COHOES, N.Y. City officials held their first public hearing on the proposed 2024 budget, which does include no tax increases again, but does provide raises to some city officials including the mayor. The $27.9 million plan represents the fourth consecutive budget without any increase in property taxes or water and sewer rates. “Four straight […]
ALBANY COUNTY, N.Y. Two local police departments recently began a new initiative that works to reduce arrests and prosecution of individuals who experience substance use, mental illness and homelessness. Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is now underway in the City of Cohoes and the City of Watervliet. The new initiative, similar to the LEAD […]
COHOES – Damien Bacon was home with his girlfriend in Cohoes on December 30, when he heard yelling outside. First, his girlfriend’s mother went out. “I heard her yelling with a man, so I came down my stairs, my porch, and as soon as he saw me, he met me halfway into my driveway,” he […]