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Halloween is big business — Down to Business

Halloween is big business — Down to Business

While it may not command the kind of spending that characterizes Christmas or back-to-school, Halloween still has consumers opening their wallets...

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Tom Gralish

Letters for Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Letters for Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Ticket speed demons for a good cause I for one applauded the decision to reduce the city speed limit to 25 mph. One observation has prompted this...

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EDITORIAL: Protect our medical heroes from violence

EDITORIAL: Protect our medical heroes from violence

It doesn’t take a long trip down memory lane to remember who the heroes of the pandemic were. The doctors and nurses and medical professionals and...

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The Fulton County Correctional Facility in 2021. An Albany man faces 16 felony charges — two of them labeled hate crimes — following a shooting...

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Todd R. Mcadam

Letters for Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Letters for Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Two easy solutions Arrest Netanyahu and prosecute him for the war crimes and genocide he has perpetuated in the Middle East. Impeach Trump for all...

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EDITORIAL: Respect citizens’ right to access public spaces

EDITORIAL: Respect citizens’ right to access public spaces

Maybe Fonda Mayor William Peeler should spend a little more time reading the Constitution and consulting with local police about the public’s...

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Tours of the Seneca Chief canal boat are offered at Mohawk Harbor, in Schenectady Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Above: The Seneca Chief canal boat...

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Chad Arnold

Letters for Monday, October 13, 2025

Letters for Monday, October 13, 2025

Good to be politicians during the shutdown I like the way some of our local politicians are not taking their pay as long as the government shutdown...

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EDITORIAL: Make sure moratorium is still needed

EDITORIAL: Make sure moratorium is still needed

If the draft legislation to regulate battery storage systems was introduced three months ago, and the draft only needs some fine-tuning to generate...

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EDITORIAL: Bill could help protect domestic violence victims

EDITORIAL: Bill could help protect domestic violence victims

Fact 1: Each month, an average of 76 women are shot and killed by an intimate partner. Fact 2: Possession of firearms within the home increases the...

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Letters for Sunday, October 12, 2025

Letters for Sunday, October 12, 2025

Schenectady parking app is too difficult My wife and I had a morning appointment in Schenectady and decided to get lunch before we drove home. We...

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EDITORIAL: Veto of FOIL timing bill a setback for government transparency

EDITORIAL: Veto of FOIL timing bill a setback for government transparency

Gov. Kathy Hochul had a clear choice to make in deciding whether to sign or veto a bill that would have reduced delays in governments turning over...

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Letters for Saturday, October 11, 2025

Letters for Saturday, October 11, 2025

Stop fussing over Super Bowl singer I can’t believe the uproar over the NFL decision to have international artist Bad Bunny headline the Super Bowl...

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