Rotterdam NewsLocal news for Rotterdam, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Merchants' resurgence continues- June 30, 2008 Members of the Hamburg Street Merchants Association are taking the next step toward encouraging shoppers to visit their businesses. Codirector Frank DePalma said the group is putting together an advertising campaign for July that will list participating Hamburg Street shops together under a newly designed merchants association logo. So far, 19 businesses have agreed to contribute $100 toward the promotion, aimed at drawing more traffic to the two-mile stretch of small shops.http://www.topix.net/city/rotterdam-ny/2008/06/merchants-resurgence-continues?fromrss=1 Charter school closes its doors- June 29, 2008 International Charter School student Alan Tarver, 10, of Schenectady, is teary eyed as he waits for the bus to take him home on the last day of school Thursday.http://www.topix.net/city/rotterdam-ny/2008/06/charter-school-closes-its-doors?fromrss=1 Wal-Mart to be assessed at $7.7M- June 27, 2008 Town Board members have ratified a tax settlement with the Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust that will fix the assessment of the company's Altamont Avenue property at $7.7 million through 2010.http://www.topix.net/city/rotterdam-ny/2008/06/wal-mart-to-be-assessed-at-7-7m?fromrss=1 Power play in the wind at GE Schenectady site- June 26, 2008 General Electric Co. is planning to install a large wind turbine at its Schenectady campus by next spring.http://www.topix.net/city/rotterdam-ny/2008/06/power-play-in-the-wind-at-ge-schenectady-si... Man arrested after wielding chain saw in confrontation :- June 24, 2008 A 29-year-old Rotterdam man is facing felony assault charges after police say he struck another man in the arm with a chain saw.http://www.topix.net/city/rotterdam-ny/2008/06/man-arrested-after-wielding-chain-saw-in-co... East Meets Fest- June 22, 2008 June 20, 2008 -- READY or not, the New York Asian Film Festival is upon us again.http://www.topix.net/city/rotterdam-ny/2008/06/east-meets-fest?fromrss=1 Mall aims to better integrate with community- June 20, 2008 Justina Rose of Schenectady shares lunch and conversation with friend Jasmine Wilkins at the Rotterdam Square Food Court on Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/city/rotterdam-ny/2008/06/mall-aims-to-better-integrate-with-communit... Another group home likely for Niskayuna- June 18, 2008 The state Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities has ruled that a group home will be located on Pine Ridge Road, despite the town of Niskayuna's repeated objections that it's already ...http://www.topix.net/city/rotterdam-ny/2008/06/another-group-home-likely-for-niskayuna?fro... Storms break heat wave- June 15, 2008 Residents, fire officials and National Grid workers assess damage after a storm in the area of 375 Stage Road in Charlton on Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/city/rotterdam-ny/2008/06/storms-break-heat-wave?fromrss=1 Drug-dealing network uncovered- June 13, 2008 Authorities have dismantled a network of drug trafficking rings that had over the past few months allegedly funneled millions of dollars worth of cocaine and marijuana from the Bronx to the Capital Region.http://www.topix.net/city/rotterdam-ny/2008/06/drug-dealing-network-uncovered?fromrss=1 |