Man dies after tower touches power lines
Friday May 25 | via Albany Times Union
Firefighters extinguish flames after a light tower touched powerlines on Route 4 in East Greenbush, electrocuting a highway worker and igniting a fire. Comment?
Man dies after tower touches power lines
Friday May 25 | via Albany Times Union
Firefighters extinguish flames after a light tower touched powerlines on Route 4 in East Greenbush, electrocuting a highway worker and igniting a fire. Comment?
Upstate NY worker dies when gear hits power line
Friday May 25 | via MyFoxNY
A worker lowering a light tower has been electrocuted after it touched a power line and caught fire at a construction site in eastern New York. Comment?
Construction worker electrocuted in East Greenbush
Friday May 25 | via FOX23
A Rensselaer County man was electrocuted Friday morning while doing work on a new roundabout in East Greenbush. Comment?
Man electrocuted, killed while working on Rt. 4 in E...
Friday May 25 | via WTEN-TV Albany
NEWS10 is told a man had been killed from being electrocuted while working in East Greenbush Friday morning. Comment?
Power restored in Rensselaer County
Tuesday May 22 | via Albany Times Union
Power is back on for more than 8,100 customers in Rensselaer County who lost power late Monday night, according to National Grid . Comment?
NY Heritage Weekend being held at 150-plus sites
Saturday May 19 | via WTEN-TV Albany
More than 150 organizations are taking part in New York's third annual Heritage Weekend, a celebration of the Empire State's history and culture. Comment?
Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week in NY
Saturday May 19 | via WTEN-TV Albany
The metallic green beetle has already killed millions of trees in the United States since it was discovered in 2002. Comment?
'Lifesaver' joins EMT arsenal to fight drug overdoses
Friday May 18 | via Albany Times Union
Driver Rudy Jahn stands with EMTs Carolyn Fleming and Paul Glasser, who are holding the drug Naloxone hydrochloride, at the Hoags Corners ambulance garage Friday, May 18, 2012 in East Nassau, N.Y. The Hoags Corners EMTs are part of a pilot program that allows EMTs to administer a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose. Comment?
Man invents hunting chair: Hopes for success
Friday May 18 | via WTEN-TV Albany
EAST GREENBUSH, NY. "It's a product I developed for hunting," Richie Birch says as he strapped his invention to a tree. Comment?
Rensselaer judge cited in ticket scheme
Friday May 11 | via Berkshire Eagle
The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct has recommended removing a Rensselaer County town justice from the bench for her involvement in two ticket-fixing cases. Comment?
Town Justice Resigns OCA Job After Ticket-Fixing Det...
Thursday May 10 | via Law.com
A court system employee who provided training and support services for local municipal justices resigned yesterday after the Commission on Judicial Conduct recommended her removal as a part-time town justice for fixing traffic tickets. Comment?
NY commission recommends removal of town judge
Thursday May 10 | via KRMG-AM Tulsa
The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct has recommended removing a Rensselaer County town justice from the bench for her involvement in two ticket-fixing cases. Comment?
Cops: Two drug rings busted in East Greenbush
Tuesday May 8 | via Albany Times Union
After more than a month of surveillance, police busted two alleged small-scale drug rings Monday night and Tuesday morning, resulting in seven arrests. Comment?
Friday May 4 | via Albany Times Union
Former Albany police Officer Paul Pierce , who took the stand while on trial in Rensselaer County last month and denied he abused a 16-year-old boy, has now admitted in another court that he abused the teen. Comment?