4+ hour, 52+ min ago  (384+ words) LETTER: The 'block by block' shell game The Daily Gazette To the editor: New York City Mayor Mamdani's "block by block" housing plan is a classic ploy from the socialist playbook that critics of central planning have warned about for…...

4+ hour, 52+ min ago  (422+ words) ALBANY " It's the latest spending plan in 16 years, but on Wednesday night state lawmakers finally passed the legislation to enact the 2026-27 New York state budget. A bulk of the issues the governor was pushing for in the spending plan this…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (254+ words) ALBANY " An Albany woman was sentenced to up to 20 years Wednesday for driving drunk and causing a fatal car crash in October 2025, the Albany County District Attorney's Office said. Imahjai Sutherland, 25, was arrested on Oct. 12 after New York State Police…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (134+ words) A state police car. BETHLEHEM " A Vermont man was arrested in Bethlehem Tuesday after more than four ounces of drugs were recovered during a traffic stop, New York State Police said. Martin J. Price, 51, of Bennington, Vt. , was stopped around 1 p. m. on…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (600+ words) Capital District Transportation Authority President and CEO Carm Basile delivers remarks during his State of the CDTA address on March 5, 2024. ALBANY " Former Capital District Transportation Association CEO Carm Basile has died. Basile, 68, was named CDTA director in 2009 after starting his…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (521+ words) Members of the Shaker High School flag football sidelines react to an early score against Colonie at CBA during the Section 2 Class A championship game, Friday, May 22. Colonie High School flag football quarterback Payton Rundell looks downfield for a receiver,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (388+ words) Pianist Harmony Zhu will perform with the Albany Symphony Orchestra this weekend. The Albany Symphony Orchestra is offering a Valentine Weekend with performances at 7: 30 p. m. Saturday and 3 p. m. Sunday at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, along with the return of 19-year-old pianist…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (501+ words) This article was paid for by donations to The Community Journalism Fund. DELMAR " Former Albany County Republican Committee Chair Peter Kermani, who served as the long-time president of the Albany Symphony, died Monday. Kermani, 85, served as the Albany County GOP…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (450+ words) Mohonasen baseball's Dom Montanye, left, tries to slap the tag Columbia's Brady Martyn, right, during the Section 2 Class AA quarterfinals on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Mohonasen High School. ROTTERDAM " The Mohonasen baseball team orchestrated an improbable comeback on Friday night, rallying…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (487+ words) City of Schenectady mayor Gary Mc Carthy offers his remarks during a press conference announcing Schenectady Shares 2026 campaign of gaining 30, 000 pounds of donated food and raising $30, 000 during its annual campaign on March 2, at the Daily Bread Food Pantry at St....