ALBANY, N.Y. — Cities across the Capital Region will see an 11.61% increase in Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) funding for the 2025 fiscal year, Assemblymember John McDonald announced in a press release.The 2024-25 New York State Budget marks a significant milestone in bolstering support for local communities through the AIM program with the first […]
TROY, N.Y. — Four Capital Region mayors met with the Rensselaer County Chamber of Commerce Tuesday morning to walk through the projects ongoing and upcoming in their areas. Watervliet Mayor Charles Patricelli, City of Rensselaer Mayor Michael Stammel, Village of Green Island Mayor Ellen McNulty-Ryan, and Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello all took an hour to […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. — Mayor Charles Patricelli recently presented the City Council and residents with his annual State of the City address, informing them of some of the accomplishments the city has made in a year and what his administration hopes to do next. “I am proud of the work we have accomplished in the past […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. — The city recently announced a new safety program to reduce reckless and illegal motorist behavior around school buses. Following an increase in reports of reckless driving behavior around school buses, Watervliet City School District will begin using BusPatrol cameras on its entire school bus fleet. The program will launch later this school […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. — City officials announced Thursday night that the water main break on the Watervliet Arsenal campus that caused the city to issue a boil water advisory has been repaired. Watervliet Mayor Charles Patricelli noted that hydrants and valves are slowly being opened to re-pressurize the line and that officials will be flushing along […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. — The Watervliet Police Department announced the arrest of Kasiyan Payne, Kyle Fowlkes and Angadi Jones for the unlawful possession of a handgun and a 30-round magazine. According to the press releases that announced it, the arrests were made as a result of an investigation conducted in collaboration with the Colonie, Menands, Cohoes […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. — Gus’s Hot Dogs has joined over 100 businesses across the state as the latest entrant on the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. On a recent bitterly cold and windy day, Assemblyman John McDonald, D-Cohoes, braved the weather to meet up with Gus’s owner Steve Haita, congratulating him on the business’s […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. — Gus’s Hot Dogs has joined over 100 businesses across the state as the latest entrant on the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. On a recent bitterly cold and windy day, Assemblyman John McDonald, D-Cohoes, braved the weather to meet up with Gus’s owner Steve Haita, congratulating him on the business’s […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. — Everybody in Watervliet has Mayor Charles Patricelli’s phone number and with it, the Arsenal City has focused on a community-led year. “I think with 2023,” he said, “what we have been able to accomplish was like kind of putting the final touches on things we’ve had, you know, in the works for […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. — Watervliet Mayor Charles Patricelli recently announced that a plan is in the works to fill the void of Equinox not being able to deliver Thanksgiving dinners to residents this year. Patricelli, with help from Watervliet Police and Watervliet Fire Departments, city businesses, city resident volunteers, fraternal organizations and non-profit groups will work […]