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UMass-Lowell visits Albany (NY) after Thomas’ 30-point game

UMass-Lowell River Hawks (12-4, 3-0 America East) at Albany (NY) Great Danes (10-7, 2-0 America East)

Albany, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Albany (NY) hosts the UMass-Lowell River Hawks after Sebastian Thomas scored 30 points in Albany (NY)'s 95-75 win against the Binghamton Bearcats.

The Great Danes have gone 5-0 at home. Albany (NY) is second in the America East with 10.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Jonathan Beagle averaging 2.8.

The River Hawks are 3-0 in conference pl ... Read more

Attention LEGO Fans of All Ages! Expo Coming to Upstate NY

Calling all LEGO fans! BrickUniverse will be held again this year in Albany. The BrickUniverse LEGO Fan Expo will have something for every LEGO fan.

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Motzei Shabbos: Yud Shevat Zoom Farbrengen

Vaad Or Vechom Hahiskashrus invites all Chassidim to join a virtual Zoom Chassidishe Farbrengen marking 74 years since the anniversary of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s histalkus, and at the very same time, the day the Rebbe’s nesius began.

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Rensselaer Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Two Capital Region

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Ulysses Jessie Walls, a/k/a “Guwala,” age 30, of Rensselaer, New York, was sentenced today to serve 204 months in federal prison for two 2019 armed bank robberies.

The announcement was made by United States Attor ... Read more

Hochul to report a record $6.3M fundraising haul

“Ultimately, Democrats will be successful in 2024 if we have a message that speaks to hardworking New Yorkers’ greatest aspirations and anxieties, and if we have the infrastructure to communicate and turn out voters across this entire state,” Hochul said in a statement.

“I know this ongoing investment — and my critical partnership with Senator Gillibrand and Leader Jeffries — will get the job done in 2024.”

The $6.3 million that will be reported for Hochul’s campaign is the largest total ever for a stat ... Read more

Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America

In the winter of 1722, on the eve of a major conference between the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois) and Anglo-American colonists, a pair of colonial fur traders brutally assaulted a Seneca hunter near Conestoga, Pennsyl ... Read more

KeyBank Names Rachael Sampson Head of Community Banking for

Veteran banker will lead a team that will build on Key’s progress in reaching consumer clients in low-to-moderate income and diverse segments, and strengthen the bank’s connection to the communities it serves

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Region/state roundup: Hampton University women’s track tea

The Hampton University women’s track and field team won the HBCU Showcase last weekend at the Armory Track in New York.

The Pirates were led by thrower Abria Smith and distance runner Jordan Mozie. Smith won the shot put with a school- ... Read more