Schenectady News

The VMJR Cos. in Glens Falls is the general contractor for the Schenectady County Public Library expansion.

Schenectady County has reached a tentative agreement with the Greater Capital Region Building and Construction Trades Council for the construction of a new Glendale Nursing Home .

First Warning Forecast Closings/Delays Snow Emergencies Interactive Radar Sign Up for Text Alerts Sign Up for Email Alerts The Skiing Weatherman SCHENECTADY - An ongoing feud between the city of Schenectady and a local animal shelter escalated today, and police now say it could lead to criminal charges against the shelter's director.

At least three parishes are exploring a move that would release them from pastoral oversight by the conservative Episcopal Diocese of Albany.

Although they were only 4 or 5 when "Star Wars: Episode I" hit theaters, a group of about 20 "Star Wars" fans - some die-hards, some there as a show of solidarity - mingled at Ben Butryn's home in Schenectady on Friday night as a precursor to the showing of "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D" at Bowtie Cinemas later that night.

Georel Lloyd stood about 5 feet from Terrill Reese Jr. on Tremont Avenue in September 2010 and fired a single fatal round from a 12-gauge shotgun into the teenager's chest killing him over what he described in court on Friday as "problems." Lloyd said that on Sept.

A 38-year-old Schenectady man arrested in August following a high-speed chase was sentenced this week to prison in Montgomery County Court.

First Warning Forecast Closings/Delays Snow Emergencies Interactive Radar Sign Up for Text Alerts Sign Up for Email Alerts The Skiing Weatherman A shooting this morning leaves one person in Ellis Hospital.

This was Schenectady, nearly a decade ago: a city fighting for its very survival.

Lou Rosamilia, the mayor of Troy, New York, wants to explore permanently closing some downtown streets to vehicular traffic and creating a public authority that could borrow money to build a parking garage.

Wren Panzella: Below The Bassline @ Sorelle Gallery , Albany. Wren Panzella's glass transfer paintings are inspired by the movement and connectedness of performing jazz musicians.

When Ginger Ertz plays with pipe cleaners, colorful sea creatures emerge from her hands.

City officials had the best of intentions when deciding to finally enforce a law that requires new employees to live in Schenectady.

A Saratoga Springs man faces nearly two dozen felony charges for allegedly using his position in a business association to fleece state taxpayers and MVP Health Care of Schenectady out of hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past few years, according to a prosecutor and court papers.

Schenectady police take a man into custody on Strong Street after a car and foot chase that involved the State Police on Wednesday, Feb.

CornerStone executives are putting their money where their mouths are: investing in a pizzeria where they frequent that was started by a former employee.

Competitors listen as words are spelled during the Greater Capital Region Spelling Bee at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York Tuesday Feb.7, 2012.

Schenectady County had the highest wages and second-highest job growth rate among counties in the Capital Region through the second quarter of last year, thanks in part to a strong manufacturing base, according to a federal Bureau of Labor Statistics report released this week.

Debi Crandall, left, shelter manager, and Lisa Mundell, an animal care technician at the shelter, sit with Kendra, a pit bull rescued from Schenectady, at the Montgomery County SPCA on Tuesday, Jan.

Read more: Local , News , Madison Green , Schenectady County Social Services , Albany , Father John Bradley , Blessed Sacrament Church , Janel Davis , Perjury , Derralle Green ALBANY -- An 11-week old baby is in the custody of the Schenectady County social services agency, after an unidentified man handed her over to a priest at an Albany church.