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Friday May 18, 2012 

It was in a wooded area on the edge of the UAlbany campus where DEC officials say they were forced to shot and kill a two-year-old to three-year-old black bear.

Once a month horse racing enthusiasts, particularly betters, from across Saratoga meet at The Parting Glass Pub to talk about upcoming races, on Thursday that should have been the Preakness but instead it was the state of NYRA.

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Fort Ticonderoga is kicking off its 103rd season with a special opening weekend event and the unveiling of a new exhibit that highlight's the upstate New York historic site's extensive weapons collection.
The man who designed the replacement Lake Champlain Bridge linking New York and Vermont will give the keynote address at this weekend's celebration of the span's opening.
A lack of funding and dwindling participation is being blamed for the cancellation of a Memorial Day held in an upstate New York city for more than 25 years.

An Amsterdam woman was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly stealing her employer's identity while working as a home health aide.

A Saratoga County man pled guilty on Wednesday to sexually assaulting an 11-year-old child in August 2011.

A Colonie man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly possessing child pornography.

Albany Police say two suspects are on the loose after a car caught fire on Thursday night.

Rensselaer County Sheriff's Investigators arrested a Hoosick Falls man in connection with a residential burglary that happened in Pittstown.

Gloversville Police are investigating a Friday morning shooting that sent one woman to the hospital.

An Albany man was sentenced after driving his car into the New World Bistro on Delaware Avenue last June.

New charges are filed against the man accused of contaminating food in the Albany Medical Center cafeteria.

Albany Police are cracking down on drivers with loud exhaust and music.

Hundreds of cyclists and walkers will help raise money for critical brain tumor research this Sunday in Saratoga Springs.

State Police in Schodack arrested a Latham man for allegedly stealing from an elderly woman.

Troy Police confirm a bear sighting in the city on Fourth Street.

State Police in Wilton arrested a Saratoga Springs school teacher for allegedly subjecting a student to inappropriate behavior.

The Greenwich State Police confirm the death of an 18-year-old Greenwich male was accidental drowning due to a seizure.

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According to Officer Steve Smith, a 22-year old city man was shot in the buttocks Friday evening in the 300-block of Orange Street.
For many years Nebraska Brace was an Alderman for the Common Council, representing the third ward. But his influence goes beyond his career in politics.