Just Waterford
The town of Waterford is an unusual spot in Saratoga County. It’s the only community in the county that’s in the 21st Congressional District. That means it’s the only place in the county under court...
View ArticleContest in Waterford to fill Cuomo’s seat
A Republican, Jim Boudreau, has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the Town Board after L. Scott Cuomo’s death, but a Democrat will challenge him in November. The town Democratic Committee has...
View ArticleThe results are in…from one mock school election
Students at Shenendehowa High School voted a straight Democratic ticket in a mock election held earlier this week. According to Donna Lynch, a veteran civics teacher on the Great Plain, the tallies are...
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Dewey defeats Boudreau!
Not really. Today’s print editions incorrectly listed Democrat Craig Burridge as defeating Republican James Boudreau in the race for Waterford Town Council. The vote totals were correct but the names...
View ArticleThe state giveth, and the state (maybe) taketh away…
Shenendehowa schools Superintendent L. Oliver Robinson tonight night gave residents and employees a sense where the district is looking to find savings if some $3.7 million in promised state aid is...
View ArticleFeds say no security concerns in AMD-Abu Dhabi deal
The folks over at our business blog are reporting that the federal Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States “has determined there are no national security concerns with a joint venture...
View ArticleSaratoga County Independence Party endorsements [updated]
The Saratoga County Independence Party announced its endorsements for this year’s elections on Tuesday, and it is backing Republican Mayor Scott Johnson for reelection over Public Safety Commissioner...
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Sources: Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari to retire
Assemblyman Ron Canestrari, left, with Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings. Jimmy Vielkind is reporting over at Capitol Confidential that Cohoes Assemblyman Ron Canestrari — who is also the Assembly’s majority...
View ArticleMcDonald looks at run to succeed Canestrari
Cohoes Mayor John T. McDonald III has been making the rounds. Not the daily ones in Cohoes. Since Assembly Majority LEader Ron Canestrari, D-Cohoes announced he was running, McDonald has been talking...
View ArticleUpdate: Scavo a late entrant into the 108th Assembly District fray
Carolyn McLaughlin and John T. McDonald III may have thought they were in for the only Albany County Democratic Assembly primary with — gasp! — just two contestants. But former County Legislator Brian...
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