All Over Albany

Cuomo names RFK Jr. to transition team, Jackson no longer highest paid president, money stolen for scholarship in honor of fallen soldier

Andrew Cuomo has named his former brother-in-law, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to his transition team. [State of Politics]

Chuck Schumer is calling for a federal investigation into the lead content in reusable grocery bags. [AP via WTEN]

New York won't be prosecuting Joe Bruno for allegedly using state employees for personal business, in spite of a proposal by the U.S. Attorney's office.[TU]

40 New York State security guards will lose their jobs as part of state worker layoffs. [The State Worker]

The absentee ballots have been counted in the race for the 109th Assembly seat and Bob Reilly held on to his job by 542 votes. [TU]

Newly elected Congressman Chris Gibson is preparing to represent the 20th congressional district. Among other moves, Gibson hired a former aide to Jerry Solomon -- who held the 20th Congressional District seat for 20 years. [TU]

Mario Cuomo won't go on CNN because of Elliot Spitzer. [NY Observer]

RPI president Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson's $1.6 million sallary no longer makes her the highest paid University President in the country. [TU]

Someone broke into Scallions Restaurant in Saratoga after last weeks charity event for the scholarship fund named for slain soldier David Taylor Miller and stole a safe containing between $1,500 and $1800 in cash. Twenty percent of the money earned that night was to go to the scholarship fund. [Saratogian]

The Rensselaer County man charged with throwing a teen into a fire last year was acquitted on all counts.[WTEN]

Police have identified the two people killed last week when a four seat plane crashed in Columbia County. [WNYT]

There were two other small plane accidents in Columbia County this weekend. In one incident, the pilot walked away uninjured, in the other two people were hospitalized. [TU]

A Schenectady man who pleaded guilty to drug charges is suing the city for $300,000. He says a police search connected with the case violated his civil rights. [Gazette $]

Two Albany men were arrested for criminal possession of a stolen Ken Griffey Jr. baseball card. [TU]

The chalk drawings of people in downtown Saratoga Springs this week are part of a guerilla marketing campaign to call attention to homelessness in the city. [Saratogian]

The Hannah's Hope Foundation is applying for another Pepsi Refresh Grant. [YNN]

A 6 thousand square foot home on the GE realty plot that was assessed at $389,000sold this weekend for $158,000. [WNYT]

The Rensselaer County School district bought an $80,000 Steinway piano for $1,000. [CBS 6]

The Niskayuna Coop is 67. [Gazette $]

Polar bears expected Saturday at Lake George. [Saratogian]