CHESTERTOWN u Willie L. Cleveland, 79, of White Schoolhouse Road, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
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HORICON - A 20-year root canal. A dance that won't end. A waste of time and money.
FORT EDWARD u Two years ago, a researcher came to Washington County Deputy Historian Loretta Bates with an interest in the area's history during the American Revolution.
QUEENSBURY - It has been five days since Clifton Park resident Stephanie Darwak and her 12-year-old daughter saw a woman get hit by a car and thrown through the air as she crossed Route 9. But they can't get what they saw out of their minds.
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Bob Ferro looked out the airplane window and saw a jigsaw pattern of long metal containers piling up on the Port of New York and New Jersey.
KINGSBURY - A 67-year-old Granville woman was pulled from the fiery wreckage of her 1996 Jeep Cherokee today by a pair of good Samaritans.
GLENS FALLS - Cobwebs hang from the ceiling and the windows are covered with film on the third floor of the east turret of the Glens Falls armory on Warren Street.
Through the lens of her camera, photographer Laurie Rhodes can find elegance in tomatoes ripening on the vine or a wilting zucchini blossom.
Another time of the year, Wayne Rizzo might be mistaken for Santa Claus.
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Lake George has had a number of names over the hundreds of years that human inhabitants have enjoyed its clear, pure water and the spectacular views provided by the mountains around the lake.
LAKE LUZERNE - A missing swimmer who was "sucked under" by the Hudson River's strong current Sunday is presumed to have drowned following an unsuccessful, multi-agency search, police said.
On Saturday around 5 p.m., Glens Falls resident Amber Lynch said she was out for her usual walk on the bike path in Glens Falls from Sandford Street to the bridge above Quaker Road, when a man exposed himself in front of her.
GLENS FALLS - U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy opened his new office in downtown Glens Falls today in an event that lured dozens of people.
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - The Academy Awards will have 10 best-picture nominees instead of the usual five starting next year, improving the odds for films such as "The Dark Knight," a fan and critic favorite that was snubbed last time.
FORT EDWARD u Wilfred "Grumpy" Baldwin, 83, passed away following a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, June 28, 2009, at the Indian River Nursing Facility in Granville.
HUDSON FALLS u Billy Drake, 79, of Farm Way, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 14, 2009, at his home.
WASHINGTON - Shaking off a summer of setbacks, President Barack Obama summoned Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the "time for bickering is over" and the moment has arrived to protect millions who have unreliable insurance or no coverage at all.
WASHINGTON - Ted Kennedy wakes up mornings in his house on Cape Cod to a packet of news clippings put together by his wife. If there's a hearing going on in Washington, D.C., he watches on his computer.
SARATOGA SPRINGS u A 47-year-old Florida man will be facing felony vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated charges following a serious crash Monday night involving the man's truck and a motorcyclist.
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WARRENSBURG - Byron H. Paynter Sr., 60, of River Street, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at the Glens Falls Hospital surrounded by his loving family.
EASTON - After a long week at the Washington County Fair on Sunday, 14-year-old Rachel Liebig seemed tired and ready to go home.
A one-night stay? Ninety dollars. Need to see a doctor? Ten bucks. Want toilet paper? Pay for it yourself.
GLENS FALLS - The new owners of the Madden Hotel are considering several long-term redevelopment options such as providing housing for students at Adirondack Community College.
SARATOGA SPRINGS - The condition of the state and the three-week political crisis disrupting the Senate took center stage Monday during the annual gathering of the New York Conference of Mayors.
The beautiful town of Saratoga Springs has a rich history that continues into its modern-day life.
LAKE GEORGE - The number 20 looms large in the life of U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Dane, a member of the 110th MP Company.
WASHINGTON - With the help of Hollywood, those historic, grainy images of the first men on the moon never looked better. NASA unveiled refurbished video Thursday of the July 20, 1969, moonwalk restored by the same company that sharpened up the movie "Casablanca."
Bolton Landing, about 10 miles north of Lake George Village, is a distant cousin to its better-known neighbor.
WASHINGTON - Democrats and Republicans alike are denouncing Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie" at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress, an extraordinary breach of decorum for which the South Carolina Republican swiftly apologized.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS - Good Prospect, a 5-year-old gelding from New York, took first place in the first race on Opening Day at the Saratoga Race Course, giving racing officials hope that Good Prospect is a good omen for the six-week summer meet.
WARRENSBURG - Lawns were lined with yellow tape. Signs warned cars not to block driveways and dozens of tents lined the street.
SARATOGA SPRINGS - The quintessential Broadway entertainer was inducted into the National Museum of Dance's Hall of Fame Sunday, after a rousing "Gala on Broadway" event Saturday night.
RICHMOND, Va. - Something unusual is cropping up alongside the tomatoes, eggplant and okra in Scott Byars' vegetable garden - the elephantine leaves of 30 tobacco plants.
QUEENSBURY - Watching the balloons rise with the sun, some say, isn't the same without a bellyful of breakfast you cooked yourself.
LAKE GEORGE - Shepard Park, Million Dollar Beach and Usher Park remain closed as officials test the water following a Sunday evening sewage leak into Lake George.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least 27 people were killed Tuesday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, marring a national holiday declared to celebrate the departure of U.S. combat troops from Iraqi cities after six years and three months of war.
SARATOGA SPRINGS - A 24-year-old woman was approached from behind, struck on the head and dragged into a dark-colored minivan Thursday night while walking on the city's west side, police said.
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GLENS FALLS - By all indicators, the newly renovated and expanded Crandall Public Library has been a big hit.