1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (978+ words) PETER R. BARBER Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy speaks at the ribbon cutting of the new M&T Center Thursday, August 14, 2025. This article was paid for by donations to The Community Journalism Fund. SCHENECTADY — Schenectady will face a major budget shortfall in…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (628+ words) FILE – Schenectady City Councilman Carl Williams. SCHENECTADY — The City Council will hold a hearing on legislation that would allow absent council members to be expelled. Council President Carl Williams proposed the legislation in August. As written, the council could vacate…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (544+ words) Saratoga Springs City Hall SARATOGA SPRINGS — Voters will not be weighing changes to the Saratoga Springs City Charter in November. On Tuesday, the Saratoga County Board of Elections announced that a proposed charter question was tardy and had missed the…...

5+ day, 29+ min ago   (857+ words) DELMAR — After months of protests from residents concerned over how many housing units can fit on an acre of land and increased traffic, Bethlehem town officials are changing course. The change comes a few days after the Town Board approved…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (635+ words) It should come as no surprise that a recent study by the state Comptroller’s Office finds that more municipalities are poised to exceed the state property tax cap because of fiscal stress. The handwriting has been on the wall for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (748+ words) The only thing citizens hate more than watching their elected representatives bicker, call each other names and refuse to cooperate with one another is watching government business grind to a halt because of it. Disagreements in politics are expected, and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (607+ words) The Vly Creek reservoir in New Scotland. DELMAR — Bethlehem Public Works Commissioner Paul Penman told the Town Board at its Aug. 26 meeting that the time has come to start considering renovating or rebuilding the town’s New Salem water treatment plant....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1204+ words) Three local women — (from left) Tina Baldwin, Sue Yaworski and Denise Devirgeles — had many questions and a few comments for village leaders during the two public comment periods at last week’s monthly village board meeting. TUPPER LAKE — The agendas of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (275+ words) The newest member of the village board, as of last week, was Trustee Joe Salamy, who Mayor Mary Fontana appointed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of David Plummer. The new trustee is seated at right next to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (359+ words) As the Bethlehem Town Board prepares its next draft of proposed zoning amendments, the Board and town residents need to take a close look at the proposed Incentive Zoning Article—Article 46—and its likely impact on the community. While the…...