Rensselaer KMart closing

Updated: Friday, February 21 2014, 06:34 PM EST 
RENSSELAER -- Kmart's corporate offices confirm that the Rensselaer store will be closing to the public in early June. The store will begin its liquidation sale on April 3. Kmart says the store is being closed because the lease was not renewed, and store closures are part of a series of actions the company is taking to reduce expenses and transform their business model. According to the company's statement on the closing, this location has 70 employees, most of whom are part time or hourly employees. They say the employees who are eligible will receive severance and have the opportunity to apply for other positions at area Sears or Kmart stores.
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Another business closing  in Rensselaer County.

What's happening at the Castleton Public Library?

Family Movie Night  on Friday, February 28

Teen Book and Pizza Club

*Registration is required.  

Come to the Library for on Wednesday, March 5 at 5:30 pm for pizza and a great discussion about John Green's The Fault in Our Stars.

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Parent/Child Book Club!

*Registration is required.

Join us for... PANCAKES!!  Followed by a discussion of Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit on Saturday, March 1 at 10:30 am.  Read the book together and then come to the library for some flapjacks and a fun discussion.Register now!

Check out the full Calendar of Events here.

Bank Robbery

Photo of suspect provided by police

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. -- Police are investigating a bank robbery a TD Bank in East Greenbush and are asking for public assistance.

According to East Greenbush Police, the robbery occurred at around 10 a.m. Wednesday at the bank located at 71 Troy Road. The suspect showed the teller a note that demanded money and warned the teller to cooperate so that "…no one gets hurt," according to police.

The Venue - Open for Business

The Venue Hosts the Moon Glow Gala 

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• Cohoes, New York 12047
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Coach of the Year!

East Greenbush Central School's Columbia High School's Head Coach
Anthony Servidone earns Section 2 Division 1 Class A Coach of the Year Award

Congratulations Anthony

Here we snow again

CBS6 Albany News

Here we snow again: NYC issues weather alert February 17, 2014 12:39 EST NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City has issued a snow alert starting at 3 a.m. Tuesday. The preparation includes the sanitation and transportation departments, along with the Office of Emergency Management.

Congratulation! You made an olympian cry!

The Olympics Rage-o-Meter

NBC makes Bode Miller cry, then presses on (and on and on) to make him cry some more.

By Josh Levin

On Sunday in Sochi, one of NBC’s preordained Winter Olympics stars finally came through with a medal, as Bode Miller tied for bronze in the men’s super-G. Prior to Miller’s run, the Peacock screened a weepy feature on the death of Miller’s snowboarder brother Chelone. After he skied down the mountain, NBC’s cameras zoomed in on Miller and his wife Morgan for a solid hour as they watched other skiers challenge his time. When Miller hung on to his podium position, NBC’s Christin Cooper asked him about his “extraordinary accomplishment” and what this particular medal—his sixth in Olympic competition—meant to him. Miller mentioned his brother’s death, and how he wanted to honor his memory.

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So does the insensitive reporter get scolded or praised?  After all, this morning she was the most reviled 'journalist' in the world.  How dare she push this obviously distraught young man to the brink! 

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• 2/28 Movie Night @ CPL
• 3/6-3/9 Stride Snowfest
• Lego Club Every Monday