Saratoga Springs NY News Feed

UPDATE 3/10: Section II Basketball Brackets

^{2010-03-10T14:15:00Z}

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Local Gigs for March 5 - March 11, 2010

^{2010-03-05T17:25:18Z}
Local Gigs for March 5 - March 11, 2010:   venue bentley's address parade ground village, malta tel 899-4300 music F- 5 Rockpile   S- 6 Pariah     venue circus café address 392 broadway tel 583-1106 music S-...
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^{2010-03-05T16:48:55Z}

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Paid Parking Dead

^{2010-03-05T16:37:29Z}
"Regrettably, I am taking it off the table." With those words, Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Finance Kenneth Ivins conceded that he did not have the support from his fellow Commissioners for the installation of a paid parking plan as a...
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Parking Ticket Late Fee Amnesty Announced

^{2010-03-05T16:31:41Z}
Another City parking issue has come to the forefront as the paid parking proposals have been vanquished....
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SUNY Adirondack: ACC Takes A New Name, New Direction

^{2010-03-05T16:26:29Z}
In order to take better advantage of their affiliation with the State University of New York and position the institution as a lifelong partner in higher education for Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties, Adirondack Community College has rebranded itself as...
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Pro-Act Expanded

^{2010-03-05T16:23:50Z}
At the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 2, Saratoga County Supervisor Joanne Yepsen announced the expansion of PRO-ACT, the popular prescription discount program that is available to every resident of Saratoga County at no cost....
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Local Family Needs Your Help

^{2010-03-05T16:21:50Z}
No one is ever prepared for the unexpected, but when tragedy strikes home, and hits hard, nothing is more important than the support of family, friends and the community....
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Week in Review

^{2010-03-05T16:19:18Z}

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Hattie's Helping Hands Aims to Serve Local Community

^{2010-03-05T16:14:23Z}
Already well-established in the community as a philanthropic business, Hattie's Restaurant has launched a new outreach program called Hattie's Helping Hands (HHH)....
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Pets, boredom and cabin fever

^{2010-03-05T16:10:38Z}
Are your pets bored? [Adjective, bored--feeling tired and irritable because of constantly being exposed to the uninteresting or because of having nothing interesting to do]...
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Old Saratoga Restorations

^{2010-03-05T16:07:41Z}
It's easy for Bob West to be passionate about his work. Everything in his background and experience, and the way he and his team approach a project is about "holding history in our hands."...
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Elegant Interiors: Design, Detail, Decor

^{2010-03-05T16:04:58Z}
For Greg Perreault, interior wall design is an art....
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Adirondack Equipment Repair

^{2010-03-05T16:03:03Z}
It's almost time for spring cleaning, which means putting your snow blower in storage and digging your lawnmower out from the back of the garage. But before you retire or revive your lawn equipment for the season, it's wise to...
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PPT Property Management

^{2010-03-05T16:01:37Z}
Jon Moore has been in the lawn and landscape management business for over twelve years. As the head owner of PPT Property Management, a family-owned landscaping company, Moore, with the help of his father and brother, has established a solid...
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Lawsuit targets county, airport operator

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:43 GMT}
BALLSTON SPA — Saratoga County and North American Flight Services, the company that operates Saratoga County Airport, are being sued for
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Northway driver switch causes accident, results in arrests

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:42:23 GMT}
BALLSTON SPA -- Two people were arrested Saturday afternoon when a State Trooper observed the car they were driving speeding southbound on I-87 near exit 12. When the trooper pulled out behind the car it swerved from lane to lane, struck a guardrail and then struck another vehicle.
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Franklin Square fire repair could take months

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:43 GMT}
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Owners of 2 Franklin Square, the historic city building that was partially ravaged in a midnight fire over the weekend, say it could take months to repair its charred interior so tenants can live there again.
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Moreau considers ways to spend $5M saved in capital reserve fund

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:33:27 GMT}
MOREAU — The town has $5 million it doesn't know what to do with — or how it can be used.
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School, community Leaders to address student tragedies

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:43 GMT}
MOREAU — South Glens Falls Central Schools officials plan to meet with local government and community leaders to address the latest in a string of student tragedies.
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School facilities, transportation budget lines to see cuts

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:44 GMT}
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Picking up where they left off last week, school district officials heard budget presentations from the heads of the facilities and transportation departments Tuesday night.
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City of Saratoga Springs seeks input on federal aid distribution

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:44 GMT}
SARATOGA SPRINGS — City officials are seeking feedback from the public on how to prioritize the next five years of federal aid.
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Saratoga County Sheriff's Department renews contract with village of Corinth

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:44 GMT}
BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County Sheriff's Department will renew its $298,800 contract with the village of Corinth.
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Saratoga Springs Principal Planner Hakes to advise Planning Board for last time tonight

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:44 GMT}
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Subdivisions and use permits top the agenda for Jackie Hakes' last city Planning Board meeting as principal planner.
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New county animal shelter to be tobacco free

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:44 GMT}
MILTON — When the county's new animal shelter opens this summer it will have one feature not found in the building plans: no smoking signs at each of the three entrances.
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New York State Board of Regents: More should be graduating

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:44 GMT}
The New York State Board of Regents released 2009 graduation rates data Tuesday, and most local school districts showed higher rates than the statewide graduation rate of about 72 percent.
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Suspect arrested and charged in Glens Falls National Schuylerville bank robbery

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:51:35 GMT}
A suspect has been arrested and charged in Monday's robbery of the Glens Falls National Bank branch in Schuylerville.
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Going native: Students create teepee

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:24:31 GMT}
Lake Avenue Elementary School students had the opportunity to build a teepee during an after-school program Tuesday.
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Police & Courts: March 10, 2010

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:44 GMT}
A daily recap of recent law enforcement activity. This information has also been published in The Saratogian print edition on March 10, 2010.
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Thoroughbred breeder Ernest Paragallo found guilty of animal cruelty

^{Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:56:04 GMT}
SARATOGA SPRINGS  Thoroughbred breeder-owner Ernest Paragallo was found guilty Wednesday on 33 of 34 counts of animal cruelty in Greene County Court, in Catskill.
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