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Remembering Oct. 4, 1987, when Capital Region saw 6-plus inches of snow – The
Editor's note: Our Jeff Wilkin revisited the 1987 storm 30 years later, in 2017. This is his article from then. HISTORY - Tom Wasula remembers winter's sneak attack. "It started in the morning and continued into the early afternoon," Wasula said Tuesday of the surprise autumn snowstorm that a → Read More
50 Years since Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crash in Albany – The
Editor's Note: Today, March 3, marks 50 years since the Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crash in Albany. Our Jeff Wilkin revisited the crash in a 2008 column. His 2008 column is reposted below. Above is our front page from the next day. --- Plane crashed into house in Albany in 1972 - 17 died when Mo → Read More
Gazette Christmas Coloring Contest winners announced; nearly 400 kids participated
Santa Claus relaxes in a comfortable chair and reviews the "good list" he will consult during tonight's Christmas Eve expedition. In the holiday scene, a decorated Christmas tree stands on one side of… → Read More
Chill in the air, snow on the ground, for Holiday Parade
Event today at 5 p.m. → Read More
Niskayuna Town Board unanimously passes 2019 budget
'The Town Board members cut taxes last year and our priority was to maintain those tax cuts' → Read More
Remembering Stan 'The Man' Lee and his Marvel-ous influence
I knew Lee as the guy who wrote many of the adventures I bought as a 13- and 14-year-old during the late 1960s → Read More
'Big Bird' the gold standard for Schenectady’s Fidelis Care Holiday Parade
Participants have agreed to use plenty of gold for their acts -- the parades's anniversary theme is 'anything and everything gold' → Read More
Parade will offer moments of silence for Schoharie crash victims
The moment of silence 'will be 20 seconds -- one second for each victim' → Read More
No tax increase in revised Niskayuna budget
'Where you begin is not where you end up, so this wasn't a surprise to me at all' → Read More
Niskayuna lockdown: Student connected to threat found, district says
NISKAYUNA -- High school officials say they will discipline a high school student whose actions forced a lengthy lockdown at the school on Nov. 5. "An individual student will face disciplinary consequences in accordance with our school code of conduct," said Niskayuna High School Principal John Rickert in a statement posted on the district and high school websites Friday. The student was not… → Read More
Niskayuna honors Edwin D. Reilly Jr. with Town Hall dedication
'This is a true testament to a man who loved this community a great deal' → Read More
Albany Medical Center investigating ER death
Man found unresponsive after sedative administered following fight injured staff, police → Read More
Niskayuna police explain lockdown operation; district plans second forum
Niskayuna police said they patted down 1,500 students and faculty members during the controversial Monday lockdown at Niskayuna High School. The procedure was one reason teenagers and their teachers had to remain inside the school until 6:20 p.m., when police determined there were no explosives, guns or ammunition inside the school on Balltown Road. A handwritten note found by a student inside… → Read More
Residents near Niskayuna's wastewater plant renew truck concerns
NISKAYUNA -- Expected revenue of $350,000 - septage fees for commercial waste treated at Niskayuna's newly refurbished wastewater treatment plant -- was criticized Tuesday during a public hearing on the town's 2019 preliminary budget. Complaints made this year during other Town Board meetings were made again, as residents of Whitmyer Drive -- the dead end street on which the plant is located --… → Read More
Niskayuna teen arrested on terroristic threat charge
NISKAYUNA -- Niskayuna police on Tuesday night arrested a 17-year-old town boy and accused him of making violent threats over social media targeting Niskayuna High School. Police charged the teen, whom they did not identify, with making a terroristic threat and second-degree solicit support for an act of terrorism. Both are felonies. Police said they were contacted at 3 p.m. by personnel from… → Read More
Halloween horrors a tradition for Rotterdam man
The fearsome pumpkin king will shake his fiery orange head from side to side tonight, belching smoke and, in a deep, supernatural voice, warn people about their doom. "Who's next ... for the fire?" he'll growl, as he stands tall on a Rotterdam front lawn. About 30 jack-o'-lanterns in the grass will worship the phantom, some singing, some talking. Others will remain silent, their tongues slivers… → Read More
A Monopoly on fun: Niska-Game scheduled next weekend
During the game, students roll giant dice, travel around the board and perform dances, songs and skits → Read More
Niskayuna schedules annual Halloween parade
NISKAYUNA -- The invincible Iron Man is coming to Niskayuna on Sunday. Marvel's armored avenger better make sure his anti-freeze transistors are working: Queen Elsa, the master of ice and snow from the Disney hit "Frozen," also will be in town. The characters will have company. Witches, ghosts and ninjas are all expected at the town's annual Halloween parade. The show at Niskayuna Town Hall (off… → Read More
Concerned for the Hungry gearing up for Thanksgiving
Preparation for this year's November holiday begins Friday, Oct. 26, the beginning of a three-day sign-up period for people who will pick up food → Read More
Lawsuit filed in Niskayuna art censorship case
'We're not pulling any punches and we're not giving them any surprises' → Read More