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3:55 After hours of discussion and weeks of community opposition, the Troy City Council Thursday night approved a budget transfer to hire six new community police officers.  By transferring more than $182,000 in the city budget, the Troy City Council voted 5 to 2 to hire six new officers, to bring the city’s community policing unit up to eight officers in the department of 131 sworn personnel. The move to bring on more cops, backed by Democratic Mayor Patrick Madden, was highly controver...

Letter: Additional officers in Troy not the answer to the editor FacebookTwitterEmail FILE. Letter writer notes that additional Troy police officers were not supported by the community that engaged in the public forums spurred by Executive Order 203. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union The article "Plans to add police restarts debate," April 26, stops short of telling the full story about the proposal to hire six new Troy police officers and assign them to community po...

Troy residents: Dont hire 6 more police officers FacebookTwitterEmail Jessica Ashley of the Justice Center of Rensselaer County holds a news conference outside Troy Police headquarters with fellow community leaders and activists to express their opposition to the citys Police Reform & Reinvention Collaboratives final report on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Troy, N.Y. Organizers say the report fails to address systemic racism in city government and demand that the Troy City Council vote no to hiring...

1 of 11 Daquetta Jones, a Troy resident for more than 13 years, a member of Justice Center of Rensselaer County Board and The Peoples Council of Troy, noted why she believes the PRRC final report submitted to Gov. Andrew Cuomos officer under Executive Order 203, was not satisfactory. Michael Gwizdala - MediaNews Group Michael Gwizdala - MediaNews Group Daquetta Jones, a Troy resident for more than 13 years, a member of Justice Center of Rensselaer County Board and The Pe...

Created: May 02, 2021 11:39 PM TROY - Social justice activists are fighting back in the Collar City. Later this week, the Troy City Council is expected to vote to spend a quarter of a million dollars to increase the size of the city police department by six officers. On Sunday night, activists held a Zoom town hall meeting at which they sent a message to city officials, their believe the money would be better spent some place else. The citys plan to increase the size of the police fo...

3:13 Community organizations active in Troy held a town hall Sunday evening to share their vision for policing in the Collar City. In their eyes, Troy’s Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative has fallen short. All across New York state, municipalities had until April 1st to come up with a written plan aimed at eliminating structural racism and bias in policing, via public input, or risk losing state funding. D. Colin is a poet, actor, and visual artist living in Troy. "The PRRC report is...

Published May 3, 2021 at 1:59 PM CDT Listen • 24:30 The Advocate’s Sam Karlindiscusses a recent article regarding a bill threatening to transform the river pilot industry. Read his story here. We listen to recordings from 1970’s JazzFest with archivist Rachel Lyons, who gives us insight to the origins of the iconic New Orleans festival.

EDITORS NOTE: This calendar is being regularly updated to reflect all event cancellations and postponements. However, it is recommended that readers contact event organizers before they attend. For the most updated version of the calendar, please visit or troyrecord.com. DINING WITH DIABETES: Dining with Diabetes - Tuesdays, May 11, 18, 25 and June 1. Virtual Program via Zoom. Adults with type 2 diabetes (or those who are at risk of type 2 diabetes) and their family members, caregivers, and sup...

Knowing that law enforcement has been a hot-button issue across the nation for some time now, it wasn’t that shocking to hear people opposing Troy looking to add six community police officers. Last week, members of the Troy City Council Finance Committee voted 5-2 on an ordinance to hire six community police officers. Officials said as part of the proposal two officers would be dedicated to each zone. On paper, the goal is to have the community officers engaged with neighborhoods, building...

1 of 2 Ralliers stand outside of Truman Dehner’s law office during a Justice 4 North Fork rally on Friday April 23, 2021 in Morehead, KY. Photo by Makayla Holder | The Trail Blazer Makayla Holder Mindy Davenport, a resident at the North Fork Trail Park, chants into a megaphone outside of Truman Dehner’s law office during a Justice 4 North Fork rally on Friday April 23, 2021 in Morehead, KY. Photo by Makayla Holder | The Trail Blazer Makayla Holder