas, Albany County, NY

  17. Not quite a love affairRead the original story

    Saturday | Albany Times Union

    Morrette's is the kind of place I want to love. The worn-around-the-edges restaurant on a worn-around-the-edges section of Erie Boulevard in Schenectady has history and character and an unpretentious devotion to all things cheese steak.

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  18. Parade honors Schenectady's pastRead the original story

    Saturday | The Gazette

    Life was anything but easy growing up on Cutler Street during the early 1940s. At the time, the bustling street in Schenectadya s Mont Pleasant neighborhood was crowded with low-income and immigrant families.

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  19. Gazette Holiday Parade 2009Read the original story

    Saturday | The Gazette

    A large crowd filled the streets of downtown Schenectady Saturday evening for the annual Gazette Holiday Parade.

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  20. Schenectady Holiday Parade

    Saturday Nov 21 | WGY-AM Albany

    FROM SCHENECTADY POLICE: Due to the Schenectady Holiday Parade, on Saturday 11/21 the following routes will be CLOSED to all traffic from 4 PM until approximately 7 PM NY 5 from the Western Gateway Bridge to Nott Terrace in the City of Schenectady -> NOTE: The Western Gateway Bridge will be CLOSED at the Scotia side of the river I-890 westbound ...

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    Related Topix: Scotia, NY

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