Samantha Simmons
Weekend Edition Host/Reporter-
Applyrs, the city’s former chief auditor, told reporters that she was unaware of the budget deficit until just before she became mayor. Applyrs says the city has a roughly $15 million structural deficit for FY 2025 and expects a $22 million deficit for FY 2026. -
City Council members in Troy tabled a measure Thursday night to extend the city police department’s contract with Flock Safety. -
The Albany IDA advanced a measure Thursday to end tax breaks for a $35 million apartment and retail space project planned near University at Albany. -
Tonight, Troy’s City Council will debate whether to renew a contract with flock safety, the controversial security camera company that is at the center of privacy concerns. -
A local cheese packaging company is finally brie-ing itself. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons recently toured Hudson Valley Creamery’s facilities after it won gold at the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin. -
First-term Mayor Dorcey Applyrs said the city’s law enforcement and other departments are prepared. -
Catholic Central School and Notre-Dame Bishop Gibbons will combine their high school students in the 2026-27 school year. -
Lawmakers in Rensselaer County are not expected to attend tonight’s State of the County. -
Todd Albright's new album, Blues for Dexter Linwood, set to be released on April 17th is a reprise of jazz and blues from the 1920’s and ‘30’s. -
In an effort to highlight Women’s History Month, a local sensory gym is hosting events meant to celebrate and include neurodivergent individuals.
