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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 [...]

Two Suspicious Deaths Being Investigated in Rotterdam

Bryen — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:24:21 +0000

UPDATE at 7:30 PM: There are reports that a mother and daughter have been found strangled in the home. The initial call was to the fire department for a structure fire which was quickly put out when they arrived.

Vehicle Repo Scheme Lands Rotterdam Man In Jail

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:29:22 +0000

A Rotterdam man has been arraigned by the Rotterdam Police Department, after allegedly scheming some residents of the town out of more than $8,000. In a story that I saw on News 10 ABC, Patrick Walsh, who also went by several false names, including Pat Ferraro and Pat Love, went to several people and allegedly [...]

Another Day, Another Bear Spotted, This Time In Rotterdam

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:03:41 +0000

It’s been a few weeks since we’ve seen any bears in the Albany area, but there’s been another bear siting. This time it was in Rotterdam on Thursday night. In a story from News 10 ABC, the Rotterdam Police got quite a few calls about a bear walking through the western part of Rotterdam. The [...]

Jefferson Elementary Gives Exercise Advice In Song: Readin', Writin' and Rhymin' [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:24:24 +0000

Early to bed, early to rise-exercise, exercise, exercise! (I don’t know if that was the original saying, but I tweaked it!) Exercise has to begin with the young. How young? How about first graders? Not only are they great exercisers, they’re even better rhymers! I have done my share of songs with this fantastic teacher, [...]

Rotterdam – You've Made the Cut For "Your Town Thursday"

Richie Phillips — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:21:40 +0000

In a never-ending attempt to write a theme song for each and every Capital Region town, I present to you the latest request. A listener asked thru Facebook if I could write a little ditty about Rotterdam, NY. She also included a few facts to get it started. Hey - we're here to please!

Countryfest Announcement [PHOTOS]

Nick Lee — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:04:19 +0000

WGNA announced the 2011 Countryfest lineup Thursday at Tops Dinner. The Sean and Richie show was on hand to torture fans with anticipation of each name in the lineup (mostly Sean). For the first time this event was held at Tops American grill, bakery, and bar at 5 corners in Rotterdam N.Y. The wonderful Tops [...]