Carelessly discarded” fireworks caused a fire that destroyed two houses in Schenectady on Friday, according to the fire chief ...

Over the years, Mrs. George Burns has accumulated an overflow of nostalgia—good times, well-used gags and trademarked nitwitticisms that made her vaudeville’s, radio’s and TV’s longest ...

Schenectady Fire Chief George Burns said a pick-up truck crashed into a house early Saturday morning at 1035 Van Velsen Street, causing the house to catch fire.

SCHENECTADY — Thirty-year Schenectady Fire Department veteran George Burns has been selected to serve as the city’s new fire chief, succeeding former chief Donald Mareno. Burns, who previously ...