Green Island News

AN 18-YR-OLD MAN FROM GREEN ISLAND, WHO ESCAPED FROM POLICE CUSTODY PRIOR TO AN APPEARANCE IN WATERVLIET CITY COURT THIS MORNING, HAS BEEN RE-CAPTURED. POLICE SAY JASON GIBSON WAS LOCATED INSIDE A DRAINAGE PIPE ALONG THE SHORE OF THE HUDSON RIVER IN HIS UNDERWEAR, ABOUT THREE HOURS AFTER HE WENT OUT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE.

Police are searching now along the Hudson River for an escapee. A State Police helicopter is hovering over the river and Interstate 787 as authorities search for the suspect just north of the Congress Street Bridge.

A tradition of the local political culture is to eat a spaghetti lunch at St. Mary's Catholic Church on the afternoon before Election Day and return for dinner if you're running for office.

Jake Dominello had one of those experiences Thursday that you can only have on a field trip.

The Green Island Power Authority is one step closer to getting the federal license revolked for Brookfield Renewable Power's 39 megawatt School Street hydro plant just below the Cohoes Falls on the Mohawk River.

Timing and logistics are playing a major role in how supporters and those who oppose President Barack Obama are responding to his planned visit on Monday.

Is it a publicity stunt? A sincere political event? Or some combination of the two? You decide.

Nothing says Albany like a mother and daughter sporting duck bills as they enjoy the Albany Aqua Ducks tour.

Pop culture icon, Darryl McDaniels from legendary hip hop group, Run DMC, announces he will be rocking a new look and rolling on a new ride to raise money for his Felix Foundation.

During the Senate coup, News Talk 590 host Jackie Donovan was so frustrated with Albany politicians, she could have taken over a small municipality.

Lydall Performance Materials has officially opened its new needled fiber product operationat its Green Island, NY facility.

Don't be surprised to see firefighters from two departments staffing a new 95-foot aerial ladder truck when it rolls out of the city firehouse.

ING Civil won the contract to replace the Bridge Avenue bridge in Cohoes. Expected cost: $8.4 million; their bid: $6.7 million.

Fire crews are still on the scene of a three-alarm fire at Peoples Avenue and 9th Street in Troy.

Of all people, a judge should have known better than to do what Albany Family Court Judge Gerard Maney was accused of last month: not just driving with ability impaired, but, after coming upon a police sobriety checkpoint, taking extraordinary measures to avoid it.

GREEN ISLAND Albany County Family Court Judge Gerard Maney initially refused a breath test at a sobriety checkpoint on the Green Island Bridge last month -- then tested at nearly twice the legal limit after drinking mouthwash, court papers show.

Fire consumed a portion of the city's architectural and culinary history Friday morning.

From left, Mukund Shah and D.M. Patel look at the water that is completely surrounding their home on Sylvan Ave.

For a time, the city of Albany was top dog when it came to drinking water. But this year, the Latham Water District won the taste test.

Albany County Family Court Judge Gerard Maney was arrested Thursday night in Green Island on a charge of DWAI, County Sheriff James Campbell has confirmed to CBS 6 News.