May 15—ALBANY — The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce led a delegation of local leaders to Washington, D.C., last week for its annual “DC Fly In,” the organization’s long-standing annual federal advocacy event. The delegation, representing the public and private sectors, met with defense officials and federal lawmakers on the issues most vital to Albany … [Read more…]
Metro By Zach Williams May 15, 2023 | 5:19pm ALBANY – Proposed state legislation would block government agencies from sending disabled people out-of-state for “adverse conditioning” banned in New York nearly 20 years ago. “Andre’s Law” is named in honor of Andre McCollins, who was shocked with electricity 31 times over seven hours as a teenager … [Read more…]
Officials representing law enforcement agencies and city officials gathered at Albany Police headquarters Monday afternoon to address a rash of recent gun violence. Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins characterized five shootings that took place over the last few days in different neighborhoods across the city an “unconscionable spate of violence” – 10 victims, 1 dead. … [Read more…]
The NSW Government has committed more than $7 million for Smart and Skilled-approved training providers to better support students experiencing disadvantage. The funding will remove the cap on needs-based loadings for the 2023-24 contract period to improve training completion rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, students with a disability and the long-term unemployed. … [Read more…]
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS GREENWICH, N.S. — A coaching change has taken place with the Valley Vipers of the Eastern Canadian Basketball League (ECBL). Eric Perry left the team recently for personal reasons, ECBL president Tim Kendrick said May 14. “I was very happy and pleased with coach Eric’s work there and we … [Read more…]
Craig Lowndes expects Shane van Gisbergen to attack Tasmania with “all gun blazing” as he shifts his mindset to being the hunter. Heading to the NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint, the defending champion is 136 points down on leader Brodie Kostecki. Kostecki and van Gisbergen have been the two form drivers so far in 2023, although … [Read more…]
MELVILLE, N.Y. – May 15, 2023 – ( Newswire.com ) Sherwood Lumber, a leading building materials supplier, is pleased to announce that it is expanding its services to Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Albany with a new 5-day-a-week delivery service. This expansion doubles down on Sherwood Lumber’s promise to customers of always being there when … [Read more…]
Three of the four artists in this year’s 2023 Mohawk-Hudson Regional Invitational at Albany Center Gallery observe and dissect the world on the way to making their art, which shines without commentary, in two dimensions. The fourth artist turns to imaginary nonsense and serves as a cheerful counterpoint in three dimensions. In this way, the … [Read more…]
Three separate Albany area shootings in one day have left one man dead and injured two children among several other victims. On the afternoon of Saturday, May 14, a gunman fired into a barbershop in Albany’s South End, according to the Times Union. Police said they responded to the call at 2:45 p.m. and found … [Read more…]
Albany coach Jamie Ramm praised his side’s ability to work their way back into the contest after a slow start in their historic win against Railways at Tigerland on Saturday. The Sharks defeated the Tigers in a league fixture for the first time after outlasting their opposition, emerging with a 29-point victory in round four … [Read more…]