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The Greater Johnstown School District is mourning the loss of Bob Frenyea, who taught in the district for nearly 34 years. He died on Thursday at the age of 59 as a result of ongoing health issues. Read MoreJohnstown teacher Bob Frenyea remembered for devotion to students
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Two screens played a video telling the story of Amy Stock, compiled news footage showed the damage from the crash that killed her. Beneath them, her mangled blue car, preserved in its condition from that night in hopes of raising awareness of the dangers of drunk driving. Read MoreAmy Stock Memorial Trailer visits Fulton County schools to address drunk driving ahead of prom
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For graduating seniors, the spring looks like a flurry of fun and celebration. The dates can be daunting to keep track of so here’s a guide to one of the big ones next time you find yourself thinking, “Wait, when is prom again?” Read MoreWhen is prom? Capital Region guide for the big dance
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Local school district officials on Wednesday erected a 4.5-foot barrier between Prospect Hill Cemetery and an athletic field in response to reports of misplaced equipment. Read MoreNorthville cemetery now protected from soccer balls
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FONDA — Montgomery County will extend support to police agencies in local villages through a $50,000 state grant awarded to facilitate a countywide law enforcement IT department. Read MoreMontgomery County awarded grant for countywide law enforcement IT department
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PERTH — Broadalbin-Perth Elementary School has been honored for the second year in a row for its efforts to engage students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, according to a district press release. Read MoreBroadalbin-Perth Elementary honored for efforts in STEM education
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The latest results from Section 2 softball: Read MoreSection 2 softball: 2024 results: Natalia Devine homers in Schalmont win over Cohoes
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The latest Section 2 baseball results: Read MoreSection 2 baseball 2024 results: Ravena's Halwick has seven RBIs in win over Mohonasen
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The latest Section 2 girls' lacrosse results: Read MoreSection 2 girls' lacrosse 2024 results: Niskayuna holds off Guilderland
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Fonda Speedway will not hold its scheduled program on Saturday night. Also, next Saturday’s program featuring the High Limit Racing Series 410-winged sprint Cars has been canceled. A release o… Read MoreArea Stock Car Racing: Fonda Speedway cancels race card Saturday night and next week
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New York Giants first-round draft pick Malik Nabers signed his four-year rookie contract Friday ahead of the start of rookie camp. The team announced the signing but not the terms. Multiple re… Read MoreGiants sign first-round pick Malik Nabers to reported $29.2M deal
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Giants sign first-round pick Malik Nabers to reported $29.2M deal Read MoreGiants sign first-round pick Malik Nabers to reported $29.2M deal
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The Arizona Cardinals brought more help for quarterback Kyler Murray, agreeing to terms Friday with free agent receiver Zay Jones, according to multiple reports. Arizona selected top wideout M… Read MoreReports: Cardinals, WR Zay Jones agree on one-year deal
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Former Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. will stand trial for first-degree felony rape and felony sexual aggravated battery next month, a Kansas judge ruled Friday. The decision came at Shann… Read MoreEx-Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. to stand trial for rape
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The historic tavern has been closed for more than five years. Read MoreBrookside Tavern renovation in Ephratah reaches 'final stages'
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From sauces to cheeses, there’s a lot of tasty horseradish products the various owners of Whalen’s Horseradish Products in Galway have concocted over the years. Read MoreBiz Beat: Galway's Whalens Horseradish Products nears 100 years (w/ photos, video)
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CAROGA LAKE — The Caroga Arts Collective announced Friday a grant award totaling $850,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts. The grant will support the construction of a year-round artists’ lodge at Myhill as part of the Sherman’s Legacy Campaign. Read MoreCaroga Arts Collective receives $850K grant for year-round artists' lodge
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JOHNSTOWN - While he could be staying up late playing video games or scrolling through social media, a Gloversville teen has recently spent his evenings trying to help a Johnstown community center raise money, reaching out to news outlets to drum up support. Read MoreGloversville teen aims to help Johnstown's One Church Street raise funds
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When Jeff Coon was called inside to his maintenance bay at Brown Transportation to assist with an issue, he didn’t think much of it. That’s what he does. Read MoreBrown Transportation maintenance manager honored for decades of service
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FORT PLAIN - A look around Erie Station Bar & Grill in Fort Plain. Read MoreImages: Erie Station Bar & Grill in Fort Plain (13 photos)
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Wayne Weaver lived in Palatine Bridge, nearly 20 miles away from his long-tenured role at the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department. Read MoreLate dispatcher to be honored in Fulton County communications center
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Site work on the new Scotia firehouse should be mostly completed by early next month and construction costs are expected to come in under budget, according to a village-hired engineer tasked w… Read MoreScotia firehouse could be 'substantially complete' next month
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SATURDAY, May 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Women account for two-thirds of all Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, which means this Mother’s Day will be bittersweet for many families ac… Read MoreTips to Celebrating Mom on Her Day, Even When Dementia Intervenes
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More than 300 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the World Food Programme said on Saturday, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rush… Read MoreMore than 300 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: WFP
Iraq, one of the world's biggest oil producers, aims to boost its crude reserves to more than 160 billion barrels, Oil Minister Hayan Abdel Ghani said on Saturday. Read MoreIraq hopes oil reserves will exceed 160 bn barrels: minister
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AMSTERDAM — Boogie Lab USA has selected Amsterdam for its first manufacturing site in the country, targeting the former Sonoco Products Company paper mill on Forest Avenue for conversion into … Read MoreCroatian food tech company targets former Amsterdam paper mill for multi-use project
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The Greater Johnstown School District is mourning the loss of Bob Frenyea, who taught in the district for nearly 34 years. He died on Thursday at the age of 59 as a result of ongoing health issues. Read MoreJohnstown teacher Bob Frenyea remembered for devotion to students
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Two screens played a video telling the story of Amy Stock, compiled news footage showed the damage from the crash that killed her. Beneath them, her mangled blue car, preserved in its conditio… Read MoreAmy Stock Memorial Trailer visits Fulton County schools to address drunk driving ahead of prom
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BALLSTON SPA — The Amsterdam man who robbed the Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Shop in downtown Saratoga Springs and then shortly thereafter robbed a Stewart’s Shop in Malta was sentenced to an agg… Read MoreAmsterdam sentenced for Saratoga County robberies, given 11 years
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BROADALBAN - The Amy Stock Memorial Trailer in Broadalbin. Read MoreImages: Amy Stock Memorial Trailer in Fulton County (10 photos)
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Broadalbin-Perth Elementary School has been honored for the second year in a row for its efforts to engage students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, accord… Read MoreImages: Broadalbin-Perth Elementary honored (5 photos)
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GLOVERSVILLE - From a presentation Sunday by Dancing Turtle Rescue president Debbie Philip at The Glove Theater. Read MoreImages: Gloversville Dancing Turtle Rescue presentation (3)
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GREAT SACANDAGA LAKE - Some looks at Great Sacandaga Lake in recent years. Read MoreImages: Great Sacandaga Lake in recent years (16 photos)
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TOWN OF MOHAWK - Some looks at Thursday's cyber range announcement at SUNY Fulton Montgomery. Read MoreImages: SUNY Fulton Montgomery cyber range (8 photos)
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FONDA - Outgoing Montgomery County Executive Matt Ossenfort is given a sendoff Tuesday on his last day. Read MoreImages: Montgomery County Executive Matt Ossenfort's sendoff
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HIGH SCHOOLS - Broadalbin-Perth baseball took on Amsterdam and came away with the 16-5 win. Read MoreImages: Broadalbin-Perth baseball vs. Amsterdam (13 photos) - Leader-Herald
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TOWN OF JOHNSTOWN - Some looks around the Empire QuiltFest at SUNY Fulton Montgomery Saturday, April 27, 2024. Read MoreIMAGES: Empire QuiltFest Saturday at SUNY FMCC (18 photos) - Leader-Herald
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GLOVERSVILLE - Wohlfarth's Pond in Gloversville was lined with adults and children taking part in the annual fishing derby presented by the Gloversville Recreation Commission Saturday, April 2… Read MoreImages: Gloversville fishing derby Saturday (11 photos)
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BROADALBIN-PERTH - Looks at the second day of the annual Broadalbin Craft Fair and Home Show at Broadalbin-Perth High School to benefit the Broadalbin Youth Commission Sunday. Read MoreImages: Broadalbin Craft Fair and Home Show (7 photos)
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JOHNSTOWN - Some looks at the first-ever Oddities Show at the Johnstown Area Community Center, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Read MoreImages: Johnstown Oddities show Sunday (10 photos)
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CANAJOHARIE - Some looks at the state of the demolition at the former Beech-Nut factory site in Canajoharie. Read MoreImages: Beech-Nut demolition nearing completion (10 photos)
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CAROGA LAKE — The Caroga Arts Collective announced Friday a grant award totaling $850,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts. The grant will support the construction of a year-round artists’ lodge at Myhill as part of the Sherman’s Legacy Campaign. Read MoreCaroga Arts Collective receives $850K grant for year-round artists' lodge
Between festivals, concerts, Broadway shows and community events, there’s always something to do in the Capital Region. We'll feature some of these events here each Thursday through Sunday and highlight a best bet of the day. Read MoreThings to do: Friday, April 19
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CAROGA LAKE — Caroga Arts Collective has announced the lineup for the Caroga Lake Music Festival’s 2024 summer season. Read MoreCaroga Lake Music Festival 2024 programming announced
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ALBANY - The great solar eclipse of 2024 is set for April and most of New York State will get a show. Read MoreWhere to see the solar eclipse in Capital Region? Elsewhere?
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The Sturgess family has a vision for a lot on South Main Street. Read MoreLocal family aims to launch Gloversville BBQ joint
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Loopie’s Irish Pub, located at 410 Mohawk Drive in Tribes Hill, is hosting their 17th annual soup and chili cook-off on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Read MoreLoopie’s Irish Pub soup and chili cook-off
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Online grocery shopping, first introduced to the U.S. in the late 1980s, was slow to build a following among consumers who readily turned to the internet to order books, electronics, clothing and shoes. Until, that is, COVID-19 struck. Read MoreDown to Business: Online grocery shopping on rise since COVID
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Josh Smith said he wasn’t always a beer guy, but his tastes have changed. Read MoreGetting to Know ... Brewmaster Josh Smith Great Sacandaga Brewing Co.
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DOWN TO BUSINESS - Take a guess on the most-littered single-use plastic item in the world. Read MoreTobacco giant faces shareholders' vote on risks of cigarette litter: Down to Business
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DOWN TO BUSINESS - Doris Mold thought she’d see a “nudge upward” in the number of women counted as farmers in the government’s latest agricultural census. Read MoreNumber of female farmers holds steady in latest data after big bump in 2017
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Berkshire Hathaway is famous for its annual shareholders’ meeting, which draws 30,000 or so to Omaha, Nebraska, for a long weekend in May that, in addition to company business and a question-a… Read MoreAdviser: Hybrid annual shareholders' meeting worth consideration: Down to Business
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A town of Johnstown third-grader will be an honored hero at an upstate Crohn's & Colitis Foundation fundraiser. Read MoreWaite: Fulton County 8yo finds connection in a life-altering disease
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SUNY Oneonta history professor emeritus William Simons is a braver man than I. Read MoreOneonta man researching life of Kirk Douglas: Focus on History
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The death of mega car dealer Billy Fuccillo in June 2021 put an end to the emphatically pronounced “HUUUUUU ... GE” tagline he used in his TV ads. Read MoreDown to Business: Auto dealer with Capital Region shops facing lawsuit
Mary Louise Scott Skaneateles - Mary Louise Scott, age 77, passed away at home surrounded by her family on May 7, 2024 following a courageous three- year battle with ovarian cancer. Read MoreScott, Mary Louise
John "Jack" Walrath Gloversville - John "Jack" Walrath, 88 passed away on May 8,2024 at Nathan Litauer Hospital Nursing Home. Friends may call Monday May 13,2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. a… Read MoreWalrath, John
YVONNE GUTOWSKI Ma, Mom, Mommy The other day we were remembering how we always turned to you and thinking how we still do today. We kept you busy. As kids exploring the neighborhood and gettin… Read MoreGutowski, Yvonne
Josephine E. Sargalis Amsterdam - Mrs. Josephine E. "Jo" (Kulpa) Sargalis, 97, a life-long resident of Amsterdam, New York passed away peacefully at Mountain Valley Hospice, surrounded by her … Read MoreSargalis, Josephine