State Politics

I’ve been working for so long to bring attention to the issues at Project Strive that I’m almost sad that I’ve been joined by the Albany Times Union. Now, according to this article, Mr. Bosworth, who “runs” Project Strive, tells the TU that t…

This afternoon, the jury acquitted Dhoruba Shuaib for the murder of Tyler Rhodes in Hoffman Park last April 30th, . Shuaib was, however, found guilty of the lesser charge of Manslaughter One.
This afternoon, I listened as Ms. Shuaib, dressed in traditi…

A date has been set for the re-trial of the three defendants accused of killing Steve “Swag” Jackson….and that date is April 23rd. Now, you remember this trial, right? There was a interesting cast of witnesses, three wonderful attorneys, Holly “…

After nearly two days of deliberation, an Albany County jury seated in Judge Breslin’s court found Jamel Portis aka “Flame,” listed as a Blood Gang member in a September 2010 Times Union article, guilty on drug charges.
Portis was originally nabbed in…

From the APD press release:
Albany police are investigating a stabbing in front 130 Bradford Street at 3:27 a.m.
Kammi Long, 45, said a unknown male stabbed her once in the back and once in the face. She was taken to Albany Med. She sustained a punctur…

The Lamont courtroom is silent except for the occassional Coleman Cackle and a note from the Rhodes Jury. So far, the jury asked for a readback of several bits of testimony. The first, was from the only adult eye witness, Evita Robinson and the second …

I’ve been getting a lot of sex offender relocation notifications lately and thought I’d share the most recent three to illustrte my concern with the system:
ERNEST P. SLOATNO ADDRESSALBANYNY12202 CASEY LEE PRUE81 TEN BROECK ST , APT 5ALBANYNY12210…