Schenectady

Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy is suing the City Council over its newest appointment.

Changes made earlier this year to the Electric City’s garbage pickup service could be temporarily suspended. Trash collection could be the first contentious issue the new council faces in January.

A DIY skatepark in the Electric City could become an official city-sanctioned public venue through state funding.

A jury voted on Friday evening in favor of more than 1,100 employees who lost some or all of their benefits after the St. Clare’s Hospital pension fund collapsed in 2019.

A Schenectady activist who serves on the city school district’s Board of Education says a December presentation is evidence of systemic racism within the educational institution.

After two incumbents lost last week and after another member resigned over the summer, the Schenectady City Council is set to undergo significant changes.

Capital Region food pantries are bracing for increased demand as the United States Department of Agriculture plans to put federal food assistance benefits on hold.

Proctors’ Theatre was bustling today with vendors and Schenectady seniors for the Schenectady County Harvest Festival. At the festival, the Schenectady County Legislature announced the winners of the 2025 Honorable Karen B. Johnson Schenectady County Older New Yorker of the Year awards.

Schenectady’s Planning Commission Board on Wednesday approved a controversial site plan for the construction of a Starbucks on Erie Boulevard, but neighborhood advocates are accusing the city’s mayor of tipping the scales.

Adonis Richards became the City of Schenectady’s first ever poet laureate after last week’s City Council meeting. The 31-year-old is the author of three poetry collections and a Program Coordinator at Union College’s Office of Intercultural Affairs. He will serve as poet laureate for two years. I spoke to Richards about his inspiration, origins and vision for the new role.