Tag: New York

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    Ballston Spa battles again over Wal-Mart and sprawl

    One of the happier changes in Saratoga County over the past 10 or 15 years has been the revitalization of downtown Ballston Spa. Although it’s often overshadowed by Saratoga Springs, its bigger, better-known neighbor to the north, Ballston Spa has become a destination in its own right. Like Saratoga Springs, it has a pedestrian-friendly downtown read more

    Ballston Spa battles again over Wal-Mart and sprawl
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    County seeks refund as land deal raises questions

    The chairman of the Columbia County Board of Supervisors is asking the local economic development corporation to pay back $114,000 in taxpayer funds that were used to buy land included in a deal that has become the focus of a series of conflict-of-interest allegations. Supervisor Patrick Grattan, R-Kinderhook, wrote to the Columbia Economic Development Corp. read more

    County seeks refund as land deal raises questions
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    Flow of military gear to local police raises questions

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    By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer   QUEENSBURY, N.Y. The mine-resistant armored personnel carrier was built to help U.S. troops survive roadside bomb attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan, but its new home is among malls and outlet stores here in the foothills of the Adirondacks.Last fall, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office was among eight local police agencies read more

    Flow of military gear to local police raises questions
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    Local agriculture’s new frontier: medical pot?

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    Washington County developer says he’ll seek state license By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer JACKSON, N.Y. The recent legalization of medical marijuana in New York is opening up a new market for entrepreneurs who would become the state’s first authorized growers and processors of cannabis. Among those who hope to join this nascent industry is Ted Berndt, read more

    Local agriculture’s new frontier: medical pot?
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    Election 2014 Preview: Who’s on your ballot

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    Here are the candidates and referendum questions on ballots for the Nov. 4 federal and state elections across the region. Because of space limitations, uncontested races are not included. A guide to political party abbreviations is at right. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*). Polls are open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to read more

    Election 2014 Preview: Who’s on your ballot
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    Blurring the dividing line between police, soldiers

    It’s hard to imagine the circumstances that would prompt the president of the United States to dispatch military troops to keep order in our peaceful, mostly rural region of New England and upstate New York. It could happen, of course, but most of us assume it would only happen in the event of some incredible read more

    Blurring the dividing line between police, soldiers
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    Diamond in the rough? Village lays ground for rebirth

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    News Sept. 2014 In downtown Hoosick Falls, projects could set stage for rebirth By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. David Borge, the mayor of this village in northeastern Rensselaer County, acknowledged that its downtown looks “sad,” as he put it. Two- and three-story buildings from the 19th century, many vacant and decaying, are mixed read more

    Diamond in the rough? Village lays ground for rebirth
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    Gas pipeline plan set to advance

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    Company prepares for federal review of route through Berkshires By JOHN TOWNES Contributing writer   Protesters gathered in early July at Hilltop Orchard in Richmond, Mass., for the first in a series of demonstrations across the state against a proposed natural gas pipeline. The pipeline would enter the state at Richmond and run through Lenox read more

    Gas pipeline plan set to advance
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    Breeder of grass-fed cattle challenges conventions

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    Breeder of grass-fed cattle earns respect while challenging conventions By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer BERLIN, N.Y. On a cold drizzly day in late April, a few dozen area farmers showed up for a pasture walk at Black Queen Angus Farm to learn about Morgan Hartman’s unconventional approach to calving and just about everything else. Hartman’s farm read more

    Breeder of grass-fed cattle challenges conventions
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    In race for Congress, little so far to inspire

    For an object lesson in everything that’s wrong with our current political system, it’s hard to beat the video of Elise Stefanik’s press conference last month on Social Security and Medicare.For those who missed it, Stefanik, the Republican candidate for an open seat in New York’s 21st Congressional District, invited reporters to an event Aug. read more

    In race for Congress, little so far to inspire