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Saratoga's Rob Haughton rebounds at state qualifier

Edit Times Union 04 Jun 2016
Though the 400 is Haughton's best event, the senior gutted out a win over Syeed Holtzclaw of Albany in the 200, finishing in 22.63 with Holtzclaw trailing in 22.92 to secure the lone section bid to states ... Though the 400 is Haughton's best event, the senior gutted out a win over Syeed Holtzclaw of Albany in the 200, finishing in ......

NY legislation advancing to regulate daily fantasy sports

Edit Arizona Daily Star 04 Jun 2016
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers have begun advancing legislation to regulate daily fantasy sports, which would enable thousands of people to resume playing ... ....

Hoosick Falls residents getting test results for chemical

Edit The Indiana Times 04 Jun 2016
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The average level of the toxic chemical PFOA in the blood of 2,000 Hoosick Falls residents was about 10 times that of the general population, the state Health Department said Friday ... ....

Dutchmen drop first of season

Edit Times Union 04 Jun 2016
Oneonta jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to a two-run home run by Quin Cotton. Albany rallied with four runs in the bottom half of the second, scoring two on a throwing error and getting two more on Justin Childers' two-run single, to take a 4-3 lead ... ....

Sad end to school for St. Augustine's

Edit Times Union 04 Jun 2016
Bishop Edward Scharfenberger enters the church Friday during the end of the last Mass for St. Augustine's School in Troy. The school, which opened in 1869, will close permanently at the end of the academic year. Low enrollment and a mounting operating deficit led to the decision by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany to close the school ... ....

Albany city treasurer seeks surcharge for scofflaw parking tickets

Edit Times Union 04 Jun 2016
The Albany Parking Authority took over parking enforcement from the police department last year in hopes of boosting the efficiency of when and where parking enforcement officers are deployed. ....

Jackie Stoelting three off lead in Fuccillo Kia event

Edit Times Union 04 Jun 2016
Colleen Cashman-McSween, a former tour player who is the University at Albany golf coach, woke up with a temperature of 102.6. > ....

Teaching kids about safety in a safe place

Edit Times Union 04 Jun 2016
Ashville ... During this school field trip, the danger wasn't real. But the crawling and climbing were ... Patrick Carroll is trying to raise $250,000 to buy a closed school building and surrounding property to site a safety village near Albany ... They show that "stop, drop and roll" and other lessons are sinking in. ....

Bills to regulate games advance

Edit Times Union 04 Jun 2016
Albany. State lawmakers have begun advancing legislation to regulate daily fantasy sports, which would enable thousands of people to resume playing. Committees in the state Senate and Assembly with jurisdiction over gambling this week separately advanced bills that detail proposed registration fees for commercial operators and prohibitions against players under 18 years old ... Gary Pretlow wrote in his sponsor's memo ... ....

Nine Pin Ciderworks in Albany plans major expansion, job growth with Empire State Development help

Edit Times Union 04 Jun 2016
Albany. Nine Pin Ciderworks has plans for growth after obtaining the first state farm cidery license in 2014. Cidery operators will spend $510,000 to upgrade and expand its production facility in the city's warehouse district. Plans include a 7,000-square-foot expansion of its leased building. Seven new full-time workers will join the existing six employees ... Andrew Cuomo said in a statement....

Shark attack victim dies in hospital

Edit Otago Daily Times 04 Jun 2016
Surfer Ben Gerring has died after he was critically injured in a shark attack off a beach south of Perth. The 29-year-old lost his a leg in the attack at the popular Gearies break at Falcon Beach, 80km south of Perth, on Tuesday ... Mr Gerring's death is the first shark fatality in WA since December 2014, when spear fisherman Jay Muscat was killed by a four to five-metre great white near Albany ... They are greatly appreciated." ... AAP. ....

Disability group wins fight to enter Schenectady facility

Edit Times Union 04 Jun 2016
Albany. A disability rights organization has won a federal court battle to have the right to monitor a Schenectady residential center where two youngsters were allegedly abused by staff in recent years ... Northeast initially said no to the request, so Disability Rights went to court. U.S. District Court Judge Glenn Suddaby or Syracuse this week ruled that the group should be allowed in ... The lawsuit is still pending ... and T.H....

De Blasio's 2014 memo laid out rules for Senate fundraising

Edit Times Union 04 Jun 2016
Albany. In an Oct. 8, 2014, confidential memo the campaign finance attorney for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out his interpretation of what was allowed and not allowed under state election law as the mayor worked to swing the state Senate to Democratic control. The memo, obtained by the Times Union, could serve as an important piece of evidence in the unfolding investigations by Southern District U.S....
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