Tonko supporting 4 area projects for federal money | The Daily Gazette
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Congressman Paul Tonko has pushed four projects in Schenectady and Montgomery counties forward to the House Appropriation Committee for funding consideration. The committee has the authority to provide federal funding for a handful of projects requested by members of Congress, with each representative allowed to push for up to 10 projects. Tonko is also requesting funding for other projects based in Saratoga and Albany counties.
In Schenectady County, Hometown Health Center is asking for $750,000 in federal funding which would cover a portion of a $5.5 million project it has planned in order to help provide dental services to underserved populations of Schenectady. Specifically, it would be used to develop a new facility to accommodate patients Hometown Health will be taking on as Ellis Medicine prepares to close its McClellan Street dental facility as part of an anticipated merger with
Contested school board races across Capital Region offer voters choice | The Daily Gazette
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Prospective voters can request absentee ballots for the May 18 school elections, including by citing concerns around the risks of COVID-19, while in-person voting will also be an option.
Voters must submit absentee ballot requests directly with their district clerks by May 11 at 4 p.m. to receive an absentee ballot in the mail, or they can pick one up directly from the district clerk through May 17. The absentee ballots must be returned by May 18, the day polls will also be open for in-person voting on school budgets and school board elections.
New offer made for FMCC dorms; Amsterdam landlord claims he will pay more than other buyer | The Daily Gazette
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By Jason Subik/Staff Writer |
May 3, 2021
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FULTON & MONTGOMERY COUNTIES – William Petrosino, an Amsterdam-area landlord, made an offer on Thursday to buy the Fulmont College Association’s three dormitory halls at Fulton Montgomery Community College. He said his offer is “substantially higher” than the $1.1 million purchase agreement between the association and Dan Vann Properties. Either arrangement must receive court approval.
Petrosino said he’s been interested in buying the dormitory buildings at 588 County Highway 142 since before 2010, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture loaned the Fulmont College Association $11.3 million to buy and upgrade the 1980s-vintage Fulton Hall and Montgomery Hall for $4 million from the Massachusetts-based private company that owned them and building from scratch the $7.1
Johnstown sub shop owner had Allyzibeth Lamont killed over money he owed her, investigators told early on | The Daily Gazette
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Johnstown sub shop owner had Allyzibeth Lamont killed over money he owed her, investigators told early on
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Fulton & Saratoga Counties – Georgios Kakavelos, the owner of a Johnstown sandwich shop, not only called for the death of his employee Allyzibeth Lamont, but participated in her murder, Kakavelos’ one-time co-defendant, who admitted last week to murder in the case, told investigators early in their investigation.
In a statement to investigators days after Lamont’s disappearance, James A. Duffy contended Kakavelos told him he owed Lamont money and that “she was causing problems for him at the labor board,” the written Duffy statement filed in court and obtained by The Daily Gazette reads.
Tague and Schoharie County become latest to endorse Zeldin | The Daily Gazette
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By Stephen Williams/Staff Writer |
May 3, 2021
CAPITAL REGION – The Schoharie County Republican Committee has endorsed Long Island U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin for governor, county GOP Chairman Assemblyman Chris Tague said Monday.
The Schoharie County Republican committee is the latest GOP committee in the Capital Region to endorse Zeldin, who has moved aggressively to pursue the Republican and Conservative nominations for governor in 2022. Zeldin last Friday said he has secured support from more than half the population-weighted GOP county chairman in the state – in effect, giving him commanding support among Republicans more than 18 months before the election.