The Troy Record

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 »

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TROY — An Albany man accused of strangling his girlfriend in February was successful Monday in removing his public defenders from his case after he spoke out in court to criticize them and declare his innocence. Full Story »

GREENFIELD — Police today will try again to find clues that might explain the death of a Colorado woman whose partial remains were discovered two weeks ago. Full Story »

SARATOGA SPRINGS — In explaining his Saturday ‘no’ vote on the House version of the health care bill, Rep. Scott Murphy said he believes the legislation will not do enough and includes problematic provisions. Full Story »

ALBANY — A colleague of former Sen. Republican Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and a Troy native said on Monday that when he called the Teamsters union on behalf of Bruno, he didn’t know Bruno was being paid to lure union pension funds to the investment firm and getting paid for it. Full Story »

TROY — With Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Clothe-A-Child efforts coming to a close for another year, the college has raised more than $6,000 and expects to raise even more with an upcoming fund-raising event at Uno Chicago Grill in Latham. Full Story »

TROY — More than 12,000 people annually receive medical and dental care at the Troy facility of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center, which announced Monday that it is looking for a new president and CEO. Full Story »

EAST GREENBUSH — An 42-year-old Ohio man allegedly fought with police after drunkenly stealing the vehicle of the town resident who put him up for the night. Full Story »

SARATOGA SPRINGS — U.S. Rep Scott Murphy cited provisions added to HR 3962, the House version of the health care bill passed Saturday night, in explaining his "no" vote on the legislation. Full Story »

TROY — Two teens found themselves under arrest Sunday when allegedly calling a police officer “retarded” and charging at him proved to be unwise tactics. Full Story »

COHOES — Alexis Miller was a little girl in the prime of life and she was getting ready to return to school when it happened. She told her parents about a headache and before they could even get her to a doctor, little Alexis had died. Full Story »

Wesley Slyke is the branch manager for Legacy Banks, which opened in January 545 Troy-Schenectady Road in Latham. Full Story »

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COHOES — Rev. Geraldine Dobbs Clemmons, the new rector at St. John’s Episcopal Church, will admit that church duties aren’t exactly her life’s first line of work. Full Story »

NORTH GREENBUSH —James Busher’s military journey began when he and a handful of friends enlisted to serve in the Army during the Korean War — a conflict that would later see the Troy resident spend nearly three weeks as a prisoner of war. That was in 1950, when Busher was just 18 years old. Full Story »

Three were injured in a head-on collision on state Route 151 near Miller Road in East Greenbush. According to the police report, 40-year-old Oscar Lewis was driving on the wrong side of the road Sunday when he collided with a station wagon driven by 48-year-old Stephen Smith. Lewis, Smith and a 14-year-old passenger in the Smith vehicle were taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital. Lewis will ... Full Story »

TROY — With a newly elected Democratic majority and several new additions, members of the City Council are hoping to work together throughout their upcoming terms. Full Story »

EAST GREENBUSH — “The roads were never this wide when I was a kid living in central New York,” says Nassau resident Sam Whaley looking out a coffee shop win Full Story »

EAST GREENBUSH — People often think of “secret societies” when they hear about Freemasons, but in reality, most of the work done by Masons is for the families of their members and the communities in which they live. Full Story »

WATERFORD — Momentive Performance Materials, which has a silicone plant in Waterford and its headquarters in Albany, received a $4.5 million grant to design and manufacture a new form of lighting. Full Story »

WATERVLIET — With the holiday season around the corner and Veterans Day this week, 32 students from the Watervliet Junior-Senior High School’s Character Education Club volunteered this week to clean up the city’s Veterans Memorial Park where the Holiday Tree Lighting and celebrations are slated to take place on Dec. 5. Full Story »

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Jason Longton, the third-party candidate who lost the county sheriff election to James Bowen, thinks a malfunctioning voting machine in the Spa City could have cost him some votes and may be indicative of a larger issue. Full Story »

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