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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 [...]

Local Brewery Interested in Cohoes Armory

Jake Thomas — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:00:28 +0000

The Cohoes Armory has been sitting vacant for some time now. That may be changing soon.A local brewery Raven’s Head Brewery is interested in the site which they feel fits their needs. There was original interest in the St. Joseph’s Church site, but talks broke down in regards to that site which led them to [...]

Can Richie Sing 20 Small Town Theme Songs In 60 Seconds? Let's Find Out [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:20:20 +0000

This was a big challenge. I mean, why do people climb Mount Everest? Because it’s THERE, that’s why. So I climbed my own mountain. I wanted to see if I could do a 20 song medley of Your Town Thursday songs. I hope you like it. This was about 4 hours of my life [...]

Cohoes Hostage Situation

Bryen — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:22:05 +0000

UPDATE @ 2:20PM It appears that the situation is over. Police now have a suspect in custody after surrounding the Cohoes home he was held up in. Information was scarce but the suspect was allegedly involved with an overnight robbery in which an elderly man was assaulted. Even though the SWAT team was on hand including [...]

Emergency Alert System For Cohoes

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:31:29 +0000

One Albany area city will is going to get a new system that will let it’s residents know about emergency alerts. In a story that I saw in the Times Union, Cohoes will be working with a Delmar based company to set up a system called BroadcastBlast. The city has signed a $10,000 deal to [...]

Catchy New Theme Song For Cohoes: Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:50:50 +0000

I'm starting to slowly lose count of how many songs I now have under my belt, but each one has been a blast to do and quite a learning experience at that. Once again, I was inundated with information, and due to constraints for time, I could barely touch the surface here, but I really appreciate everyone who contributed. Now-on with the song!

Father & Daughter Arrested After Traffic Stop & More News Near Albany

GNA — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:15:19 +0000

Coxsackie – State police arrested a father and daughter Monday morning after 40-pounds of marijuana disguised as candy were found in the trunk of their car. 48-year old Gary Fox and 24-year old Kayla Fox were arrested. The drugs in the car were camouflaged as hard candy similar in looks to a Jolly Rancher. Mixed with [...]

Cohoes Is the Next Town To Get Their Own Theme Song: Your Town Thursday [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:45:13 +0000

Today kicks off another edition of “Your Town Thursday”, and I’m putting out the call early to get some information for next week. This is actually the second time I’ve written something for this wonderful Capital Region city. The first time created a little bit of controversy. Several years ago I did a little ditty [...]

An Albany Area Clerk Helped Get A Drunk Driver Arrested

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:31:15 +0000

It was 4:00 a.m. on November 30, and a man tried to buy beer, but the sales clerk refused to sell it to him. The story continues because the clerk called Cohoes Police and gave a description of the car Michael Larsen was driving. From a story on News10ABC, this happened at the A-Plus Sunoco [...]

Train Car Accident in Cohoes – Update

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:03:16 +0000

Last night I told you about a car getting hit by a train on New Cortland Street in Cohoes, which could be heard from a distance away, throughout the city. An update for this story has made it an even sadder one. It has been confirmed that an elderly woman was killed and her husband, [...]

Train Car Accident in Cohoes

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:45:54 +0000

A train and car have collided earlier this evening in Cohoes. In a story from our friends at WTEN, the accident happened about 7:00 p.m. this evening. There have been reports of three people being pulled from the scene, and a couple on stretchers, and as of this time, that’s all we know about any [...]

Sean And Richie Show Wants To Put Your Local Capital Region Town On The Map [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Thu, 12 May 2011 21:36:11 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen, we at the Sean and Richie Show feel that small town America has been grossly overlooked. We want to give publicity to your little corner of the world. What makes your town unique? What funny quirks does it possess (like the broken traffic light that hasn't been fixed?-The potholes bigger than the Grand Canyon?) Well, here's your chance!