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Following officer’s racist tirade Sheehan stresses work of reform group that activists deride 
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Following officer’s racist tirade Sheehan stresses work of reform group that activists deride 

Posted on November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 by 518Independent

Earlier today Mayor Kathy Sheehan emailed members of the city police reform collaborative to warn them of the imminent release of a Times Union article…

Audit: Black Albany residents face disproportionate arrest, use of force
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Audit: Black Albany residents face disproportionate arrest, use of force

Posted on November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 by 518Independent

Black residents are more likely to be pulled over, arrested, charged with resisting arrest and have force used against them according to a report commissioned…

Free Food Fridge Albany prepares for winter and the growing pandemic
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Free Food Fridge Albany prepares for winter and the growing pandemic

Posted on November 2, 2020November 19, 2020 by 518Independent

Jammella Anderson stands outside the Free School on Elm St in Albany in the chill of the misting rain and opens the door of a…

“We had a death yesterday”: homeless outreach during the pandemic
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“We had a death yesterday”: homeless outreach during the pandemic

Posted on September 29, 2020September 30, 2020 by Michael Kennedy

Photos by Robert Cooper.  We are all so very tired of COVID-19. We’ve quarantined in our homes, cleaning out our closets and kitchen cupboards, watching…

Ellis: “Why wouldn’t I want to be Mayor?” 
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Ellis: “Why wouldn’t I want to be Mayor?” 

Posted on September 28, 2020 by David Howard King

On a warm Friday afternoon, Albany Common Council President Corey Ellis sits outside a cafe on Madison Ave reminiscing about his early days on the…

Policing reforms proposed by Albany Council stuck in committee
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Policing reforms proposed by Albany Council stuck in committee

Posted on September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 by David Howard King

A series of police reform bills introduced by the Albany Common Council in June in the wake of the murder of George Floyd won’t be…

Who is the man behind Fulton County Area News? 
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Who is the man behind Fulton County Area News? 

Posted on August 4, 2020August 9, 2020 by David Howard King

He’s soft spoken. He seems reverential to police, always offering to give his footage to any news station that might want it. Ryan Lorey, the…

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