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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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MALTA (Feb. 15) -- Well it’s that time of year again when we get to settle up with the IRS and New York state on our 2009 taxes. Either they’ll owe you or you’ll owe them. Here are some tips that can help tilt the tables in your favor: Be sure to claim the new Make Work Credit on your re
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CLIFTON PARK (Feb. 13) -- Lauren Silberstein just won Clifton Park Idol, but her younger sister Dana was the one who was excited. That's because Dana called dibs on the cellphone that was included in the winner's prize package. Lauren Silberstein, a Shenendehowa 9th-grader, took first place Satur
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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) -- At Hoff Jewelers, Valentines Day is about 2 things: hearts and diamonds. At Time Square, it's the beginning of a personalized gift time of year that stretches through Mothers Day, followed by graduations and wedding season. "They come in looking for something in the roma
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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. 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) -- Whenever the temperature drops, like clockwork, I have women (and men) come through my door telling me that their skin has just changed. What I hear is: “Oh my goodness ... my eyes! I feel like they are looking so old, and this happened overnight!” The majority of t
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CLIFTON PARK (Jan. 28) --Saratoga County Public Health Nursing Services will be offering H1N1 flu clinics for students, parents, siblings 4 years and older, staff and the general public in the Shenendehowa and Mechanicville school district. The Shen clinic will be 4-7 p.m. Feb. 11 at district off
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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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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. ...
