October 8, 2012
Half of Schenectady kids living in poverty, fracking decision apparently delayed, professor argues number of Lyme cases is much higher than reported, 10 years of YNN
Today is Columbus Day. Banks, many schools, and the post office are closed.
A little more than half of children in the city of Schenectady were living in poverty in 2011, according to figures from the Census Bureau. [TU]
The Cuomo administration's decision on whether to allow frack is on hold, Fred LeBrun says. "Sources close to the Cuomo administration" tell Fred Dicker the study of potential public health effects of fracking could hold up a decision until January or later. Andrew Cuomo recently said there has been "no step back" on the process. [TU] [NY Post] [AP/Troy Record]
Says a family member of one of the people who died in the Salem house blast that killed six people of the plea deal of 1-3 years in prison offered to Steven McComsey, accused of causing the explosion: "This is an insult to the dead." McComsey rejected the deal. [TU] [News10]
Schenectady police say a man was shot multiple times Friday afternoon in Hamilton Hill -- and Charles Bowman later died from his injuries (map). SPD says it has arrested a man, Terell Bethea, for being the alleged shooter. Bowman's aunt says Bowman had been trying to calm down Bethea after Bethea was angrily looking for answers related to a robbery. [Daily Gazette] [News10] [TU] [TU]
John Oliver at The Egg
Comedian John Oliver -- of Daily Show fame -- will be at The Egg January 11 (it doesn't appear the show has been posted there, yet). Tickets are $32.50. They go on sale this Friday (October 12).
As you probably know from the Daily Show, Oliver is British. He first got attention in the UK doing standup and a politics-themed comedy radio show. He joined the Daily Show in 2006. And he still co-hosts a satirical news podcast about US and UK events called The Bugle.
Jeff Dunham: Ventriloquist/comedian Jeff Dunham will be at the TU Center January 27. Tickets are $44.50. They go on sale this Friday.
Live Nation advertises on AOA.
photo: The Daily Show / John Oliver website
Yaddo's a landmark -- maybe an official one, eventually
Kirsten Gillibrand is pushing for Yaddo in Saratoga to become a National Historic Landmark. According to KG's letter to the federal Secretary of the Interior, the artists who have worked at Yaddo have collectively won "66 Pulitzer Prizes, 27 MacArthur Fellowships, 61 National Book Awards, 40 National Book Critics Circle Awards, 108 Rome Prizes, 51 Whiting Writers' Awards and a Nobel Peace Prize in Literature in 1976." [Kirsten Gillibrand office] Earlier: Wandering through Yaddo
My Exit: Matto LaQue
Tonight's My Exit DJ, Matto.
Today is kind of a holiday -- but not. Some people are working, others aren't, traffic patterns are weird. Things just generally seem a little out of order -- including My Exit. So here it is -- a little later in the day then usual -- a preview of tonight's WEXT My Exit show -- where the listeners get to pick their own playlists.
Tonight, a little punk, a little local and a little Halloween.
Tournament of Pizza 2012 brackets
It's that time.
If the leaves are turning, and the air is crisp, it must mean that most august of traditions has returned.
That's right -- the Tournament of Pizza, sponsored by Sunmark Federal Credit Union, is back.
Lots of plotlines for this year's field: Can 5th and 50 repeat as TOP champ? Will this finally be DeFazio's year? Who are the mystery entrants in this year's field?
Here's a breakdown of this year's brackets...
... said KGB about Drawing: What's something that brought you joy this year?