Tag: Troy

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    A month in the hills — Birthing center to stay open with state aid

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    The only remaining maternity ward in Rensselaer County will stay open after receiving a promise of $5 million in new state grants. St. Peter’s Health Partners announced April 29 that it will keep the Burdett Birth Center in Troy open for at least five years while the hospital system works to improve the center’s economic read more

    A month in the hills — Birthing center to stay open with state aid
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    Closed to deliveries? Community rallies to save birthing center

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    Community rallies to save Rensselaer County’s last birthing center   Emily Steinbach, right, her wife, Michele, and daughter Eleanor take part in a rally last month against the proposed closing of Burdett Birth Center, the only remaining medical facility in Rensselaer County where expectant mothers can give birth. Victoria Kereszi photo   By TRACY FRISCHContributing read more

    Closed to deliveries? Community rallies to save birthing center
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    Sheriff faces criticism as county, ICE join forces

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    Local jail to check immigration status of anyone arrested By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer TROY, N.Y. The Rensselaer County sheriff says he’s merely buying into a federal program that could intercept a few potential criminals. But critics say the program is discriminatory and would wrongly enlist county officers in expanding a controversial federal immigration crackdown. Earlier read more

    Sheriff faces criticism as county, ICE join forces
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    Happenchance Farm — Serendipity was just the start

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    Across two decades, Happenchance Farm keeps growing organic niche Jamie Snyder kneels with his dogs, Maggie and Benny, in front of a field of broccoli at Happenchance Farm, the certified organic farm Snyder started nearly 20 years ago in the Washington County town of White Creek. Joan K. Lentini photo   By STACEY MORRISContributing writer read more

    Happenchance Farm — Serendipity was just the start
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    Spreading the gospel of locally grown grains

    The case for regional production start with taste, author says By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer TROY, N.Y.   Amy Halloran spent five years learning about the new movement to produce regional grains and flours, which she uses in pancakes and crepes. Ellie Markovitch photos In Amy Halloran’s new book, flour is a character that can be read more

    Spreading the gospel of locally grown grains
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    Inside tales from New York’s troubled child welfare system

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    By TRACY FRISCH Contributing writer     GLENS FALLS, N.Y.Sid, a delicate-boned young woman with a tough veneer and numerous piercings, spent most of her high school years in detention. By her own account, her trip through the nether world of New York’s child welfare system began when she was 14, after she took the read more

    Inside tales from New York’s troubled child welfare system