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52-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Region 52-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Region
52-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Region A 52-year-old man from the Capital Region was struck and killed by a train. The Schoharie County incident happened around 2 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 11, in the area of Everett Street in Cobleskill. According to New York State Police Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, an investigation has determined Saratoga County resident Bruce B. Bidwell, age 52, of Gansevoort, was in the area of the tracks when he was struck by the passing train and severely injured.  The train immediately stopped following the incident and contacted emergency services, but Bidwell died from his injuries on the scene, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police ID Motorcyclist Killed Following Crash In Region Police ID Motorcyclist Killed Following Crash In Region
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed Following Crash In Region Authorities have identified a 31-year-old motorcyclist who died following a crash in the Capital District. Saratoga County resident Jeffrey Leighton, of Gansevoort, was riding on State Route 9 in Wilton Friday morning, Aug. 12, when he collided with a car just before 9 a.m., the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said. Leighton was transported to Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, where he later died from his injuries, police said. The other driver was not injured and no criminal charges were announced. Sheriff’s officials said the crash remains under investigation by the department’s …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Ex-NY Resident Admits To Multi-State Money Laundering Conspiracy Ex-NY Resident Admits To Multi-State Money Laundering Conspiracy
Ex-NY Resident Admits To Multi-State Money Laundering Conspiracy A former New York man could spend years in federal prison after admitting that he laundered tens of thousands of dollars in fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits in a scheme involving numerous states. Christopher Vandermark, age 57, formerly of Gansevoort in Saratoga County, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy in federal court in Albany on Tuesday, June 28. Federal prosecutors said Vandermark spent more than a year texting a North Carolina woman who directed him to open multiple bank accounts and give her the associated routing numbers. Between June 2020 and April 2021, the …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man From Region Accused Of Raping Young Child Man From Region Accused Of Raping Young Child
Man From Region Accused Of Raping Young Child A Capital District man is behind bars, accused of raping a young child. Saratoga County resident Allen Millington, age 26, of Gansevoort, was first arrested Wednesday, May 11, after police were tipped off that he possessed images consistent with child sexual exploitation, New York State Police said. The cyber tip was reported to the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Millington was arraigned in Wilton Town Court on charges of promotion of a sexual performace by a child and possesion of a sexual performance by a child, according to police. He was ordered held at the Sarat…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Area Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Vehicle, Police Say Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Area Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Vehicle, Police Say
Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Area Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Vehicle, Police Say A 40-year-old woman was arrested in the region after police said she drove drunk with a child in the vehicle. State troopers pulled a vehicle over for a traffic violation in the Saratoga County village of Schuylerville shortly before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, according to New York State Police. When a trooper spoke to the driver, identified as Elisha Novak, of Gansevoort, they smelled alcohol on her breath and observed signs of impairment, police said. She was given roadside sobriety tests and arrested. Police said when Novak provided a breath sample, she tested as having a…

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by Nicole Valinote