On January 14, 2015 the New York State Police arrested GEOFFREY C. HAINES of 8 Celeste Dr., East Greenbush for Sexual Abuse 1st degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The investigation began after a 4 year old child disclosed to her parent that she was touched inappropriately by HAINES.
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January 15, 2015
Snowmobile crash kills father of 3, coach
East Greenbush resident thrown from snowmobile
By Keshia Clukey
Updated 8:30 pm, Thursday, January 15, 2015
A local softball coach, civil servant and father of three, Robert "Bob" Burns, 45, of East Greenbush, died in a Lewis County snowmobile crash on Wednesday.
"He was just a great guy," said Matt Hayes, a friend who co-managed the fastpitch softball organization East Coast Impact with Burns. "Every single day was about the girls and the family."
Once a year Burns, who lived for his family and teams, took a day for himself to snowmobile, Hayes said. "The one day he gives himself, a quarter of a day, is when the accident happened."http://thescene-thescene.blogspot.com/p/advertise.html
January 11, 2015
New Lebanon Junior-Senior High School Advance to Nationals
Updated: Saturday, January 10 2015, 11:32 PM EST
A look to the Future competition
SCHENECTADY – 26 teams of sixth, seventh and eighth graders are giving us a look into the future.
Teams competed at Proctors in Schenectady, creating future cities from recycled materials.
This year’s theme was “Develop a futuristic solution to growing crops within the city.” This year’s winner is the New Lebanon Junior-Senior high School; they advance to the National competition in February in Washington D.C.
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January 10, 2015
Sheriff hopes laws that hindered Kenneth White investigation will be amended
Updated: 01/08/2015 3:12 PM
Created: 01/07/2015 11:23 PM WNYT.com
By: Anna Meile
ALBANY - The new legislative session at the Capitol comes with new hopes for a lot of people.
The Albany County Sheriff investigating the murder of Kenneth White in Knox hopes the legislature uses this new session to make changes to laws that complicated their investigation.
Sheriff Craig Apple says during those crucial hours when they were trying to find the five year old, they were faced with a huge roadblock from Child Protective Services and now he's calling on the legislature to make sure that never happens again.
Created: 01/07/2015 11:23 PM WNYT.com
By: Anna Meile
ALBANY - The new legislative session at the Capitol comes with new hopes for a lot of people.
The Albany County Sheriff investigating the murder of Kenneth White in Knox hopes the legislature uses this new session to make changes to laws that complicated their investigation.
Sheriff Craig Apple says during those crucial hours when they were trying to find the five year old, they were faced with a huge roadblock from Child Protective Services and now he's calling on the legislature to make sure that never happens again.
Tech Valley teacher wins Fulbright Award
Leah Penniman |
By: Jessica Riley
A Tech Valley High School teacher has won a Fulbright Distinguished Award in teaching.
Leah Penniman is a science teacher who will spend six months in Mexico writing curriculum and helping craft projects for use in schools there.
She’ll travel to Mexico City in January 2015. Once she returns in June 2015, Penniman will lead accompanying professional development for aspiring facilitators of the curriculum.
The Tech Valley teacher is one of 43 teachers across the country to receive a Fulbright award to travel abroad.
Penniman was profiled in NewsChannel 13's Today's Women feature in November.
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For birth control, what's old is new again
(CNN)"I can't afford to get pregnant," says 25-year-old Aisha Mukooza.
So every morning, for the past two and a half years, Aisha's been strict about taking her temperature as soon as her alarm goes off at 6 a.m.
"I have my thermometer under my pillow. I take it, and then take the reading and put it in Kindara," Mukooza says.
So every morning, for the past two and a half years, Aisha's been strict about taking her temperature as soon as her alarm goes off at 6 a.m.
"I have my thermometer under my pillow. I take it, and then take the reading and put it in Kindara," Mukooza says.
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