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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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CLIFTON PARK (March 17) -- Last Easter was rough for Lisa Morahan. She was unable to make an Easter basket for her son, Caden, and it broke her heart. "I was so grateful he was just 1½ and a little clueless. It didn't bother him," she said. "But I was so looking forward to doing his first re
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CLIFTON PARK (March 16) -- If you've had a little too much Guinness or Jameson on St. Patrick's Day, local tavern owner Wayne Beale is offering something even better than a pot of gold at the rainbow. Beale is offering a yellow cab at the end of the night. Beale bought the tavern taxi in 2007 to
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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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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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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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MALTA (Feb. 26) -- In light of the recent, ongoing recession and the impact it has had on most people, we have done some extensive reading on the subject of retirement security. This, combined with seeing first-hand many different retirees in our office, we have come up with some thoughts about plan
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(Editor's note: Masha Hamilton's events at East Line Books were snowed out in February and will now be held on March 27.) CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 24) -- When she was little, Masha Hamilton had 2 goals: to be a writer and to have a lot of adventures. So far she has managed to do both -- and she's no
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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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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. ...
