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With temperatures expected to dip below freezing overnight, Schenectady County declared its first Cold Blue of the season on Tuesday.

McCalmon, Rivas enter Schenectady City Council race | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0   SCHENECTADY — Community activist William Rivas and former Democratic candidate for state Senate Thearse McCalmon on Friday entered the race for Schenectady City Council, on which there will be five seats open in the fall. “Their independent approach would provide fresh ideas and solutions to issues within the city,” the pair said in a joint press release. The announcement comes with two vacancies...

Two more hopefuls join growing field for Schenectady City Council seats FacebookTwitterEmail SCHENECTADY — Two more hopefuls have entered the expanding field for City Council seats. Thearse McCalmon and William Rivas, both Democrats, jointly announced their candidacies Friday. Each have established bonafides in city politics, and said in a statement their “independent approach would provide fresh ideas and solutions to issues within the city.” Rivas, a longtime community activist, played ...