Lori Van Buren

Albany

Photojournalist at Times Union (Albany)

Photojournalist for the Albany Times Union.

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5-STAR REVIEW: NIGHT OF THE LIVING BREAD by Mary Lee Ashford

3 weeks ago | novelsalive.com | Lori Van Buren

Sugar & Spice Mysteries Series: Book 4Publication Date: May 27, 2025Sugar Calloway and Dixie Spicer are up to their aprons in community cookbook projects, but Sugar can’t resist when the Jameson County Historical Society asks for their assistance with a cookbook featuring bread recipes. But they’ve barely begun when suddenly troubles are on the rise. Marla, the board’s president is stabbed with a bread knife, her best friend, Mame, is a suspect and some dough (of the money kind) is missing.
Photos: Vroom, vroom, Americade rolls into Lake George

1 month ago | timesunion.com | Lori Van Buren

LAKE GEORGE — The stream of motorcyclists on the Northway making their seasonal migration to Lake George can mean only one thing: Americade is back. The annual gathering for motorcycle enthusiasts bills itself as “a different kind of rally,” emphasizing a family-friendly vibe amid a week featuring touring rides, an expo and demos (beginning Wednesday), and plenty of other attractions — comedy, boat cruises, even a rodeo.
Photos: Albany Memorial Day parade

1 month ago | timesunion.com | Lori Van Buren

ALBANY — The city held its Memorial Day parade Monday morning. The parade route was changed for 2025, and began at Central and Lexington avenues, and ended on Washington Avenue at Lafayette Park for a ceremony. The parade's Grand Marshalls were John and Judith Grassia, and Jill and Jim Frankoski.
Photos: City of Rensselaer Memorial Day parade

1 month ago | timesunion.com | Lori Van Buren

RENSSELAER — The city held its Memorial Day parade on Sunday. Opening ceremonies were held in front of Beverwyck Cemetery, at the corner of Washington Avenue and Seventh Street. The parade ended at City Hall on the corner of Third Avenue and Walker Street.
5-STAR REVIEW: DEATH BY DREIDEL by Susie Black

1 month ago | novelsalive.com | Lori Van Buren

Holly Swimsuit Mystery Series: Book 6Publication Date: May 21, 2025Mermaid Swimwear President Holly Schlivnik attends an industry Hanukkah party to honor Rapido Swimwear CEO Leni Waxman as the Mount Cedars Hospital Woman of the Year. The guest of honor collapses and dies in the middle of the event. An autopsy confirms that industry bully Leni expired as a result of poisoning by coming in contact with a purposely contaminated dreidel.
5-STAR REVIEW: DEATH BY SURFBOARD by Susie Black

1 month ago | novelsalive.com | Lori Van Buren

Holly Swimsuit Mystery Series: Book 3Publication Date: May 15, 2023No one is more stunned than Mermaid Swimwear sales exec Holly Schlivnik when a fisherman hooks her unscrupulous colleague’s battered corpse attached to a surfboard and hauls it onto the Washington Street Pier. The coroner ruled that while Jack Tyne drowned, he “had help dying,” and Holly’s boss is wrongly arrested for the crime.
Photos: Campus shuffle at University at Albany

1 month ago | timesunion.com | Lori Van Buren

ALBANY — The uptown campus at the University at Albany was a hive of activity on Tuesday as workers prepared for upcoming commencement events and students moved out of their dorms before the spring semester’s final day on Wednesday. The university-wide undergraduate commencement ceremony is Saturday at the campus entry plaza, but more intimate stage crossings for undergraduates and graduate students will take place Thursday through Sunday at the school’s Broadview Center.
Photos: Moms in full bloom at Albany Tulip Festival

1 month ago | timesunion.com | Will Waldron |Lori Van Buren

ALBANY — The sun broke through the skies Sunday after a week of gray and rain to provide the perfect backdrop for celebrating Mother's Day at Albany's 77th annual Tulip Festival. The tulips and the music lineup had to share the spotlight with all the moms who were out with family and friends enjoying the day.
Photos: More than 200 students graduate from Albany Medical College

1 month ago | timesunion.com | Lori Van Buren

SARATOGA SPRINGS — More than 200 students celebrated their graduation from Albany Medical College on Thursday. The college's 187th commencement ceremonies were held at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs. Article continues below this adThe ceremony featured an address by keynote speaker Mitch Warner, an author and managing partner at the Arbinger Institute. Warner was awarded an honorary degree.
5-STAR REVIEW: DETECTIVE AUNTY by Uzma Jalaluddin

1 month ago | novelsalive.com | Lori Van Buren

Kausar Khan Investigates: Book 1Publication Date: May 6, 2025When her grown daughter is suspected of murder, a charming and tenacious widow digs into the case to unmask the real killer in this twisty, page-turning whodunnit—the first book in a cozy new detective series from the acclaimed author of Ayesha at Last.