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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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WATERFORD (Dec. 27) -- Rev. Herbert Sanderson took Christmas off. Of course, he's earned it. Sanderson just celebrated the 50th anniversary as an Episcopal priest. So with relatives in from out of town, he asked for Christmas off. It's only the second or third time he has had Christmas off in his
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CLIFTON PARK (Dec. 10) -- Can a menorah help feed the hungry? Yes, it can. And that's what it will be doing starting Saturday at Clifton Park Center. For the fourth year in a row, Clifton Park Chabad will be building a menorah out of food cans. When Chanukah is over, the menorah will be dissem
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CLIFTON PARK (Dec. 4) -- You might expect a Christmas concert at a church whose history dates back to 1680 to be a little, shall we say, stuffy. You'd be wrong. When the Thursday Belles -- an English handbell group formed in 1959 by the late Helen Henshaw, who was one of the Northeast's premier b
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JONESVILLE (Oct. 28) -- A few years ago the belfry at Jonesville United Methodist Church was in such bad shape that parishioners were afraid to ring the bell. At first, the church had a string tied around the clapper so that members could ring the bell without moving it. The belfry could be seen
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CLIFTON PARK (Oct. 16) -- Lorraine Nelson Wolf has performed at Carnegie Hall and on Broadway. She composed the CBS NASCAR theme and the music for the documentary "Four Hands, One Heart." This weekend she will be performing in Clifton Park and composing a song for Christ Community Reformed Church.
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CLIFTON PARK (Oct. 2) -- Candlelight. Tables with flowers. Hushed conversation and low-key music. Fresh brewed cups of joe. Southern Saratoga's newest coffeehouse? No, it's the area's newest way to worship. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church will offer its new "Out of the Box" service every Sunda
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CLIFTON PARK (Sept. 28) -- Rev. Johan Bosman knows how to lead his flock. With a time of 18 minutes, 16 seconds, the pastor at Christ Community Reformed Church finished first in the church's annual 5-kilometer race. The USA Track and Field-sanctioned run was part of an annual community celebratio
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CLIFTON PARK -- If you've driven by the intersection of Route 146 and Moe Road you've probably seen the sign "Alpha is here!" and wondered, "Just what is Alpha?" "It's a chance to ask those questions you have never felt comfortable asking," said Pastor Jeff Silvernail, whose Prince of Peace Luthe
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CLIFTON PARK -- Saturday morning the women of Christ Community Reformed Church held a shower. Not for a bride or a baby but for a kitchen. As at a lot of churches, Christ Community's kitchen had seen lots of use and many of the pots, pans and other items had seen better days. A general restocking
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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. ...
