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CLIFTON PARK (April 26) — John Dillon always knew he wanted to be a photographer. "I had my first job as a photographer when I was 13 years old," he said. "I was 15 or so when I shot weddings on a professional basis — before I even had a driver's license." He served as a photographer in th
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BALLSTON SPA (April 22) -- Are you supporting child labor with that chocolate bar you're buying? Does your cup of coffee keep kids out of school? If you're not buying fair-trade products, the answer very well could be yes. "Everybody loves chocolate, but they're not always aware of its hidden
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JONESVILLE (April 18) -- The Jonesville Store has survived since 1854, but the Clifton Park building code might do it in. The former general store turned restaurant is historic, and that's a big part of the problem. It seems that building codes have changed a bit in the past 150 years. Fire codes
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HALFMOON (April 14) -- Unlike a lot of store owners, Björn Loftfield isn't a newcomer to organic and natural products. He has been in the business for 23 years -- and since 1995, Loftfield and his wife, Barbara Moore, have co-owned The Green Grocer on Route 9. "In my lifetime, food has gone from
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CLIFTON PARK (April 13) -- Mark Becker says he can help you save money and the environment. It's all of matter of recycling your old ink cartridges. Becker, owner of the Cartridge World store in the Village Plaza, says that 8 cartridges are thrown out every second in the United States -- and 350
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CLIFTON PARK (April 12) -- Though the economy is hurting, GTM Payroll Services prides itself on being considered one of the region's best places to work. The company could cut back, but founder Guy Maddalone says it's not worth it. Even in hard times, saving a few dollars could cost it valuable empl
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CLIFTON PARK (March 28) -- When William Van Evera leads workshops for parents of special-needs children, it isn't his credentials as a chartered financial consultant or a chartered life underwriter that impress them. It's that he has been through what they are dealing with. As the father of a
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CLIFTON PARK (March 23) -- Attorney Daniel Glaser has moved his office from Voorheesville to Clifton Park. Starting March 29, Glaser's office will be location at 9 Corporate Drive Suite 3A. There will be a ribbon cutting and grand-opening celebration at 4 p.m. April 6. [caption id="attachment_
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MALTA (March 13) -- What might be an optimal time to convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA has arrived. Beginning in 2010, high-income taxpayers qualify to make the switch. For some, the basic tradeoff of a conversion -- paying income tax now in return for tax-free income during retirement -- c
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CLIFTON PARK (March 3) -- When Alpin Haus started looking to add a location in Saratoga County, it first focused on Saratoga Springs. That was before the folks at Clifton Park Center started pointing out the advantages of Southern Saratoga. On Tuesday, the mall announced that Alpin Haus had decid
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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. ...
