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Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) articles from May 2012
The Times Union is a Monday to Sunday newspaper published by Hearst Corporation. First published in 1856 as The Morning Times,The Times Union is located in the greater Albany, N.Y. area.The Times Union has one of the largest circulations in the United States and has a diverse readership, with the majority of readers between the ages of 25 and 60. Most readers have a college degree or some college background and an income above the national median. The newspaper covers the greater Albany area.With award-winning editor Rex Smith, a two-time Pulitzer juror, at its helm, The Times Union is known for its excellence in investigative reporting as well as commentary. In addition to being a leading news contributor during former Governor Eliot Spitzer's expose regarding his involvement as a client of a high-priced call girl operation in 2008, which led to Spitzer's resignation, the paper has also investigated an underground weapons operation that involved area police officers. And it also helped expose a state practice of granting parole to violent offenders in order to keep prison populations to a minimum. In addition it has detailed high profile domestic violence disputes and broke the story of how federal agents subpoenaed labor unions that invested pension funds with a Connecticutt company that employed high powered Republican Joseph Bruno as a consultant.Active in the community, The Times Union pledged to pay $3.5 million over a 10-year period for the Albany-based Pepsi Arena naming rights. On January 1, 2007, the arena received the name of the Times Union Center. George R. Hearst, III, is the publisher; Rex Smith is editor; Harry Rosenfeld is editor-at-large and Joann Cruppi is editorial pages editor.
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Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) archives from May 2012
BRIEF: Capital Region among the Brainiest Areas in U.S
May 31, 2012... May 31--The Capital Region is the 20th most-educated community in the U.S., according to the New York Times. The newspaper reported the information in an article about data from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program that compared the...
13 Years in Prison for Manslaughter in Bar Fight
May 31, 2012... Byline: Paul Nelson May 31--SCHENECTADY -- A man who prosecutors say belongs to the Bloods street gang will spend the next 13 years behind bars in protective custody for his role in an execution-style killing outside a Mont Pleasant bar...
BRIEF: Lark Street Man Accused of Stabbing Teen in the Neck
May 31, 2012... Byline: Jordan Carleo-Evangelist May 31--ALBANY -- An 18-year-old Lark Street man has been accused of stabbing a 15-year-old in the neck last Friday night while trying to steal his bicycle, police said. Juan Anderson, of 78 Lark Street,...
School Board President Arrested
May 31, 2012... Byline: Dayelin Roman May 31--COEYMANS -- The president of the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk School Board was arrested and charged with aggravated harassment on Saturday, police said. Police have not released details on the circumstances of the...
Owner Testifies in Deadly Home Explosion
May 31, 2012... Byline: Bob Gardinier May 31--FORT EDWARD -- The owner of a Salem home destroyed in a July 13 propane explosion that killed six people, testified for just over an hour Thursday before a Washington County grand jury looking into whether the...
BRIEF: Phish, Dave Matthews, Zac Brown Have SPAC Eyeing Big Summer
May 31, 2012... Byline: Dennis Yusko May 31--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- This might be a big year at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, an official predicted Thursday. With an expanded roster of concerts that include three nights of Phish, two nights of The Dave...
BRIEF: Man Rescued from Concrete Hopper
May 31, 2012... May 31--TROY -- A man needed to be rescued early Thursday after he fell into a concrete hopper at an old industrial site on Front Street, police said. Authorities were called to American Rock Salt at 39 Front St. shortly after midnight to...
Council Hears Debate on St. Patrick's Future
May 31, 2012... Byline: Kenneth C. Crowe II May 31--WATERVLIET -- Community historic site and a building too expensive to maintain were among the divergent descriptions of St. Patrick's Church Wednesday night during a public hearing on its fate. The City...
Ballston Spa Teen Admits Causing Death of Friend in January Wreck
May 31, 2012... Byline: Paul Nelson May 31--BALLSTON SPA -- A Ballston Spa teen who caused the death of a 17-year-old friend in January when his pickup truck veered off the road and smacked into a utility pole as he tried to speed past another vehicle in a...
