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GALWAY (March 19) -- The weekend weather forecast looks beautiful -- unless you're a maple farmer. "This is great weather for people, but not for sap," said Clifford Nightingale, who owns Nightingale's Maple Farm in Galway. "We need it to freeze, then thaw and freeze, then thaw ..." Still, wit
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CLIFTON PARK (March 19) -- Two Albany County restaurant companies are opening Clifton Park locations. Peddlers Bar & Bistro, which opened this afternoon, is the third from Margaret Baggetta, Joe Taylor and James Baggetta. The trio already owns JT Maxies in Colonie and J.J. Rafferty's in Latham. P
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MECHANICVILLE (March 7) -- For Park 19 Cookies, this year's Academy Awards celebration could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Or at least a sweet business relationship. Park 19 was chosen to provide cookies for gift bags given to Oscar dignitaries staying at the Four Seasons Hotel i
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HALFMOON (Feb. 18) -- If you're looking for some traditional Irish food this St. Patrick's Day, skip the corned beef and cabbage. The dish -- like the St. Patrick's Day parade -- is an American invention. It was created by immigrants, likely in New York or Boston. Back in the old sod, beef would
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MECHANICVILLE (Feb. 10) -- If your special Valentine is hot, you might want to let him or her know with something that's as spicy as your love. You can with a spicy chocolate chili cookie from Park 19 Cookies. Of course, if your sweetheart is a sweetie, Park 19's Valentines Day cookie collection
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CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 10) -- Anyone can head to the chain drugstore to buy a heart-shaped box of chocolates for Valentines Day, but how special is that? Does it show how special your love is -- even if you opt for one of the mass-produced "gourmet" chocolate companies? There are much better -- more
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CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 4) -- Pasta Pane, the newest eatery from Saratoga Springs restauranteur David Zecchini, officially opens for business at 5 p.m. Saturday. But before it does, the restaurant will be holding a preview party to benefit Hannah's Hope Fund. From 5-8 p.m. Friday, there will be free s
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CLIFTON PARK (Jan. 30) -- When Wheatfields made the pledge "from local fields to your plate," the restaurant never realized how difficult it would be. Afterall, the Hudson Valley is a fertile farming area growing a variety of delicious foods. How to get those foods to the two Wheatfields location
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Part 2 of 2: Easy yet elegant desserts HALFMOON (Jan. 27) -- You've just finished a wonderful main course, but what's a romantic dinner without a sweet dessert. You're a good cook, but you can't bake worth a lick. What are you going to do? "You can buy a beautiful dessert," said Judy Donovan,
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Part 1 of 2: Main courses and side dishes HALFMOON (Jan. 17) -- If you're cooking a Valentines Day meal for your sweetie, do the two of you a favor and don't overdo it. After all, what fun will your evening be if you're tired after cooking all day. But just because you didn't toil away at a ho
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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. ...
