Rotterdam

Rotterdam Town Supervisor John Polimeni's request comes as the town prepares to tackle a $450,000 budget deficit this budget cycle, down for $1.4 million.

Ellis Medicine is in the process of signing a lease for the old VA clinic in the Town of Rotterdam and is planning to open its own clinic there in January.

The approximately 1,600 veterans who were treated at the VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Rotterdam will now go to VA-staffed clinics in Clifton Park and Albany.

The mural is located on a section of the Erie Canal Trail in Rotterdam near the Mohawk River. It's part of a larger plan to beautify local bike trails.

A candidate for New York state Assembly is accused of allegedly stealing U.S. mail in a development that has roiled the closing days of the race.

Nearly a year ago, migrants began arriving in Albany County as part of a political dispute stretching from the southern border to New York City. While the newcomers try to assimilate, local leaders say work continues to accommodate the new arrivals.

Budgets have passed in two Schenectady County towns.

Asylum-seekers, migrants and refugees have long looked to the United States for shelter from economic and political turmoil. As they continue to arrive in upstate New York from New York City, the migrants and local communities are both confronting confusion and uncertainty.

The Rotterdam Town Board has approved a new law addressing panhandling.

The arrival of migrants in the Capital Region has led to protests from residents and local officials alike, but also humanitarian efforts to provide supplies. In the meantime, migrants are eager to get to work. Javier Parraga of Ecuador, who has been staying in Rotterdam, spoke with WAMC in Spanish and says he hasn’t had any luck getting hired.