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March 10, 2010 | DrMarotta | Living | 0 Comments
CLIFTON PARK (March 10) -- Health means more than just not having a disease or being sick. The World Health Organization defines Health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Modern societies idea of "health" has become so
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March 7, 2010 | DrFerguson | Living | 0 Comments
CLIFTON PARK (March 7) -- You need to understand that your brain and your nervous system totally control you -- all of you. Every little bit. They control the function of every organ, cell and tissue; your brain and nervous system control every part of your being. They are comparable to a super comp
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March 7, 2010 | Editor | Food, Living | 0 Comments
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 (Jan. 7) -- Jackie Watsky and Katherine Wright have been selected as judges for the 2010 Juried Show of Art and Photography at the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library. The show will be run Feb. 28 through March 29 in the library's art gallery. There will be an opening reception on 2
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CLIFTON PARK (Jan. 5) -- Peter Marino wrote a novel, and no one was interested. He has tried to write a picture book, but that didn't work out, either. "I just didn't have the rhythm for it," he said. "I'm too wordy." But when he turned to writing fiction for young adults he found his niche
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CLIFTON PARK (Jan. 1) -- Kandy was a key ingredient in Walter McKay's weight-loss success. McKay had already lost over 50 pounds -- a lot of weight but nowhere near enough -- when he decided he needed help. He was making great progress, but he was still around 430 pounds. He realized he could use
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CLIFTON PARK (Dec. 30) -- Money is often the focus of New Year's resolutions. To better manage finances, to get out of debt, to save more. To do so, you need a plan. The first steps are to figure out what you have and start saving, according to Jeff Gabriels, a lawyer who is a chartered financial
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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. 26) -- Sandy Roth is retiring from the Clifton Park town board after 17 years as a councilman. "Seventeen years and 1 month," said Roth, 72, who was appointed to the council in 1991 and won has first election the following year. Roth says there are two accomplishments that s
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CLIFTON PARK (Dec. 23) -- The ground is covered with snow, but it's not too early to start thinking about baseball. It’s already time to register for Clifton Park Baseball’s winter workout program. Groups will meet from the end of February through the end of March. Because the local school
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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. ...
