Ranger's camp in Cap. District. More dumpling space.
Mall goes into foreclosure, will be auctioned. (See: Below the Fold)
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Voluntary water restrictions remain
The Department of Public Works is asking residents to reduce their outdoor watering when using automatic systems. The restriction began Aug. 12. There are no restrictions for outdoor watering with hand-held devices for gardens, plants, trees, or shrubs. DPW is asking people to set their systems to this schedule:
Odd numbered houses water landscaping during odd calendar days (House number 219 waters on August 13, 15, 17, 19, etc.)
Even numbered houses water landscaping during even calendar days (House number 110 waters on August 12, 14, 16, 18, etc.)
No watering from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. due to evaporation rates (can represent a loss of up to 30%)
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NHL’s Ranger’s camp coming to Capital District
Former New York Rangers hockey players and others will teach young hockey players this fall at the Knickerbacker Ice Arena in Troy, the Times Union says. This is the first time the 10-week program run by the Junior Rangers “Learn To Play” program has come to the Capital Region. Sixty-five children will participate inside the newly renovated arena in Troy, the story says.
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Column as I see ‘em: Kvetching edition
Saratoga Report Editor Dan DeFederice’s latest column has in his own words a few gripes: Speedway smells, funny “no parking or else” signs, and more make the funny gripes of this semi-cantankerous column.
Northville girl files suit over hair pulling
Former Northville girls' basketball star Hailey Monroe is suing the school and Jim Zullo, the basketball coach who pulled her hair following March's state Class D championship game. Monroe alleges in a suit filed Monday that the school was aware that Zullo had a history of this type of conduct toward the team, the Daily Gazette says. The suit follows an incident caught on camera in which Zullo, after a tough loss, is seen briefly walking away from Monroe before turning back and pulling her hair to get her attention.
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Butcher, Dumplings expanding
Just down the street from one another in Slingerlands, Fred the Butcher and Two Little Dumplings are expanding, the Table Hopping column in the Times Union says. This is Two Little Dumplings first foray into brick-and-mortar after their pandemic-era launch at farmer’s markets, and Fred’s is expanding to offer more. Many more details about menus and such in the story.
Hotel adjacent to Great Escape sells
The Country Inn & Suites by Radisson in Queensbury next to the Great Escape sold for nearly $8.2 million in July, the Albany Business Review says. The property includes the 83-room Country Inn & Suites and the Wakita Motel, which 10 rooms under one roof. Sunrise Inn LLC bought the property from David Menter and his wife, Theresa, who first purchased the Wakita in 1987 and then built the Country Inn in 2006, the story says.
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Mall to be auctioned. Village votes on Gaza. Weather, traffic, stocks and more…
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