Harper Lee, Dies At 89

Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Of 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' Dies At 89

 02/19/2016 10:42 am ET | Updated 7 hours ago

Celebrated American writer Harper Lee, best known for penning the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, has died at the age of 89.

Woman arrested on Arson, Buster’s Law charges after Castleton fire

CASTLETON, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A woman is facing multiple charges in connection to a fire.

Tammy Green, 44, was charged with Arson in the Third Degree, two counts of Assault in the Second Degree, and four counts of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, also known as Buster’s Law.

A preliminary investigation revealed the fire was intentionally set by one of the occupants, according to New York State Police. Police believe there were three cats and one dog inside the home at the time of the fire.

Green was arraigned in Town of Schodack Court. She was remanded to the Rensselaer County Jail without bail.

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Volunteers needed: Schodack joint forum/ town board 

Lisa Zimmerman

1. We had an organizational meeting to plan for a Schodack joint forum/ town board meeting to address the recent 9 proposed new locations for a compressor station in Rensselaer county. These include one off Rte 9 near Maple Hill Road, five between Burden lake road and Hoag's Corners roads and 3 near pike's pond - rte 43 and 66 locations. The meeting was attended by 26 people including 1 Schodack town board member, Tracy Rex.

Fire quickly destroys Castleton home

WNYT Staff Updated: 02/18/2016 5:15 PM Created: 02/18/2016 2:14 PM

CASTLETON - There is nothing left of the two story home that once stood at the corner of Green Avenue and First Street. The Fire Chief says that the one person who was inside the house when the flames began, got out safely.

Abigail Bleck

"Once it gets going, and during the day there's not a lot of fire fighters around to do the work, it can spread pretty quickly," explains Castleton Chief Brian Schanck.

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Castleton Fire Department is an all volunteer fire department. Castleton Fire Department is always looking for Volunteers to help in the protection of life and property in the town of Castleton. We have a junior fire fighter program that starts at the age of 16.

Crippling power outage

DMV slowly returns to normal after crippling power outage
WNYT Staff Updated: 02/17/2016 7:06 PM Created: 02/17/2016 12:27 PM

It seems a significant power outage in the Swan Street Building in Albany, which serves as the DMV Central Office, has knocked out computers in every motor vehicle office across New York.
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Hundreds of gallons of gasoline spills at Port of Rensselaer

WNYT Staff Updated: 02/18/2016 9:31 PM Created: 02/18/2016 9:30 PM

ALBANY- Several hundred gallons of gasoline spilled at a terminal at the Port of Rensselaer Thursday evening. Firefighters tell us the spill happened while a tanker was being filled at the Buckeye terminal around 5:30 this evening. Things were quickly contained and most of the gasoline went into an underground tank. A HAZMAT team was called in as a precaution, but no buildings or homes in the area were ever in danger. We've been assured none of the gasoline spilled into the river. Advertise:

STRIDE Heads to the Winter State Games

STRIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS SPECIAL OLYMPICS SKI TEAM HEADS TO WINTER STATE GAMES

Rensselaer, NY – February 17th 2016 – Local youth with disabilities have an exciting new way to pursue their athletic potential through a Special Olympics Ski Team organized and run by STRIDE Adaptive Sports.

One of New York’s leading providers of sports opportunities for individuals with disabilities, STRIDE has been offering adaptive ski lessons since the organization’s inception in 1985. Of STRIDE’s 16+ different sports programs, STRIDE’s ski and snowboard program regularly attracts the most participants each winter, with lessons taught at Jiminy Peak (MA), Catamount (NY/MA), and Ski Sundown (CT).

This is Big

Albert Einstein A landmark day for Einstein and our understanding of the universe: the detection of gravitational waves. "This will go down in the history of science as a pivitol moment."

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