South side rec center put on hold
Saratoga County Court Judge Thomas Nolan has ordered the city of Saratoga Springs not to break ground on the proposed South Side recreation center building project as it weighs the possibility of imposing an injunction. The indoor rec center, which had just awarded its contract for construction eight days prior, was halted in order to determine whether or not the project went through the proper approval process.
Saratoga County Court Judge Thomas Nolan has ordered the city of Saratoga Springs not to break ground on the proposed South Side recreation center building project as it weighs the possibility of imposing an injunction. The indoor rec center, which had just awarded its contract for construction eight days prior, was halted in order to determine whether or not the project went through the proper approval process.
The order forbids the city or the contractor from altering the
appearance of the proposed site until a hearing on March 13 regarding
an injunction.
The lawsuit was brought forward by the Friends of the South Side Park, who filed for a restraining order against the city on Monday. Judge Nolan will hear both sides of the case in two weeks, where he will decide whether to lift the injunction or put a halt to the project until the lawsuit is completed.
Journal Register Company files Chapter 11
The Journal Register Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after amassing nearly $700 million in debt. The company is responsible for the publication of 19 daily and 159 non-daily publications, including local papers such as the Saratogian and the Troy Record.
In a written statement released on Saturday, Feb. 21, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James W. Hall said, "Journal Register Company has taken numerous steps to reduce its debt and strengthen its balance sheet through the divestiture of unprofitable newspapers, headcount reductions and various other means. However, due to the numerous challenges facing the newspaper industry and the overall economic downturn, our board of directors has decided, after careful consideration of all available alternatives, that a Chapter 11 filing was a necessary and best course of action for Journal Register Company. We intend to emerge from the Chapter 11 process stronger, leaner and more financially viable in the current environment. We are also pleased to have the support of our lenders in restructuring our debt obligations. Our business will continue its normal operations and we will publish content as usual throughout this process."
Paterson makes date of special election official
Gov. David Paterson's office officially announced that Tuesday, March 31 would be the date of the special election for the 20th Congressional District on Monday, Feb. 23.
The seat was vacated by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand after Paterson selected her to fill Secretary of State Hilliary Clinton's vacated U.S. Senate seat in January.
Since then local entrepreneur Scott Murphy has been tapped as the Democratic nominee and Assemblyman James Tedisco has been chosen as the Republican nominee.
The 20th Congressional District includes Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties.
Route 9P bridge receives weight limit
The Route 9P bridge at Saratoga Lake has a new weight limit after the state Department of Transportation officially instituted a 15 ton limit on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
The 85-year-old bridge is currently being replaced. The limit will be enforced on the bridge until its scheduled completion date in 2011.
The limit will mainly apply to tractor-trailers and other heavy trucks who will have to use a 16 mile detour around the southern end of the lake. There will also be another detour at Stafford's Bridge.
The project to replace the bridge is set to begin in 2010, according to an announcement by DOT officials in November. The decision to replace the 600-foot-long bridge occurred because of deterioration to steel gusset plates that hold the beams of the bridge together. The bridge will officially be closed from Labor Day 2010 through Memorial Day 2011. It is planned to be re-opened prior to the summer of 2011.
Wyo. man accused of luring local teen for sex
A Wyoming man who traveled to the Capital Region to have sex with a 16-year-old Saratoga County girl last week was arrested by police at Albany International Airport on Thursday, Feb. 19
Michael D. Parks, 21 of Casper, Wyo., was charged with first-degree disseminating indecent material to a minor, a class-D felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a class-A misdemeanor.
Police have accused Parks of communicating with the 16-year-old girl from Greenfield via personal computer and text messages since last August. He had traveled from Wyoming to meet the girl in Colonie for a sexual encounter.
Parks was arraigned in Greenfield Town Court and ordered held in Saratoga County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail.
Siena poll puts Tedisco ahead
Republican Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco leads Democratic candidate Scott Murphy by 46-34 percent in the race for the 20th Congressional District seat, according to a recent Siena College Research Institute Poll. The special election is set to take place on March 31.
"Jim Tedisco currently has a 12-point lead over Scott Murphy in a district that has a 15-point Republican enrollment edge," Steven Greenberg, the spokesman for the Siena New York Poll said in a press release. "And one of every five likely voters says that they have not yet made a choice in this special election. Voters from either the southern or northern parts of the district, as well as independents and young voters are most likely to be currently undecided."
The poll reveals that 61 percent of voters are most concerned by the economy, followed by health care (11 percent) and a successful end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (9 percent).
"Five weeks of campaigning is a long time when both candidates appear to have the resources to run very active campaigns. There are many dynamics yet to play out in this race," Greenberg said in the release.
Murphy establishes headquarters downtown
Scott Murphy, the Democratic candidate running to take Kirsten Gillibrand's seat in the 20th Congressional District, has opened his new campaign headquarters at 328 Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs. During the opening ceremonies, Murphy called on James Tedisco, the Republican candidate, to take a stand on President's Obama's economic recovery package, which Murphy himself supports.
"I'm proud to stand here today in Saratoga Springs with so many friends and supporters and highlight my strong support for Senator Gillibrand and President Obama's call for bold action to get our economy back on track," Murphy said in a written statement. "I've spent my career on the front lines fighting to create jobs, growing small businesses and finding new ways to solve problems. As we face the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, voters Upstate deserve to receive straight answers from Assemblyman Tedisco as to how he would vote on President Obama's recovery package."
Previously, Tedisco declined to comment on the package, saying how he would have voted was a "hypothetical question."
Lawsuit delays dredging
The towns of Halfmoon, Stillwater, Waterford, and the County of Saratoga filed a joint lawsuit in Albany's U.S. District Court Wednesday, requesting that the Hudson River PCB dredging project be delayed by one year. The dredging was scheduled to begin in May of this year.
The lawsuit requests a temporary restraining order against the Environmental Protection Agency and General Electric to delay the project while communities effected by the dredging search for a safe alternative supply of water.
The lawsuit asks that the EPA and General Electric be responsible for finding and providing the alternate water supply, as well as paying for the difference in water costs for the 6-year length of the project.
The lawsuit was brought forward by the Friends of the South Side Park, who filed for a restraining order against the city on Monday. Judge Nolan will hear both sides of the case in two weeks, where he will decide whether to lift the injunction or put a halt to the project until the lawsuit is completed.
Journal Register Company files Chapter 11
The Journal Register Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after amassing nearly $700 million in debt. The company is responsible for the publication of 19 daily and 159 non-daily publications, including local papers such as the Saratogian and the Troy Record.
In a written statement released on Saturday, Feb. 21, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James W. Hall said, "Journal Register Company has taken numerous steps to reduce its debt and strengthen its balance sheet through the divestiture of unprofitable newspapers, headcount reductions and various other means. However, due to the numerous challenges facing the newspaper industry and the overall economic downturn, our board of directors has decided, after careful consideration of all available alternatives, that a Chapter 11 filing was a necessary and best course of action for Journal Register Company. We intend to emerge from the Chapter 11 process stronger, leaner and more financially viable in the current environment. We are also pleased to have the support of our lenders in restructuring our debt obligations. Our business will continue its normal operations and we will publish content as usual throughout this process."
Paterson makes date of special election official
Gov. David Paterson's office officially announced that Tuesday, March 31 would be the date of the special election for the 20th Congressional District on Monday, Feb. 23.
The seat was vacated by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand after Paterson selected her to fill Secretary of State Hilliary Clinton's vacated U.S. Senate seat in January.
Since then local entrepreneur Scott Murphy has been tapped as the Democratic nominee and Assemblyman James Tedisco has been chosen as the Republican nominee.
The 20th Congressional District includes Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties.
Route 9P bridge receives weight limit
The Route 9P bridge at Saratoga Lake has a new weight limit after the state Department of Transportation officially instituted a 15 ton limit on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
The 85-year-old bridge is currently being replaced. The limit will be enforced on the bridge until its scheduled completion date in 2011.
The limit will mainly apply to tractor-trailers and other heavy trucks who will have to use a 16 mile detour around the southern end of the lake. There will also be another detour at Stafford's Bridge.
The project to replace the bridge is set to begin in 2010, according to an announcement by DOT officials in November. The decision to replace the 600-foot-long bridge occurred because of deterioration to steel gusset plates that hold the beams of the bridge together. The bridge will officially be closed from Labor Day 2010 through Memorial Day 2011. It is planned to be re-opened prior to the summer of 2011.
Wyo. man accused of luring local teen for sex
A Wyoming man who traveled to the Capital Region to have sex with a 16-year-old Saratoga County girl last week was arrested by police at Albany International Airport on Thursday, Feb. 19
Michael D. Parks, 21 of Casper, Wyo., was charged with first-degree disseminating indecent material to a minor, a class-D felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a class-A misdemeanor.
Police have accused Parks of communicating with the 16-year-old girl from Greenfield via personal computer and text messages since last August. He had traveled from Wyoming to meet the girl in Colonie for a sexual encounter.
Parks was arraigned in Greenfield Town Court and ordered held in Saratoga County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail.
Siena poll puts Tedisco ahead
Republican Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco leads Democratic candidate Scott Murphy by 46-34 percent in the race for the 20th Congressional District seat, according to a recent Siena College Research Institute Poll. The special election is set to take place on March 31.
"Jim Tedisco currently has a 12-point lead over Scott Murphy in a district that has a 15-point Republican enrollment edge," Steven Greenberg, the spokesman for the Siena New York Poll said in a press release. "And one of every five likely voters says that they have not yet made a choice in this special election. Voters from either the southern or northern parts of the district, as well as independents and young voters are most likely to be currently undecided."
The poll reveals that 61 percent of voters are most concerned by the economy, followed by health care (11 percent) and a successful end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (9 percent).
"Five weeks of campaigning is a long time when both candidates appear to have the resources to run very active campaigns. There are many dynamics yet to play out in this race," Greenberg said in the release.
Murphy establishes headquarters downtown
Scott Murphy, the Democratic candidate running to take Kirsten Gillibrand's seat in the 20th Congressional District, has opened his new campaign headquarters at 328 Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs. During the opening ceremonies, Murphy called on James Tedisco, the Republican candidate, to take a stand on President's Obama's economic recovery package, which Murphy himself supports.
"I'm proud to stand here today in Saratoga Springs with so many friends and supporters and highlight my strong support for Senator Gillibrand and President Obama's call for bold action to get our economy back on track," Murphy said in a written statement. "I've spent my career on the front lines fighting to create jobs, growing small businesses and finding new ways to solve problems. As we face the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, voters Upstate deserve to receive straight answers from Assemblyman Tedisco as to how he would vote on President Obama's recovery package."
Previously, Tedisco declined to comment on the package, saying how he would have voted was a "hypothetical question."
Lawsuit delays dredging
The towns of Halfmoon, Stillwater, Waterford, and the County of Saratoga filed a joint lawsuit in Albany's U.S. District Court Wednesday, requesting that the Hudson River PCB dredging project be delayed by one year. The dredging was scheduled to begin in May of this year.
The lawsuit requests a temporary restraining order against the Environmental Protection Agency and General Electric to delay the project while communities effected by the dredging search for a safe alternative supply of water.
The lawsuit asks that the EPA and General Electric be responsible for finding and providing the alternate water supply, as well as paying for the difference in water costs for the 6-year length of the project.
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