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The FBI arrested the president of the Philadelphia Proud Boys on Wednesday morning at his Port Richmond home, weeks after photos and videos emerged placing him at the front of the organization’s presence during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. ---snip--- Prosecutors have charged at least two other men with trashing Merkley’s office, including Brandon Fellows, 26, of Schenectady, N.Y., who was arrested within two weeks of the attack. He told CNN on his way out of the Capitol Jan. 6 that he and others were smoking weed in “some Oregon” room. Merkley later posted a video to Twitter showing the...

John Kasich says he wouldn't have signed North Carolina's so-called bathroom bill shielding businesses from anti-gay lawsuits and requiring transgender people to use restrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates. In an interview to be aired on CBS News' "Face the Nation" Sunday, the Ohio governor called the legislation too potentially "contentious." "I believe that religious institutions ought to be protected and be able to be in a position of where they can live out their deeply held religious purposes," he said in remarks released Saturday. "But when you get beyond that it gets to be a tricky...

SchenectadyIn the darkest hours of the night and the soul, the Rev. Bob Longobucco will be ready for you to share your sins.Longobucco will hold a marathon, 24-hour confession session starting Friday morning to give people a chance to seek mercy before Easter.Pastor of the Roman Catholic St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Longobucco decided to make himself available for a full day as part of the Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis. "When do you always think about your worst sin? At 3 o'clock in the morning, and you can't do anything about it," he said. "For one night, you'll...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – A woman recently released from State Prison for a previous felony is facing new charges after a half mile ride on an electric shopping cart.Schenectady Police say they arrested 53-year-old Gwendolyn Andujar and charged her with one count each of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 4th-degree and Grand Larceny 4th-degree, both felonies. According to authorities Andujar was spotted by an officer driving the $2,800 cart for several blocks from a Price Chopper early Thursday morning.  The supermarket was contacted and reported the cart stolen to police.Andujar was driving down McLellan Street before being arrested at Union...

- FrontPage Magazine - http://frontpagemag.com - Racial Violence and Denial in SchenectadyPosted By Colin Flaherty On October 9, 2013 @ 12:12 am In Daily Mailer,FrontPage | 5 Comments It is easy to see why the powers that be want to keep a lid on several episodes of black mob violence in downtown Schenectady, NY.This is the same kind of violence that caused people to flee places like Schenectady, Flint, Wilmington and hundreds of other cities around the country. Replacing vibrant, small town centers of commerce with hollow, dangerous hulks.Now that investors are back, trying to rebuild Schenectady, the last thing...

A press release from Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson (PPMH) says: “After careful evaluation, we have decided to close our Ticonderoga health center, located at 171 Lake George Avenue, on August 27. This decision enables PPMH to focus on the continued upgrading of our other health centers, to ensure we can continue to offer the highest level of patient care. It will also help PPMH meet the growing and diverse needs of women and families in the area by providing more services, extended hours for appointments and walk-in hours at our other facilities.” “We care deeply about the health of our...

FRiends, I'm looking for references to what kinds of gifts or freebies a mayor in NYS may recieve. Digging thru legal pages, .Gov pages, but can't find I'm looking for. Some friends having trouble with their Mayor , drinking at different bars every day, not paying. Thank you for any help in this.

SCHENECTADY -- President Barack Obama touted General Electric's efforts to develop a renewable energy business as a "model for America" during a speech Friday at the company's downtown plant that focused on expanding exports to China.Obama's 20-minute speech at GE hit on the themes that are likely to turn up often in the months ahead: America has turned a corner out of economic collapse, but needs a reinvention on its role in the world marketplace to sustain its recovery."We're going back to Thomas Edison's principle," Obama told a standing crowd of about 400 at the GE facility in Schenectady....

p>The Schenectady Light Opera Company is buying a former Catholic church downtown and will raise money to convert the property into a 300-seat theater and performing arts center. The Light Opera Company, an 83-year-old community theater group, signed a contract with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany to buy the former St. John the Baptist Church on Franklin Street. St. John the Baptist, said to be the oldest church in Schenectady, closed June 24, one of 33 worship sites that will be closed or merged in the diocese over the next three years. The first mass was held at St....

SCHENECTADY — This plot may rival the real murder mystery. On Sunday, several plastic bottles of an azure colored liquid with the inscriptions, "Winter of Frozen Dreams" were discovered outside the Times Union and at Proctors where a movie by the same title is scheduled to debut next month. Then Monday, county hazardous material crews took samples from five, 2-liter bottles left in a plastic bin in the driveway of the Daily Gazette by an older woman clad in a kerchief, police said.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Schenectady Police Chief Mark Chaires said, "This is unprecedented - all these officers getting in trouble at the same time for all these different reasons. Five Schenectady police officers recently accused of everything from driving drunk to beating up a man are leading city officials to look at taking drastic action to fix a department tainted by the few who may have acted illegally, like Darren Lawrence and Michael Brown who are accused of driving while intoxicated. Chief Chaires said, "Those two officers, we're definitely going to seek termination, and we're not ruling it out with any...

SCHENECTADY -- To commemorate Tuesday's 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that affirmed a woman's right to an abortion, clergy blessed this city's new Planned Parenthood clinic in a ceremony dubbed "On Sacred Ground." "Today is more than about the building and about bricks and mortar," Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Linda Scharf said. "It's a blessing to demonstrate the support of the clergy."

SCHENECTADY -- To commemorate Tuesday's 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that affirmed a woman's right to an abortion, clergy blessed this city's new Planned Parenthood clinic in a ceremony dubbed "On Sacred Ground.""Today is more than about the building and about bricks and mortar," Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Linda Scharf said. "It's a blessing to demonstrate the support of the clergy." Since Jan. 22, 1973, when the high court handed down the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision, two sides of the issue have squared off. Opponents have campaigned to overturn unrestricted abortion laws, while proponents have stood firm for...

SCHENECTADY -- A transient's anger over his girlfriend's relationships with other men may explain why he targeted the woman's 4-year-old daughter for abuse that left the youngster with broken bones and possible blindness, authorities said.Jose Munoz allegedly broke bones in Xctasy Garcia's arm and shoulder and then held a bleach-soaked rag to her eyes as punishment for urinating in her pants Saturday. Her body was covered with bruises and cigarette burns that police believe were inflicted earlier.Munoz administered stern discipline to the girl and her 7- and 8-year-old brothers, but authorities said the girl took the brunt of the...

When pilots are in an aircraft, the Marines of Aviation Life Support Systems personnel watch over them like guardian angels, working behind the scenes of the flight line to maintain aircraft emergency gear at the station Parachute Loft. ALSS personnel are responsible for providing and maintaining aircraft emergency gear pilots may use as a last resort. They rarely make an appearance on the flight line, so their contributions to pilot safety are seldom recognized, said Staff Sgt. Ryan Schmidt, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 ALSS flight equipment technician. “That's the strange thing about this job,” said Schmidt, a Schenectady, N.Y.,...

Attorney asks for priest's records Aretakis wants personnel files on cleric who accused him of slander ALBANY -- A lawyer representing victims of sexual abuse by priests is trying to force the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany to turn over the personnel records of a priest who has filed an ethics complaint against him. John Aretakis filed the lawsuit Wednesday in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, claiming he can't defend himself against the Rev. Carl Urban's attacks until he sees all the evidence. Aretakis claims the records will show that church officials covered for Urban's behavior. "We haven't seen the...

A retired police officer came forward Friday with allegations that Schenectady priest Carl Urban attempted to solicit sex from him back in the late 1980s after reading recent reports of the pastor accusing attorney John Aretakis of slandering his name. Retired Schenectady Det. Lincoln Grimm shared the details of how he allegedly crossed paths with Urban nearly 16 years ago as he walked down Broadway around midnight after completing a shift at work. Urban has led the Church of St. Adalbert on Lansing Street for many years. According to taped and live telephone calls through Aretakis, Grimm accused Urban of...

It's been three weeks since the conclusion of Mary Jo White's independent investigation clearing Bishop Howard Hubbard of any wrongdoing. But now, attorney John Aretakis is attacking the Albany Diocese once again, and it's contained in a 34-page lawsuit. Aretakis is holding a meeting with reporters this afternoon announcing the new lawsuit that's being filed in Boston, but names Bishop Howard Hubbard and the Albany Diocese as defendants. Area resident David Leonard, now an adult, said he was sexually abused by a Boston area priest as a young boy. He also said he was manipulated into a homosexual relationship as...

Two alleged victims of clergy sex abuse on Monday described the decision to reinstate a retired priest accused of having two boys masturbate in front of him back in the 1960s as a "blatant" example of the Albany Diocesan Misconduct Board's inability to eradicate corruption, immorality and pedophilia within the church. The Albany Diocese's over-the-phone announcement on Friday of the clearing of Rev. Louis Douglas for a third time came just one day before the Albany Diocese reinstated Schenectady priest Rev. Alan Jupin and removed Troy priest Rev. James McNerney amid allegations he sexually abused a minor in the 1980s....

Board pulls priest accused of sex abuse Albany -- James C. McNerney put on leave after adverse review; panel clears Rev. Jupin The pastor of St. Peter's and St. Paul's churches in Troy was placed on administrative leave Sunday after a diocesan review board ruled that allegations of sexual abuse against him may be true. The Rev. James C. McNerney, 56, has been accused of sexually abusing a minor in the 1980s. Ordained in 1981, McNerney has served at a half-dozen institutions since then. He has been pastor at St. Paul the Apostle Church and St. Peter's since 2000. Bishop...