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City Hall Overhaul

by Cecelia Martinez November 16, 2011

Democrats in Troy once again maintained majority control of the City Council, and also picked up the mayor’s office in this year’s elections, but politicians on both sides of the aisle are optimistic that the ...

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Peaceable Offenders

by Ali Hibbs November 16, 2011

As Occupy protesters downstate were being forcibly evicted from Zuccotti Park this week, local occupiers also were facing off with state police over real estate here in Albany. At the urging of the administration of ...

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Trojan Horserace

by Cecelia Martinez November 3, 2011

After nearly eight years with current Mayor Harry Tutunjian, the city of Troy will soon find a new leader in either Republican candidate Carmella Mantello or Democratic candidate Lou Rosamilia, and the election is shaping ...

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School’s In

by Darryl McGrath October 27, 2011

Education funding has been shredded in the past two fiscal years, thousands of teachers in New York have lost their jobs in the last 18 months, and school budgets are barely squeezing in under the ...

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Occupation Nation

by Cecelia Martinez October 27, 2011

With the immediate threat of ejection, arrest and other police intervention mostly subsided, the protesters participating in Occupy Albany at Academy Park are transitioning their focus, with many preparing to settle in for a long ...

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Occupying Democracy

by Jim Hightower October 20, 2011

It’s coming from the feel That this ain’t exactly real, Or it’s real, but it ain’t exactly there . . . Democracy is coming to the U.S.A. —Leonard Cohen, “Democracy” To the U.S.A.? No, Cohen’s got it all wrong. As our ...

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Lost Pioneer

by Cecelia Martinez October 19, 2011

Just 10 days after celebrating its first year in business, the Pioneer Market in downtown Troy, also known as the Troy Community Food Co-op, announced it would be closing its doors for good in an ...

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Violence Interrupted

by Ali Hibbs October 13, 2011

The statewide anti-violence program known as Operation SNUG (GUNS spelled backward) is scheduled to be shut down tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 14), prompting many who believe in the efficacy of the program to raise a call ...

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Ousted!

by Ali Hibbs September 14, 2011

The primary election held in Albany County on Tuesday, Sept. 13, resulted in the defeat of two incumbent county legislators: one who lost by a landslide and another who refused to go down without a ...

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Open Book

by Jason Chura August 11, 2011

With Bethlehem town supervisor Sam Messina’s decision to not seek another term this year, Bethlehem residents find themselves presented with innovative approaches to local government in the upcoming election. Front-runner Kyle Kotary, a Bethlehem Town Board ...

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Planning for a Resurrection

by Darryl McGrath August 4, 2011

Look around any of downtown Albany’s neighborhoods, and you will find the stories of the city’s immigrants, told by the churches left behind as second and third generations grew up and departed. And so it is ...

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Woes of the Pioneer

by Amy Halloran July 28, 2011

The Pioneer Market in Troy is struggling to stay afloat, and not hiding it. Last week the Troy Community Food Cooperative sent a notice to its owners detailing some of the financial woes the store ...

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New Directions

by Shawn Stone July 14, 2011

This fall, if all goes as planned, many of the Capital District Transportation Authority bus routes used by Albany County residents and commuters will cease to exist. Those slated for the ax include the West ...

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Rack ’em Up

by Darryl McGrath July 14, 2011

Finally, in a city where the best option for locking your bicycle has long been the nearest wrought-iron fence, bike racks are popping up everywhere. The selection alone is noteworthy, as racks can be seen on ...

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On the Lines

by Jason Chura July 6, 2011

A lawsuit has been filed against Albany County and the Albany County Board of Elections, charging that the county and board failed to uphold the rights of minority voters when they neglected to include a ...

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I Have the Votes

by David King June 29, 2011

On Friday (June 24), at a little past 10 PM, the New York State Legislature passed a bill allowing same-sex marriage in New York state. As the Senate finished its vote, the architect of the ...

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Ch-ch-ch-Changes

by Jason Chura June 23, 2011

It’s been a chaotic race for the candidates in the Democratic primary for Albany County’s newly defined 6th legeslative district seat. Incumbent Brian Scavo said he will run again, but it was unclear who ...

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They Do?

by David King June 16, 2011

On Wednesday, New York State Senate Republicans disappeared into their chambers to conference same-sex marriage. They emerged after four hours in chambers, having decided nothing. They expressed their intention to discuss bringing the bill to ...

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The Hole Story

by Darryl McGrath June 8, 2011

Yes, we know it’s almost strawberry season, and temperatures are in the 90s, but that really was a pothole you just drove over—and a big one at that. Wheel-jarring reminders of last winter abound throughout the ...

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Sign of the Times

by Taylor Morris June 8, 2011

The debate over same-sex marriage took a very public twist last week, when Bombers Burrito Bar owner Matt Baumgartner bought billboard space near Interstate 787, calling for Sen. Roy McDonald (R-Saratoga) to support an impending ...

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Executive Decisions

by Taylor Morris June 2, 2011

The race for Albany County executive has had an eventful few weeks. After some internal jockeying for the Democratic nomination, Albany County legislator and firefighter Dan McCoy accepted the party’s nomination, with the support of ...

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Jennings Chickens Out

by Jason Chura May 18, 2011

Jennings announced on Friday that he would veto the ordinance, passed 8-7 by the Albany Common Council on May 2, that would have granted Albany city dwellers the ability to operate backyard chicken coops. “The mayor ...

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Who Wants to be Executive?

by Taylor Morris May 18, 2011

The race for Mike Breslin’s Albany County executive seat officially began last week in Washington Park, where—flanked by Democratic Party leaders including Mayor Jerry Jennings and County Comptroller Michael Conners—Dan McCoy, firefighter and current chairman ...

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Tough Arithmetic

by The Staff May 11, 2011

In a rare show of cooperation between government and its unionized public employees, the City School District of Albany and the Albany Public School Teachers’ Association reached an agreement ...

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Coming Home to Roost

by Jason Chura May 5, 2011

Last weekend, Mike Guidice and Jen Pursley cleaned out their chicken coops in hopes of preparing for the homecoming of at least part of their eight-bird flock. On Monday, the ...

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