Ted Remsnyder

A Niskayuna man who was sentenced to 11 years in prison in July for possessing child pornography was working as a Niskayuna school bus driver at the time of his arrest in April 2022.

The Schenectady Fire Department is doing its part in spreading holiday cheer to local children through its annual Toys for Tots drive on Wednesday to gather unwrapped gifts for kids in need.

SUNY Schenectady County Community College President Steady Moono intends to step down from his post in July 2026, Moono announced on Friday.

Cannabis retail stores would be barred from setting up shop within 500 feet of child care centers and a raft of locations that attract youths in Schenectady, including dance studios and gyms, under a zoning proposal currently being considered by the City Council.

A pair of buildings on General Electric's downtown Schenectady campus have been added to the New York State Register of Historic Places. They have also been nominated for placement on the National Register of Historic Places.

Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy signed the City Council’s approved $116.7 million budget Friday. The 2025 spending plan, with a 3% property tax increase, was signed more than six weeks earlier than last year.

GE Aerospace marked Veterans Day on Monday with a $400,000 charitable donation to three veterans groups, a vast majority to the Fisher House Foundation and the Stratton VA Medical Center house in Albany.

The Niskayuna Town Board is poised to vote on a 2025 budget that includes a 3 percent property tax increase and closes the town’s transfer station in Blatnick Park in March.

A pair of legendary Italian restaurant owners in Schenectady's Little Italy neighborhood will each have a street named in their honor following a City Council compromise that will see late restaurateurs Luigi Battaglioli and Marlene Hill both honored with separate street signs.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that six gigawatts (GW) of distributed solar have been installed across New York state, a year ahead of the state’s goals of adopting solar energy for homes and business.