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Towns all across the Capital Region will be holding Memorial Day services, parades, and activities over the upcoming long week. We've put together a map so you can easily find out what's going on nearest you.
Did you know that Memorial Day only became an official national holiday in 19…

Everyone is looking for the best way to enter into the new year, it's definitely a good feeling knowing you're starting everything off on the right foot. What better way to start off the new year than by laughing as hard as you possibly can?

When talking about the best basketball players to ever come out of upstate New York, anyone who knows what they're talking about would mention the name Rashaun Freeman. And how couldn't you? Dating back to his time winning the 2001 state championship at Schenectady High School and being named Times …

We all know that the Capital Region is haunted. Here's further evidence.

When I was growing up as a basketball player in Section II, there were plenty of players who I knew about and looked up to. I wanted to see Tiki Mayben play, I wanted to see Brian Ledbetter of Schenectady play too.
But one of the first players that I grew up to root for was Schenectady native Rashaun…

A great local story has emerged this week out of tragedy. Sa'fyre Terry, an eight-year old girl who lost her family in a fire two years ago, has gotten support from all over the place.
As the holiday season approaches, Terry said that she wanted Christmas cards...

This Friday night, I know you have choices. For instance, there's a girl from work who you are constantly flirting with but you're too timid to take it to the next step. You want to hang out with her, but you're afraid she'll say no, or maybe you're just not sure what t…

Schenectady High School product Casper Wells has signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. He will report to spring training in Lakeland, Fla.
Wells was drafted by the Tigers in 2005 before making his major league debut in 2010...

I finally got the opportunity to go out and watch some high school hoops last night, and man, was I impressed.
I went to Troy High to watch Guilderland take on the flying horses. Guilderland won the game 58-46 against an undermatched Troy team missing its two best players, but that doesn't mean …

Need something to do tonight? Look no further than a marquee boys' basketball matchup between Scotia and Schenectady.
This border battle will decide the Hilliard Memorial Tournament (7:30, Schenectady High). Scotia (6-0) is the darlings of the Capital Region, having captured the 2013-14 Class A,…

They say records don't matter in rivalry games. That couldn't been have been more true this weekend, as previously 1-5 RPI swept previously 5-1 Union.
RPI came out and blitzed the reigning national champs on Friday night in Troy, 6-1. Riley Bourbonnais registered a hat trick for his first t…

Starting next academic year, the Big 10 Conference of Section II will cease to exist, as reported by James Allen of the Times Union.
The move coincides with Amsterdam's official movement into the Foothills Conference for next year. This causes the Big 10 to have difficulty in some sports, especi…