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Glens Falls' new theater troupe finds at home at Aviation Mall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Since last year, All Abilities Productions of Upstate New York has been working to establish a theater space for those with physical and mental disabilities across the greater Glens Falls region. This week, the troupe acquired the physical space it needs to take that journey further. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Monday, All Abilities Productions announced that it had found a new home at the Aviation Mall. Using a shopping center as a rehearsal and programming space may sound unusual, but the talent behind the company already feels right at home there.“We needed a rehearsal space that would serve the community with ADA compliance andparking," said Carol Durant, the troupe's managing director. "Our exhaustive property research was becoming futile, and Aviation Mall was the creative solution."All Abilities Productions will move into a space near Peter Harris inside the mall. Opening later this...

Police investigating fatal bicycle crash in Orange County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

MONTGOMERY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a Montgomery man on a bicycle and a car that happened Sunday around 12:15 a.m. State Police say Andrew Schrank, 43, was later pronounced dead at Garnet Hospital. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police say Schrank was traveling north on his bicycle on Union Street when he fell off his bike and into the roadway. Police say Schrank was struck by a 2023 Nissan Altima also traveling North. Town of Montgomery EMS took Schrank to Garnet Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Police say the driver of the Nissan was not impaired. This investigation is ongoing.

Secret Star Acoustic Jam returns to Proctors on May 16

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- GNA's Secret Star Acoustic Jam is heading back to Proctors Theatre at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16. The concert series, which features some of country music's biggest stars, is unique in that concertgoers will not know the lineup until the show. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Previous stars include Dan + Shay, Kip Moore, Dustin Lynch, Lee Brice, Justin Moore, Michael Ray, and more. Tickets go on sale beginning Friday and are available in person through the Box Office at Proctors. Interested parties can call (518) 346-6204, or visit the Proctors website.

When are the Capital Region's drive-ins opening?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Spring has spung and that means the Capital Region's drive-in movie theaters will soon be opening. Here's when the area drive-ins will be opening for the 2023 season. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hi-Way Drive-In Movie Theatre, 10699 Route 9W in CoxsackieOpening April 14El Rancho Drive-In, 6070 Route 5 in Palatine BridgeOpening April 14Malta Drive-In Theatre, 2785 Route 9 in MaltaOpening April 21Hollywood Drive-In Theatre, 9270 Route 66 in Averill ParkOpening April 21Ozoner 29 Drive-In, 837 Route 29 in BroadalbinOpening April 21Hathaway’s Twin Drive-In Theatre, 4762 Route 67 in North HoosickOpening April 28Glen Twin Drive-In, 983 Route 9 in QueensburyOpening May 5Jericho Drive-In, 21 Jericho Road in GlenmontNo opening date announced yetGreenville Drive-In, 10700 State Route 32 in GreenvilleNo opening date announced yet

Crandall Public Library offers museum passes for April break

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Looking for family-friendly things to do during April break? The Crandall Library has museum passes available to borrow that provide free or discounted admission to local institutions. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Families can borrow passes for up to seven days and are available at the Children's Desk. Current passes are for the following locations:Hyde Collection, Glens FallsWorld Awareness Children’s Museum, Glens FallsThe Wild Center (seasonal), Tupper LakeChildren’s Museum of SaratogaMiSci: Museum of Innovation and Science, SchenectadyAdirondack Experience (seasonal), Blue Mountain LakeUSS Slater, AlbanyFort TiconderogaPasses are holdable for pickup at Crandall Library. For more information, call (518) 792-6508 or visit the library website.

Troy Mayor, police chief speak on City Hall burglary

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to a tweet from Carmella Mantello, Troy City Council President, Troy City Hall will be closed on Monday due to a burglary in the Hedley Building that happened over the weekend. Troy Mayor Patrick Madden and Troy Chief of Police Daniel DeWolf hosted a press conference regarding the incident. Mantello's tweet reads: Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "Just received call that city hall is closed as the Hedley Building, which includes city hall, was broken into last night. No other details yet."Troy Police are currently investigating the scene. According to Troy Police, individual(s) trespassed on multiple floors of the building, including some areas of City Hall on the fifth floor. The investigation is also looking into what other crimes may have been committed, as well as trying to identify those involved. At this time, Troy Police say there is no reason to believe City Hall was specifically targ...

Missouri man catches pair of state record-worthy fliers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Setting a state fishing record is a noteworthy occasion. Imagine doing it twice on the same fishing trip.Tyler Goodale of Doniphan, Missouri, who holds the current world record for spotted sucker (5 pounds, 4 ounces), caught a pair of 11-ounce fliers at the Duck Creek Conservation Area using a basic pole-and-line method. Trending: This small Missouri town could become state’s ‘UFO Capital’ The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed the weights and sizes using a certified scale in Wappapello. The previous state record was set in 1991, when a fisherman caught a 10-ounce flier at a private pond. According to the MDC, fliers like clear, quiet bodies of water with little current, and a mud bottom. The largest populations of fliers are located at Duck Creek and the nearby Mingo National Wildlife Refuge.Oh, and Goodale's world record? He set that in 2020, while fishing at Duck Creek.You can look up all the Missouri fishing records at MDC.Mo.gov.

Missouri lawmakers unlikely to fund Rock Island Trail this year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

Discussion at a House Budget Committee meeting last week signaled another year of delay for the proposed Rock Island Trail.“We’re still hoping to hear conversations about it. But at this point we don’t see a clear path forward,” said Dan Haug, budget director from the Office of Administration for Budget and Planning. “We just didn’t feel comfortable putting it in this budget.”The Rock Island Trail is proposed to be 144 miles long, stretching across Missouri from Kansas City to the Ozarks, using a former rail bed obtained by the state in 2021.Last year, Gov. Mike Parson included $77 million in the budget for fiscal year 2023 to begin construction on over 70 miles of the trail, from Eugene to Beaufort. The funding was ultimately cut from the final budget by the Senate.Concerns over property rights and ease of access to land led to lobbying on behalf of landowners and businesses like Diamond Pet Food. The Missouri Farm Bureau also opposed the trail’s development.A decision from the U.S...

Sports wagering bill remains mired in Missouri Senate split over gambling expansion

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

Ladbrokes, the London gambling house where bets can be placed on anything from badminton matches to whether Ron DeSantis will be elected vice president in 2024, isn’t offering odds on Missouri adopting sports betting.But the top Republican and Democrat in the state Senate agreed last week that the chances are slim with only five weeks remaining in this year’s session. That pessimistic assessment was made the morning after the chamber spent eight hours arguing about how and whether to expand gambling in the state.As in each year since state-regulated sports wagering became legal nationally, the Senate is fractured between those who want sports wagering, those convinced gambling shouldn’t be expanded without also legalizing video lottery machines and those who think both proposals are a bad idea.When the Senate voted on an amendment to sports wagering legislation last week that would have allowed video lottery terminals at truck stops, veterans and fraternal halls, the vote on both si...

Missouri House approves legislation seeking to boost minimum teacher salaries

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

A wide-ranging education bill cleared the Missouri House this week that includes a boost to minimum teacher salaries from $25,000 to $38,000. The bill also seeks to increase the amount the state can give school districts for each years’ operating budget.The bill now heads to the Missouri Senate. Missouri ranks 50th in average starting teacher salary, according to the National Education Association.Under the legislation passed by the House Tuesday, the state would pay for 70% of a teachers’ salary increase for four years. But because the bill places more money into the funding formula for schools, districts should be able to afford the full salary increase in the future, bill sponsor Rep. Ed Lewis, R-Moberly, said during debate on the proposal.The bill also seeks to establish scholarships for students who commit to teaching in hard-to-staff positions post-graduation, but this provision isn’t appropriated yet.Lewis said the scholarship funding is included in the budget appro...