East Greenbush News

A Castleton man is in a New York hospital following a work-site accident last week.

Rensselaer County Realtors are blaming a 38 percent drop in residential sales from Jan.

A construction worker on a utility project suffered serious burns when a crane became electrically energized and set him on fire, according to East Greenbush Police.

A construction worker at an Albany-area utility work site was set on fire when a crane beside him became electrified.

Jenn's commenters got a little frisky this morning over a remark one of her readers made about Kate Gosselin's "East Greenbush hair." Ohh, smack to my Rensselaer County peeps .

State environmental regulators are poised to grant the city permission to expand its Rapp Road landfill into eight undeveloped acres east of its current location -- a move projected to extend the dump's life an additional seven years, a city official said.

A in East Greenbush will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. on Father's Day - Sunday, June 21.

FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK, THERE'S BEEN A MOOSE SIGHTING IN THE CAPITAL REGION.

When John Genest started his business last month, he banked on something he expected to hold true even in tough economic times: Kids' birthday parties never get cut out of the family budget.

CB Richard Ellis in Albany today announced the sale of a condo at 319 S. Manning Bvld.

A man and a juvenile are facing burglary charges in Rensselaer County. A neighbor witnessed the two entering a Pennsylvania Avenue residence in East Greenbush at 11:22 this morning, according to the East Greenbush Police Department.

The Times Union hasA filed a request under the state Freedom of Information Law with the Town of East Greenbush seeking to view the agenda and the minutes from a joint Town Board and Planning Board meeting last week.

Ryan Smithson has penned a memoir of his experiences in Iraq. CAPITAL REGION - The night terrors started shortly after the holidays.

A downstate man who State Police say tried to speed away when officers attempted to pull him over was sent to Albany County jail without bail today.

The first bomb detonates in a parked car on the corner of Eagle and State streets.

Brett Carl may have made a mistake, but were the handcuffs really necessary? The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles says, "yes, absolutely." Carl, meanwhile, can't imagine why he would be charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly stealing license plates from a DMV office.

The squeaky wheel is supposed to get the grease, right? In fact, that's what this column is about.

Today we'll find out once and for all who has the best drinking water in Rensselaer County.

Walter Gibson, the co-founder of a local optical equipment manufacturer, will be memorialized tomorrow at a service in Loudonville.

Business owner Thomas Bowman , 66, of East Greenbush "This is the worst year I've had since I took over the stand more... Junior "Teddy" Hedrington of Albany, 52, unemployed cook "This is a chance to spend more time on my music.