Thunderstorm floods submerge homeowners, businesses

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 11:38pm

PATTERSONVILLE - Many Capital Region residents were drying out on Wednesday night after powerful thunderstorms created flash flooding that encroached into their homes and businesses.

In Pattersonville, in western Schenectady County, Susan Feidner's property on Route 5S is far enough from the Mohawk River not to need flood insurance, but unfortunately it's too close to a backyard culvert overwhelmed by an afternoon deluge.

The result was two feet of water in Susan Feidner's basement.

"It was probably 2:30 or 3:00 and I realized something wasn't right," said Feidner. "I could hear the water. The rain was down pouring. I had a bad feeling. It's not the first time this has happened."

Just around the corner, on Scotch Church Road, Garrett Cowsert was a victim of the same over-matched culvert, where a bulldozer had to clear dislodged boulders and mud from his property.

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Greene County Historical Tours

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 8:25am

LEXINGTON - The Greene County Historical Society’s 37th annual Tour of Homes, held on June 8 from 10-4 p.m., will focus on the Route 23A corridor between Haines Falls and Lexington.

This year’s tour, held in collaboration with the Mountain Top Historical Society, the Town of Hunter and the Lexington Bicentennial Committee, features a variety of sites on the mountain top. The area has a long history serving as host to visitors from all over the world and that tradition continues today. Included are several sites that capture life in the mountain community in the 1800s and more.

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the creation of the towns of Hunter and Lexington and the 100thanniversary of the Mountaintop Historical Society’s Ulster and Delaware railroad depot in Haines Falls, which will serve as one of two headquarters for the tour. There will also be a ticket sale site at the Methodist Church in the hamlet of Lexington.

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Unemployment rate drops in Capital Region

Submitted by WNYT Staff

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 5:04pm

CAPITAL REGION - The jobless rate in the Capital Region is dropping.

New statistics out Tuesday from the state show the unemployment level in the Albany Schenectady Troy area has dropped from 7.2 in April of 2012 to 6.5 last month.

Glens Falls dropped from 8.3 to 7.8.

The State's jobless rate is also 7.8 percent.

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Four charged after Montgomery County alcohol sting

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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 3:23pm

AMSTERDAM – Four people have been arrested as a result of an underage alcohol sting in Montgomery County.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the New York State Liquor Authority and other local agencies recently conducted the sting at various locations around the county.

During the sting, a minor was sent into locations throughout the county and attempted to purchase alcohol.

Charged with unlawful dealing with a minor were Carolyn Caringi, 50, Natalie Bartholomew, 24, William Ashford, 53, and Ashley Allen, 23.

A total of seven establishments were checked. Three places refused service to the underage person.

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NY reports crackdown on repeat drunken drivers

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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 8:11am

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York officials say their crackdown on repeat drunken drivers through new rules imposed last September has resulted in 3,164 potentially dangerous motorists being kept of the state's roadways.

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Schoharie nurse name School Nurse of the Year

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 8:03am

SCHOHARIE – Schoharie Elementary School Nurse Sherry Roy was selected at “School Nurse of the Year” for the Capital Region by the New York State School Nurses Association.

Roy was nominated in March for the annual award for excellence in school nursing by Superintendent Brian Sherman and Principal Maryellen Gillis.

“It was a marvelous surprise to learn that the Association went above and beyond in awarding Sherry ‘School Nurse of the Year.’ She is a very deserving member of our Schoharie schools and the local community,” said Sherman.

Roy was honored locally at a dinner on May 8 and will be officially honored at the NYSASN statewide conference in Plainview this October.

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NY group preserves land along Hudson River

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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 6:41am

NEW BALTIMORE, N.Y. (AP) - A waterfront parcel along the Hudson River offers new opportunities for kayakers, hikers and nature observers, thanks to the preservation efforts of Scenic Hudson.

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