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Updated July 13, 2002
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Steve's Daily Gazette stories: 2002

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It was in June that I was sitting on the steps of a bank in Canajoharie, NY, my laptop on my lap, banging out the story on an ammonia leak at a local candy plant. I sat, with the plant in sight, having found many of the principals, including the mother of one of the people injured. I hooked up my cell phone and filed, just before deadline.

Breaking stories are the stories I am most fond of writing. Events are swirling around and it is my job to sort them out and find the people that will make the story great.

This is a list of most of the stories I have written for the Schenectady Daily Gazette. I cover Montgomery County, just west of Schenectady, writing about local schools, county government, along with police and courts.

Feel free to send me an e-mail at sacoo@mail.com and tell me what you think.

  • Ten good clips from The Daily Gazette
  • 3 top jobs cut in Montgomery County's budget proposal-12/17/01
  • A time for family: Celebrating motherhood-5/14/01
  • Cuozzo: Revenue forecast correct-5/4/01
  • Device checks drivers-2/25/01
  • Toland to face charges in killing-2/9/01
  • Barone wins a second term Supervisors pick board chairman-1/3/01
  • Fireman: `How did I make it?'-12/30/00
  • Gas leak at Amsterdam hotel sickens at least 12-10/12/00
  • Congregations post sermons, notes on Web sites-9/17/00
  • Sch'dy pilot dies-8/13/00
  • Broken bridge divides community-7/24/00
  • County government stories

    • March 16 to 31, 2002

  • Deputy sheriff pleads innocent-3/30/02
  • Chief: Man who shot at police stole guns from his parents-3/30/02
  • Sergeant at Glenville base due in court-3/29/02
  • Man sentenced to time served, probation-3/29/02
  • Barone: county's future bright-3/29/02
  • Amsterdam bank robber gets 3 1/2 to 7 years in prison-3/28/02
  • Supervisors OK change in union grievance procedure-3/27/02
  • Countywide recycling law recommended by officials-3/26/02
  • Elderly Fultonville woman missing since March 19-3/26/02
  • Truck damage shuts Rte. 5 bridge-3/23/02
  • Amsterdam schools refinance up to $5.8 million in borrowing-3/22/02
  • Canajoharie police say gunman used someone else's weapons-3/21/02
  • Amsterdam drug dealer sentenced to 40 to 80 years-3/21/02
  • Fonda man killed in fall at mall in Cancun, Mexico-3/21/02
  • Board delays vote on BOCES-3/21/02
  • Supervisor wants budget mistakes corrected-3/20/02
  • Driver faces attempted murder charge-3/20/02
  • Farmers seek link to area eateries-3/19/02
  • Supervisors to discuss plan to correct salaries-3/19/02
  • County annex remodeling under way-3/16/02

    • March 1 to 15, 2002

  • Plan may change grievance process-3/15/02
  • Judge cites first two graduates of Adult Drug Court-3/15/02
  • 3 vying for Family Court judgeship-3/14/02
  • Amsterdam may pursue BOCES aid-3/13/02
  • Emergency gear grant debated-3/13/02
  • Company to study closing school-3/12/02
  • Jury finds Glen man guilty of killing his mother-3/12/02
  • Psychologist rebuts insanity defense-3/9/02
  • Murder defendant recalls night of killing-3/8/02
  • Wounds detailed by pathologist-3/7/02
  • School board urges $2M in cuts-3/7/02
  • Witness outlines events before killing-3/6/02
  • Judge voids tape in fatal stabbing case-3/5/02
  • Montgomery County to reorganize offices-3/5/02
  • Police: Violence preceded slaying-3/5/02
  • Glen man held in slaying of his adult son-3/2/02
  • Porn case may go to jury-3/1/02

    • February 16 to 28, 2002

  • Defendant confessed, trooper says-2/28/02
  • Sheriff Amato announces run for re-election-2/28/02
  • Montgomery Meadows study OK'd-2/27/02
  • Counties' control of waste flow urged-2/27/02
  • IDA hopes to shed HUD loan role-2/26/02
  • Drought data sought from public-2/26/02
  • More and more customers banking, paying bills online-2/25/02
  • Functional Food-2/24/02
  • Wireless Internet access providers target Albany-2/24/02
  • Close monitoring of reservoirs may be necessary-2/23/02
  • Montgomery County farming post sought-2/22/02
  • Quick disposal location decision is urged-2/21/02
  • Savings at nursing home sought-2/21/02
  • Board to vote on road projects-2/20/02
  • Tribes Hill firefighters want cars to destroy-2/19/02
  • Supervisors eye new term for development director-2/19/02
  • Court extends time-2/18/02
  • Help asked in dealing with debt of patients-2/18/02

    • February 1 to 15, 2002

  • District to study link to BOCES-2/15/02
  • District to pick between consultants-2/14/02
  • School sued by injured student-2/14/02
  • County mulling review by state-2/13/02
  • County considering paying back taxes-2/13/02
  • Suspect in heists at banks, eateries jailed in N. Carolina-2/12/02
  • Robber strikes Amsterdam bank-2/12/02
  • County, CSEA to open contract talks-2/9/02
  • Supervisor: Amato ought to deal with accusations-2/9/02
  • Glen man accused of killing mother considers plea bargain-2/8/02
  • Animal shelter dispute resolved-2/8/02
  • Firefighter gets his awards back-2/7/02
  • School aid change may be costly-2/7/02
  • Investigator says sheriff threatened him-2/6/02
  • Beech-Nut fore sees `a new beginning'-2/5/02
  • Guilty plea in criminal mischief-2/5/02
  • Accused bank robber enters guilty plea-2/5/02
  • New baby food on tap-2/2/02
  • Trooper: Accused killer asked to be shot-2/2/02
  • No raises for 4 county employees-2/1/02
  • Arrests by sheriff's deputies drop 17%-2/1/02

    • January 16 to 31, 2002

  • City detective is tops on skis-1/30/02
  • Montgomery County employees can donate sick time-1/30/02
  • Sch'dy man gets 23 to life for Amsterdam murder-1/29/02
  • Identity theft: Growing crime called `invisible assault'-1/27/02
  • Fonda-Fultonville school is readied to open Monday-1/26/02
  • Veteran firefighter's home destroyed-1/25/02
  • Support urged for agricultural marketing post-1/25/02
  • District urged to be conservative on aid-1/24/02
  • Snowmobile clubs get state funds-1/24/02
  • Board meeting filled with controversy-1/23/02
  • Montgomery County board may fill jobs-1/22/02
  • Amsterdam schools chief tells uses for $175,000 state grant-1/21/02
  • Amsterdam firefighters injured slightly in blaze-1/19/02
  • Appearance issues to be studied-1/18/02
  • Limoncelli: Combine two jobs-1/17/02
  • Arsonist gets 15 years in prison-1/17/02
  • Area farmers tell Sen. Clinton they oppose gov't `handouts'-1/16/02

    • January 1 to 15, 2002

  • 2 supervisors lose chairmanships-1/15/02
  • Cortese enters race for Family Court judgeship-1/12/02
  • Man guilty of 8 drug charges-1/11/02
  • Family suing city hotel-1/11/02
  • 4% spending increase proposed-1/10/02
  • State panel admonishes Canajoharie judge-1/9/02
  • Barone re-elected, despite board dissent-1/9/02
  • Defense targets trial's evidence-1/9/02
  • New supervisor in Glen focuses on development-1/8/02
  • Layoff worries advocate for Hispanics-1/5/02
  • Sinicropi says he's all ready to learn-1/4/02
  • Sch'dy woman admits to larceny-1/3/02
  • $5,000 donated for new canine-1/3/02
  • City Council votes to fill vacant seat-1/2/02
  • Jurczynski hails city's `new look'-1/2/02

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