Woman critical after crash with FedEx truck,Cuomo seeks Women's Equality ballot line, FAA investigtes Schenectady drone, a museum for Wild Windy Bill McKay
An 82 year old woman is in critical condition after she had to be cut out of her car when shecrashed into a FedEx delivery truck at high speed on Sheridan Avenue Wednesday morning. [News 10][TU]
Police are on the lookout for two suspects who led them on a car chase from Watervliet through Troy, knocking down utility poles and causing power outages. The chase ended when the driver crashed into a house, but the suspects escaped. [News 10]
The Albany Damien Center, whose building on South Lake Ave burned down nearly a year ago, is seeking to move its headquarters into a former Mormon Church on Madison Avenue.[TU]
A Doctor testified on Wednesday that Pablo Cruz was lying when he claimed he was suddenly paralyzed as he was about to be taken into police custody following the hit-and -run that claimed the life of a 45 year old bicyclist in 2012.[TU]
Neighbors of the South Allen Street apartment complex proposed by the former head of the Albany Buildings Department are mounting a late bid to stop the project, claiming they were not properly notified and citing concerns about the impact on wetlands and groundwater. [TU]
Andrew Cuomo is expected to announce a new ballot line today -- The Women's Equality party.[NYP]
East Greenbush residents opposed to the proposed casino in the town, are claiming the property in question is not properly zoned for the project. [WNYT]
The Public Employees Federation has filed a grievance , claiming the Cuomo administration's use of surveillance cameras to gather evidence against employees who were allegedly taking time off from work improperly is a violation of its labor contract.[TU]
A Troy man will spend ten years in prison after admitting he stabbed a man
in the neck last year because he thought the man was dating his ex girlfriend. [TU]
Federal authorities seized a Land Rover belonging to an Albany man on Tuesday, claiming he may have been the victim of an illegal importing scheme. [TU]
Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia now has the approval of the city's planning and city council finance committees to enter into a contract with a consulting firm to develop a comprehensive plan for the city. The full city council will vote on the resolution next week. [Record]
Bethesda Episcopal Church in Saratoga is selling three properties in downtown Saratoga -- two of them to the owners of the Adelphi Hotel -- to raise money to build a new parish hall.[Saratogian]
The Public Authorities Control Board has approved $255 million loan of federal water-quality funds to the Thruway Authority for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement.[TU]
Crews made quick work of an early morning house fire in Niskayuna.
An Albany woman in need of a kidney is advertising on billboards and buses. [News 10]
A social media campaign is underway to get the town of Colonie to acquire the carousel from Hoffman's Playland.
Speaking of Hoffman's, what if the site became a walkable downtown for Colonie?[TU]
A drone used to shoot video of last weekend's Schenectady County SummerNight street festival has drawn the attention of the FAA. [Gazette]
The Great Escape will honor the late Marshal Wild Windy Bill McKay by naming a museum exhibition hall for him today.[Gazette]
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I realize that technically that area (much like most of the area between Latham and Albany, it seems) is Colonie, but really, Hoffman's Playland can't be "Colonie" to most people around here. It's functionally surrounded on all sides by Latham, Loudonville and Menands.
The article really should have been "A walkable downtown for Loudonville?"
... said Alex on Jul 17, 2014 at 4:13 PM | link