FREE Movie Night @ EG Pop Warner Field

To celebrate the start of the 2013 Season, the EGPW Board invites you to join us for Movie Night!

We will be showing "Here Comes the Boom" Starring Kevin James

Two robberies on Columbia Turnpike reported

EAST GREENBUSH — Town police are asking the public's help in their investigation of two similar armed robbery cases.
Both cases happened at night and targeted people walking on Columbia Turnpike.
At 10:30 p.m. Friday a group of about ten friends were walking on the turnpike near the Funplex when they were approached by a man with a gun who demanded they give him "what you got", police said.

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Police search for man who stole tip jar

EAST GREENBUSH - Police have released surveillance pictures of a man they say was really determined to get his hands on a tip jar.

The man is seen here trying to break down the door at Grand Premier Tire on Columbia Turnpike, last Thursday.

Police say it took several tries, but he finally got in.

The stolen jar had several hundred dollars inside.

Anyone with information is asked to call East Greenbush Police.

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Congratulations Angelo Kress

Boys Athlete of the Week: Angelo Kress/Columbia WrestlingShare on reddit

By Laura Amato

Kress earned a ticket to the New York State Wrestling Championship thanks to a victory in the 152 pound weight class during Sunday’s Section II championship. The Blue Devil standout was also named the Division I MVP for his efforts on the mat.

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Police arrest man after attempted theft in East Greenbush

Posted: Jan 26, 2013 10:55 AM EST

Updated: Jan 26, 2013 10:55 AM EST

 

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. – Police have arrested a man after he allegedly attempted to steal from a local Walmart.

The East Greenbush Police Department arrested Everett B. Edmonds, 56, of Albany, on Friday after an incident that occurred at a Wal-Mart store located at 279 Troy Rd. in East Greenbush.

Howard L. Goff School Roof Damaged by High Winds

- Posted December 21, 2012
This morning, there was wind damage to Howard L. Goff Middle School’s roof.   As a precautionary measure all middle school students and staff will be dismissed at 10:30 a.m.  The buses will depart promptly after dismissal. All students and staff are safe. 

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. -- High winds damaged the roof of Howard L. Goff School in East Greenbush.

A large section of the roof was blown over the side of the building, sending debris all over the school grounds.

No one was injured. School officials dismissed students early as a precaution.

The high winds also knocked down trees and power lines in places like Oakwood Avenue in Troy.

Goff Middle School in East Greenbush is evacuated after wind damage to the building on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)

Wires and trees were downed in Rensselaer County, and in East Greenbush Goff Middle School students were sent home early Friday after wind damaged the building's roof around 9:30 a.m.

Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Power-outages-continue-throughout-region-4138100.php#ixzz2Fj0V54KA

Teens destroy historic farmhouse

4 teens arrested for setting fire to historic EG landmark

Abandoned structure catches fire in East Greenbush

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. -- Crews were called to the scene of a fire in East Greenbush Wednesday night.

Saturday in the Park – September 22nd 2012

Saturday in the Park – September 22nd 2012

**Vendors Wanted**  The Town of East Greenbush Department for Community and Recreational Services is proud to present this year's "Saturday in the Park Fall Festival" to be held on September 22nd at the Hampton Manor and Onderdonk Memorial Parks. The event is rain or shine and runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This family oriented festival will include: Live music from local Albany band “The Schmooze”, games, pony rides, bouncy bounces, a raffle, craft vendors, food vendors, chair/table massages and much more. Admission is FREE for all!  If you are interested in becoming a vendor for this event, contact the department office for more information or print out the link below for suggestions on how to become involved! Hope to see everyone there!

Music in the Park

Music in the Park is located in Onderdonk Park, Hampton Ave across from Hampton Manor Lake from 6-8pm.   

Columbia High Student close to perfection

David Vlieg, soon to complete his senior year at Columbia High, is about to reach a goal he has been chasing since first grade: he has never missed a day of school - not one in 13 years.   Read more...

 

Grace - a eulogy

Farewell Sweet Gracie 

June 5, 2012 at 7:45 am by Jim Letzelter

With the blessing of her parents, I am posting the eulogy I delivered yesterday. There’s no way to be prepared to write one for a 14-year-old girl, and this was difficult. I hope this in some ways helps those who knew Grace to heal, and for those who did not know her to get a sense of the person she was.

For Grace Antoinette Maney, August 20, 1997 – May 31, 2012

Jim Letzelter

Grace

See the touching tribute to Grace

Grace Antoinette Maney

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Maney, Grace Antoinette EAST GREENBUSH Grace Antoinette Maney, 14, of East Greenbush died suddenly Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Albany Medical Center. Grace was born in Bellevue Hospital in Niskayuna. She was a ninth grader at Columbia High School and was a freshman on the varsity lacrosse team. She was an accomplished equestrian and loved Lake George and "being silly" with friends and family.

Transformer fire in EG

Transformer blowout in East Greenbush.MOV 

National Grid Power Outage Map

Worker electrocuted in East Greenbush construction accident

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. - A construction worker has died from electrocution while working at Couse Corners on Route 4 in East Greenbush Friday morning.

East Greenbush - 2012 Memorial Day Parade

The 2012 Memorial Day Parade will be held on Saturday, May 26th. The parade will begin in the parking lot of the Spare Time Bowling Alley, 570 Columbia Turnpike, at 10:00 a.m. The parade route is as follows: -East on Columbia Turnpike -Right on to Hays Road -Services to be held at the East Greenbush Cemetery -Continue on Hays Road to the East Greenbush VFW 7338

Couse Corners Roundabout Open

Couse Corners Roundabout

The Couse Corners roundabout opened to traffic and pedestrians during the night of Thursday, May 24th. There will still be work to complete on the west, Luther Road, side of the roundabout. Red Mill Road will open concurrent with the roundabout. Please use caution entering and exiting the roundabout.

Speeds and Pedestrian Injuries

Rt. 4 & Mannix Road Intersection Improvement 

What's that smell?

East Greenbush and State DEC have allowed human sewage to pollute Hudson River for 13 years.

NewsChannel 13 In-Depth investigation finds that state and town officials have continued to allow sewage treatment overflows despite six written agreements to stop the practice over the past 12 years. Now officials are working on a seventh agreement.

Cops: Two drug rings busted in East Greenbush

Two men, one from Troy, the other from Averill Park, were charged with selling heroin in southern portions of Rensselaer County. Three men and two women were charged with selling prescription drugs, mainly Oxycodone, in the same area. Police said the operations were not related, but were both based in town.

"Everything just unfolded at the same time," said East Greenbush Police Chief Christopher Lavin.