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MALTA (Sept. 30) -- TreePaad wants to put the "family" back in family fun. TreePaad Fun Center, which is located at the site of the former Bounce-N-Party on Route 9, offers opportunities for all ages to play with everything from a toddler area to laser tag and a rock-climbing wall. "TreePaad i
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CLIFTON PARK (Sept. 29) -- You don't have to be faster than a speeding locomotive or able to leap tall buildings in a single bound to be a hero. All you have to be able to do is dial or answer a phone. Like Cyndy Treacy. During last winter's ice storm -- which left thousands of area residents wit
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CLIFTON PARK (Sept. 28) -- No, Marna Atkin isn't helping complete idiots get into top colleges. It's just that the college admissions process can make high school students and their parents sometimes feel like complete idiots. "It's a very daunting task," said Atkin, coauthor of "The Complete Idi
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CLIFTON PARK (Sept. 28) -- Rev. Johan Bosman knows how to lead his flock. With a time of 18 minutes, 16 seconds, the pastor at Christ Community Reformed Church finished first in the church's annual 5-kilometer race. The USA Track and Field-sanctioned run was part of an annual community celebratio
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MECHANICVILLE (Sept. 24) -- You might not need a food pantry, but your food budget still might need a little help. If so, the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York has a program for you. For example, in October you can buy 1.5 pounds of bacon-wrapped pork medallions, 2 pounds of chicken ten
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CLIFTON PARK (Sept. 24) -- Tony Leonardi heard that one of his bandmate's children was suffering from a rare form of cancer, he decided he had to help. So Leonardi, who is a member of the Capital District Marching Band, put together a concert to benefit 8-year-old Emily Quick, the oldest of drumm
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HALFMOON (Sept. 23) -- When you stop a Berkshire Bank branch between now and Oct. 2, be sure to bring a jar of peanut butter to deposit. Or maybe some tuna or corn flakes. The food isn't headed to the vault, but it is for a bank: the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. To help publicize
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CLIFTON PARK -- If you've driven by the intersection of Route 146 and Moe Road you've probably seen the sign "Alpha is here!" and wondered, "Just what is Alpha?" "It's a chance to ask those questions you have never felt comfortable asking," said Pastor Jeff Silvernail, whose Prince of Peace Luthe
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REXFORD -- Sunday your running shoes can work twice as hard with no extra effort from you, all thanks to Warren Buffett's sister. Until February of next year, your checkbook can give twice as much, again thanks to Warren Buffett's sister. And Rexford kindergartener Hannah Sames can get closer to a c
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WATERFORD -- The Friends of the Waterford Library might be a small group, but it has big plans for the upcoming year. The group is already financing movie nights at the library, selling refreshments and holding 50/50 raffles at the film screenings. "It's something that's an extra," Friends pre
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HALFMOON (Jan. 20) -- With the economy as bad as it is, you would think local governments would do what they could to he...
CLIFTON PARK -- Imagine a classroom full of preschoolers minding their manners -- and having fun doing it. Welcome to...
WATERFORD -- The Friends of the Waterford Library might be a small group, but it has big plans for the upcoming year. ...
