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ALBANY — There will be three key numbers when Gov. Andrew Cuomo reveals his 2018-19 budget plan at 1 p.m. Tuesday from the State Museum.

SCHENECTADY - Mark McCracken, a city police lieutenant who was once a finalist for the chief's position, was charged with violating an order of protection during a confrontation with his ex-wife at the Union College hockey rink.McCracken was released on his own recognizance after a brief appearance in City Court.

BETHLEHEM -- All lanes have reopened after a water main break was repaired on Route 85 (New Scotland Road) westbound between Caldwell Boulevard and Southwood Drive on Tuesday, the state Department of Transportation reported.

COLONIE -- Police are looking for a man seen about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the backyard of a home on Miller Road near Johnson Road.A Miller Road resident reported seeing the man approach his back door and try to open it. The man saw the resident and left on foot toward Johnson Road.

ALBANY — Harry Rosenfeld could not believe he was growing moist in the eyes while he watched the movie "The Post." This was fiction and he had a front-row seat to history in the making as a Washington Post editor during the Vietnam War era interpreted by director Steven Spielberg's film.

ALBANY — Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of a career criminal charged with the stabbing murder of a homeless man on Grand Street on June 25, 2017.Richard Quinn, 64, a four-time felon with upward of 19 convictions overall, faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Marc Douglas, 47.

The Dave Matthews Band will be making their annual foray to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center this summer with two 8 p.m. shows on Friday, July 13, and Saturday, July 14.Tickets for the Live Nation concerts run from $45.50 to $115 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com and 1-800-745-3000.

Jack White, the former frontman of the White Stripes, plans to play a May 27 show at Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown, according to Rolling Stone.White, who will soon release a new solo album "Boarding House Reach," has rarely performed in upstate New York and the Memorial Day weekend stop is his first at Ommegang.

The nation's top court will not hear former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's corruption case.The U.S. Supreme Court denied Silver's appeal for a review, which he filed over the summer after a mid-level federal court ordered a retrial.

BOSTON - General Electric Co. CEO John Flannery hinted on Tuesday that he is no longer wed to the idea that the company will remain a large conglomerate focusing on power, aviation and health care.