Rensselaerville NewsLocal news for Rensselaerville, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.What's in a name Whatever we decide- December 31, 2007 "You've heard of Aristotle, Plato, Freud. I'm Ellen." When I was born, my parents named me Ellen Frances Murphy -- Ellen, after my paternal grandmother, an Irish immigrant. via Albany Times Unionhttp://www.topix.net/city/rensselaerville-ny/2007/12/whats-in-a-name-whatever-we-decide?fr... Richard Prince takes inspiration out of context- December 23, 2007 "My father was never home, he was always drinking booze. He saw a sign saying 'DRINK CANADA DRY.' So he went up there." The artist Richard Prince worked at Time Life in the 1970s, clipping and archiving articles for the news divisions. via The Boston Globehttp://www.topix.net/city/rensselaerville-ny/2007/12/richard-prince-takes-inspiration-out-... Accused priest a Giuliani confidant- December 16, 2007 "We give some of the worst people in our society the presumption of innocence and benefit of the doubt. . . . And, of course, I'm going to give that to one of my closest friends." When former New York City police commissioner Bernie Kerik was indicted last month on 16 federal charges, including tax fraud and lying to White House officials, Kerik's friendship with Rudy Giuliani, a ... via Concord Monitorhttp://www.topix.net/city/rensselaerville-ny/2007/12/accused-priest-a-giuliani-confidant?f... Non-Profit Thief Sentenced- December 12, 2007 THE FORMER ALBANY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WHO ADMITTED STEALING MORE THAN $300 THOUSAND FROM LOCAL CHARITIES WILL SERVE UP TO SEVEN YEARS BEHIND BARS. via WGY-AM Albanyhttp://www.topix.net/city/rensselaerville-ny/2007/12/non-profit-thief-sentenced?fromrss=1 |