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ALBANY (Nov. 29) -- For the past 5 years, participation in the Freihofer's Run for Women had been flat. The race was successful but stable. So as they were thinking about what to do for the 2009 race, the people at Rueckert Advertising & Public Relations -- which has been handling the event's mar
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CLIFTON PARK (Nov. 26) -- Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from SoSara. We'd love to hear what you're thankful for this year. Just let us know by leaving a comment below. We're thankful to you for visiting the site. We're also thankful for the generosity of everyone in Southern Saratoga County -- w
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MALTA (Nov. 25) -- Suppose you could turn your pocket change into $1.14 million? Guess what -- you did last year, and you can do even better this year. Just by throwing your change into the collection bottles on Stewart's Shops counters, you helped donate $1.14 million to children's charity proje
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HALFMOON (Nov. 24) -- Salty's Pub & Bistro owner John Marzilli says it's no big deal, that he wishes he could do more. He is, after all, only providing more than 300 free turkey dinners on Thanksgiving. Marzilli buys all the food and does the cooking, while the Twin Bridges Rotary handles the pub
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CLIFTON PARK (Nov. 23) -- With a name like The Pasta Factory, you'd naturally expect the hot new item on the menu to be ... beef on weck? The sandwich -- a favorite in Western New York -- is just one of the many changes since the Clifton Park Center restaurant rebranded itself after leaving the N
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CLIFTON PARK (Nov. 19) -- Shenendehowa senior Kym Zlogar is so used to seeing "The Look" that she has made it a big part of her college admission essays. It's the look serious adults give her when she tells them plans to study acting in college and make a career of it. "I chalk it up to people
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CLIFTON PARK (Nov. 18) -- Lots of big-box bookstores can guide you to the latest bestsellers. But what if you want to find your favorite book from childhood, so you can now share it with your kids. That's why it's nice to have a bookseller like Robyn Ringler of East Line Books. Her store contains
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BALLSTON SPA (Nov. 16) -- Do you know where your Thanksgiving turkey comes from? If you are a member of Eric Smassanow's community-supported agriculture (CSA) group, you would. In fact, you might have even helped raise the turkey. Every year Smassanow raises about 25 turkeys on his Ballston Spa f
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CLIFTON PARK (Nov. 11) -- Michael Barrett has seen all sides of the criminal justice system. He's been trained as an Army interrogator, helped the FBI with international drug cases and worked as a public defender. So when he decided to write as a hobby, he stuck with what he knew. [caption id=
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BALLSTON SPA (Nov. 11) -- Today is the day when people go out of their way to thank veterans. And while they are all deserving of thanks, there is one group of veterans who deserves a lot more: those veterans who find themselves homeless. It's a bigger group than you can imagine. On any given nig
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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. ...
