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News Cafe debuts events feature

Submitted by Nick Antz, WNYT Web Producer
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011, 2:34pm
News Cafe debuts events feature

News Cafe has rolled out a new events calendar feature for those looking for some local fun.

Check out on the new Events guide at the top of the page. We’ve taken all the work out of finding out what’s happening in your neighborhood- just click where you live and you have everything at your fingertips.

Looking for something to do with your kids? We have a family friendly activities section. Interested in art? We have exhibit listings. Want to explore a different part of the city? Click the neighborhood and we can show you what’s happening. Planning your weekend has never been easier.

The calendar is also a good tool for those looking to promote an event. Just click on the "add event" at the bottom of the "events" widget to the left of this page.

 

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City holds Spring Clean-up Day festivities

Submitted by Sophia Sofferman, WNYT Web Producer
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011, 1:59pm
City holds Spring Clean-up Day festivities

The City of Cohoes is holding a Spring Clean-up Day, Electronic Recycling Day and Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday, May 14. 

Cohoes residents can bring acceptable items to Lansing Park between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Hazardous waste collection will be between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. All vehicles must enter from James Street and will be required to show proof of residency by presenting a drivers license, current utility bill, vehicle registration or current tax bill.

All passenger vehicles will be allowed at no cost. A $10 fee will be charged for pickup trucks and a $20 fee will be charged for any vehicle with a trailer. A $50 fee will be charged for any UHAULs. There will be no charge for electronic items.

For a list of acceptable items for all categories, visit the Department of Public Works page or call (518) 233-2139.

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K of C offers hot turkey dinners

Submitted by Sophia Sofferman, WNYT Web Producer
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011, 12:48pm

The Cohoes Knights of Columbus is holding a hot turkey dinner on Wednesday.

The dinner from 4 to 6:30 p.m. includes mashed potatoes, dressing, gravy, and vegetables.

Take out is available. Call 237-4151 to order

It’s $7.

The K of C is located at 255 Remsen Street in Cohoes.

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Police build cases against criminals without leaving office

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011, 12:25pm

ALBANY - Sometimes it's not what you do, but who you tell that gets you in trouble -- especially when it's all 1,262 of your closest online "friends."

"You really do open yourself up with everything you post to all of your friends," explained Robert Heverly, an Albany Law School professor.

Forget stake outs and interrogations.  Police and prosecutors now have the internet.  They use social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and also YouTube during every step of an investigation.

"Technology is huge.  It's a great police tool.  Just another tool in the tool box but I see it expanding daily," explained Albany County Undersheriff Craig Apple.

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Red Cross teams with Price Chopper for flood relief

Submitted by Nick Antz, WNYT Web Producer
Monday, May 9th, 2011, 3:28pm
Red Cross teams with Price Chopper for flood relief

Price Chopper and the American Red Cross have teamed up to raise funds to help local victims of this spring’s heavy rains and floods.

From now until the end of May, $1 from every fresh-made pizza sold (both hot or cold for take-out) at any of Price Chopper’s 48 stores in the Capital Region and the North Country will be donated to the American Red Cross of Northeastern New York’s Spring Storms 2011 Local Disaster Relief efforts.

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Elks hold Mother's Day breakfast

Submitted by Sophia Sofferman, WNYT Web Producer
Friday, May 6th, 2011, 3:11pm
Elks hold Mother's Day breakfast

It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday.  The Cohoes-Waterford Elks are celebrating by holding a breakfast buffet.

It’s from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the lodge on 45 North Mohawk Street in Cohoes.

The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children 4 to 12, and kids under free are free.

Mothers of an Elk are also free.

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Cohoes residents take home $1,000 in raffle

Submitted by Sophia Sofferman, WNYT Web Producer
Friday, May 6th, 2011, 2:15pm

Cohoes residents Carrie DeLude and David Cesari won $1,000 when the CAP COM Cares Foundation named eight winners in the drawing for their annual Big Benefit Raffle, which rose over $60,000 for community groups.

They were two of six people to win a $1,000 prize.

The Foundation is the charitable arm of CAP COM Federal Credit Union. CAP COM staff and volunteers have helped sell 3,250 tickets at $25 apiece since the Big Benefit Raffle kicked off in March. Winners of one $10,000 grand prize, one $5,000 prize and six $1,000 prizes were selected the raffle.

Money raised by the raffle supports scholarships and regional charitable groups including local school districts, the Seton Health Foundation, the Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County, St. Catherine’s Center for Children, the Marillac Family Shelter, the Whitney M. Young Foundation and the American Cancer Society.
 

The winners are:

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