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CLIFTON PARK (April 29) — Jason Tessiero is bringing a new cuisine to the Capital Region. Tessiero, a Johnson & Wales culinary graduate, opened Gauchos Grill & Catering on April 1 at Players Park on Route 146A. For now, he serves burgers, hot dogs and the like out of a truck. But on May 16,
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CLIFTON PARK (April 28) — On Saturday, a herd of dinosaurs will march through The Crossings in Colonie. And leading them will be Arongen second-grader Liam Carlson. The teams of dinosaurs will be walking in the 2010 Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis, a fundraiser for the Crohn's and Colitis Foun
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CLIFTON PARK (April 26) — John Dillon always knew he wanted to be a photographer. "I had my first job as a photographer when I was 13 years old," he said. "I was 15 or so when I shot weddings on a professional basis — before I even had a driver's license." He served as a photographer in th
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CLIFTON PARK (April 25) — There is a common notion in our fast-paced society that if we just start teaching children to read, write and spell in preschool, they will become better at these skills by the time they reach the 1st and 2nd grades. This, however, is false. What I have learned from my
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CLIFTON PARK (April 24) -- The Team LUNA Chix program brings together women interested in learning new sports, staying active and inspiring others to do the same. The Albany triathlon team has some wonderful leaders who are ready to inspire women to try and achieve. They are Clifton Park's Kriste
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CLIFTON PARK (April 21) -- Many people throughout the United States are taking various medications to lower their cholesterol, but why is cholesterol considered so bad for your health? Obviously it is not healthy to have gross imbalances in your body chemistry, but most problems with our body c
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CLIFTON PARK (April 20) -- St. George's Episcopal Church has become the most recent entrant in a Clifton Park trend -- opening a private elementary school. St. George's will start offering classes for kindergarten and first grade in the fall. It joins Mother Teresa Academy and the Saratoga Academ
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CLIFTON PARK (April 19) -- Sometimes being a hero doesn't always take a lot of skill or a lot of strength. Sometimes all it takes is a little time and a big heart. And perhaps a rake. Or a paintbrush. That's often what it takes to help a senior, a low-income family, a disabled person or a vete
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JONESVILLE (April 18) -- The Jonesville Store has survived since 1854, but the Clifton Park building code might do it in. The former general store turned restaurant is historic, and that's a big part of the problem. It seems that building codes have changed a bit in the past 150 years. Fire codes
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CLIFTON PARK (April 18) -- Most likely, someone you know well suffers from asthma or difficulty in breathing. While breathing, your body takes in air which passes through the nose, the windpipe and the bronchi. It is then filtered, purified, cleansed, warmed and humidified before it enters your l
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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. ...
