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CLIFTON PARK (April 15) -- Never underestimate the power of a purse. That's what Tara Brettholtz discovered. Last year Brettholtz, president of Mothers and More's Southern Saratoga chapter, was brainstorming with the director of the YWCA of Troy-Cohoes about possible Mother's Day projects for the
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CLIFTON PARK (April 13) -- Mark Becker says he can help you save money and the environment. It's all of matter of recycling your old ink cartridges. Becker, owner of the Cartridge World store in the Village Plaza, says that 8 cartridges are thrown out every second in the United States -- and 350
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CLIFTON PARK (April 12) -- Though the economy is hurting, GTM Payroll Services prides itself on being considered one of the region's best places to work. The company could cut back, but founder Guy Maddalone says it's not worth it. Even in hard times, saving a few dollars could cost it valuable empl
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CLIFTON PARK (April 11) -- We are inundated with unnecessary medication. I find that in my practice, many parents are in denial because while their intentions are good, they have created a drug-dependent child without even realizing it. Let’s go back to the time when you, as a mother, just gave
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CLIFTON PARK (April 9) -- With the increase of sedentary lifestyles around the globe that include larger portions of the population spending more and more time slouched behind computers, is it any wonder that low-back pain is on the rise as well? The evidence that pain in the lower back is on the
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CLIFTON PARK (April 6) -- Imagine you or your child sitting at a desk for 6 or 7 hours at work or school hunched over a computer keyboard with legs tucked under the chair ... the monitor at an improper angle. When you did finally try to get up, your entire body would mount a protest. The same thi
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CLIFTON PARK (April 1) -- The Clifton Park Action Park, run by the town's Office of Parks, Recreation and Community Affairs, opened today for its 2010 season. The 100x100-foot park has approximately 20 pieces of concrete and modular skate equipment for both skateboarders and inline skaters and i
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CLIFTON PARK (March 31) -- The recent "health" care "reform" has left many people confused. What exactly has been reformed? How will it affect me? When will it take effect? What can I expect? Below is a cheat sheet from Physicians News Digest listing the important changes: Your kids are cove
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CLIFTON PARK (March 29) -- There are 3 towns in the 109th assembly district -- Clifton Park, Halfmoon and Colonie -- and now each of them has a Republican vying for the chance to oppose Democratic incumbent Bob Reilly in this fall's general election. James Whalen, a member of the Clifton Park's
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HALFMOON (March 29) -- For many people in Halfmoon and Clifton Park, today is the day that spring really begins. That's because today is the day the Country Drive-In opens. For Lena Riberdy, it starts her 22nd season at the establishment. "I've never had another real job," she said, adding
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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. ...
