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Moving Troy history takes money, ingenuity FacebookTwitterEmail 11 1of11Buy PhotoMichael Barrett, left, executive director of the Burnden Ironworks Museum, and Allen Cluett, talk about the process of moving the Corliss steam powered direct current generator, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Troy, N.Y. The large generator will be moved to the Burnden Ironworks Museum property. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of11Buy PhotoA view of a...

5:03 The New York State Attorney General’s Office is among those asking the Rensselaer County Board pf Elections to provide additional early voting sites in the City of Troy.  On April 9, the New York Civil Liberties Union wrote for the fourth time to the Rensselaer County Board of Elections asking officials to expand early voting in the Collar City. Perry Grossman is the Senior Staff Attorney with the Voting Rights Project at the NYCLU. “New York voting law requires providing equitable ac...

TROY, N.Y. — During the Thursday evening public hearing and finance meeting, the Troy City Council passed (5-2) an ordinance proposal hiring six community police officers. 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 trust and rapport, and solve potential problems before they escalate. The public comment session appeared to be mixed if not leaning against the proposal among r...

While State Sens. Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter largely agreed with each other during Louisiana Considered’s 30-minute debate Friday, the two Democrats also offered differing views on a couple of key topics, including health care, the minimum wage and whether they’d support a boycott of Louisiana events if the state legislature passed restrictive voting measures. There were also several testy exchanges between the candidates over some of the recent campaign rhetoric and advertisemen...

While State Sens. Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter largely agreed with each other during Louisiana Considered’s 30-minute debate Friday, the two Democrats also offered differing views on a couple of key topics, including health care, the minimum wage and whether they’d support a boycott of Louisiana events if the state legislature passed restrictive voting measures. There were also several testy exchanges between the candidates over some of the recent campaign rhetoric and advertiseme...

COHOES, N.Y. — Elected officials recently gathered at Cohoes City City Hall to discuss new capital funds for municipal road touring improvements. The vital infrastructure allocations from the state budget will reduce costs for municipalities, improve public safety traveling conditions, as well as making the region more attractive for commerce and tourism. The new program provides $100 million to establish a capital funding source called the “City Touring Routes Program” to reimbu...

While State Sens. Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter largely agreed with each other during Louisiana Considered’s 30-minute debate Friday, the two Democrats also offered differing views on a couple of key topics, including health care, the minimum wage and whether they’d support a boycott of Louisiana events if the state legislature passed restrictive voting measures. There were also several testy exchanges between the candidates over some of the recent campaign rhetoric and advertisemen...

Mayor Cantrell; Medical Marijuana

Troy police wear body cameras for first time on patrol FacebookTwitterEmail Police officers are seen outside the Troy Police Station on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union TROY — Body worn cameras debuted Thursday as seven members of the Troy Police Department became the first to wear them in a multi-month rollout of 120 cameras. Four patrol officers, two sergeants and Chief Brian Owens put the cameras on for the first time afte...

When you think of eviction, it’s usually an individual tragedy. Someone gets cast out for not paying rent. But here in Eastern Kentucky, millionaire Lexington developer Patrick Madden conspired with local governments to evict an entire neighborhood of residents who have paid their rent for years.   A whole community is being evicted in the middle of the most deadly pandemic in more than a century. With COVID-19 raging late last year, Rowan County Fiscal Court and the Morehead City Council ...