Politics

Grannies take to the streets

Antiwar group uses Valentine’s Day to lobby for VA reforms

Each Valentine’s Day for the past six years, a group of grannies dressed in red can be seen on the streets of the Capital District carrying broken hearts, physical representations of their feelings.

EXCLUSIVE: Legislator claims run for office led to firing

Santabarbara was fired from Chazen one day after disclosing Assembly plans

Schenectady County Legislator Angelo Santabarbara is claiming his state Assembly aspirations have led to him being fired from his job.

Bethlehem meetings head online

Starting Feb. 22, Town, Planning Zoning boards to be streamed and archived

Bethlehem residents will be able to view town meetings live online starting Wednesday, Feb. 22 via the town’s new webcasting system.

County OKs Glendale Home building terms

Adjacent open space to have parkland status after project completed

Construction agreements for the new Glendale Nursing Home are in place, but adjacent open space won’t officially be granted parkland status until the building is completed.

Bethlehem staffs new advisory committees

Groups charged with studying, budget, government, ethics

The Bethlehem Town Board on Wednesday, Feb. 8, appointed members to its three newly formed citizen advisory committees and gave each group its official charge.

Sign law discussion takes a turn

Town to address signs on private property, not public lands

Members of Bethlehem’s Department of Economic Development and Planning have agreed to draft new language regarding temporary signs on private property to add clarity to the existing law.

Persistence pays off for CVS in Rotterdam

Store proposal moves forward, residents still slam plans

Despite residents’ pleas, the first hurdle is cleared in a longstanding struggle to rezone land for a proposed CVS Pharmacy in Rotterdam.

McCoy's appointments confirmed

Despite being sent to the Albany County Legislature without a recommendation by the personnel committee in January, the body confirmed County Executive Dan McCoy’s appointment for county attorney Thomas Marcelle by a vote of 27-10 at the Monday, Feb. 13, meeting.

County acts on open space plea

Park designation will hinge on construction of new nursing home

A longstanding push to preserve land adjacent to the Indian Kill Nature Preserve could finally be realized — in a few more years.

Nisky catches some rays

Town Hall powered by newly installed solar panels

Bright, sunny days mean more than just good weather for Niskayuna — now its energy costs are reduced, too.

Sales tax revenue grows almost 8 percent in county

Collection increases by $6.5M in 2011, ranked 14th among upstate counties

Rosy sales tax revenue figures have Schenectady County officials optimistic for continued growth to ease the burden on taxpayers.

Ballston backs off of solar panel moratorium

Workshop on the issue set for Monday, Feb. 13

While no moratorium was imposed, it was decided that the Town Board would hold a workshop to discuss the matter on Monday, Feb. 13.

Appointed receiver post pushes forward

Glenville in talks with First National Bank of Scotia for tax collection contract

Glenville Supervisor Christopher Koetzele’s initiative to abolish the receiver of taxes position is moving forward as talks with a local bank begin.

Nisky lawn debris fee official

Councilman spars with supervisor over fee implementation

There is a new fee on the books in Niskayuna, but one councilman is painting it as a scam to raise additional revenue.

Ballston supervisor heads county Independence Party

Patti Southworth has been appointed as Chairperson for the Independent Party for Saratoga County.

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