Clifton Park Center News (BETA)

Wide gap in campaign cash figures in Albany council president's decision

Virginia Sweet, a ferry pilot in World War II, dies at 88

Two in DOT pickup suffer serious injuries; charges pending, probe continues

Albany detective also shot at in 2005; Parolee fired several times, cops say

FORT JOHNSON -- The recreation will be retro-style at the Old Fort Johnson Historic Site Family Field Day on Saturday, July 25.

WATERFORD – A 3-year-old fell into a residential pool Wednesday and drowned, police said.

TROY — Amid a clash of three potential Democratic candidates, a Republican lawyer hopes to emerge this fall as a Rensselaer County Family Court Judge.

PRINCETOWN — Two local men are in serious condition after a crash involving three cars Thursday morning.

TROY — Two men found themselves at the end of an armed suspect’s gun early Wednesday, including one victim who was robbed for the sum of 36 cents.

ALBANY — A prominent challenger who was looking to unseat incumbent Mayor Jerry Jennings ended her bid Thursday.

As authorities investigate the drowning of a three-year-old girl in Waterford and another pool-related incident that left an 11-year-old girl dependent on artificial life support, CBS 6 asked the staff at the YMCA in Clifton Park about swimming safety and the use of CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed to CBS6, they are looking for a missing swimmer at Bass Island in Lake George. Law enforcement was notified this afternoon of the missing person.

The Upstate New York Better Business Bureau (BBB) are warning job hunters that money-making Twitter scams are on the rise.

Schenectady Police are searching for a man who may have drowned in a flash flood in front of 1405 Crane St. around 5 PM. Police say witnesses called in after they lost sight of the man who was pushing a shopping cart down the street.

In all total Thursday 149 bills were discussed inside the Senate. A lot of work getting done mostly because those bills were non controversial. Senator Hugh Farley described them as minor laws that are very much needed by local municipalities, towns and fire departments.

Albany Police have arrested a burglary suspect, but not before he allegedly injured a police officer, and used a child to shield himself from officers.

In light of the near drowning in Troy on Monday - one local expert weighs-in on the importance of pool safety.

The future of energy - how we get it and how we use less - is the topic of discussion in Niskayuna this week.

An 11-year-old is clinging to life at Albany Med after nearly drowning in a Troy pool. The investigation continues into what happened, as that pool remains closed.

The total cost of the building project is $30 million. The Alfred Z. Solomon Emergency Center will begin accepting patients on Wednesday morning.

Police and firefighters were searching the area of Bass Island, in the lake's Narrows, after boaters reported a man was missing.

It began when Republicans decided to appoint Kay Vandenburgh to an open seat...

Your home could soon have appliances with a mind of their own...

A salon in Latham forced to shut down because of flash flooding two weeks ago is now open again. Simply Irresistible, as well as other businesses and nearby homes, is at risk of repeated, expensive flooding...

Police said Robert Henry escaped from a Tennessee prison, but Henry argued he was living in plain sight....

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has dedicated $500,000 from an environmental case settlement to help finance Hudson Valley Community College’s new $15 million Tec-Smart education center in Malta.

The recession has now erased any job gains that the Albany, N.Y., area made over at least the last eight years, according to new state data.

Northeastern Fine Jewelry in Albany, N.Y., was named one of the top 25 retail jewelers in the U.S. by National Jewelry , a trade magazine.

A Saratoga County contractor was awarded a $1.44 million contract to replace windows in one of the weapons systems buildings at the Watervliet Arsenal.

Early this morning, New York state senators approved new rules that limit terms for the chamber’s most powerful people.

GLOVERSVILLE - The Gloversville Enlarged School District is asking the city for a part-time truancy officer at the district in the fall. Middle School Principal James Christopher and Superintendent Robert DeLilli said the district has a relatively good attendance rate - 91 percent - but officials there want to increase it.

JOHNSTOWN - At Fulton-Montgomery Community College on Wednesday, a group of budding artists lounged under the sun and drew everything from landscapes to a comic strip to dinosaurs. The students were part of the Creating Comic Books camp at the college, a weeklong program that's part of the college's 11th annual 2009 Youth Enrichment Camps.

JOHNSTOWN - The Greater Johnstown School District Board of Education last week agreed to re-appoint Girvin & Ferlazzo as the district's legal counsel, deeming the Albany firm trustworthy for future legal matters.

JOHNSTOWN - Fulton County supervisors have accepted a corrective action plan for the county Information Services Department based on a 2008 state Comptroller's Office audit that recommended nine changes. The Board of Supervisors' Finance Committee accepted the plan at its meeting Monday after hearing a report from department Director Tony Basile.

By MICHAEL ANICH The Leader-Herald JOHNSTOWN - The city Water Board has rejected a couple's request for relief from a $4,200 water-sewer bill on property the couple owns on Wells Street. Rance and Victoria Owens, of County Highway 107 in the town, own the rental property at 209 Wells St., where they say frozen pipes caused them to rack up the $4,200 bill.

BENNINGTON - A man accused of keeping a boy confined for long periods of time and physically and sexually abusing him will remain jailed until his trial. Bennington District Court Judge John Wesley ordered Robert J. Pratt, 37, of Applegate Drive be held without bail after a weight of evidence hearing Thursday because of "overwhelming" evidence in the case.

With the 645th overall pick in the 2000 Major League Baseball amateur draft, the Montreal Expos selected a twenty year-old Canadian outfielder from Gonzaga University. You may know him now as former Vermont Expo and current Boston Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay. Bay’s selection to the 2009 American League all-star team in St.

BENNINGTON - A 74-year-old Bennington man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl as recently as November 2008. Alvin Reed, a resident of School Street, pleaded not guilty to three felony charges last December, including aggravated sexual assault on a victim under 13, aggravated repeated sexual assault and

Last Wednesday, I experienced Fenway Park for the first time in my life. I was excited to go, but as a lifelong Yankee fan, I was looking forward more to the historic ballpark than I was to the team. I would finally be able to cross out Fenway Park on my stadiums-to-visit list right after Montreal’s Bell Centre and just before Denver’s Invesco Field.

BENNINGTON -- With eyes locked on their hands -- which moved slowly up and down the cylinder-shaped pieces of clay -- four middle school girls huddled around spinning wheels in a second floor classroom of Mount Anthony Union Middle School. Hands covered with gray clay, and streaks of dried up clay on their clothes, cheeks, legs and arms, the girls listened Tuesday to advice and encouragement

Thursday, July 16 PITTSFIELD -- A former City Councilor has joined the lengthy list of candidates who want to unseat Mayor James M. Ruberto in the fall.

Thursday, July 16 BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Medical Center has filed a lawsuit that claims the state illegally cut payments made to the hospital for treating low-income patients, putting the institution in severe financial straits.

Thursday, July 16 DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) -- An 88-year-old driver accused of killing a 4-year-old girl as she crossed a Stoughton street did not apply the brakes before hitting the girl in a crosswalk the driver should have seen nearly 400 feet before impact, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Thursday, July 16 PITTSFIELD -- A North Adams woman who has racked up several serious charges in recent years denied robbing a Mohawk Trail convenience store at her arraignment Wednesday in Berkshire Superior Court.

Thursday, July 16 NORTH ADAMS -- Berkshire County customers of National Grid last night lashed out at the utility's rate hike request, claiming it's out of line in the current economy.