http://troyrecord.com/ The latest news from the troyrecord.com website! Newsys Template Engine News http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-1677106155 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc51966d7c202d5393187311.txt Traci Jersen is a member of the Action Council, Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s fundraising arm, and has been for five years. She is co-chairing SPAC’s Rock & Run this Sunday for the third consecutive year. She is also mom to a terrific daughter, a freelance marketing consultant, and helps with the family business, Jersen Construction Group. Debi Oliveira has been a member of the Action Council for two years. She is co-chairing SPAC’s Rock & Run for the first time. She is also a stay-at-home mom with two beautiful children. Sat, 18 May 2013 04:06:53 -0400 newsys-1675284594 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc51966ff20c15a909903398.txt MEMORIAL DAY NASSAU — The VFW/Memorial Day Parade will form at 1 p.m. on John Street and kick off at 2 p.m. May 27. The committee is looking for a marching band and other veterans’ service organizations to participate. For information and to participate, call the VFW at 766-3577; the American Legion Post at 766-2633; or AMVETS at 766-3414. Local fire departments and Boy Scouts will be contacted by the committee. Local officials interested in participating or speaking at the ceremony and marching bands are asked to call Chip Lynch at 788-1983. Sat, 18 May 2013 04:06:53 -0400 newsys-1675415140 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc51951795a2df9350975987.txt Top videos: 1988 Cohoes Fire: Sat, 18 May 2013 04:06:53 -0400 newsys-1677053990 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc51985849ba7f7292354269.txt COLONIE — About 50 motorcycles led a procession up Route 9 in Colonie Saturday, handing out small American flags to onlookers as part of an effort to remember area veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:43:01 -0400 newsys-1675422030 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc519858bc6dbc5747921563.txt LAKE LUZERNE — A Corinth woman was killed and two Queensbury residents were airlifted to Albany Medical Center Hospital in critical condition following a head-on crash at about 9:30 p.m. Friday on Call Street. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:45:01 -0400 newsys-1678535975 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc5196fb35ea0c1940922887.txt TROY — Police honored their own Friday during a ceremony attended by officers, their families and friends, and special invited guests. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:53:35 -0400 newsys-1679112072 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc5196fbb2c0d25433186693.txt ALBANY — Nearly $3 million is earmarked for Saratoga Spa State Park construction projects under more than $11 million announced Friday for the Capital Region. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:55:47 -0400 newsys-1678726658 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc5196fc3547977281928626.txt BALLSTON — When Don Little came back from Vietnam he didn’t talk much about it because of the scorn veterans faced during that troubled time. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:57:51 -0400 newsys-1678876104 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc519654efb2544867454657.txt ALBANY — New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says he’ll go ahead with a planned vote to expel Assemblyman Vito Lopez from office despite Lopez’s announcement that he’s resigning at the end of the legislative session. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:04:44 -0400 newsys-1679112213 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc519693ec8e68d213696278.txt GREEN ISLAND — Police arrested a Troy man, Thursday, with a Blood Alcohol Content of more than three times the legal limit. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:03:29 -0400 newsys-1678875301 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc5196f83bd49f1620572736.txt TROY — A teenager charged with murdering her father is getting a brief taste of freedom. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:40:57 -0400 newsys-1678689405 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc5196f742a83dc240486736.txt WATERVLIET — After putting up a fight, demolition of the bell tower at St. Patrick’s Church should be complete by Tuesday at the latest, said John Nigro, president of the company that will build a supermarket on the site. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:39:17 -0400 newsys-1678813118 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc5196f8b55122a108700175.txt The only school district in The Record’s immediate coverage area to propose a budget with more than the 2 percent state tax cap is the South Colonie Central School District, which is 0.55 percent over the cap and will need a super majority vote of 60 percent for approval. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:18 -0400 newsys-1678875340 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc5196f9e72693c396393841.txt ALBANY — For the patients who benefited from drugs developed through the work of three physicians honored here Friday, the reward was something far greater than any amount of prize money — it’s life itself. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:48:53 -0400 newsys-1679112026 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc5196fa6d69773664579109.txt TROY — Rensselaer County Clerk Frank Merola is sealing all pistol permit records until the state provides guidelines on how to process the public records exemption forms submitted by pistol permit holders who don’t want the records divulged. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:52:24 -0400 newsys-1672310890 http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/05/18/news/doc51921f1f7640c897903077.txt The Record will be hosting a presentation on financial aid on May 23 from 6 to 7 p.m. for anyone who has questions about funding a college education. The event is free and open to the public. Thu, 16 May 2013 06:37:16 -0400