Schenectady

Financial woes for cities in New York's capital region are mounting. WAMC's Capital Region Bureau Chief Grant Ashley joined Lucas Willard on Midday Magazine to discuss financial struggles and downgraded credit ratings on the S&P Global Scale in Albany and Schenectady.

Carl Williams is the third person to announce a bid for Schenectady mayor. Incumbent Mayor Gary McCarthy has not made a decision on whether he will run.

Founded in 1967 as a group of parents providing for their preschoolers, Wildwood has since expanded to offer daily programming to more than 100 individuals with developmental and learning disabilities in the Capital Region. A recent Department of Justice memo could endanger the organization’s efforts.

Rabbi Matt Cutler of Congregation Gates of Heaven in Schenectady has since confirmed he was the subject of the threats. WAMC’s Andrew Pugliese spoke with him Wednesday.

Carl Williams is the new president of the Schenectady City Council — a legislative body that was paralyzed for the entire month of January when members couldn’t come to consensus on a new leader. Williams, who was chosen by his fellow members to take the seat earlier this month, sat down with WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Jesse Taylor to discuss his vision for the embattled council’s future.

A group of Schenectady residents wants more transparency from county legislators over the proposed construction of an aquatic center in partnership with Schenectady County Community College.

The race for New York’s 20th Congressional District briefly took the spotlight at Democrat Paul Tonko’s town hall Wednesday.

New York's comptroller has responded to a Capital Region state assemblyman’s calls for an investigation into utility rates.

For more than a month, the Schenectady City Council has been stymied as a result of not being able to elect a president. A recent court decision could help the council break the stalemate.

Persia Nelson, who was convicted in October of several charges relating to the death of her 11-month-old daughter, received a maximum sentence in court Monday.