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Queens man pleaded guilty in federal court in Albany to charges stemming from 2018 incident at Northern border crossing June 28, 2023Updated: June 28, 2023 3:54 p.m. Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images ALBANY — A Queens man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to attempting to smuggle three Burmese pythons into the United States at the Champlain port…

ALBANY — St. Peter’s Health Partners announced Wednesday that it will restrict anyone who lives within 50 miles of its facilities from being hired as a travel nurse, a position that can be paid more than four times the hourly wage of their St. Peter’s-employed counterparts. Travel nurses were vital in combating a staffing state of…

June 28, 2023 Patrick Brindley The Greens at McGregor is a community of 163 town houses situated on rolling hills that hug the southern edge of the McGregor Links Country Club golf course. The 43-acre Wilton neighborhood is managed by a board of directors and features sidewalks, landscaping, mature trees and a communal vibe, along with…

A former Albany man already serving time for killing a man on Central Avenue in May 2021 was charged with murder in the slaying of a man in Amsterdam about two months earlier, police said Wednesday. Naturalwise K. Joseph, 35, was charged with second-degree murder and a weapons charge in the March 12, 2021, killing…

When the season began and the weather was hardly warm, Matthew Thorsen already had heated up. In a senior season that will go down as one of the greatest produced by a Section II baseball player, the standout shortstop/pitcher applied his four P’s: passion, persistence, precision and power. Thorsen, who will play his college baseball…

What: “Women Reframe American Landscape”  Where: Thomas Cole House, 218 Spring Street, Catskill Hours: 9:45 a.m.-5 p.m.  Wednesday-Sunday  Admission: $18 for adults; $16 for those 62 and older, students, military; $10 for  K-12 teachers; free for members and those 15 and younger. Prices shift in October, https://thomascole.org/tickets/ for details   See MoreCollapse There are two coordinated exhibitions…

SCHENECTADY – Mayor Gary McCarthy fought off a challenge on his way to a fourth term, winning the Democratic primary Tuesday against City Councilwoman Marion Porterfield. McCarthy won the Democratic line by 1,457 to 1,190 in unofficial results. Porterfield was also trying to get on the general election ballot on the Working Families Party line, but…

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mayor Ron Kim preserved his spot on the Democratic ticket in Tuesday’s primary by defeating his long-time supporter Chris Mathiesen by a wide margin. According to Kim’s campaign manager, the incumbent overtook the former commissioner of public safety in an unofficial vote tally of 864 to 566. Kim said the win shows…

9 p.m.: Voting is officially done in the myriad of local races on the primary ballot this year. As we wait for returns (Don’t expect them lightening fast. In Schenectady County, the Board of Elections site — mostly blank — already warned that results won’t start popping up until after 9:30 p.m.), here is another notable…

Samantha Schuffenecker of Country Club of Troy fired an even-par 72 and stormed to a four-stroke win Tuesday in the state Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Corning Country Club. Schuffenecker, 33, started the day in second place behind defending champion Christy Schultz of Oak Hill, who posted a 4-over 76 in the first round Monday. Schuffenecker, Carolyn…