Hilton Hotels & Resorts Welcomes Hotel Albany bi2560624 Hilton Hotels & Resorts today announced the brand's return to Albany, N.Y., the reflagging of Crowne Plaza Albany - City Center as Hotel Albany, an affiliate of Hilton. The hotel undergo extensive renovations to the guest rooms, lobby, common areas, administrative offices and parking garage early 2012, and upon completion bear the new name of Hilton Albany. Hotel Albany the ..

Looking back on the arts 2011 bi2560624 Looking back on the arts 2011..

Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorations bi2560624 FILE - In Oct. 22, 1974 file photo, James Earl Ray, who was sentenced to life the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King, leaves the federal court Memphis, Tenn. The court hearing evidence Ray?s claim that he was pressured pleading guilty the case

Grants Boost Erie Canal Education, Preservation, and Tourism bi2560624 The Buffalo Zoo, partnership the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, received $5,500 to develop a new education program to focus on the interconnectedness of people, the local environment, and the Erie Canal, both past and present

NEWS AND TRIBUNE BRIEFS ? For Jan. 3 bi2560624 The Department of Indiana American Legion Auxiliary has several scholarship opportunities available to senior students seeking higher education who have an affiliation the organization or through a relative who affiliated

MLK played role Albany Movement through students bi2560624 Updated video; In our Facebook Story of the Day you wanted to know what role Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. played the Albany Civil Rights Movement

Dr. Formwalt leaving Albany Civil Rights Institute bi2560624 After two years as the Executive Director of the Albany Civil Rights , Dr. Lee Formwalt moving on

Hundreds celebrate at Albany MLK dinner bi2560624 Hundreds of people spent Martin Luther King day at the Albany Civic Center tonight for the annual Dr. King celebration dinner

Cuomo proposes $132 billion budget that holds the line on taxes and includes bi2560624 ALBANY ? New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a mostly flat $132 billion budget on Tuesday that has no tax increases, more education and health care aid, and a radical change pensions for new public employees

Scientists find first proof of potent tobacco use among ancient Mayan people bi2560624 Scientists find first proof of potent tobacco use among ancient Mayan people Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:11 p.m., Friday, January 13, 2012 Jennifer Loughmiller-Newman of the University at Albany and Dmitri Zagorevski of Rensselaer Polytechnic studied scrapings from ..

Gov. Andrew Cuomo puts pressure on unions, schools proposed state budget bi2560624 The proposed 2012-13 budget includes no new taxes, but seeks savings through public worker pension reform and by requiring school districts to teacher evaluations

LEISURE CALENDAR bi2560624 LEISURE CALENDAR Activities include lectures and workshops to teach designs and needlework techniques. Great Books Discussions Series, Schenectady County Public Library ? Central, 99 Clinton St., Schenectady When: 10 a.m. Contact: 388-4511 Notes: Jazz Guitar Workshop Stephane Wrembel, William Randolph Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media, The College of Saint Rose, 996 ..

GIVING BACK bi2560624 GIVING BACK Be Kind to Animals poster and essay contest for children, Animal Protective Foundation, 53 Maple Ave., Scotia Cost: Celebrating Be Kind to Animals Week (May 6-12) by sponsoring the 10th annual children's poster and essay contest. Download an official entry form and instructions online. Low-cost and no-cost ways to save energy and reduce energy bills, linking consumers programs ..

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