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This will be the first summer that the ban will be in effect in Albany County. Sales are permitted in Saratoga County, which was among the first to authorize sales in 2015, as well as Rensselaer County, which approved their sale the same year. (However, chronic complaints last summer prompted city of Troy Mayor Patrick Madden to ask residents to reconsider using the legal devices.) Setting off fireworks is a violation-level offense in the city of Schenectady and offenders risk a $250 fine. But solutions remain elusive.  Following chronic complaints, police boosted patrols during peak hours l...

Schenectady city leaders mull in-person municipal meetings FacebookTwitterEmail SCHENECTADY -  After more than a year, a few City Council members are expressing a desire to resume in-person meetings to discuss city business with all the recommended safety protocols in place. But it remains to be seen if and when that will happen.  City Council President John Mootooveren  emphasized during Monday's City Council Committee meeting that he wanted full buy-in from every single member of the panel before heading back to the larger of the two rooms where they usually gather.  "My whole thing is ...

Foss: Political fights suggests stakes are high | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS By | The bad blood will linger.  It’s easy to dismiss the infighting tearing the Schenectady City Council apart as the noisy byproduct of an unusually competitive election cycle.  Indeed, I did it myself, initially rolling my eyes at the acrimony that exploded into public view earlier this month.  With the Democratic primary fast approaching, it seemed only natural that tensions would be running high, that things would get heated and nasty.  Politics is a battlefield – we shouldn’t be surprised when open ...

Vote to remove Mootooveren as Schenectady council president fails | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 A councilwoman’s effort to remove the City Council president with a vote of no confidence failed Monday night. For the second time in as many meetings, Councilwoman Karen Zalewski-Wildzunas again sought to have President John Mootooveren removed from his position. But in the end, the 3-2 vote meant the president keeps his job. The last time Zalewski-Wildzunas tried to remove the president on April 12, the panel’s presiding official did not act. The same matter two weeks ago ended in a 3-...

As it hurdles towards a primary contest, the City Council is embroiled in increasingly...