Albany's Grassroot Democrats

11/26/2017

Albany The state sent its own science on the Hudson River PCB to the nation's top environmental official Wednesday that claims the $1 billion cleanup is not finished and more work needs to be done. Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said the work, based on some 1,200 samples taken…

10/02/2015

Lights, camera, ticket. That’s what NEWS10 Account Executive Annette Quarrier received in the mail from Albany Police Department.

08/31/2015

He dedicated his life to firefighting: Robert Forezzi, who worked for the Albany Fire Department for nearly four decades and was fire chief from 2006 to 2013, died Sunday morning. Thank you, chief, for your service to our community...we were privileged to help care for you.

07/21/2015

ALBANY -- The Common Council unanimously passed a resolution that helps clear the way for a medical

06/04/2015

Corey Ellis on cspan at the white house

06/03/2015

Simpson has been passed over for re-election by Democratic committee members in the Arbor Hill and West Hill district in favor of challenger Sam Coleman, who in October pleaded guilty to felony drug possession. Both men claim extenuating circumstances — Simpson that neither he nor his supporters wer…

05/05/2015

City police have changed their policy governing the use of Tasers to limit officers to three bursts from the stun device barring what Acting Chief Brendan Cox described Monday as "extenuating circumstances." The new policy limits officers to three five-second bursts from the weapons, which discharge…

04/29/2015

A new emergency order issued Monday limits oil trains to no more than 40 mph in so-called "high-threat urban areas" as the Federal Railroad Administration seeks to reduce the risk of explosions and fires from the volatile Bakken crude. The emergency order comes as another agency, the Pipeline and Ha…

04/23/2015

In an enormous decision important for the Black community, the Supreme Court yesterday ruled that it is a constitutional violation for police to prolong a traffic stop to try to find evidence of illegal activity if it means the stop will take longer than the time necessary to complete the issuing of…

04/17/2015

03/29/2015

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03/27/2015

Developers Chris Maddalone and Seth Meltzer signed a contract to buy the building that formerly housed Pagliacci Ristorante across from the sports arena in downtown Albany, New York.