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RENSSELAER — When long-time city councilman George Cover was replaced on the Rensselaer council by Jeff Rayburn last winter, the 90-year-old civil servant vowed he would remain active in his

RENSSELAER — Rensselaer Mayor Jeff Phillips and city council members may have found a use for the city’s shuttered power plant on North Van Rensselaer Street.

RENSSELAER — Rensselaer Mayor Jeff Phillips had a fairly routine start to his term Monday night, orchestrating city council business during a meeting that lasted 40 minutes.

RENSSELAER — Life as a volunteer firefighter in Rensselaer can turn quite hectic with the amount of fires and accidents that seem to occur every day.

RENSSELAER — David Day’s contributions to the Rensselaer park system did not go unnoticed by the city’s parks department and Parks for People campaign organizers.

RENSSELAER — The Fendig Summer Theater for Children will be bringing two productions outdoors this summer. Heather Heinig of the Fendig Theater was granted approval by the Rensselaer City Council Monday night (May 10) to use Foundation Park as a performance venue on July 8-11. Foundation Park is located at the old Monnett Elementary School site with the main entrance on U.S. 231. Kids will perform Moana Jr. and Xanadu Jr. beginning Thursday, July 8, with evening shows. Friday will also fea...

Listen to this article RENSSELAER — With activity brewing at Brookside Park, Rensselaer City Council member Ernest Watson would like to see the park department headquarters moved out of Iroquois Park and into Brookside. Blacker Fields at Brookside hosted a 16-team baseball tournament the weekend of April 10-11, with an 18-team tournament scheduled for this weekend. “We will be busy every weekend until the second or third weekend of June,” said park superintendent Joe Effinger. �...