Category: Capital Region
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ValleyCats head into halfway mark on high note
TROY — The offense is still scoring despite losing a couple of big bats last week. The bullpen has been solid, but the starting pitching needs to improve. Despite their challenges, the Tri-City ValleyCats still hit the midway point of the Frontier League season on Thursday night with their best record in manager Pete Incaviglia’s three…
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Police looking for two missing Schenectady siblings
Schenectady Police Department Schenectady Police Department SCHENECTADY — City police are asking the public to help in finding two siblings who were last seen Wednesday night. Colton R. Harrington, 11, and Blaze M. Harrington, 15, were last seen near Ray Avenue in Schenectady around 11 p.m. A short time later Colton was believed to have…
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3 accused of Fulton County armed robbery
Will Waldron/Albany Times Union BENSON — Three Gloversville residents are accused of a Fourth of July armed robbery at a Fulton County home. At about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, state troopers were heading to a town of Bleecker home for an armed robbery report and saw a vehicle on County Highway 6 in Benson that the victim…
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Inmate accused of November slaying in Albany
ALBANY— A state prison inmate was charged with the murder of 26-year-old Hacief Oliver, who was gunned down in West Hill in November. Willie Green, 40, of Clinton Street, pleaded not guilty Thursday to a three-count indictment charging him with the Nov. 10 killing of Oliver on the 300 block of Second Street between North Lake…
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Jehovah’s Witnesses prepare for 3-day convention in Albany
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate ALBANY — Friday morning will be the first time in four years the Jehovah’s Witnesses in the area gather in such a large group for the annual 2023 convention, a three-day event taking place at the MVP Arena. On Thursday afternoon, hundreds of volunteers from…
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Screaming, running seen at Empire State Plaza, but State Police say no shootings or stabbings reported
ALBANY — Maybe you saw on social media that Wednesday’s fireworks show at the Empire State Plaza was marred by a mass shooting. In real life that didn’t happen. “The investigation has yet to [discover] any evidence of shots being fired and no injured parties have been located,” trooper Stephanie L. O’Neil said Thursday morning. Troopers…
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Frog and Toad together as murals in downtown Schenectady
Local artist Fran Giordano, who imbues history and research into much of her work, designed a mural to honor the author and illustrator, who grew up in Schenectady. It will span the wall of the Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation at 143 State St., across from Frog Alley Brewing Co. The mural depicts Frog and Toad…
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Million-dollar Powerball ticket sold in Halfmoon
The New York state lottery announced a second-prize winning ticket sold at Halfmoon Allyse Pulliam / Special to the Times Union CLIFTON PARK — Did you buy a Powerball ticket for Wednesday’s drawing? Check the winning numbers to see if you’re a winner. The state lottery division announced a second-prize winning ticket was sold at the…
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Neil Howard earns Boys’ Athlete of the Year honors after big finish
Winning a pair of Division II state championships in track and field as a sophomore was a pleasing experience for Neil Howard III of Taconic Hills, especially considering the 2020 and 2021 events were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Matt Thorsen, Chatham basketball and baseball: After being the leading scorer for the basketball team…
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Churchill: A glorious building, offloaded for a sadly bargain price
ALBANY — Nine years ago, I described Kiernan Plaza as a potent symbol of the new Albany. Put that down as an opinion that didn’t age well. At the time, the old train station had been taken over by the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, which was promising to bring the region’s newfangled tech boom…