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Judge rejects Rensco DA’s attempt to block video in Zeoli case
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Judge rejects Rensco DA’s attempt to block video in Zeoli case

Posted on November 2, 2020November 3, 2020 by 518Independent

Judge Christopher Maier has denied the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s request to block the release of video of an activist’s time in Troy PD custody. …

Troy sergeant claims activist faked seizure and injured himself
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Troy sergeant claims activist faked seizure and injured himself

Posted on November 1, 2020November 24, 2020 by David Howard King

The Troy Police Sergeant who arrested activist Ken Zeoli on August 21 while Zeoli sought a complaint form is speaking out on Facebook. In a…

Angelique Powell on taking audiences out of their comfort zones in ‘Models of Perfection’
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Angelique Powell on taking audiences out of their comfort zones in ‘Models of Perfection’

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 by David Howard King

Photos by Richard Lovrich   There are two days left to catch “Models of Perfection” by Troy Foundry Theatre, including tonight, Halloween! The work is…

Evicted from a shelter Troy family reflects on the year from hell
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Evicted from a shelter Troy family reflects on the year from hell

Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 by David Howard King

Daniel Griffin, his fiance Kayla and their two boys aged three and one were evicted today after spending nine months at Joseph’s House, a shelter…

Troy mourns a murdered child and wonders where its mayor is
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Troy mourns a murdered child and wonders where its mayor is

Posted on September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by David Howard King

Photos and videos by David Howard King except where noted.  They lock arms and form a circle in the middle of the Old 6th Avenue…

Gallery: The Age plays Foundry Theatre’s Trojan Alley Project
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Gallery: The Age plays Foundry Theatre’s Trojan Alley Project

Posted on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 by 518Independent

The Age (AKA Adrian Lewis) brought his stylings to the Franklin Alley in Troy last night thanks to Troy Foundry Theatre’s Trojan Alley Project which…

Reform could come from Troy activist’s arrest
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Reform could come from Troy activist’s arrest

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 by David Howard King

Photo by David Howard King Councilman Anasha Cummings believes that the arrest of activist Ken Zeoli for “trespassing” while requesting a complaint form from the…

Feeding program ousted from Troy park, benches removed
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Feeding program ousted from Troy park, benches removed

Posted on August 6, 2020August 9, 2020 by 518Independent

The sight of Troy’s Department of Public Works employees removing benches from Barker Park on July 31 drew outcry from many Troy residents. It’s led…

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…

Troy residents on what plywood BLM murals made them feel
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Troy residents on what plywood BLM murals made them feel

Posted on July 15, 2020August 4, 2020 by 518Independent

Celebrated local photographer Jayana LaFountaine captured the plywood murals that went up across downtown Troy in anticipation of protests against police. Many businesses rushed to…

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