Woman charged with starving mother, bus fares probably going up, farmers market staying for now, Rats game goes on and on and on
An Albany woman has been indicted on charges that she allowed her elderly mother to starve to death. [TU]
Facing a budget gap, CDTA says it's very likely that fares will have to go up sometime during the next year. Bus fares haven't increased since 1995. (Does it pay to take the bus to work?) [TU]
The Town of Colonie is close to selling Heritage Park to Albany County for $2.7 million. The money would be used to pay down the town's $18 million budget deficit. [Daily Gazette]
The Troy Farmers Market will be staying in its regular location for at least the first few months of the summer. Construction of a hotel will eventually bump the market someplace else. [TU]
A developer is proposing to build a new five-story office building at the corner of New Scotland and Myrtle across from Albany Med. [TU]
It sounds like a N. Greenbush town "workshop" didn't work very well. The meeting ended with the town supervisor locking himself in a room and the town attorney storming off in his car -- all while a TV reporter chased after them. [Troy Record]
The River Rats lost last night in a game that went to five overtimes. It was the longest game in AHL history. [Daily Gazette]
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