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Hoosick Falls' Jake Sparks never hesitated in filling his scholastic year with football, basketball and baseball. The senior star has been a perennial all-star in all three sports. trib.al/lXwfU09
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You've had the rest... now here's the best! 🏆 The results from our 2023 Best of the Capital Region poll are in. trib.al/CjehzGq
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A series of railroad crossings in Voorheesville, Altamont, Knox and Duanesburg will be closed to through traffic starting Monday, according to an advisory from Albany County. trib.al/U42oSoG
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TOP WORKPLACES: This year, nearly 9,000 employees rated their workplace culture — and the results are in. These are the Capital Region’s 63 Top Workplaces. trib.al/fa2p1Sj
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New York is a nexus of genealogical research, given how many families can trace their roots through Ellis Island. But researchers say the state's slow-moving Department of Health is hindering their work. trib.al/NFAglvv
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The Siena men's lacrosse team gets to play another day at Hickey Field - or "Hickey Beach," as graduate goalie Christopher Yanchoris described it. They'll be the No. 4 seed and face No. 5 Sacred Heart in a first-round match next Saturday in Loudonville. trib.al/VUYka2N
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Residents at a public meeting last week were not happy with a plan to close a popular beach on Great Sacandaga Lake. trib.al/9Y1oV3G
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Closing sales will begin Wednesday at the Bed, Bath & Beyond in Colonie as the bankrupt home goods retailer prepares to shutter its remaining stores. trib.al/6Vy3zkV
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A Whitehall man was killed while riding his motorcycle along Route 149 Friday night, Washington County deputies said. trib.al/EFdq5n1
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A driver was killed in a two-car crash Saturday afternoon near Algonquin Road in Niskayuna, police say. trib.al/tlRpO5L
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A person lying in the road was hit and killed by a car Saturday night just south of the village of Ballston Spa, police say. trib.al/Y0MpH4p
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The Capital Region is taking over Nashville — musician Annie Scherer has advanced to the final four in Music City Mayhem, an emerging artists competition hosted by Nashville radio station Lightning 100. trib.al/tDPErx5
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You've had the rest... now here's the best! 🏆 The results from our 2023 Best of the Capital Region poll are in. trib.al/ywnCNSf
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