Maryam Ahmad
Producer/ReporterMaryam Ahmad is a journalist based in Cohoes. She graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in Political Science in 2024, and graduated from Shaker High School in 2020. Maryam writes about pop culture and politics, and has been published in outlets including The Polis Project, Nerdist, and JoySauce.
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Construction is nearly complete at the Albany West Community Center. On Friday, WAMC’s Maryam Ahmad, got a tour alongside Albany officials. -
Cohoes murder suspect Anthony Bechand appeared before the Albany County Court today/on Monday, and was charged with felony counts of murder, burglary, and tampering with evidence. Bechand is suspected of killing his girlfriend, 41-year-old Amanda Rodriguez. WAMC’s Maryam Ahmad reports. -
Minita Sanghvi is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Skidmore College and the current Saratoga Springs Finance Commissioner. Sanghvi also published her first novel, “Happy Endings,” in 2022. -
Cohoes Police Chief Todd Walden and Cohoes City Mayor William T. Keeler announced on Friday that 53-year-old Anthony Bechand, who is suspected of murdering his girlfriend, Amanda Rodriguez, was found and arrested by State Police Friday morning in Franklin County . -
Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan announced a traffic calming pilot project in two areas of Washington Park that will slow down traffic and expand pedestrian access to the park.
