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  • The Bloody Fingernails of David Soares [Albany County District Attorney]

    03/28/2012 2:55:43 PM PDT · by Fitzy_888 · 3 replies
    Soares Spot ^ | March 26, 2012 | Prudently Anonymous
    Everybody knows we like to laugh it up here on SoaresSpot on any number of different topics. But this is not one of those times. What I'm about to write below compels nothing other than sober awareness for Albany County voters. That's because there is no funny or jovial element to this story, no appropriately humorous images or photoshopping--absolutely nothing about this incident can be processed and construed that way. Notwithstanding our comprehensive absence of faith in everything about David Soares, this is truly stunning--even for him. In my lap I've this package somebody sent my way the other day....
  • Steve Israel:: Cuomo, legislators lied to us, cut deal

    03/16/2012 4:13:32 PM PDT · by SJackson · 4 replies
    Times Herald-Record ^ | 03/16/12 | Steve Israel
    Governor Cuomo caved. Our lawmakers lied. After more than a year of fresh air in Albany — led by a governor who passed gay marriage, reformed ethics laws and capped property taxes — the state capitol again stinks. After midnight on Thursday, and behind closed doors, the proverbial three men in a room — Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — cut a deal carving legislative election districts that virtually assures the lawmakers who approved it will be running things for years. Instead of forming an independent panel to create districts that actually represent the...
  • Video: New York Senator to Occupy Albany - 'Getting a Job Would Be a Good Idea'

    02/07/2012 4:58:55 AM PST · by rustyweiss74 · 3 replies
    Mental Recession ^ | 02/07/2012 | Rusty
    Why would you assume that people with the ability to constantly interrupt government workers mid-day, and with the ability to camp out in a park for months at a time, wouldn't have jobs? Occupy Albany got their much needed dose of media attention (video below) this morning when they interrupted budget talks in the capital. The attention-whoring featured the usual slapstick, including mic checks and the repetition of short phrases (because saying it twice makes it seem more intelligent), but the interview after the incident was where the real entertainment came through. When asked about the interruption and the tactics...
  • Albany Police Chief Shames Councilmen For Support Of Occupy

    01/10/2012 7:16:00 PM PST · by SWAMPSNIPER · 4 replies
    BREITBART TV ^ | Jan 10,2012 | swampsniper
    Police chief takes on city council.
  • Chief takes on council critics (Chief Blasts OWS Supporting Council.)

    01/10/2012 5:03:10 AM PST · by willamedwardwallace · 7 replies
    Time Union ^ | 1-6-2012 | JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST
    ALBANY — Police Chief Steven Krokoff roared to the defense of his department Thursday night, singling out city lawmakers by name in a blistering speech as he accused two of being "too weak to stand for the truth" and capitalizing on recent traumas for their own political gain. The normally mild-mannered chief's scorching offensive, which he began by citing the number of officers injured in the line of duty in each of the last two years, seemed to stun some members of the Common Council, who had summoned Krokoff before them to explain his department's actions during the Dec. 22...
  • Albany Police Chief on Occupy [want-a-be community maven police chief finally fight-in back]

    01/05/2012 10:46:15 PM PST · by Fitzy_888 · 7 replies
    Fox 23 ^ | Torie Wells
    "On Thursday, the 22nd, I was pepper sprayed. I was grabbed by the back of the neck and thrown to the ground by police officers," said Colin Donnaruma, an Occupy Albany member. We have heard stories like that since the December day occupiers were told it was time to leave Academy Park. The Albany Police Chief and City answered questions about what they say happened leading up to the police and protester clash. "The initial police presence was minimal because I did not want to create a confrontational atmosphere. As more protesters arrived at the park and the crowd began...
  • Occupier targets police officer

    01/03/2012 2:35:01 PM PST · by Fitzy_888 · 30 replies
    Fox 23 News ^ | 12/30/2011 | Reported by: Paul Merrill
    The wanted poster asks for Albany Police Officer Richard Gorleski's address, phone numbers, and email address as well as a map to his home and a picture of it. Occupy Albany member Bradley Russell admits he made the poster and posted it on Facebook. "I have made no threats and I don't want any threats made," Russell tells FOX23 News. "I have no intention of going after this man. On the other hand, if a peaceful drum circle were to show up at his house one day and protest his actions individually [...] I think that would be a legitimate...
  • Mayor, police chief defend action to dismantle Occupy Albany (NY)

    12/23/2011 2:58:21 PM PST · by NYer · 5 replies
    Times Union ^ | December 23, 2011 | JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST
    Under the watchful eye of the Albany Police, members of the Albany Department of General Services remove the tents and anything related to the encampment of Occupy Albany from Academy Park in Albany, N.Y. Dec. 22, 2011. Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Mayor-police-chief-defend-action-to-dismantle-2421993.php#ixzz1hOuP6mea ALBANY — Mayor Jerry Jennings on Friday morning defended the city's dismantling of the Occupy Albany encampment, saying he believes police officers showed restraint and that the protesters forced they city's hand."There was no legal ambush," Jennings said Friday morning on his weekly radio show on Talk 1300. "Everybody that was involved in this knew that the deadline was the...
  • A permanent occupation? (Occupy Albany protesters planning to build on site)

    10/31/2011 11:48:22 AM PDT · by NYer · 28 replies
    Times Union ^ | October 31, 2011 | Jimmy Velkind
    Soojee Eckhardt-Rigberg of Albany plays with her dog Obi near her tent (not shown) on snow remaining from the previous night's surprise snowstorm, at the Occupy Albany encampment in Academy Park on Sunday Oct. 30, 2011 in Albany, NY. She has been camped there since last Friday, the first day of the protest. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union ) ALBANY -- They have tents and propane space heaters, but demonstrators at Occupy Albany are considering more permanent shelter: either a walled canvas tent or a wooden yurt, complete with a stove."I think yesterday showed us it's going to get quite...
  • Wild party not Trinity's doing [4 stabbed, gun fire, at "stop-the-violence" party]

    08/31/2011 7:48:29 PM PDT · by Fitzy_888 · 5 replies
    Albany TU ^ | Tuesday, August 30, 2011 | JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST Staff writer
    ALBANY -- A "rogue" now-former security guard at the Trinity Alliance was behind a large party that erupted into a brawl and ended early Saturday with four young men stabbed, a Trinity official said. Trinity CEO Harris Oberlander said the so-called stop-the-violence party -- which was advertised on fliers and on Facebook using the organization's former name, the Trinity Institution -- was "totally, totally a fraudulent operation that had nothing to do with any of us." Oberlander said the party organizer, whom he declined to name but said had worked at Trinity for more than a year, has been fired...
  • CONFIDENTIAL: Sexual Harassment Investigation [Dem Legislator’s husband a childcare provider.]

    08/17/2011 5:20:00 PM PDT · by Fitzy_888 · 8 replies
    Google Documents ^ | NA | AMTRAK Dispute Resolution
    See scanned documents detailing the Elijah Willingham Sexual Harassment Claim (Google Documents): https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B0Q-lAhWOW_WMTQxYTU3NTYtZWE5ZS00OWM1LWI0Y2YtZmJiZjZmZDdhYTEw&hl=en_US
  • Lawmaker's child care deal draws critics

    08/10/2011 7:35:00 PM PDT · by Fitzy_888 · 4 replies
    Albany TU ^ | Friday, August 5, 2011 | By CAROL DEMARE Staff writer
    ALBANY -- The husband of County Legislator Wanda Willingham was paid more than $45,000 over three years by the county Social Services Department to care for the couple's grandchildren through a program that helps working mothers. But, while it is legal, the arrangement has raised eyebrows. Willingham is chairwoman of the Legislature's Social Services Committee, which in December approved an annual payment of $233,000 from the county to the Capital District Child Care Council. The council provides registration, training, investigations and approves child care providers for county Social Services. Elijah Willingham, the lawmaker's husband, was approved by the council and...
  • Bishop Hubbard to Celebrate Mass for Dissenting Gay/Lesbian Group (Catholic Caucus)

    07/28/2011 12:21:10 PM PDT · by NYer · 21 replies
    Catholic Vote ^ | July 27, 2011 | Thomas Peters
    What a difference a bishop makes.When the “Catholic” Association for Lesbian & Gay Ministry attempted to hold a fundraiser in a St. Paul-Minneapolis parish several months ago, Archbishop Niensted quickly put a stop to it.When the same “Catholic” Association for Lesbian & Gay Ministry (CALGM) announces it will host its national conference in Albany, NY, Bishop Howard Hubbard agrees to celebrate Mass for them.Bishop Hubbard turns 75 in a little over two years, but he seems intent on continuing to inflict pastoral damage on his diocese until he retires.This is the same bishop who has publicly praised and gave Communion...
  • NO CHICKS ALLOWED! (…and no cocks either!)

    05/14/2011 1:18:57 PM PDT · by Fitzy_888 · 66 replies
    Albany Times Union ^ | May 14, 2011 | Greg Aidala
    Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings once again stretched his wings of power and vetoed a bill that would have allowed Albany homeowners the privilege to raise and house chickens (and definitely no roosters) in their backyards. (...) What I found amusing about Mayor Jennings argument is that he called the proposal “a flawed and “piecemeal approach” to the broader issue of urban agriculture.” Of course it’s a piecemeal approach, you first put the pieces together and then you enjoy a meal after the chickens are mature. What really is the concern here? A fear that residents are going to raise so...
  • Albany, Georgia Woman Fights Off Burglars With Firearm

    01/08/2011 6:59:35 AM PST · by georgiamane · 7 replies
    WALB News ^ | 1-6-11 | WALB News
    Albany, GA Woman Fights Off Burglars With Firearm
  • Andrew Cuomo Sworn in as New York's 56th Governor

    01/01/2011 2:13:17 PM PST · by NYer · 27 replies
    WGRZ ^ | January 1, 2011 | NICK REISMAN & JOSEPH SPECTOR
    Andrew Cuomo is sworn in as New York's 56th Governor ALBANY -- Andrew Cuomo was sworn in as New York's 56th governor Friday night, taking the oath of office in a private ceremony at the Executive Mansion. The event was an emotional return for Cuomo and his family, who occupied the mansion during the 12 years his father, Mario, served as governor from 1983 through 1994.It was also a pinnacle moment in the long political career for Cuomo, 53, who ran his father's first campaign in 1982 and long sought to hold the seat himself one day. Mario; Andrew's mother,...
  • NEWS/TALK 810 WGY BEGINS HISTORIC SIMULCAST ON FM RADIO

    09/20/2010 8:13:46 AM PDT · by raccoonradio · 26 replies
    WGY ^ | 9/20/10 | WGY
    LATHAM, NY - News/Talk WGY-AM, New York State’s first radio station, today is making an historic change in its operations by adding a 24-hour simulcast on FM radio at 103.1 FM. “810 WGY has one of the strongest signals in the country, powering our highly-rated News-Talk giant,” said Kristen Delaney, Vice President and Market Manager of Clear Channel Radio Albany. “We are expecting significant ratings growth by simulcasting on 103.1, which has changed its call letters from WHRL to WGY-FM.” “The decision to simulcast our 24-hour news/talk format on the FM will open up our content to an even wider...
  • Indian tribe protests cigarette taxes

    09/16/2010 10:48:19 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 48 replies
    United Press International (UPI) ^ | September 16, 2010 | United Press International
    TUSCARORA INDIAN NATION, N.Y., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- An American Indian tribe told motorists it may collect tolls from cars to protest a court decision giving New York the right to tax the tribe's cigarette sales. "It's not just about taxes," a member of the Tuscarora tribe told The Buffalo (N.Y.) News. "This is about our freedom and our human rights. We're supposed to be a sovereign nation, and yet the state keeps trying to tax us." Several dozen members of the Iroquoian-language-family tribe carrying signs and flags stopped passing cars on a two-lane state highway and handed fliers to...
  • 'Nanny state,' or looking out for public? [NY => hyper-regulation!]

    08/23/2010 3:25:30 PM PDT · by Fitzy_888 · 1 replies
    Albany TU ^ | Monday, August 23, 2010 | By CAROL DEMARE Staff Writer
    ALBANY -- The Democrats who run the Albany County Legislature like to pass local laws. Critics, often Republicans, say they tend to trample the rights of individuals and private enterprise -- and are yet another intrusion into the lives of citizens. All but eight of Albany's 39 county lawmakers are Democrats. The legislature's penchant for local laws is likely linked to the dominance by the party that lends itself to a governing style of protecting constituents. Across the aisle, Minority Leader Christine Benedict and the other six Republicans and single Conservative have opposed most of the three dozen local laws...
  • Conn. strikes back

    07/25/2010 3:47:20 AM PDT · by Scanian · 22 replies · 1+ views
    NY Post ^ | July 25, 2010 | Editorial
    Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell is going to war, it seems, in an effort to lure New York hedge funds to her state. Who can blame her? Albany, after all, attacked first — by moving to wrest millions in tax revenue from her state and New Jersey. In the end, alas, New York might turn out to be the big loser. As The Post noted Thursday, Rell’s rolling out the red carpet for hedge-fund bigwigs, offering to meet them over dinner at a fancy Darien steakhouse. She wants to discuss “Connecticut’s advantages” — particularly in the face of Albany’s plan to...