03/10/10 Albany County, City of Albany and Town of Bethlehem emergency workers were out in force near the Normanskill bridge Wednesday afternoon. A Bethlehem Police Department spokesperson said a fly fisherman had to be pulled from the river, but specifics were not immediately available. Check back to www.spotlightnews.com for more on this story. Continue Reading

Sports. We shouldn't keep athletics at the expense of education.
Arts. Theater and music should go before anything else.
Teachers and administrators. They're all overpaid, anyway.
A sensible reduction in most or all services is needed to balance school budgets in this financial crisis.

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