Schenectady County News

One local city will have one of the state's first land banks in an attempt to develop unsed property within its borders.

Gatherers Granola will move production to the Broadway Commerce Business Park in downtown Schenectady from smaller space it leased from the All Good Bakery in Albany, the Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority announced this week.

Less than three weeks after his girlfriend agreed to testify against him, a Crips gang member admitted he fatally stabbed the woman she had been arguing with in January, according to Chief Assistant District Attorney Philip Mueller .

Dominic Dagostino, Schenectady County Sheriff, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. Dagostino Tuesday acknowledged there was an incident involving a jail guard that was handled internally, but declined to offer any specifics.

During a special meeting Monday night, the County Legislature approved the award contracts for the building of a new Glendale Nursing Home.

Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings and Fire Chief Robert Forezzi held the swearing in ceremony for the new fire department hires at City Hall.

1, 2010, the date the most recent contract expired. The agreement, which the union membership approved by a 2-1 margin, is expected to be approved by the Schenectady County Legislature.

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Since 2007, the Schenectady County Sheriff says there have been 500 shot complaints in the city alone, prompting officials to begin a gun-buy back program.

Construction will start on the county-run Glendale nursing home in the next few weeks, after the Schenectady County Legislature Monday night made its last crucial vote and approved $35 million in bids on the project.

A reputed member of the Crips street gang pleaded not guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the stabbing of a woman who was embroiled in an argument with his girlfriend that began at the Salvation Army soup kitchen.

A reputed member of the Crips street gang pleaded not guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the stabbing of a woman who was embroiled in an argument with his girlfriend that began at the Salvation Army soup kitchen.

Kevin A. Brauer was promoted to chief operating officer. He will be based in the Albany office.

The board of Empire State Development Corp., New York's economic development arm, Thursday approved a joint application from Schenectady County, the city of Schenectady and the city of Amsterdam to create one of New York's first land banks.

A joint application from Schenectady County, the city of Schenectady, and the city of Amsterdam to create one of New York's first land banks is expected to be approved by a state board.

The Alliance with the Medical Society of the State of New York is launching its annual "Think, Don't Drink" campaign to heighten awareness among teens about the dangers of underage drinking.

Also, the three districts with bus propositions received voter approval. In contested Board of Education races the incumbents kept their seats for another term.

The State Racing and Wagering Board voiced their disapproval on Tuesday of NYRA's appointment of a new president and secretary.

The Department of Motor Vehicles launched custom plates bearing the National MS Society logo in 2004.

Money that was originally earmarked to protect the Rotterdam and Schenectady wellheads along the Mohawk River from flooding will instead be used to demolish two dilapidated houses that have stood derelict near the Great Flats Nature Preserve for more than a decade.