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How Did This Entire Albany New York Neighborhood Become Abandoned?
By 2019, according to the Daily Gazette, one Guilderland, New York neighborhood was left vacant after a wholesale purchase of more than a dozen homes and small businesses. The plan was to expand Crossgates Mall but that never happened. Take a look at the pictures below to see what this "ghost neighborhood" looks like today.
Shocking: Is This Really The Most Difficult Town In New York To Pronounce?
The Hudson Valley and New York State are full of hometowns that nonresidents struggle to pronounce. But is this really the hardest town name to say correctly?. Readers's Digest which calls itself "a trusted friend in a complicated world," released a list of "The Most Difficult-to-Pronounce Town in Every Single State."
9-Year-Old from Clifton Park Slays National Anthem (WATCH)
Less than one week after a country music singer butchered our national anthem, a young singing star from the Capital Region brought the house down with her version of the song, and she's only nine years old!. Last Monday night, country singer Ingrid Andress sang one of the most talked-about...
Capital Region restaurant inspections: July 15-19
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — At the end of each week, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) releases its list of food service establishment inspections for that week. The establishments include restaurants, school cafeteria kitchens, park concessions, and other places that have commercial kitchens and serve food. These...
Hochul unveils major infrastructure investments
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a commitment involving more than $600 million towards significant infrastructure investments to revitalize the Livingston Avenue Bridge The post Hochul unveils major infrastructure investments first appeared on Spotlight News.
Reservoir buffer protects our drinking water
I am writing to state my objection to any approval of the application by Michael Floccuzio, owner of the parcel at 4478 Western Turnpike, that allows for construction within the 500-foot buffer zone [of the Watervliet Reservoir]. The owner purchased said property knowing the aforementioned limitations. This buffer protects our...
Annual gala for Saratoga Community Health center returns for 42nd year
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (WRGB) — The annual gala to support the Saratoga Community Health Center returns for its 42nd year in July, backing the facility’s mission to provide primary care, dental, behavioral health and addiction medicine services to the underinsured and uninsured individuals in the greater Saratoga region.
Second Winner For The Late Improbable As Governor Sam Delivers At The Spa
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – With majority owner Alex Bregman in Seattle for the Houston Astros' game against the Mariners, his partner, Reagan Swinbank, took care of the winner's circle duties Friday at Saratoga Race Course following Governor Sam's (Improbable) impressive maiden-breaking victory. Swinbank said he jumped at the opportunity...
NYRA to Honor First Responders at Saratoga July 25
The New York Racing Association, Inc. will continue its tradition of honoring police officers, firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) for their dedication and service to the community on First Responders Day, Thursday, July 25, at Saratoga Race Course. First Responders Day is presented this year for the first time by Albany Med Health System.
Guilderland proposes extending terms for supervisor and clerk
GUILDERLAND — Guilderland Supervisor Peter Barber has drafted a law that would extend both the supervisor’s term and the town clerk’s term from the current two years to four years. A public hearing on the bill will be held on Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. at Guilderland...
Hochul: Outage not believed to be cyber attack; Albany departments affected
Gov. Kathy Hochul said that the global internet outage is not believed to be any cyber attack. “It is a more of a technical issue. There is no risk to personal sensitive information that we’re aware of. Although we are continuing to monitor the environment very closely nonetheless, this has caused huge disruptions across the state of New York around the country and indeed the globe,” she said.
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