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Galway students help Habitat for Humanity in Schenectady
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. Comment?
Audit blasts Schenectady school district
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. Comment?
Schenectady dispatcher honored for saving life in unusual situation
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. Comment?
Schenectady school district audit finds $50K in unverified overtime for one employee
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. Comment?
... 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 ... Comment?
Novel on Japanese internment picked for Schenectady's countywide reading program
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. Comment?
Maggie's is making a move to Latham
... 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 ... Comment?
... 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 ... Comment?
Official urges Schenectady students to be safe online
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. Comment?
Schenectady officer's criminal trial slated for next month
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. Comment?
Glenville commission to review application by Mohawk Honda for former Salisbury site
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. Comment?
Former Vanilla Bean has new owner
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... 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 ... Comment?
Syracuse man, 19, accused of raping child under age 11 in Schenectady
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 ... Comment?
What's in a name? Family produces famed colonist
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... 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 ... Comment?
Writings left behind by Vonnegut
... 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 ... Comment?
Saturday is a night for giving back
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Saturday was a great night to watch a parade. It was the annual Gazette Holiday Parade in downtown Schenectady. Comment?
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. Comment?
Parade honors Schenectady's past
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. Comment?
A large crowd filled the streets of downtown Schenectady Saturday evening for the annual Gazette Holiday Parade. Comment?
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 ... Comment?