"You're Blowing It"

Albany Co. DA describes "You're Blowing It" campaign

From now on, if you're pulled over under suspicion of driving drunk and you refuse to blow into a breathalyzer, prosecutors will no longer be letting you plea to the lesser charge of driving while ability impaired.

Lucky timing for Detective Miller...

ALBANY -- Police Chief Steven Krokoff said he is revising internal policies as he released video on Wednesday that shows longtime department spokesman James Miller stumbling and struggling to keep his balance.

Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Chief-plans-changes-as-APD-shares-video-of-cop-s-1396253.php#ixzz1NVNlexqh

GOP: No Disaster Relief Without Budget Cuts

Joplin, Missouri Tornado

On Monday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said that Congress would not approve funds for disaster relief without budget cuts elsewhere. "If there is support for a supplemental, it would be accompanied by support for having pay-fors to that supplemental," he said.

 

Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., said the move would ensure that there's enough money for victims of the Joplin tornado, as well as those suffering from flooding in the Mississippi Basin and from tornadoes that swept across Alabama last month.

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Memorial Day Parade

Memorial Day Parade

The Village of Castleton-on-Hudson/Town of Schodack Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday, May 30, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Memorial Day.

Thanks Volunteers

Community Members Invited to Attend CES Volunteer Appreciation Day

Volunteers are invited to attend a breakfast in their honor on Wednesday, June 8 at 8:15 a.m. in the CES cafeteria for the annual CES Volunteer Appreciation Day. If you plan to attend, please let us know by filling out this form and returning it to the main office by May 31.

Posted on Schodack's site  5/19/11.

Blotter

Updated information from the Troy Record:
Payton McPhillips, age 18 of East Greenbush was arrested on drug relate charges. 

According to police, Payton McPhillips, 18, sold 1/8th of an ounce of cocaine on two separate occasions from his home. After executing a search warrant on Tuesday, police found 8.9 ounces of marijuana, three grams of cocaine, 48 pills of ecstasy, $1,245 in cash and various pieces of drug paraphernalia.

Fatal Texting and Driving (Huffington Post)

A Lapeer, Mich., man who police say caused a fatal crash while texting and driving has been sentenced to just one month in jail and 12 months of probation. It was the first case of its kind since the state passed a ban on texting while driving last August.

Simply a waste of Money

The owner of Simply Certificates, which provided gift certificates that could be used at dozens of Capital Region restaurants and merchants, said he is shutting down his company and will provide refunds to certificate holders.

The Arthritis Foundation of Northeastern NY

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday morning at the Crossings in Colonie to support a cure for arthritis.
 
The ‘Lets Move Together' event was held to raise money for the 300,000 people of the Capital Region with arthritis.

Those able to raise  $100 or more received a free t-shirt at the event.