H. R. Schneider
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Rapid Response Reporter at the Times Union 🦅 Breaking and trending news, critters and more They/he/she 💖💜💙
The Albany County Pine Hills Land Authority's board voted on Thursday to open talks with a local firm on plans to redevelop 3 acres of the campus.
Jankow Cos. picked to build housing on former Saint Rose campus
The Albany County Pine Hills Land Authority's board voted on Thursday to open talks with a local firm on plans to redevelop 3 acres of the campus.
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Writing this was the equivalent of pulling a long thread on a sweater, but it's leaf pick-up: www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Colonie’s leaf and brush bill is nearing $1 million. Residents want answers.
The town of Colonie’s contract with Twin Bridges to collect yard waste has come under scrutiny as costs have ballooned in recent years.
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A federal judge paused a Trump administration plan to end unlimited stays for enrolled international students mere hours before it was set to take effect.
Federal judge pauses rule limiting how long international students can stay in U.S.
A federal judge paused a Trump administration plan to end unlimited stays for enrolled international students mere hours before it was set to take effect.
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A new study suggests counties with high MMR vaccine rates could obscure under-vaccinated pockets, leading to clusters of measles cases Since July 13, cases were confirmed in Allegany, Chenango, Madison, Otsego, Seneca, Steuben and Tioga counties, per DOH www.timesunion.com/health/artic...
Study suggests high county vaccine rates may not prevent measles cases
Measles cases have cropped up in upstate New York. A researcher says pockets of low vaccine rates in counties with otherwise high averages could be to blame.
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Many school tax bills have been sent out with the wrong return addresses, Capital Region BOCES said.
Check twice, pay once: many Capital Region school tax bills have address error
Many school tax bills have been sent out with the wrong return addresses, Capital Region BOCES said.
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“Operation Rotten Apple” was in response to a new state law limiting local police agencies from collaborating with federal immigration efforts, officials said.
ICE arrested nearly 2,200 people in New York during monthlong operation
“Operation Rotten Apple” was in response to a new state law limiting local police agencies from collaborating with federal immigration efforts, officials said.
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And they are not ruling out Nipper as a possible design choice
Times Union@timesunion.com · last mo.The city’s flag task force is accepting submissions for a new banner, with Albany voters set to choose the winner next year.
The $9.25 ticket price is a nice touch. Well played, Regal.
Regal to show Dolly Parton movies in support of Imagination Library
The Labor Day Weekend fundraiser screenings of "Steel Magnolias" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" will support Parton's reading program.
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Will Albany's most hated eyesore make it to its 100th birthday? All signs point to no, but don't count this resilient hulk out quite yet! @schneidlee.bsky.social reports.
Albany's Central Warehouse may finally come down on 100th anniversary
Albany’s infamous Central Warehouse may finally come down next year after Albany County says it got permits from Amtrak to continue demolition.
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DOT says it will likely be mid to late October before repairs over Mill Creek are complete
Times Union@timesunion.com · last mo.A section of State Route 9J from just past Schodack into the town of Stuyvesant has been closed for over a month since heavy rain and floods inundated the area.
The arrests come almost a year after legislators banned the sale of flare guns to minors in the county, and stores took them off their sales floor
Times Union@timesunion.com · last mo.Three 14-year-olds were arrested this month after Albany police say they used flare guns in incidents including a robbery and setting fire to a CDTA bus.
A severe thunderstorm watch is now in effect across much of eastern and Central New York
Times Union@timesunion.com · 2mo agoSevere thunderstorms could bring damaging winds to the Capital Region, hail to the Catskills and flash flooding to the lower Hudson Valley.
New York does not know exactly how much trash is getting recycled or thrown into landfills according to an audit released Monday by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's office.
Efforts to track NY's recycling waste stream have fallen short
New York does not know exactly how much trash is getting recycled or thrown into landfills according to an audit released Monday by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's office.
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NEW: 800+ USA Today Co. employees are calling on the company to end its partnership with Palantir. "Our commitment to upholding First Amendment principles to serve the democratic process is in direct contrast with a company like Palantir," unionized staffers say. www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/an-i...
“An inherent conflict of interest”: 800 USA Today Co. employees want the company to end its new Palantir partnership
More than 800 USA Today Co. employees are calling on the company to dissolve its recently announced partnership with Palantir, according to a joint statement from 31 unionized newsrooms published Mond...
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Investigators say a mother and grandmother collaborated on the murder of four children, then committed suicide. Notes left behind said killing the children was the only solution to a court-ordered custody change. @schneidlee.bsky.social reports.
Mechanicville police believe mother, grandmother plotted to kill 4 children
Police shared further details about the murder of four children at a Mechanicville apartment complex and the suicides of their mother and grandmother.
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Overnight rain inundates upstate with heavy rainfall, leaving roads dangerously flooded, and pushing the Schoharie Creek to flood stage in Prattsville.
Live: People urged to stay off roads ‘unless fleeing an area subject to flooding’
Overnight rain inundates upstate with heavy rainfall, leaving roads dangerously flooded, and pushing the Schoharie Creek to flood stage in Prattsville.
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The agency’s initial dispatch on the July 13 crash does not explain why the small plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing three people.
NTSB report details moments before plane crash killed doctor, relatives near Saranac Lake
The agency’s initial dispatch on the July 13 crash does not explain why the small plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing three people.
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Three Flock cameras were vandalized around Troy — acts that Mayor Carmella Mantello, a Flock booster currently at war with the City Council over the devices, called "violent and unhinged," the sort of language usually reserved for damage meted out to human beings.
Flock Safety cameras cut down in Troy
Use of the surveillance cameras, which are used to record and store vehicle data, has been a point of debate between Mayor Carmella Mantello, an advocate for their use, and the City Council.
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Vance Mims Jr. is accused of shooting Iris Vazquez in Albany a year after his 17-year-old son was killed in a chaotic July 4 spate of violence.
Police chief says feud over teen’s slaying fueled woman’s killing on Sunday
Vance Mims Jr. is accused of shooting Iris Vazquez in Albany a year after his 17-year-old son was killed in a chaotic July 4 spate of violence.
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We turned the heat up on Hearst and wished King George a happy early Independence Day 🔥 Thank you to our fellow labor unions who joined us and everyone who showed support (including those truck drivers and EMTs) and shout-out to our fellow Hearst unions! We're just getting started ✊🗞️
Albany Newspaper Guild@albanyguild.bsky.social · 3mo agoCome see us here in Albany as we picket outside the Times Union! From 12 to 1 p.m. today we will join the Connecticut News Guild, Dallas News Guild and Austin News Guild — who, like us, are all currently fighting for a fair contract with Hearst Together, we are walking out and standing together
Police have closed off the area around the home where Harbi Nagi was last seen Sunday afternoon www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Road closed, police tape up near home where boy vanished in Menands
Harbi Nagi had not been seen since Sunday, despite a flood of searchers in Menands.
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Ezra attended UAlbany and worked at Uncommon Grounds. He made vibrant artwork he shared online and adopted a cat named Greyson Last year he was found dead in a cell in the Dominican Republic, with little word on how he died, or how he got there to begin with www.timesunion.com/news/article...
What happened to Ezra Hulett?
For the past year, Ezra Hulett’s mother has been trying to find out how the American citizen from Albany ended up dead in a detention center in the Dominican Republic.
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Ellis Medicine won’t say how many other hospital systems responded to its request for proposals. But Albany Med is among them.
Albany Med looking into Ellis merger after St. Peter's ends talks
Ellis Medicine won’t say how many other hospital systems responded to its request for proposals. But Albany Med is among them.
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Ringleader in Sam Nordquist’s torture admits she killed him. Will feds enter case?
Ringleader in Sam Nordquist’s torture admits she killed him. Will feds enter case?
Precious Arzuaga was one of seven charged in Sam Nordquist's killing and the second to plead guilty.
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Coolest thing ever was wayy back when my partner got the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy signed by the entire team that made it at Vicarious Visions since they, unbeknownst to us, worked in the area at the time "I loved playing this growing up," he told them. "Yeah, us too!" they said.
Rick Marshall@rickmarshall.com · 4mo agoIt's a weirdly little-known fact that this region is becoming a hub for video game development. Yet another example:
The picket is this Saturday! Sign ideas include: Justice for Justin (our chief steward who was fired) No temporary workers We need guaranteed maternity leave Honor our agreements If you fire us, we should be able to challenge you Don’t let AI replace us We need a raise
Albany Newspaper Guild@albanyguild.bsky.social · 5mo agoWe're only a few weeks away from our picket against Hearst on June 13 🪧
A trial date has been set for Raymond Wright Jr., who has been charged with the murder of Samantha Humphrey.
Trial set for ex-boyfriend charged in murder of Samantha Humphrey
A trial date has been set for Raymond Wright Jr., who has been charged with the murder of Samantha Humphrey.
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Workers at 3 Hearst-owned newspapers represented by The NewsGuild-CWA — including the Times Union — have filed unfair labor practice charges against Hearst with the NLRB this week, accusing the company of violating federal labor law and retaliating against workers for union activity.
We filed federal labor charges against company
Media workers at three Hearst-owned newspapers represented by The NewsGuild-CWA have filed unfair labor practice charges against Hearst with the National Labor Relations Board this week, accusing the…
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