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  • Two sustain multiple stab wounds in domestic fight

    The Troy Record – 2 hrs 29 mins ago  

    BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County Sheriff's Department is investigating a domestic violence incident in which two people sustained multiple stab wounds. Full Story »

  • AG reaches settlement with CVS

    The Troy Record – 2 hrs 56 mins ago  

    NEW YORK — State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that his office has reached an $875,000 settlement with the national retail pharmacy chain CVS to end its sale of expired products - including over-the-counter drugs, baby formula, milk, and eggs - at stores across New York State. Full Story »

  • Troy cops hand broken while making arrest

    The Troy Record – Tue Nov 10, 12:24 pm ET  

    TROY — A 22-year-old felon allegedly broke the hand of a Troy police sergeant while resisting arrest on drug charges inside his home Monday. Full Story »

  • Five Questions: Kevin Haran

    The Troy Record – Tue Nov 10, 3:14 am ET  

    Kevin Haran does public relations and marketing for the Capital District Community Gardens. Originally from Connecticut, he attended Hudson Valley Community College and Siena College for marketing. He lives in Castleton with his wife, Nora, and two children. Full Story »

  • Community Calendar for Nov. 10, 2009

    The Troy Record – Tue Nov 10, 3:14 am ET  

    SEMINAR Full Story »

WRGB Albany

  • CVS agrees to settlement over expired products

    WRGB Albany – 1 min ago  

    ALBANY -- New York officials say they've reached an $875,000 settlement with CVS Pharmacy Inc. to stop sales of expired products -- including food, medicine and baby formula. Full Story »

  • Bruno seeks contributions to legal defense

    WRGB Albany – 1 min ago  

    ALBANY -- Estimating his legal bills will reach $2.5 million, former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno is asking friends and supporters to contribute to his legal defense fund. Full Story »

  • First look at new NY state license plate

    WRGB Albany – 1 hr 1 min ago  

    ALBANY -- The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles is offering a first look at the new license plate to be issued as part of the controversial requirement that most vehicles re-register for new plates beginning next April. Full Story »

  • Obama honoring 13 who fell in Fort Hood rampage

    WRGB Albany – 1 hr 46 mins ago  

    KILLEEN, Texas -- President Barack Obama has flown to Texas to lead a memorial service at Fort Hood Army base for the people killed in last week's shooting rampage and to console their relatives and loved ones. Full Story »

  • Bruno trial update

    WRGB Albany – 2 hrs 1 min ago  

    ALBANY -- Sam Fresina, a local labor union leader, took the stand Tuesday morning, as did former senate staffer Richard Burdick as the trial for former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno continued, now in its second week. Full Story »

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The Leader-Herald

  • Revenue loss, benefit costs drive rate hike

    The Leader-Herald – Tue Nov 10, 10:55 am ET  

    JOHNSTOWN - Citing less revenue and a large increase in employee benefit costs, officials Monday reviewed a tentative $104 million county budget for 2010 that carries a 6.4 percent average property tax rate hike. County Budget Director Alice Kuntzsch released her tentative county budget to the Board of Supervisors at the County Office Building. Full Story »

  • Speaker opens eyes at college

    The Leader-Herald – Tue Nov 10, 10:55 am ET  

    JOHNSTOWN - Fulton-Montgomery Community College students got a fast-paced lesson in health care reform during a guest lecture at the college Monday. Brandeis University professor Sarah Elisabeth Curi addressed a group of FMCC students, teachers and staff at a lecture as part of the William M. Barto memorial lecture series. Full Story »

  • Final vote tallies slow in coming

    The Leader-Herald – Tue Nov 10, 10:55 am ET  

    JOHNSTOWN - Election results in close supervisor races in both Fulton and Montgomery counties continue to trickle in, though final results likely won't be available until early next week. Fulton County Board of Elections official Theresa Dugan said Broadalbin Town Councilman Joe DiGiacomo, who is running as a Conservative, leads Republican George Walters 587-570 in the race for supervisor. Full Story »

  • Estee project expected to move forward

    The Leader-Herald – Tue Nov 10, 10:55 am ET  

    GLOVERSVILLE - Grant paperwork needs to be done for the Estee Commons II condominium project, but an economic development official said last week the construction part of the project should begin in a few months. "We will probably start working on the project this winter," Fulton County Economic Development Corp. Chief Operating Officer Michael Reese said Wednesday. Full Story »

  • Sewer board OKs request for Walmart-area service

    The Leader-Herald – Tue Nov 10, 10:54 am ET  

    By MICHAEL ANICH The Leader-Herald JOHNSTOWN - The Gloversville-Johnstown Joint Sewer Board on Monday granted the town of Johnstown's request to allow sewer capacity for land near the proposed Walmart Supercenter site. "I'm real excited about that," town Supervisor Roy Palmateer said today. The sewer board approval is contingent upon approvals from the cities of Gloversville and Johnstown. Full Story »

Bennington Banner

  • Warm the Children drive needs donations

    Bennington Banner – Tue Nov 10, 10:22 am ET  

    BENNINGTON -- A long list of area children in need of warm winter clothing has been compiled in preparation for the winter months, and the annual Warm the Children campaign is in need of donations to help as many kids on the list as possible. Organizer Lisa Shea said 330 families applied for the $100 winter clothing shopping spree given to selected families who apply. Full Story »

  • Crescent Manor opens special unit for Huntington's

    Bennington Banner – Tue Nov 10, 10:22 am ET  

    BENNINGTON -- Crescent Manor Care Center has had the state's only specialized care unit for Huntington's Disease up and running for several months now. The unit, which opened in April, is the work of the nursing home, the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living and the Vermont Health Care Association. Full Story »

  • Putney fire officially ruled intentional

    Bennington Banner – Tue Nov 10, 8:07 am ET  

    PUTNEY -- The Vermont State Police ruled Monday that the fire that destroyed the Putney General Store on Nov. 1 to be intentionally set. "After a lengthy scene examination...the cause of the fire has been determined to be intentional and criminal in nature," according to a press release from the State Police. Full Story »

  • Hoosick GOP talks about election, future plans

    Bennington Banner – Tue Nov 10, 8:07 am ET  

    HOOSICK, N.Y. -- The town's newest elected officials didn't have much to say on the $1.65 million budget they will inherit come Jan. 1, but did say that it wasn't anything they couldn't work with. Republicans have majority Keith Cipperly, Louis Schmigel, and Jeff Wysocki, along with Kevin Allard, a member of the Hoosick Republican Committee, were the only audience Full Story »

  • Welch: Health care legislation is historic

    Bennington Banner – Tue Nov 10, 8:07 am ET  

    BENNINGTON -- Vermont Rep. Peter Welch is hailing as historic the U.S. House's weekend approval of health care reform legislation. "Congress, for the first time, has turned its back on the status quo," Welch said in a conference call with reporters Monday. "It has been an enormous struggle for the House. Full Story »

Berkshire Eagle

  • Town Supervisor: Gunman at upstate New York high school

    Berkshire Eagle – Tue Nov 10, 11:39 am ET  

    Tuesday, Nov. 10 PINE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A town official says a man with a gun is holding a principal hostage at a New York high school, but police have him confined to one room and all the students are safe. Full Story »

  • Conn. woman dies in Mass. crash

    Berkshire Eagle – Tue Nov 10, 10:08 am ET  

    Tuesday, Nov. 10 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Police say a 75-year-old driver from Hamden, Conn., lost control of his vehicle and rolled over on Interstate 495 North in Massachusetts, killing his 69-year-old passenger. Full Story »

  • Man able to escape car crash

    Berkshire Eagle – Tue Nov 10, 8:09 am ET  

    Tuesday, Nov. 10 HINSDALE -- A local man faces possible legal action following a one-vehicle crash in the town over the weekend. Full Story »

  • Llamas slain in Lenox

    Berkshire Eagle – Tue Nov 10, 8:08 am ET  

    Tuesday, Nov. 10 LENOX -- Police are investigating the deaths of two domesticated llamas who were shot by arrows over the weekend -- an act their owner called "brutal and senseless." Full Story »

  • Land fire takes 7 hours to put out

    Berkshire Eagle – Tue Nov 10, 8:08 am ET  

    Berkshire Eagle Staff STOCKBRIDGE -- Firefighters from five communities were called out Monday to fight a large, spreading fire in the Interlaken Full Story »

North Adams Transcript

  • Selectmen strike first on Water Street project

    North Adams Transcript – Tue Nov 10, 1:16 am ET  

    North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- The town will be the first to jump in on an effort to reconstruct Water Street after the Selectmen unanimously approved the use of Chapter 90 funds for engineering and bid specifications. Town Manager Peter L. Fohlin said Monday the town has found itself in a "bit of a chicken and egg situation" after numerous conversations with the state and U. Full Story »

  • State DSAC assistance center to support local schools

    North Adams Transcript – Tue Nov 10, 1:16 am ET  

    New England Newspapers PITTSFIELD -- On Monday, Berkshire County became the first of six regions in the commonwealth to launch a state District & School Assistance Center. Going by the acronym DSAC, the new initiative of the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), is aimed at providing regionally-based professional development, training and planning assistance to Full Story »

  • Officials: Suspect acted alone in Fort Hood shooting

    North Adams Transcript – Tue Nov 10, 1:16 am ET  

    Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre is believed to have acted alone despite repeated communications -- monitored by authorities -- with a radical imam overseas, U.S. officials said Monday. The FBI will conduct an internal review of its handling of the information, they said. Full Story »

  • Zebra mussel forum planned in Pittsfield

    North Adams Transcript – Tue Nov 10, 1:16 am ET  

    New England Newspapers LEE -- With the 2009 boating season over, local and state officials will spend the next several months trying to improve plans to combat the spread of zebra mussels in Berkshire County in 2010. Preparations will begin Thursday afternoon when the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) and Berkshire Regional Planning Commission sponsor a forum to discuss how to minimize Full Story »

  • Light-hearted duel

    North Adams Transcript – Mon Nov 9, 3:32 am ET  

    Eli Ostheimer, 9, right, jousts with Connor Champoux, 8, at the ‘Roman Holiday Family Day’ at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown Sunday. Full Story »

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A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman

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