Around Albany

To watch 'The Place Beyond the Pines' is to observe characters making discoveries. Discoveries about their past, their environment, their heritage. When the revelations come they aren't met with gasps or dropped objects, but with an understanding, an acceptance that, yes, this is, indeed, the way things are.

While you'd swear with every bone in your body that this vast, rich, symbol-heavy tale was surely based on a thick doorstopper of a novel, the surprising fact remains that it is, actually, an original screenplay. It seems, though, a natural progression after the character portraiture of Derek Cianfrance's last film 'Blue Valentine.' This new one has the essence of 'Blue Valentine' but blown open far and wide.

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As a dad, I must say, I'm glad I was never shown a video of a woman giving birth. It would have scared the crap out of me, to be honest. Rewind to my son arriving: After 15 hours of no sleep the moment has arrived as I step up to the hospital bed ready to welcome my mini me. What I wasn't expecting was the smell. Holy god, it was horrible. Like 'blood soaked trash' horrible.

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New York State police held a press conference earlier today (3/14) regarding the death of a shooting suspect in Herkimer. The suspect had shot six and killed four on 3/13 at two different locations. Police had him cornered overnight and opened fire on him when he shot and killed an FBI K9 Officer. 

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It seems as though the greasy breakfast staple that we've all grown to love, and love and love is as big as ever. There are signs everywhere showing our passion for bacon: 'Keep Calm and Eat Bacon' is just one floating around here. Hello, there's even the Bacon Brothers (I know that's their last name, but still) touring around the country playing their music. Yes, we all love bacon but what if you had to choose between Bacon or Oral? Which route would you take? Stopped you dead in your tracks didn't I?

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Oh that title is correct, in my opinion, especially around here. Maybe it's just me though?  I'm sticking with: 'In real life, ish doesn't go down like this.' Well hold on: It goes down like this but you know the chick is making a b-line for her comp only to block your number like whoa! 

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Six people were shot in two different Herkimer County locations with four confirmed dead. Two people were shot and killed at Gaffey's Car Wash in the Village of Herkimer and an additional four people were shot at John's Barber Shop in Mohawk. Of those four, two were killed. 

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State Police have shot and killed Kurt Myers, the suspect in shootings that killed four people and injured two others in Herkimer and Mohawk, New York.

Shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday, State Police, FBI and a K-9 unit entered the former Glory Days bar in Herkimer where Myers had been in hiding for nearly 16 hours and had at times exchanged fire with police.

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Traffic is closed on the Northway following a bus crash and police have confirmed one fatality in the accident. The bus was transporting the St. Michael's College Lacrosse team to a game in Long Island when the accident occurred. 

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So - when does summer start (aka: when does Jumpin Jacks open)? That is the burning question around these parts, that's for sure. Luckily for you, I was in the Scotia the other day and happened to catch the date posted on the big huge sign that towers over one of the Albany Area's favorite burger joints.

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So, In This Moment were here last Summer weren't they? I remember laughing, singing, dancing and throwing a few punches. Ok, so I wasn't throwing punches but trust me, it happened. Oh, we also drank beers and had an f-n blast.

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The Hard Rock Café has expressed Interest in building along the Hudson River in Rensselaer, but is this a good thing?

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Feel a bit off since the time change Sunday morning? You're not the only one and strangely enough, the time change has actually effected the economy in Albany.

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