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CLIFTON PARK -- Each year on International Coastal Cleanup Day, Shenendehowa environmental science teacher Joanne Coons and some of her high school students head to the Mohawk River to remove garbage from its banks. They pick up every potato-chip bag and plastic fork, a lot of fishing lines and styr
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Editor's note: Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library 2010 budget passed by a vote of 739 to 267. Library board incumbents Arnold Elman and David Golden, who ran unopposed, were reelected as representatives for Clifton Park. Below is the SoSara article previewing the election: CLIFTON PARK -- The C
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CLIFTON PARK -- Saturday morning the women of Christ Community Reformed Church held a shower. Not for a bride or a baby but for a kitchen. As at a lot of churches, Christ Community's kitchen had seen lots of use and many of the pots, pans and other items had seen better days. A general restocking
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CLIFTON PARK -- TD Banknorth might want to rename itself TD Barknorth. That's because on Fridays in September the branch at Shoppers World Plaza will be hosting Dog Adoption Days in conjunction with Dogs In Need Everywhere and area dog rescue groups. The series started on Sept. 4 with Waggin'
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CLIFTON PARK -- Southern Saratoga moms and dads no longer have to drive all over the Capital Region to take their children to swim-team practice. Thanks to the new Shenendehowa Aquatics Center, there is a new USA Swimming-affiliated team in Southern Saratoga, the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Piranhas.
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CLIFTON PARK -- U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, a Democrat whose district includes Southern Saratoga County, knows one thing: No matter how he votes on any health-care bill before Congress, a lot of people are going be angry. If you don't believe it, attend one of his "Congress on Your Corner" sessions a
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ROUND LAKE -- The big change in Round Lake turns out to be no change at all. A controversial and contentious process to choose colors for the historic Round Lake Auditorium turned into an overwhelming vote for keeping the current palette of cream walls with a reddish-brown trim. That option was p
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CLIFTON PARK -- Angela Ledtke and Elizabeth King dreamed of opening a one-stop shop for local arts, crafts and gifts in the Capital Region. Little did they realize that dream would become reality off Exit 8. That's where they opened up Artique Co-Op, a showcase for local artisans. "It's a grea
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ROUND LAKE -- Just about everyone in Round Lake agrees that the village's historic auditorium needs to be painted. What the residents can't agree on is the color. Some want to keep the cream walls with reddish-brown trim color scheme the Round Lake Auditorium has had since its last paint job some
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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. ...
