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Beer Pong Without Beer?

Sean McMaster — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:51:51 +0000

I came across an article on the "Times Union" website about a professional beer pong tournament. It actually sounds like a lot of fun if you want to do it, it's at "Jillian's" tonight. The thing that stands our for me though is, there is no beer involved.

Nominate Your Workplace with the Times Union

GNA — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:58:43 +0000

The Times Union newspaper is looking for the best place to work in the Albany area. The first ever “Capital Region Top Workplaces” report will be released in the next couple of months.And the good news, the deadline for your workplace to get nominated has been extended to December 16th. In order to qualify, the organization/workplace needs [...]

Miranda Lambert Receives A Unique Countryfest Related Invitation

Jake Thomas — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:12:28 +0000

Teri Conroy who does some great “Farm Life” blogging for the Times Union had a great blog yesterday. She has a farm which she calls “Llama Land” and lives close enough to the Altamont Fairgrounds that she can hear the concert every year. Apparently she is a big Miranda Lambert fan and sent a very unique [...]

New York State Regent Exams to Evaluate Teachers

GNA — Tue, 17 May 2011 12:56:04 +0000

When I was in middle and high school, I remember coming home and saying to my parents, “it’s not my fault I’m not doing well in that class. The teacher stinks and so does their teaching!” But my Mom always told me that I needed to work harder at doing better with that subject and [...]

Law Breakers in Albany Area

GNA — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:15:34 +0000

Lots of people in and around the Capital Region breaking the law this week, according to the Times Union‘s Capital Region section. From embezzling to marijuana production, your neighbor could be accussed of a crime. In Queensbury, a man got in trouble for threatening a family court judge by calling a local television news station. [...]

Local Teen Lands Spot in 'Guinness Book of World Records' [VIDEO]

GNA — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:00:43 +0000

According to the Times Union, a local teenager now holds the “Guinness Book of World Record” for the longest one-finger spin of a book. 18-year old Sam Segal, a senior at Guilderland High School, set the record back in December at an event he staged in front of his classmates. Back then, he didn’t know if his [...]

Children Left in Car While Parents Go in Albany Bar

GNA — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:30:00 +0000

This local story is completely unfathomable. The Times Union reports that a local couple, Douglas and Sheryl Lindsey were arrested on April 12th for leaving their 15-month and 19-month old children in their car outside a bar while they went inside and had a few drinks. The bar was Tommy’s Place, 462 Albany Shaker Road. Apparently, a repair [...]

Parents Aren't Good at Dieting

GNA — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:00:54 +0000

A new survey found adults with young children have a harder time staying healthy and losing weight than adults without children. The survey was conducted using 1,520 people with an average age of 25. Most of the adults surveyed also had children who were eight 5 years of age or younger. What the survey found [...]

Brett Eldredge a Must See Star at Countryfest 2011

Jake Thomas — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:19:32 +0000

Warner Brothers music is a pretty happy place these days, especially when it comes to the country division of the label in Nashville. The captain of the ship is Blake Shelton, the reigning CMA Male Vocalist of The year and. Blake was also last year’s Countryfest headliner, and the finance of this year’s WGNA Countryfest 2011 [...]

Schenectady Woman-Driving Her Life Away Illegally Gets 9th DWI

Jake Thomas — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:19:51 +0000

I’m not going to quote Eddie Rabbit song lyrics, I promise. The Albany Times Union had a story today about a Schenectady woman who was arrested for her 9th DWI, a felony many times over and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. After the first 8 I think we would not expect her to [...]

Cooking The Books in Columbia County

Jake Thomas — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:07:45 +0000

Hey, I’m a little short this month. We’ve all said that before and will say it again many times in life. Nothing in this life is getting cheaper, and if you are an average working American like me you know that New York State’s tax structure doesn’t help your money go that far at all. [...]