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A list of snow emergencies declared in Capital Region Saratoga County closes all government buildings as storm pounds the region News staff FacebookTwitterEmail 1of60 Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan on Thursday declared a state of emergency in Albany while a powerful noreaster dumps heavy snow on the Northeast. In this photograph, the mayor details her plan for snow coverage as a snowstorm hit the city on Feb. 7, 2018. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)Skip Dickstein/Times UnoinShow MoreShow Less 2of60B...

TROY, N.Y. — In light of winter storm warnings and their potential impact on the Capital Region Wednesday night into Thursday, Troy Mayor Patrick Madden issued an update on the city’s snowfall preparations.  “Keeping roadways open and passable is essential during periods of heavy snowfall. Necessary preparations are being made to keep roads clear of snow and ice to allow residents and families to travel safely to their destinations and ensure emergency vehicles and personnel c...

TROY — Organizers of the Troy Turkey Trot, one of the nation’s oldest and largest Turkey Trots, recently said that 2,632 participants from 36 states, two Canadian provinces and the nation of Turkey participated in the event’s 73rd virtual edition, which was held Nov. 26 through Nov. 28. The largest swath of participants took part in the event’s 5K (1,791), while 569 Trotted in the 10K, 170 strolled in the Turkey Mile Walk and 102 children in the eighth grade and below compet...

Troy introduces downtown parking app Jan. 4 [Times Union, Albany, N.Y.] Dec. 13—TROY — The city will resume charging for on-street parking downtown on Jan. 4 when it introduces its new mobile parking app. The announcement of the parking fees at the street kiosks starting up again is on the city’s website under “parking.” The parking meter collections were halted earlier this year in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Troy joins the cities of Albany and Schenectady in the Capital Re...

Troy introduces downtown parking app Jan. 4 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Buy PhotoA Troy parking kiosk is seen on Third Street on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. Troy is adopting a parking app that may eventually turn into a regional app with Albany and Schenectady. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of5Buy PhotoMayor Patrick Madden announces completion of the Franklin Alley revitalization project on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, during a ribbon...

Baseballs minor league affiliate restructuring is affecting two teams along the Hudson River. The Tri-City ValleyCats learned this week that they were left out of Major League Baseball’s plan to restructure the Minor League system, which eliminates short-season baseball and cuts the number of affiliated teams from 160 to 120. That ends the teams long association with the Houston Astros. The ValleyCats have been with the New York-Penn League since 2002 when they moved from Pittsfield to Troy. ...

feathers in southwest virginia where romney campaigned in coal country. but a campaign spokesman challenged the presidents assessment of the unemployment rate. >> he wants to brag about a 7.8% unemployment rate, but the fact is the middle class is being buried. >> reporter: still obama supporters who admitted they were taken aback are happy to celee drop. >> i think the new jobs numbers are fantastic. it was great news and i think, i was just so happy to be here. he seemed to be right ...

a saying the numbers are real. while romney launches tv ad as promising to do better than president obama. >> i have a detailed plan to create 12 million new jobs. >> reporter: obama is celebrating this report. >> this country has come too far to turn back now. >> reporter: a benchmark, he says, proves america is on the right track. economists say the number of new jobs being created is not enough to significantly lower the unemployment rate. the next jobs report comes out in four days...

while sam helene was in court getting that protective order phil gilberti comes to the house in aspen hill, kicks in the back door, goes inside, beats up heather mcguire, drags her out, puts her in her van, and then takes off. minutes later philip gilberti shoots and kills his wife inside that van and dumps her body in kensington. later that night, gilberti kills himself at a friends home in rockville. now gilberti had an extensive criminal record in montgomery county. it goes back to ...