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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. 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. 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 (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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CLIFTON PARK (Dec. 8) -- Vincent Laurenzo loves Christmas, and it shows. Big time. If you don't believe it, just drive by his company, Quick Response Restoration, on Route 9. Or better yet, stop by and visit this weekend -- and bring the kids. In addition to the mammoth lights display, the
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CLIFTON PARK (Nov. 8) -- Having a baby was all it took to change Kristin Maschka's 15-year marriage from the 21st century to the 1950s. Maschka and her husband thought they were an enlightened couple, abandoning traditional gender roles and sharing the duties of marriage. Then came their daug
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HALFMOON (Nov. 6) -- You have holiday shopping to do, the company party to attend and a date night would be great. Only one problem: what to do with the kids? For the parents with busy lives -- that is, for most parents -- there's a new answer to that question: Maui PlayCare. The new play center
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MALTA (Sept. 30) -- TreePaad wants to put the "family" back in family fun. TreePaad Fun Center, which is located at the site of the former Bounce-N-Party on Route 9, offers opportunities for all ages to play with everything from a toddler area to laser tag and a rock-climbing wall. "TreePaad i
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CLIFTON PARK -- Imagine a classroom full of preschoolers minding their manners -- and having fun doing it. Welcome to the Mother Goose School of Etiquette, where 4- to 6-year-olds are instructed in the fine points of politeness. The preschoolers learn everything from how to set a table to how --
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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. ...
