Halacy back in jail on burglary charge, pro-casino group forms in Saratoga,Rotterdam keeps EMS, an invite to go sledding
John Halacy - the Rensselaer man who avoided rape charges due to a paperwork error by the Rensselaer County DA's office - is back in jail. Halacy and his brother, Raymond Halacy, along with 18 year old Andre Beverly were arrested in connection with a Thanksgiving Day Burglary. [TU][WNYT]
The Brooklyn man who stole credit card information from customers at the Golden Town Buffet in Bethlehem was sentenced in Albany County Court on Wednesday to 1/3 to 7 years in prison. [YNN]
A pro casino group has formed in Saratoga to counter the efforts of Saratogians Against Vegas style Expansion. [TU][Saratogian]
A Rochester commercial builder with ties to casino companies has approached the owners of the former Tobin First Prize packing plant about possible casino development. [TU]
Schenectady school superintendent Larry Spring is headed to Manhattan on Friday
to meet with the Federal Office of Civil Rights and lodge a complaint alleging the current process of distributing state aid discriminates against districts with large numbers of minority students. [TU]
A White Plains man pleaded guilty to felony money laundering on Wednesday, admitting that he scammed an 89-year old Albany woman out of nearly $8,000 after telling her she'd won a a sweepstakes prize. [TU]
The Gallupville man accused of extracting three adult front teeth from the mouth of the eight-year-old mentally disabled girl in his care, was indicted on Wednesday on two counts of assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. A fund has been set up to help the girl. [WNYT][YNN][TU]
A man who was recently released from prison after serving a sentence for burglary is back in trouble after police arrested him for peeping through windows near Morris and Lark Streets on Tuesday. [WNYT]
A former stockbroker, who spent three years in prison for scamming clients at First Albany Corp in the 90s , is being investigated for allegedly looting a Colonie-based technology company.[TU]
Police in Troy are looking for a man who called a high school girl over to his car near Lansingburgh High on Wednesday morning as he was masturbating in the vehicle. [Record]
A judge in Saratoga County is refusing to dismiss a probation violation against
the Greenfield woman convicted of not properly caring for her horses. As part of her sentence Ann Arnold is not supposed to keep horses but more horses have since been discovered on her farm. [WNYT]
The Rotterdam board voted Wednesday to keep the Rotterdam Emergency Medical Service rather than signing with the for-profit Mohawk Ambulance. A standing room only crowd turned out in Rotterdam on Wednesday night to support the not-for -profit REMS - which has been providing ambulance service to the town since FDR was president. [YNN] [WNYT]
A Lansingburgh man did on Wednesday after a medical condition caused him to crash his car into a pole on 112th street in Troy.[TU]
Senator Liz Krueger is pushing a proposal to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana in New York State, but a spokesman for the Cuomo administration calls the bill a "non-starter". [TU][Journal News]
Chuck Schumer is proposing a five year plan that will restore $40 million in funding to ambulance companies statewide - including $3 million in the Capital Region.[TU]
A survey by the New York State School Boards Association shows most school board members in New York State are opposed to plans to digitize student data, from test scores to attendance records. [TU]
Shelter Enterprises of Cohoes has been fined $33,000 by New York State, after an investigation showed that it released pentane into the air irritation of the respiratory tract, drowsiness, headache, dizziness, a burning sensation in the chest, unconsciousness and in extreme cases coma and death.[Record]
In an act of protest against the NY Safe Act, the Rensselaer County legislature voted on Wednesday to bar the use of the county seal in any enforcement act. [Record]
Saratoga County Supervisors approved a $313 million 2014 budget on Wednesday.[Gazette]
A pair of Skidmore College researchers have received a patent for a weight loss antioxidant. [News 10]
The TU Center will host the NCAA women's basketball tournament in 2015 and men's hockey tournament in 2016.[TU]
An invitation to go sledding on an Altamont hill.[TU]
... said KGB about Drawing: What's something that brought you joy this year?