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CEO of troubled company overseeing care for NYC migrants resigns after being caught in a lie

NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive officer of a firm hired by New York City to house and care for hundreds of migrants abruptly resigned Friday after he admitted to lying about his educational record and as DocGo has come under scrutiny for its $432 million no-bid contract with the city. Anthony Capone's resignation

Arlington National Cemetery to Remove Confederate Memorial in the Near Future

ARLINGTON, Va. — A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days. It is part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the Confederacy from military-related facilities, a cemetery official said Saturday. The decision ignores a recent demand from more than 40 Republican congressmen that

Giovanni Fresco, a well-known vendor at the Schenectady Greenmarket, expands to Glens Falls with new shop

GLENS FALLS — Giovanni Fresco has offered pasta, sauces and other Italian dishes at farmers markets for several years. Now, it has a brick and mortar location. The popular business, run by husband-and-wife team Giovanni and Francesca Casanica, have set up shop in Glens Falls. The Casanicas purchased the shop at 47 Lawrence St. in Glens Falls

Schenectady school district seeks input for strategic plan through focus groups

SCHENECTADY — The Schenectady City School District is seeking community input on its forthcoming 2024-2030 strategic plan, with a public survey now open and seven focus groups scheduled for January. The district will host two virtual focus groups on Jan. 8 and 19, with the first of five in-person focus groups for residents set for

First time in the war, aid reaches Gaza via Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing

JERUSALEM — The Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza opened on Sunday for aid trucks for the first time since the outbreak of war, officials said, a move intended to double the amount of food and medicine reaching the enclave. The crossing had been closed after an Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and aid

Trump reiterates anti-immigrant comment about ‘poisoning the blood

DURHAM, New Hampshire — Donald Trump, the Republican presidential frontrunner, said on Saturday that undocumented immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country," repeating language that has previously drawn criticism as xenophobic and echoing of Nazi rhetoric. Trump made the comments during a campaign event in New Hampshire where he railed against the record number

Former New York State Police sergeant passes away from illness linked to 9/11 rescue efforts

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — New York State Police said Tuesday a retired technical sergeant has passed away Sunday due to an illness connected to his response to the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. Technical Sgt. Christopher P. Rock joined state police in 1987 and served for 26 years before his retirement in September

Marybeth Tinning, convicted of killing her child, released from parole, authorities confirm

SCHENECTADY — Convicted child killer Marybeth Tinning, released to parole in 2018, is now no longer on parole, state prison officials confirmed this week. Tinning, then 80, was "discharged from post-release supervision" effective July 22, an official from the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said in an email. Tinning had been serving a sentence

Schenectady budget discussions coincide with decline in local government employment, state report shows

ALBANY — The number of full-time local government employees outside of New York City shrank nearly 8% between 2007 and 2022, according to a new state audit. A report released by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s Office found full-time local government workers shrank 7.9% — 491,102 down to 452,298 — during the 15-year period. In contrast, local governments nationwide

Possible deliberate action suspected in lead contamination of applesauce pouches

ATLANTA — Lead contamination in cinnamon applesauce pouches that sickened dozens of young children may have been an "intentional act," a U.S. Food and Drug Administration official told Politico. In an interview published on Thursday, Jim Jones, FDA's deputy commissioner for human foods, said the agency is still investigating the lead-tainted cinnamon applesauce pouches, "but
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