http://www.spotlightnews.com/spotlightnews/ Spotlight News is news that affects the reader: local events, local taxes, local politics, local schools, local business, friends and neighbors. en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:04:05 -0500 General Society Saratoga County Sheriff's Deputy Donald Harder III will likely face jail time come May. Accused of sexual abuse by four women between June and http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268337845 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268337845 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:48:26 -0500 General Society Billy Jack Batease, 29, of 1107 Barrett St., Schenectady was arrested by Glenville police on charges of robbery in the second degree, assault in the http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268329706 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268329706 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:38 -0500 General Society The race for the 20th Congressional District continues to get more crowded, as another conservative hopeful announced his intent to run on Tuesday, http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268325458 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268325458 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:34:06 -0500 General Society For more than 30 years, war has torn the country of Afghanistan apart, bringing devastation and misery to the third world nation and rendering http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268325246 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268325246 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:31:46 -0500 General Society The Town of Colonie Zoning Board passed a variance to allow a Verizon cell phone tower at the Loudonville Presbyterian Church in June 2008, an issue http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268256706 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268256706 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:55:41 -0500 Boys Basketball What was supposed to be a classic battle turned out to be a one-sided affair. Christian Brothers Academy went on an 11-0 run in the second quarter http://www.spotlightnews.com/sports/view_news.php?news_id=1268254541 http://www.spotlightnews.com/sports/view_news.php?news_id=1268254541 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:52:04 -0500 Girls Basketball Experience prevailed over youth in last Saturday's Section II Class AA girls basketball final. Shenendehowa built a big lead and fended off a http://www.spotlightnews.com/sports/view_news.php?news_id=1268254324 http://www.spotlightnews.com/sports/view_news.php?news_id=1268254324 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:25 -0500 Track Kyle Plante is the queen of the 300-meter dash. The Colonie sophomore added a New York State High School Indoor Track and Field championship to http://www.spotlightnews.com/sports/view_news.php?news_id=1268254105 http://www.spotlightnews.com/sports/view_news.php?news_id=1268254105 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:27:01 -0500 General Society Emergency workers on Wednesday, March 10, plunged into the Normanskill to retrieve a fly fisherman who had become stranded in the middle of the http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268252821 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268252821 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:13:07 -0500 Government The Schenectady County Legislature unanimously approved resolution for the purchase of real estate in the town of Rotterdam to be used for baseball http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268241187 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268241187 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:39:18 -0500 General Society The Albany County Sheriff's Office Drug Interdiction Unit, along with the assistance of the Tri-County SWAT Team and the North Greenbush Police http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268239158 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268239158 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:55:33 -0500 General Society Town officials disagree, say it's a city issue North Bethlehem resident Brian Jerry said it was five years ago when he first noticed the http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268232933 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268232933 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:43:40 -0500 General Society Fire official says building from ground up is cheaper than updating facility On Thursday, Feb. 25, the Westmere Fire District held apublic http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268167420 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268167420 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:39:21 -0500 General Society Referendum will be brought before voters On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the Westmere Fire District received Zoning Board approval to build a new http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268167161 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268167161 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:37:26 -0500 General Society Chris Gibson simultaneously retired from a 24-year career in the U.S. Army and formally announced he was running on the Republican ticket for http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268167046 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268167046 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:12:44 -0500 General Society Local groups protesting expansion on historic grounds The Fiver Rivers Environmental Education Center in the Town of New Scotland was founded on http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268165564 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268165564 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:05:21 -0500 General Society A University at Albany police officer was injured in a car accident at approximately 6:07 p.m. on Monday, March 8. According to police, Officer http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268165121 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268165121 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:20:42 -0500 General Society It's every high school student's dream: to get back at their teachers for all the homework, tests, and lectures endured throughout the years, and http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268151642 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268151642 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:27:07 -0500 Government The Schenectady County Legislature will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 9, on the display of caloric content at eating establishments across http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268148427 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268148427 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:08:35 -0500 General Society As DOT plans a $12 million project to improve exit four off the Northway, Albany International Airport officials said they are hopeful more funding http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268147315 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268147315 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:18:58 -0500 General Society Saratoga Springs wants to know what its residents think are local priorities for the next five years of federal funding. To assist in reviewing http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268068738 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268068738 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:34:02 -0500 General Society Whether it's for a lifelong devotion to the area, innovative business practices or dedicated community service, the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268066042 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268066042 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:10:19 -0500 Government Rotterdam residents said that rezoning to light industrial 15 acres of land owned by the Golub Corporation on Duanesburg Road will increase traffic http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268064619 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268064619 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:59:03 -0500 Government The United States Postal Service has announced that the Niskayuna Branch Post Office building is up for sale, but town supervisor Joe Landry wants to http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268063943 http://www.spotlightnews.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1268063943