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Schenectady kitchen opening to fulfill activist’s vision | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Chauncey Williams’ last dream has finally come true. Chauncey Williams’ last dream has finally come true. A community kitchen is opening on Hamilton Hill, where residents will be hired to turn local farmers’ products into healthful, affordable food. On Wednesday, the Hunger Action Network signed a three-year lease to start the kitchen in the business incubator on Albany Street. The organization had searched for a location in Schenectady last year, but reluctantly started cooking at SUNY Cobleski...

New theater in Schenectady draws large crowds | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS New theater in Schenectady draws large crowds Movieland is consistently beating out all but one of the movie theaters in the Capital Region, comin Shares0 Movieland is consistently beating out all but one of the movie theaters in the Capital Region, coming in second only to Crossgates Mall’s 18-screen Regal Cinema, officials said Friday. It appears that Movieland will bring in more than 200,000 customers over the course of its first year. Attendance is so high that Movieland has become a victim of its own success ...

School officials tour Glenville businesses, talk workforce development | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 Behind then were three propulsion systems members of the guard were working on. The tour of the 109th facilities was part of an effort by the town to bring businesses and school districts serving students in Glenville together to find ways to show students opportunities locally that may not necessarily require a college degree and also offer on-the-job training. “It’s here but you don’t know it,” said Karen Swain, the assistant superintendent of the Scotia-Glenville School Distr...

Marcella's to raze, rebuild Schenectady appliance outlet FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Buy PhotoExterior of fire damaged Marcellas Appliance Center on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 in Schenectady, N.Y. The City Planning Commission approved plans to tear down the structure located at 810 Crane St. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less David Faulkner Undated (left) and John Marcella discuss changing look of Crane Street's business section in front of Marcella's new store. October 09, 1987. Marcella will rebuild a store he had on Crane Street in 2021...

Kosiur, Schenectady lawmaker dogged by abuse claims, set to retire FacebookTwitterEmail Schenectady City Council member Ed Kosiur at City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 in Schenectady, N.Y. He is expected to name John Polimeni as the majority leader. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van Buren SCHENECTADY – City Councilman Ed Kosiur, who faces allegations he abused children decades ago, is retiring from his elected position and his job with Schenectady County. Some names being mentioned as possible successors to Perazzo and Kosiur  include Damonni Farley, William Rivas , both active memb...