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e-edition obituaries | | | | WATERFORD, N.Y. — If Cirque du Soleil on a fully independent, rocking boat sounds like a person’s ideal night out, then Flotsam! River Circus is not for them. By attending their circus on the water, Waterford residents got to see that and so much more on Friday night. “Wow, so amazing to see so many […] | | | | | SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The Healing Springs Recovery Community Center, The Prevention Council of Saratoga County and Recovery Advocacy in Saratoga (RAIS) recently held their 10th annual International Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil, providing an event for community members to join together in support and acknowledgment of grief. "What happened was we had loved ones who passed or were in active addiction seeking help and couldn't find the help that they were seeking – they would have all these excuses and barriers as to why they couldn't get help, and some of those barriers resulted in the loss of their […] | | | | | CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, joined village of Chittenango Mayor Louis Cianfrocco and several veterans group leaders from Central New York and the Mohawk Valley Thursday afternoon at American Legion Post 1278 to demand answers to what they feel are threats that endanger veterans' healthcare. Schumer said a report showed VA Medical Centers nationwide, including Syracuse, face severe staffing shortages after budget cuts made by the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, Schumer said, has stripped protections for union workers during financial reductions to various VA programs. Upstate New York […] | | | | | OTTAWA, CANADA — The Tri-City ValleyCats (62-33) defeated the Ottawa Titans (50-45) 5-4 on Saturday at Ottawa Stadium. Tri-City set the tone early. Alfredo Villa walked Dylan Broderick in the first. Josh Leslie singled Broderick to second. Chris Burgess drove in a run with a single. Afterward, Ian Walters and Ranko Stevanovic delivered back-to-back RBI […] | | | | | IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Xavier Williams rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown, and Kirk Ferentz moved into a tie as the Big Ten's all-time winningest coach as Iowa defeated UAlbany 34-7 on Saturday night. Ferentz, in his twenty-seventh season as coach of the Hawkeyes, won his 205th game with the program, tying Ohio […] | | | | | WATERFORD, N.Y. — It's a tall task to top the "Dream Team," but the defending high school girls' Section 2 Class AAA sectional champion Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks looked every bit the part in their 10-1 season-opening, non-league win at Waterford-Halfmoon, Saturday afternoon. Senior forwards Lucia DeVito and Sarah Berls powered the Blue Streaks' offense, combining for seven of the team's 10 goals. DeVito netted four goals, while Berls recorded a hat trick. Senior Charlotte Kay added a second-half goal to go along with tallies from senior Ava Goodman and junior Emma Poirier. "It was a really good start," Kay […] | | | | | Q. I have a Toyota Tacoma that has a problem, the battery goes dead eventually. The shop thought a parasitic drain, but after doing some testing after about 20 minutes any drain is gone. They suggested a new battery and alternator. The battery because this one has died a few times in the last month. The alternator because it did not seem right. I replaced both myself and now eight weeks later, dead battery. Any thoughts on this? A. It certainly sounds like the shop was headed in the right direction. If this were my car I would look for […] | | | | | When we moved into our house, with its Main Road energy and deep backyard pool, the children were five and two years old. Neither my husband nor I had ever had much experience with either. As most parents may admit, close proximity to such childhood hazards tend to haunt us. We made all kinds of plans and rules that the children mostly followed. They learned to cross streets under our watchful eye and, above and beyond the dual-locking fence gate, promised to never swim without an adult present. We promised ourselves we would minimize any and all distractions when we […] | | | |
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