Lucas Willard

A federally-funded study is examining the human health effects of PFAS exposure. The University at Albany and New York State Department of Health are working to study those affected in Hoosick Falls and surrounding area, and the City of Newburgh. Meantime, some in the Rensselaer County Town of Petersburgh feel regulators need to do more to address PFAS contamination.

A week after Black Lives Matter protesters were arrested in Saratoga Springs, angry demonstrators and local residents packed Tuesday’s city council meeting. A public comment period devolved into a shouting match, with some calling for moderated discussion between demonstrators and city leadership.

The Malta-based semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries announced this morning it will move to meet the global demand for computer chips by building a second chip plant in Saratoga County.

Fans returned to Saratoga Race Course Thursday for the first time in two years. 

After a 2020 season closed to spectators, fans are returning to Saratoga Race Course today for the 2021 summer meet. 

Officials cut the ribbon Tuesday on a new affordable housing development in Saratoga Springs, a city that is becoming an increasingly expensive place to live.

Included in the new transportation bill passed by the House of Representatives is a project to improve a main corridor in the City of Schenectady.

Saratoga Springs residents and Capital Region activists are objecting to recent remarks by the city’s assistant police chief that linked a violent late-night incident with racial justice advocates. 

With 97 percent of union members voting in favor, Albany Medical Center nurses affiliated with the New York State Nurses Association have approved a three-year contract.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court allowed a federal moratorium on evictions — extended in March by President Biden — to remain in place. Meantime, a pair of Republican state Senators in New York –  which has its own eviction moratorium in place — are seeking to assist struggling local landlords.

Four new “hassle-free” campsites are preparing to welcome visitors along the Erie Canal.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is seeking to include legislation to strengthen workers’ rights in a federal infrastructure package. The Democrat gathered with union leaders and local officials in Albany this morning. 

Police in Saratoga Springs are investigating after a stabbing and shots fired incident early Saturday morning. According to authorities, a fight broke out on Caroline Street near Broadway involving 15 to 20 people just after 2 a.m.

In a museum full of trinkets and artifacts in the City of Amsterdam, an effort is underway to bring contemporary art to the Montgomery County community.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is taking comments through today on a proposed remedial action for the Rensselaer County Village of Hoosick Falls. It comes more than five years after a do-not-drink order was declared over PFAS contamination in the community’s drinking water.

Tuesday’s Democratic primary contests in the City of Schenectady will be decided by absentee ballots. But change is coming to the city council.

Earlier this month, in the final days of the New York State legislative session, lawmakers passed a bill to establish a commission to prepare for America’s 250th birthday.

Albany’s Pine Bush Preserve got a visit Thursday from a scientific data company that has worked to help conservation groups protect endangered species and ecosystems.

The Rensselaer Common Council last night voted to approve a resolution urging New York State to revoke the operating permit for a construction and demolition debris landfill that has drawn the ire of neighbors for years.

Three bills intended to upgrade U.S. drinking water systems and address toxic pollutants took a step forward Wednesdsay as the conversation in Washington D.C. focuses on a wide-ranging infrastructure package.