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ALBANY - Led by their attorneys, Timothy McGinn and David Smith made a bee-line for a waiting SUV that belied their 60 plus years without wanting to discuss the charges against them. "You heard the words in the courtroom, not guilty because they are not guilty," said McGinn attorney E. Stewart Jones.  The two investment partners had just pleaded not guilty to...

LERAY - A Saratoga County man is facing charges Friday, accused of scamming someone out of more than $11,000. State police say 51-year-old Patrick Henry of Clifton Park took the money after promising to deliver the person a mobile home, but they say that mobile home was never delivered. Henry is facing the charges in the Town of Leray in Jefferson County. He was sent to the Jefferson County...

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will veto the new district maps proposed by the state Senate and Assembly majorities.

Two investment brokers from Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs are being arraigned Friday afternoon. Timothy McGinn and David Smith are accused of siphoning more than $2 million in investor funds into their private accounts. The two owned McGinn Smith until it closed in 2009. The FBI and IRS want the men to forfeit $8 million in proceeds. If convicted, McGinn and Smith could face 30 years in...

MARTIN CRUTSINGERAssociated Press Economics Writer

SARATOGA SPRINGS — About 50 Skidmore College staff members have been moved out of the college's Starbuck Center, the Skidmore News reports.

KINGSBURY — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a fatal logging accident at 3:40 Wednesday afternoon in the woods off Aviator Way Road in Kingsbury.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The political landscape of Saratoga Springs may be changing. Longtime state Assemblyman James Tedisco will be replaced by Tony Jordan in Saratoga Springs if proposed redistricting is approved by the state Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Two meetings are set for Tuesday to address happenings at the Saratoga Springs Housing Authority. Accounts Commissioner John Franck, the first city official to voice concerns,
will hold a public workshop/hearing at 7 p.m. in City Hall.
Mayor Scott Johnson told me Thursday that he would announce a new comprehensive plan for management of the authority Monday, and meet with tenants at Stonequist Apartments at 2 p.m. Tuesday to hear their concerns. Story here.

The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Florida  — More than a million Hispanic voters are the prize as Republican presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich resume campaigning Friday after a feisty, final debate before Florida's primary on Tuesday.