City of Schenectady

The City of Schenectady wants to lower its citywide speed limit to 25 miles per hour, but needs a green light from the state.

Schenectady residents will be able to ask questions during a public meeting tonight on conditional adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses in New York.

Ahead of Friday’s deadline, the Democratic mayors of five Capital Region cities are urging the court-appointed special master to keep their communities together in New York’s new 20th Congressional District.

The City of Schenectady is marking success with its telemedicine program. New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli visited city fire headquarters on Thursday to learn more about the program that started during the pandemic.

Capping weeks of community discussion, the Schenectady City Council has advanced a proposal to provide six full-time city police officers to serve as community engagement officers in the city school district.

The Schenectady City Schools Board of Education has approved an agreement to hire six full-time city police officers during school hours, following a months-long pilot program.

An experimental effort to mitigate ice jams and related flooding on the Mohawk River was celebrated Thursday in Schenectady.

Marion Porterfield is a few weeks into her tenure as Schenectady's new City Council President.

The Schenectady City Council has passed legislation to create an advisory committee to review community proposals and provide recommendations related to the use of American Rescue Plan Act funding.

The City of Schenectady recognized several police officers in a promotion ceremony Monday evening, including a welcome to seven new members of the force. The new recruits were vetted by a community panel as part of the hiring process.