Municipal court

Couple win dismissal of NA speeding tickets

Written November 12th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 23 responses.

Albany’s photo radar program in the school zone on North Albany Road hit a bump Wednesday when two speeding tickets were dismissed because the city could not prove that the cameras were working properly.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: foundational reliability, Municipal court, traffic cameras, traffic tickets, Win Eaton

Photo radar in Albany: A status report

Written April 4th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 42 responses.

For the latest on Albany’s forthcoming venture of handing out speeding tickets to drivers caught on photo radar, I asked Police Chief Marcia Harnden for a status report.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Municipal court, photo radar, Redflex, speed enforcement, traffic cameras, traffic tickets, Verra Mobility

Enjoy the game but don’t touch anything

Written May 31st, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

Considering these “temporary rules” I read Sunday on the fence of the pickleball courts at Albany’s Eleanor Hackleman Park, it’s hard to see how anybody could play the game, let alone enjoy it.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany parks, coronavirus, COVID-19, Municipal court, Pickleball, playground

A new judge and, unrelated, an old debate

Written December 18th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

Wednesday’s Albany City Council meeting, the last one of the year, featured someone new and something old. One was the next city judge. The other was a rerun of last year’s disagreement between the mayor and council majority over the size of accessory dwelling units.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: accessory dwelling units, Albany court, Albany development code, Forrest Reid, mayor's veto, Municipal court