Schenectady City Council

In recent years the Republican Party has been hard pressed to make a dent in the cities of Albany and Schenectady. Now, officials are hoping new chairs can revitalize the local GOP.

The Schenectady City Council‘s Public Safety Committee met Monday evening. The agenda included a review of a new agreement to place police officers in the city schools.

With the terms of three councilors expiring at the end of the year, and the departure of two other councilors earlier this year, voters are set to choose…

Five of seven Schenectady City Council seats will be up for grabs this fall. Glenville Town Supervisor Chris Koetzle, who chairs Schenectady County’s GOP…

Capital Region municipalities are laying off workers and cutting services with revenues sharply down during the pandemic.The COVID-19 shutdown has forced…

Municipal governments in New York have some “difficult decisions” to make with revenues falling short during the pandemic.The pandemic has impacted…

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Miles Reed of The Daily Gazette about today's headlines, including a refusal by Fulton County to accept federal homeless…

The Schenectady City Council will not be increasing fees for the use of city-owned parks and fields. In some cases, the original proposal would have meant…

The Schenectady, New York city council is taking up a proposal to increase the cost to use many city-owned parks and fields.The fee increase proposed was…

It took $330 million to build Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady. The gambling hall is celebrating its first anniversary today.In November 2013, 57…