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CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The Sitterly Road Bridge has reopened after the Department of Transportation finished installing a temporary bridge. The bridge, which crosses the Adirondack Northway between Exit 9 and Exit 8A, was closed on April 14 after it was struck and damaged by a truck traveling southbound on Interstate 87. Department of Transportation officials say the temporary bridge is restricted for overweight/oversized loads and has a temporary speed limit of 30 mph.

He rallied for the troops and lied about his past Halfmoon-- Don Neddo, who always wanted to be a paratrooper, claimed to have fought in Korea By DENNIS YUSKO, Staff writer First published: Friday, April 11, 2003 Don Neddo, the force behind the region's biggest pro-U.S. troops rallies, will no longer organize the demonstrations after admitting Thursday that he fabricated his combat service. Neddo, 70, never parachuted into Korean enemy lines with the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade during the Korean War and never suffered frostbite overseas, as he claimed in a Times Union story on March 29. Neddo is not...

BACKING THE WAR (GLOBE) For troops, a show of support By Darryl McGrath, Globe Correspondent, 3/30/2003 CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. - The mother of two Army soldiers deployed for the war in Iraq, Kathy Buckley took the stage with a certain amount of pride yesterday at a rally to support the troops that drew an estimated 10,000 people to this small town near Albany. She hasn't heard from her son Daniel, 20, since he sent an e-mail three weeks ago as the Army's 181st Transportation Battalion prepared to head into Iraq. The last word from her son David, 23, with the...

Entertainment - AP Music Radio Host Organizing Pro-America Rallies Wed Mar 26, 2:20 PM ET By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press Writer PHILADELPHIA - Flag-draped "Rallies for America" across the country are drawing thousands of people to demonstrate support for U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf — a less visible counterpoint to the large crowds who have flocked to anti-war protests. AP Photo Many of the pro-military gatherings were originated by syndicated radio host Glenn Beck, whose Philadelphia-based show is heard in more than 100 markets. There have been nearly 20 in recent weeks, with organizers estimating total attendance into the...