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Published 15 hours agoBusiness for Good Foundation Announces Support for Pitney Meadows Community Farm’s Food as Medicine Program
The Business for Good Foundation (BFGF) announced a $20,000 donation to Pitney Meadows Community Farm to double the capacity of its farm-based Food as Medicine (FAM) residential program. The initiative pairs fresh, locally grown produce with hands-on nutrition education to…
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Published 16 hours agoSaratoga Springs Youth Ballet Announces New Fall Classes
The Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet (SSYB) announced the expansion of its programs this autumn with two new daytime class offerings starting October 22. The new classes are designed to bring the joy of movement to younger children and the local homeschooling community. Both…
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Published September 30Lenox powwow marks ongoing, vibrant Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican return to ancestral homelands
Centuries ago, the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican people were driven out of their homelands in the Northeast by European colonists. A powwow in Lenox this weekend will continue the community’s work to reestablish millennia-old ties with the region.
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Published 15 hours agoSaratoga Springs Girls’ Tennis Senior Night Game, Remain Undefeated
Saratoga Springs Girls’ Tennis hosted Ballston Spa on Friday, September 25 for their senior night game. Saratoga bested the Scotties 7-2 and remain undefeated this season with a 7-0 record. The Saratoga Tennis team has 34 athletes as it is a no cut program, and each senior was…
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Published 15 hours agoSaratoga Springs Football Team Victorious in Homecoming Game
The Blue Streaks burst onto the field to an invigorated sea of blue which engulfed the bleachers and spilled onto the track behind the sideline for their annual homecoming football game. As the final gasp of the sun’s rays stretched out from the horizon, the buzzing from the…
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Published 16 hours agoSchuylerville Boys’ Soccer Currently Top of Foothills Council
The Schuylerville Varsity boys’ soccer team is currently first in the Foothills Council with a record of 4-0-1 in league play and 6-1-1 overall. The Black Horses won the Foothills council last year but were bounced out of the Section 2 Class B tournament by Broadalbin-Perth in…
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Published 16 hours agoBerliner & Myers Headed to Judo Worlds
Ari Berliner (27) & Melissa Myers (30) from the Jason Morris Judo Center (JMJC) have qualified to team USA that will compete at the World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, October 4-10. This will be Berliners’ fifth trip to the worlds with his best finish being last year as…
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Published September 29IBM to build quantum-computing facility at Poughkeepsie campus
Tech company IBM was approved Tuesday morning for a 30-year agreement to build its next-generation quantum-computing facility at its Poughkeepsie campus.
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Published 9 hours agoWestern Mass. residents sound off on pitch to send millions more gallons of Quabbin water east
In Massachusetts, a proposal to move an additional 20 million gallons of water a day from a reservoir is drawing fierce backlash.The western Mass. towns entrusted with stewarding the Quabbin Reservoir are once again raising questions of equity as state officials collect feedback.
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Published 10 hours agoAlbany mayor proposes 15% property tax hike in 2027 budget
Albany's 2027 budget proposal is Mayor Dorcey Applyrs' response to the city's worsening financial condition.
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Published 11 hours agoPresence of homeless at downtown Schenectady library becomes council election issue
Many unhoused people in Schenectady go to the Schenectady County Public Library's Karen B. Johnson Main Library downtown for shelter from the elements and resources ranging from bathrooms to internet access. But in recent weeks, the number of unhoused people at the library has…
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