LATHAM, N.Y. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced her Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act with other local and federal politicians at the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York in Latham Monday. The legislation will help end food deserts areas where people have little or no access to large grocery stores or healthy food and […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. Three new badges joined Watervliet’s Police Department Friday. The officers are off to the police academy before they officially begin duties in the city. “We welcome these fine young men to join our department and become part of our team,” Mayor Charles Patricelli said. “I thank you for your service and promise […]
TROY, N.Y. The intersection of Sausse Avenue and 15th Street is now completely flat. Mayor Carmella Mantello took to Facebook Live earlier this week to showcase the jackhammers taking apart the traffic circle and on Friday, removed the cones and barricade officially opening up the center of the street. “It’s become more of a […]
TROY, N.Y. Eight more of Troy’s finest swore their oath to the city at a ceremony Thursday morning, one of the first steps they’ll take before joining their fellow officers on the streets. “It’s a really great group of new recruits we got here that come from all walks of life and have great […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her “Back to Basics” reading plan and the $10 million in teacher training to go along with it Wednesday morning at Watervliet Elementary School. The plan pushes for legislation to require New York State schools to return to the Science of Reading, a phonics-based school curriculum, that was […]