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Schenectady County

Schenectady city-county sales tax deal clears first hurdle

City lawmakers tentatively approved a new eight-year deal on the distribution of county sales tax revenue on Monday. The deal… Read more »

Credit: New York State Department of Health

Capital Region

Capital Region COVID-19 Tracker for Tuesday, Sept. 22, by county

State COVID-19 Tracker numbers for Capital Region counties as of Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22. Testing data as of midnight Monday… Read more »

Partnership seeks early Lake George HWA detection

LAKE GEORGE The state Department of Environmental Conservation and private organizations dedicated to eradicating invasive species will use satellite images… Read more »

Albany County

Albany man drives car into car dealership

An Albany man faces felony charges of assault, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment after driving a car into the DePaula… Read more »

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo departs a news conference at the Rochester Regional Health Riedman Campus Training Center in Irondequoit on May 11. (Stefani Reynolds/New York Times)

Cuomo extends ban on commercial evictions

ALBANY — Businesses slipping behind on rent over coronavirus-related shortfalls have been granted another month before they can be evicted…. Read more »

Foss: Lawmakers must address state’s budget woes

I’m a procrastinator. One thing I’ve learned, in my years of procrastinating, is that problems don’t get easier to solve… Read more »

Ballston Spa

Vermont homicide victim identified as Ballston Spa woman

Jessica Hildenbrandt, 43, of Ballston Spa, has been indentified as the homicide victim whose remains were discovered in southern Vermont… Read more »

Colonie

Two Colonie traffic stops lead to felony drug arrests

COLONIE — Two recent traffic stops led to felony arrests and the recovery of fentanyl, cocaine and heroin, Colonie Police… Read more »

A water main break just below the Craig Street Bridge in Mont Pleasant caused both east- and westbound lanes of Interstate 890 between exits 5 and 6 to be shut down Sunday. (Peter R. Barber/Staff Photographer)

Repairs underway for broken water main in Schenectady

Repairs are underway to fix a major break in a city water main. “We’ll probably start to replace the actual… Read more »

Montgomery County

Montgomery County officials eye boost to coroner’s budget

Montgomery County legislators plan to transfer $28,000 to the county coroner’s budget to cover autopsy costs, which have grown in… Read more »

EDITORIAL: Don’t be shut out of election. Register to vote today.

When it comes to the lottery, they say, you’ve got to be in it to win it. The same axiom… Read more »

Shenendehowa reports HS student tests positive for COVID-19

A student at Shenendehowa High School East has tested positive for COVID-19, district officials announced Sunday. School reopened Monday after… Read more »