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CLIFTON PARK (March 6) -- Some Koda Middle School students are receiving lessons in sewing -- and in helping others. The 7th-graders are learning how to sew in their family and consumer sciences (FACS) class by creating quilts for children who could use some extra comforting. The 10 community ser
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CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 22) -- A great idea, perfect timing and a strong team effort enabled Shenendehowa high school students to win a $77,137 grant to set up a composting program for the school district. The program aims to start in the high schools by getting students and teachers to dump their bio
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CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 18) -- Being in the armed forces can be tough on the body. Wearing body armor in a combat zone, carrying heavy equipment and even dealing with combat injuries. But even the behind the lines, jobs can be difficult. Computer and administrative work can be tough on the back and ar
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CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 17) -- Classes start soon for the town of Clifton Park’s Community Emergency Response Team, a federally certified program that provides emergency preparedness and response training for local volunteers. The training prepares residents to better cope with and manage emergencie
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CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 3) -- Lori Sames has a short-term goal -- a big one -- and she's focused on doing everything she can to make sure she succeeds. She has until Feb. 15 to finish raising $500,000, and she is so close -- about $20,000 away. The money is important for her long-term goal: saving her
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CLIFTON PARK (Jan. 29) -- For 4 days, every time the telephone rang Cindy Schmehl worried. She hoped for the best but prepared for the worst. Ever since the Haiti earthquake, Schmehl worried about the 29 children at the Orphanage of Good Faith in Port au Prince. "It's one of those situations wher
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CLIFTON PARK (Jan. 15) -- The initial reports on the 12th barely made the news, a 7.0 earthquake in Haiti. After all it was only a few days ago we heard of a 6-something quake off California that caused only minimal damage. The days following, though, unveiled the horror that had been unleashed upon
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BALLSTON SPA (Dec. 23) -- The Saratoga County Historical Society has named Ballston Spa's Joe Finocchio as its Brookside Museum 2009 Volunteer of the Year. “While we are deeply grateful for the work that all our volunteers do, we have made it a tradition to single out one volunteer and exp
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CLIFTON PARK (Dec. 16) -- This month at Bella Rouge you can pamper yourself and help a homeless puppy while you're at it. From now until New Year's Eve, for every $5 they donate to the Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Society Bella Rouge customers receive an entry into a raffle for $250 prize package
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CLIFTON PARK (Dec. 14) -- The economy has gotten so bad that even Santa's helpers need some assistance this year. For example, almost every year the YWCA of Troy-Cohoes has no problem finding people and companies to adopt its women in need for the holidays -- providing gifts, toiletries and suppl
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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. ...
