Cleaning up after Hurricane Don
Tweet By Tom Knighton I guess it was all just too much. Seven hours into jury deliberations, former Albany City Commissioner Don Buie changes his plea to guilty in what has been described as a “teary-eyed” confession to Judge Denise Marshall. As a result he gets a year in jail, has to pay $5,000 in [...]
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Tweet Iona Benthall Iona Benthall, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 at Palmyra Medical Center. Her remains have been cremated. Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors handled the arrangements. Born Nov. 14, 1931 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, she is survived by her daughters, Marla Benthall Brookshire and Renee’ Benthall Burlison, both of Albany; brother, Roger Rivet, and sister, Gloria [...]
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Tweet Jan. 1 YMCA OPEN HOUSE WHAT: The Albany Area YMCA invites everyone to start 2010 on a healthy note by visiting the YMCA during our New Years Day Open House. The YMCA, at 1701 Gillionville Road, will be open from 1 – 4 p.m. on January 1. In honor of our 100th birthday, the [...]
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