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Scramble for Schenectady council seat as Perazzo steps down FacebookTwitterEmail Schenectady City Council members Marion Porterfield, left, and Leesa Perazzo listen as the Schenectady City Council takes the first step in overriding Mayor Gary McCarthy s rejection of their plan to keep four city court judges in the city at City Hall on Monday, March 4, 2019 in Schenectady, N.Y. Perazzo resigned Jan. 14, 2021 from City Council after her home sold. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union SCHENECTADY Leesa Perazzo has resigned from City Council, setting up the first of two vacancies on the panel this month. Perazzo tendered a formal a letter of resignation on Thursday afternoon following the sale of her Bellevue home, marking the end of what she said was a bittersweet process. ....
SCHENECTADY — Two young Democrats who have never run for office are applying to fill the two pending vacancies on the Schenectady City Council. Brendan Savage… ....
Schenectady hopes revamped registry will aid in blight fight FacebookTwitterEmail 11 1of11Buy PhotoA view of the home at 337 Germania Ave, a Schenectady city-owned property, seen here on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of11Buy PhotoA view of the home at 337 Germania Ave, on right, a Schenectady city-owned property, seen here on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 4of11Buy PhotoA view of the building at 234 Duane Ave, a Schenectady city-owned property, seen here on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less ....
Amid strong public criticism - again - over snow removal, Schenectady lawmakers seek long-term solutions | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 Underwood, 92, canceled lunch at a senior meal site. “I consider this a very dangerous thing because of my past history and my age,” said Underwood, a stroke survivor. “The mail can’t come. Nobody can get in and I can’t get out.” City Councilwoman Carmel Patrick recounted having similar discussions with city residents over medical concerns, including someone who needed to transport a family member to a dialysis appointment. Patrick was among the city lawmakers who pushed for answers on Monday. ....
Schenectady continues to dig out from snow storm | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS North Street in the Stockade in Schenectady was still unplowed Friday. Shares0 SCHENECTADY The city is continuing to mop up after getting walloped by a severe snowstorm. “We’re catching up,” said city Mayor Gary McCarthy on Friday afternoon. “Most of the streets are plowed at this point and we’re now getting into snow removal.” Efforts are underway with a fleet of 24 dump trucks from the state Department of Transportation, as well as five loaders and seven city plows, as well as assistance from private subcontractors. Yet two days after the snow storm dumped as much as 31 inches in the city, criticism continued to mount from a peeved public over the city’s response that left some streets untouched for virtually all of Thursday. ....