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At Least Two People Dead And One Missing After A Plane Crash In Fulton County

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sat, 25 May 2013 13:04:11 +0000

A plane crash near Route 29, the Royal Mountain Campsite and Ephratah, New York, has taken the life of two people. Authorities are still searching for another person. In a story from the Times Union, a Piper PA 35 airplane crashed around 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 24, 2013, at the start of the Memorial Day [...]

Taste Of Country Music Festival At Hunter Mountain? Where The Heck Is That?

Richie Phillips — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:30:00 +0000

There are many that are asking this question. Where the heck IS Hunter Mountain? It sounds like it’s a day trip from the Albany area! Heck no! Check this out from Google Maps: Just a little over an hour from Albany. That’s it! it’s a fairly straight run too. There’s also a very nice website [...]

Pittsfield Army Soldier Laid To Rest

Jake Thomas — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:35:53 +0000

Yesterday the streets of Pittsfield mass were lined with residents holding American flags as a fallen soldier made the ride for the last time.The death of US Army Specialist Mitchell Daehling of Dalton, Massachusetts gave his life for us all in the line of duty. He was killed in Army service in Afghanistan when an [...]

Niskayuna's School Budget Voted Down – Wow!

Richie Phillips — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:26:50 +0000

As a Niskayuna resident (and a former teacher, no less) who has put a child through their fantastic school system, I’m having a hard time with this subject. Actually, a VERY hard time. Somehow, we’ve become THAT family – the now empty nesters who put a child through a school system that gave him the [...]

More Flood Photos From WGNA

Jake Thomas — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:03:44 +0000

Our Chief Engineer Matt Shea was stuck in the middle of the Route 20 Flooding and took some awesome exclusive photos of the water ripping through the area. He also passed along this information. Be careful out there and watch for standing water on the roadways, you don’t know how deep it is.

Flash Flood Warning Posted Amongst Others – Local Weather [UPDATE]

Jake Thomas — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:29:55 +0000

Update 4:50pm: Our chief engineer Matt Shea at WGNA just sent the following: Route 20 is closed due to a flash flood at Rt 406/Gifford Church Rd. Emergerncy services are on the scene. Pictures attached. ______________________________________________________ Update:4:10pm Our Chief Engineer from WGNA Matt SHea just sent us the following. Route 20 is Closed due to [...]

Reports Of Tornado Spotted in Copake [UPDATE]

Jake Thomas — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:24:16 +0000

Update 5:48pm – According to News 10 ABC a tornado was reported as touching down in Copake, NY earlier this afternoon and areas south of Albany and in Mass are under a tornado warning. Those details here . _____________________________________________________ Update 5:41pm Flood Advisory Issued for portions of Central and Southern New York State. Details from [...]

Richie Writes Song With Kids From Indian Lake Virtually Thanks To NERIC: Reading, Writing and Rhyming

Richie Phillips — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:38 +0000

Another first, ladies and gentlemen. Through the use of magic teleconferencing technology at NERIC (Northeastern Regional Information Center) in Albany, I was able to pull this off. This was a blast to try out. You can see the results below. OK, so here’s what happened. I got an email from a very nice teacher WAY [...]

A Proud Parent Moment: My Son's Graduation From Plattsburgh State University

Richie Phillips — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:12:38 +0000

Has anyone out there experienced this moment – seeing your child walk up onto that stage and receive his college diploma? Are you able to write about it without welling up and slobbering all over your computer keyboard? Well if you can, then you’re a better man than I. Our son, Ben, finally did it, [...]

62 Year-Old Latham Landmark Is Damaged By Fire

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:15:29 +0000

An Albany area building which houses two businesses, and was considered a landmark was destroyed by fire. I saw a posting on Face Book that stated “Goodbye Handy Andy”. That raised my curiosity.

Deal With Oneidas Reached With Governor Cuomo – $50 Million A Year Coming To State

Jake Thomas — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:53:15 +0000

According to the few details that are available right now there is a revenue deal in place between New York State and the Oneida Indian Nation of Central New York. The deliberations have been going on for a while, and were getting tense at times. According to this story the Oneida’s will be paying in [...]

Feds Want States To Lower Blood Alcohol Thresholds For DWI

Jake Thomas — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:15:21 +0000

If this goes through many will be happy, and many will be unemployed as most business experts feel bars and taverns will be out of business in short order with a few exceptions. Federal safety experts want states to lower the threshold for DWI from .05 blood alcohol content to .08 blood alcohol content. See [...]

I'm Getting A Powerball Ticket – Huge Jackpot On The Line Tonight

Jake Thomas — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:41:00 +0000

The Powerball jackpot is huge heading into this Wednesday’s drawing and well worth a $2 investment for me on the ride home. I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking that small investment and dreams of hitting the jackpot are worth it. $360 million dollars will be up fro grabs when the Powerball drawing is [...]

More Issues With The Demolition Of St. Patrick's Church In Watervliet [VIDEO]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:13:59 +0000

I think that it’;s common knowledge about the demolition of St. Patrick’s Church in Watervliet. I told you a story about it when they were ready to start the work. Since demolition started, there have been a few set backs. There was another on Friday, May 10, 2013. In a story that I saw on [...]

Some Local High Schools Have Made The Grade – Top 2000

Jake Thomas — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:56:15 +0000

Seeing that there are tens of thousands of high schools in America cracking the top 2000 is truly an accomplishment. Some of our local schools right here at home should be proud as they have found spots on the list. Teachers, Superintendents and taxpayers should all be happy. This list is from Newsweek, a very [...]

Albany Tulip Festival Is This Weekend

Jake Thomas — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:00:59 +0000

The colors will be beautiful as hundreds of thousands of tulips will be bursting throughout Washington Park this weekend. May 11th and 12th bring the family to downtown Albany and Washington Park for the 65th Annual Albany Tulip Festival. Make sure you bring your camera because you will not able to resist taking tons of [...]

Siena Baseball Team Shave Heads For A Great Cause

Jake Thomas — Mon, 06 May 2013 23:00:22 +0000

When you’re on the Siena campus the mens baseball team members will be easy to spot.Why? They are all bald. They had their heads shaved to raise money for cancer research and awareness in the community. The guys raised $4,400 as of this weekend and when their Saturday game against Canisius ended they all sat [...]

A Boy Was Allegedly Forced To Lick A School Desk Clean In A Troy School

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:51:47 +0000

This has got to be one of the most disgusting things that I have ever heard. A 10 year old boy that’s a student at Public School 16 in Troy was caught drawing on his desk, and was allegedly told by his teacher to lick his desk clean. I saw this in a story [...]

An Albany Area Bowling League That Went Rogue – And We Are A Proud Part

Richie Phillips — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:41:16 +0000

Bowling is a great sport. No kidding. It IS a sport, you know! Sometimes it can be a little demanding, and the rules can be restrictive. That’s why we went “rogue” and it’s been a blast. We were recruited by our good friends, Ruth and Miike Schulman to join this group. Glad we did. Here [...]

Fire In Cohoes Destroyed A Two Family Home Thankfully Everyone Is Safe

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 05 May 2013 00:33:19 +0000

On Saturday afternoon, May 4, 2013, firefighters were called to a house fire at 90 – 92 Manor Avenue in Cohoes. In a story from the Times Union, a couple of the people that lived in the house were alerted by some neighbors that knocked on the door of the burning structure, and got out [...]