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28 Jun

Daily Gazette Printing Operations Relocating to Springfield, Mass.

Ted Remsnyder0 CommentsLocal NewsDaily Gazette, Printing, Schenectady

SCHENECTADY — The Daily Gazette Co. will relocate its printing operation to Springfield, Mass., beginning next month, Gazette Publisher John DeAugustine announced on Wednesday.The Gazette will use the Springfield Republican’s printing operation to print its three daily newspapers, The Daily Gazette, The Recorder and The Leader-Herald, and also its free weekly publication, Your Niskayuna. The shift will take place July 22.DeAugustine said that the move is in line with larger industry trends and that the company is financially stable overall.“This is certainly not new to our industry,” he said. “Printing has been consolidated to the most effective places and this…

21 Nov

Catching up with former Sen. Hugh Farley at 91; ‘I walk three miles every day’

LH Staff0 CommentsFulton County, Local NewsCapital Region, Daily Gazette, Florida, Hugh Farley, Independent Democratic Conference, Jeff Klein, Jim Tedisco, Niskayuna Town Council

By Tyler A. McNeil/The Leader-Herald NISKAYUNA - While Hugh Farley doesn't live in New York anymore, the retired Republican statesman still has an Empire State of mind. Farley, who turns 91 on Nov. 26, served in the state Senate from 1977 to 2016 — the second-longest tenure in chamber history. While representing the greater Capital Region, he backed development initiatives in Schenectady, created hospice care and remained competitive in Democratic strongholds despite his opposition to issues such as marriage equality. During the first half of his life, the North Country-raised U.S. Army veteran worked in education and law. Always carrying…