Schenectady County’s first presumed case of monkeypox (orthopoxvirus) has been identified. Public health staff are currently investigating and following up…
Schenectady County’s first presumed case of monkeypox (orthopoxvirus) has been identified. Public health staff are currently investigating and following up…
The Schenectady County Board of Elections (SCBOE) would like to…
The Schenectady County Legislature passed a resolution tonight to provide $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to the Empire State Youth…
Schenectady County’s Department of Senior & Long Term Care Services is now offering $25 in Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) coupons to low-income residents 60 years…
Schenectady County will host an informational open house on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 for residents who would like to learn more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent.…
The Schenectady County Legislature will…
Schenectady County will host a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic from August 1-12, 2022 for children ages 2–4-years old. The clinic will be held…
With temperatures expected to be in the 90s this weekend, Schenectady County has released a list of cooling stations residents can use during the heatwave.…
With temperatures expected to reach the 90s this week, Schenectady County has released a list of cooling stations residents can use during the heatwave.
The following cooling stations will…
Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that today in Schenectady County Court, Anibal Madera (DOB: 4/13/93) was sentenced upon his conviction…
July 2, 2022
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Schenectady County…
Gina Hassan, 30, of Goshen, New York, pled guilty in Schenectady County Court on July 15, 2022 to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and Assault in the…
Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator for New York
7.08.22
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER DIRECT VISIT & ADVOCACY LAST MONTH FOLLOWING DEADLY WAVE OF OVERDOSES,…
The Schenectady County Legislature announced registration is now open for the second Schenectady County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program event for 2022. The…
On July 5, 2022, Eric Evans, a resident of Schenectady, pled guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree. As part of the plea, Mr. Evans admitted to…
On June 30, 2022, Raul Blanco (04/25/1988) of Schenectady, was convicted by a jury in Schenectady County Court of one count of Assault in the Second Degree, a class D…
The Schenectady County Board of…
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program : Schenectady County welcomes suggestions…
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The Schenectady County Public Library will host the return of the Electric City Comic Con from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, July 9,…
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On June 17, 2022, Corey Sheroka (DOB 1/14/89), a resident of Schenectady, pled guilty to one count of Rape in the Second Degree. As part of the plea, Mr. Sheroka…
The Schenectady County Board of Elections (SCBOE) would like to remind…
The Schenectady County Legislature is proud to announce that the 2022…
The Schenectady County Legislature’s Committee on Economic Development & Planning met this evening and called for a public hearing to be held on the…
Grammy Nominated, platinum selling band Better than Ezra will headline …
Oscar Lopez was sentenced yesterday in Schenectady County Court to serve 8 1/3 to 25 years in prison for causing the death of Amanda Slaven on November 1, 2020, on…
Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that today Piyamas Demasi, a 45-year-old woman and owner of recently closed businesses of Thai Thai…
The Schenectady County Legislature announced registration is now open for the second Schenectady County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program event for 2022. The…
Schenectady County hosted its first Honor-A-Veteran Ceremony since 2020 on Saturday, May 21, 2022. During the event members of the County Legislature presented the family of PFC…
With temperatures expected to reach the 90s this weekend, Schenectady County has released a list of cooling stations residents can use during the heatwave.…
Schenectady County will host its first Honor-A-…
The Schenectady County Legislature announced the winners of the 2022…
Traffic Patterns in Niskayuna and Schenectady Altered
Schenectady County will host the Pedal…
Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that on May 5, 2022, Anibal Madera (DOB: 4/13/93) pled guilty in Schenectady County Court to one charge of Murder, a…
Schenectady County’s Thursday Farmers Market, which is located…
On April 26, 2022, a trial in Schenectady County Court that began on April 19, 2022 concluded with a verdict convicting Ryan Clark (DOB: 8/15/1983) of fifty [50] counts of…
Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that on April 26, 2022, Earl Armstrong, a 41-year old resident of Amsterdam, NY and an operator of an unlicensed motor…
As the weather gets warmer, Schenectady County is urging residents to be vigilant…
The Schenectady County Legislature will consider a resolution to cap the…
The Schenectady County Legislature…
On April 13, 2022, Anthony LeBrecht (DOB: 8/31/1987), was sentenced following his pleas of guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a Class D Violent Felony, and…
On April 15, 2022, in Schenectady County Court, Edmund Poole, of Schenectady, was sentenced to a range of four [4] years to twelve [12] years in prison in connection with his previous pleas…
The Schenectady County Board of Elections (SCBOE) is seeking registered voters to serve as poll workers during the upcoming primary and general elections. Poll workers are needed…
Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that a Schenectady County Grand Jury has indicted Barbara J. Waters, a Glenville resident, on charges of Grand…
The Schenectady County Legislature announced 34 organizations will…
A two-week long trial of Oscar Lopez in Schenectady County Court ended yesterday when County Court Judge Matthew J. Sypniewski, sitting as the trier…
The Schenectady County Legislature congratulates Proctors on their announcement of another outstanding season of Broadway productions coming in 2022 and 2023. …
Schenectady County is now accepting applications for the 2022 Summer…
The Schenectady County Legislature is celebrating National Library Week (…
The Schenectady County Public Library’s (SCPL) Board of Trustees adopted a new policy last night that eliminates the imposition of late fines for borrowed materials that are…
On March 23, 2022, Malcolm Gadsden [DOB: 12/22/1971] was arraigned in Schenectady County Court by Schenectady County Court Judge Matthew J. Sypniewski. …
On March 21, 2022, Joshua McCarty, of Schenectady, was sentenced by the Honorable Mark J. Caruso to 25 years to life in prison based upon his convictions…
Schenectady County announced that the planned safety improvements to Nott Street near Balltown Road will begin on Monday, March 21, 2022. The project is expected to be completed…
The Schenectady County Legislature announced the return of the Schenectady County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program for 2022.
…
SCHENECTADY, NY (March 11, 2022) Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that today, in Schenectady County Court before Acting…
The Schenectady County Legislature passed a resolution that asks the Board of Trustees of the Schenectady County Public Library System (SCPL) to adopt a policy that eliminates…
The Schenectady County Legislature awarded grants totaling $50,000 to local fire departments through the County’s Fire Service Improvement Grant Fund tonight. All departments…
Schenectady County’s Public…
The Schenectady County Legislature announced the kick-off event for the County’…
The Schenectady County…
Schenectady County District Attorney Robert Carney announced that Colin S. Rochelle, 39, was sentenced on Monday, February 28, 2022, to four years in state prison in…
The Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office today announced that a Grand Jury has returned an indictment which was unsealed this morning in Schenectady County Court…
On February 15, 2022, Anthony LeBrecht (DOB: 8/31/1987), pled guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a Class D Violent Felony and one count of Failure to…
Schenectady County is urging residents who live in low-lying areas or areas that frequently flood to stay vigilant over the next 48 hours.
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Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced today that on February 9, 2022, William Kent, a 62 year old resident of Niskayuna, NY, was…
Starting on Monday, February 14, 2022, Schenectady County will…
Effective immediately Schenectady County is instituting new COVID-19 protocols for the public.
Mask-wearing is…
The Schenectady County…
Schenectady County is now accepting applications for the 2022 County…
The Schenectady County…
On January 25, 2022, a Schenectady County Grand Jury handed up an indictment charging Nelson Patino of 6826 Duanesburg Road in the Town of Duanesburg with six counts in…
Schenectady County will…
Schenectady County officially opened the newly updated…
Schenectady County will host 4 community COVID-19 vaccine PODs in February. All PODs are open to walk-ins, as available. While not required, appointments are available at…
The Schenectady County Legislature announced a call for nominations for the 2022 Hon. Karen B. Johnson Schenectady County Older New Yorker of the Year awards, which are sponsored…
Schenectady County has worked…
Schenectady County announced that it has entered into settlement…
Starting on Monday, January 24, 2022 Schenectady County will offer free COVID-…
The Schenectady County Human Rights Commission (SCHRC) will host its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. observance at 3pm on Sunday, January 16, 2022. This event will stream live…
Marlone Oindo, 23, of Schenectady, pled guilty in Schenectady County Court on January 4, 2022 to Manslaughter in the First Degree and will…
Schenectady County is partnering with Ellis Medicine to offer free COVID-19…
Schenectady County announced the new winter hours for the Hon. Karen B. Johnson (Central) Library and 8 branch libraries, which will begin on January 2, 2022. The Scotia branch…
Schenectady County Public Health Services (SCPHS) is asking residents who receive a positive COVID-19 test result to immediately begin isolating, visit …
Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that on December 10, 2021, a Schenectady County jury convicted William Kent, a 62 year old resident of Niskayuna, NY, on two…
On December 8, 2021, acting Schenectady County Judge Mark J. Caruso sentenced Tahir Christie (DOB: 1/30/2002), to an aggregate prison term of fourteen [14] years, to be followed…
Better Community Neighborhoods, Inc. to Help with Applications and Technical Assistance
…Schenectady County will host an informational open house on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 for residents who would like to learn more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent.…
Schenectady County Public Health Services (SCPHS) will host a COVID-19 booster shot vaccine POD at SUNY Schenectady on December 11, 2021. Due to an increase in demand for COVID-…
Schenectady County Public Health Services (SCPHS) has administered over 1,500 vaccines to 5–11-year-olds since they were first authorized on November 4. Over 1,100 of these…
Joshua McCarty, 30, of Schenectady, was found guilty after a jury trial in Schenectady County Court on November 18, 2021 of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child and Endangering the…
Schenectady County unveiled a new access…
Schenectady County announced that applications from landowners interested in becoming part of the County’s agricultural district will be accepted during the month of December.…
Now that a twenty-one-mile stretch of the Empire State Trail through Schenectady County is complete, the County is seeking public input on a new trail wayfinding…
Schenectady County announced the return of the Schenectady County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program.
The program…
The Schenectady County Legislature announced the winners of the 2021 Hon. Karen B. Johnson Schenectady County Older New Yorker of the Year awards, which are sponsored by the…
The Schenectady County Clerk's Office is seeking local businesses to participate in the relaunching of the County's Return the F.A.V.O.R. (Find and Assist Veterans of Record) program.
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Schenectady County Public Health Services (SCPHS) will hold a COVID-19 vaccine POD for children 5-11 years old at the Karen B. Johnson (Central) Library from 10am-4pm on Saturday…
Schenectady County is holding a job fair in the Hon. Karen B. Johnson (Central) Library’s McChesney Room from 11am to 2pm on November 9, 2021.
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Schenectady County declared it’s first Code Blue for the 2021-2022 winter season. The Code Blue order is in effect tonight through…
The Schenectady County Board of…
The Schenectady County Legislature dedicated the newly finished Schenectady County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park at SUNY Schenectady. The park is located between the back…
The Schenectady County Board of Elections (SCBOE) would like to…
Schenectady County will hold a rabies vaccination clinic for cats, ferrets and dogs…
The Schenectady County Legislature unanimously passed its 2022 Operating Budget…
The Schenectady County Legislature hosted a ceremony outside the County Office Building to honor 10 emergency responders throughout the County.
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The Schenectady County Legislature met this evening and approved a series of resolutions that will boost SUNY Schenectady’s footprint in downtown Schenectady.…
Schenectady County is hosting an…
Schenectady County has partnered with ReTree Schenectady, LAndArt Studio and Native Landscaping and Tree Service to replace and restore trees on the Liberty Street side of the…
Schenectady County’s Conservation District partnered with National…
The Schenectady County Board of Elections (BOE) is…
Schenectady County Manager Rory Fluman delivered his proposed 2022 Tentative Operating…
The Schenectady County Legislature set the schedule for its review of the County Manager’s proposed 2022 Program Budget and the proposed 2022-2026 Capital Improvement Program.…
The Schenectady County Legislature…
The Schenectady County Recreational Facility will resume public skating hours starting today. Due to the pandemic, public skating has not been offered at the facility since March…
Schenectady County is hosting 2 events for landlords and tenants who need assistance applying for New York State’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) through the Office…
The Schenectady County Legislature voted to authorize a $1,353,000 in funding from the New York State Department of Transportation for the Nott Street Safety Improvement project…
On September 7, 2021, Richard Brown (09/17/1971) of Scotia, was convicted by a jury in Schenectady County Court of two counts of Burglary in the First Degree (both are class B violent…
The One Schenectady Coalition launched the first video in a new series…
Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) will be holding its annual Day of Remembrance on September 26th from 1:30pm to 3pm at the Emanuel Friedens Church, 218 Nott Terrace in…
On August 30, 2021, Anthony Nesbitt was sentenced to 2-4 years in state prison on the conviction for Criminal Contempt in the First Degree as well as 2-4 years prison on the conviction for …
The Schenectady County Clerk, in partnership with the New York State Office of Court Administration and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, held a…
Schenectady County will hold a rabies vaccination clinic for cats, ferrets and dogs in Glenville in…
Schenectady County Public Health Services is now offering additional COVID-19 vaccine doses for eligible individuals at all County vaccine PODs.
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On August 20, 2021 Jamey Williams (DOB 01/30/1981) of Schenectady, pleaded guilty in Schenectady County Court to one count of Criminally Negligent Homicide in violation of Penal Law section…
The Schenectady County Board of Elections is seeking registered voters to serve as poll workers during the upcoming general election. Poll workers are needed for Election Day on…
With temperatures expected to reach the 90s starting tomorrow and through the end of the week, Schenectady County has released a list of cooling stations residents can use during…
On Friday August 6, 2021, Raheim Clay aka “Juicy” (dob: 3/30/1981), a resident of Schenectady, pled guilty to: one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second…
(Schenectady, NY) The CDC has classified Schenectady County as an area of “substantial transmission” for COVID-19. Schenectady County Manager Rory Fluman is requiring…
The Schenectady County Legislature advanced a resolution to accept $4,089,446 in funding from the NYS Department of Health to support and maintain in-person learning during the…
The Schenectady County Clerk, in partnership with the New York State Office of Court Administration and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, held a…
On July 28, 2021, Joel Steinhoff (4/13/73), a resident of Scotia, pled guilty to 2 counts of Rape in the Third Degree, a class E felony. He admitted to having sexual intercourse with someone…
Schenectady County District Attorney Robert Carney announced that Justin Walker, Sr., 36, was sentenced on Friday, July 23, 2021 after a jury convicted him in May of three felony charges.…
Annual Picnic for the Parents of Murdered Children to be held on
August 29, 2021 from 12 pm - 4 pm
at Schenectady's Central Park Pavilion
For…
On July 19, 2021, Joshua Vasquez aka “Flex” (dob: 3/25/1994), a resident of the City of Schenectady, was sentenced based upon his prior guilty pleas, which occurred, on May 20, 2021, to: one count…
Today, on July 19, 2021, acting Schenectady County Judge Mark J. Caruso found Tahir Christie (DOB: 1/30/2002), guilty of one count of Rape in the First Degree (B Violent Felony), one count of…
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Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney
Niskayuna Police Deputy Chief (Acting Chief) Michael Stevens
We are asking for public assistance in…
SCHENECTADY, NY (July 13, 2021) Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that a Schenectady County Grand Jury has indicted Piyamas Demasi…
Beginning Tuesday,…
Schenectady County’s Department of Senior & Long Term Care Services is now offering $20 in coupons, to low-income Schenectady County residents 60 years of age or older, to…
According to the …
Schenectady County welcomes suggestions and comments for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program FY 2021 Local Solicitation. …
The Schenectady County Clerk, in partnership with the New York State Office of Court Administration and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services held a Naturalization…
Schenectady County’s Department of Senior & Long Term Care Services will hold a…
The Schenectady County Board of…
The Schenectady County Public Library (SCPL) will kick off…
Schenectady County is partnering with the…
The Schenectady County Board of Elections would like to remind voters to…
Schenectady County will hold a public hearing on Proposed…
The Schenectady County Legislature announced 30 organizations will…
The Schenectady County Legislature this evening gave the approval for the County to join the Open C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) finance program…
The Schenectady County Legislature this evening gave the approval for the County to join the Open C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) finance program…
Schenectady County held a ribbon cutting ceremony to reopen the Woodlawn branch of…
Schenectady County announced its June COVID-19 Vaccine PODs. No…
The Schenectady County Legislature passed a proposed…
The Schenectady County Legislature held a groundbreaking event for a new Schenectady County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park to be located at SUNY Schenectady, between the back…
Application Assistance Available Starting on Tuesday June 1st
Schenectady County is partnering with Bethesda…
Schenectady County will hold a rabies vaccination clinic for cats, ferrets and dogs…
Schenectady County will hold a series of Pfizer vaccination PODs at high school…
According to …
Schenectady County is accepting applications for the 2021 County…
The Schenectady County Public Library (SCPL) will increase in-person hours at all open…
The Schenectady County Clerk, in partnership with the New York State Office of Court Administration and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services held a drive-in…
Schenectady County is partnering with the Schenectady Greenmarket…
The Schenectady County Delivers vaccine program, which has already vaccinated 100 homebound residents, is expanding. Originally organized…
The Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office announced its participation in this year’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which provides and opportunity for the public to…
(Schenectady, NY) Schenectady County announced that it has…
Schenectady County is holding a COVID-19 vaccine POD tomorrow at SUNY…
The Schenectady County Legislature passed a resolution tonight to proclaim April 2021 as Autism Action Month.
Since 2000, the…
SCHENECTADY, NY (April 13, 2021) Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that Schenectady County Court Judge Matthew J. Sypniewski sentenced defendant Craig Kearsing, a 39-…
Schenectady County will hold two COVID-19…
Schenectady County administered its…
On April 6, 2021, Milton Reyes-Morales [DOB: 10/30/1993] was sentenced based on his plea entered in Schenectady County Court on February 9, 2021. Mr. Reyes-Morales…
The Schenectady County Legislature passed a resolution…
Schenectady County will hold three COVID-19 Pfizer…
Schenectady County officials today joined with the Town of Rotterdam to announce that a vacant retail site at the “Five Corners” will be home to a new ALDI’s store.…
Schenectady County administered 3,446 first-dose vaccines…
Free to Schenectady County Residents
Schenectady County will hold a rabies vaccination clinic for cats, ferrets and dogs…
The Schenectady County Sheriff's Office is investigating complaints involving Schenectady County residents receiving telephone calls and text messages from individuals stating they are members of…
Available for Catered Event Vendors and Organizers to Facilitate State Compliance
Schenectady County launched a new online…
Available to Individuals with Approved Comorbidities or Underlying Conditions, and 60+
Schenectady County will hold a…
Schenectady County will hold…
Proposal Would Add 45 Acres to Agricultural District 1 in the Town of Duanesburg
The Schenectady County Legislature held a…
Schenectady County will offer in-person assistance to residents who need help scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine. Currently individuals who live in zip codes 12304, 12305, 12307 and…
Schenectady County is informing residents who live in zip codes 12304, 12305, 12307 and 12308, and are currently eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, they can sign up for a…
Schenectady County Public Health Services (SCPHS) has confirmed an employee, who later tested positive for COVID-19, worked at Broadway Lunch in Schenectady from 4pm – 8:30pm on…
Designates February 9, 2021 as a Day to Remember Veterans who Earned Purple Heart Medals
The Schenectady…
The Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office announced it will hold 2 virtual police reform and community collaboration meetings in February. The meetings will be streamed…
Schenectady County Public Health Services released guidance for K-12 sponsored higher-risk sports within the County. The guidelines were created by a group of more than a dozen…
The Schenectady County Legislature announced a call for nominations for the 2021 Hon. Karen B. Johnson Schenectady County Older New Yorker of the Year awards, which are sponsored…
ROTTERDAM — A Rotterdam foster parent has been indicted on a murder charge in connection with the December death of a 4-year-old boy placed in his care, the Schenectady County District Attorney’s…
Schenectady County Public Health Services (SCPHS) has confirmed an employee, who later tested positive for COVID-19, worked at Stewarts at 120 Nott Terrace (store #164) in…
Schenectady County Public Health Services (SCPHS) has confirmed an employee, who later tested positive for COVID-19, worked at Tops American Grill in Rotterdam from 8am to 1pm on…
Includes Presentation by Author and Nationally Renowned Speaker Dr. Janet Dewart Bell
The Schenectady County Human Rights…
Asks Community for Help with Contact Tracing
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Proposed Law Would Regulate Third-Party Food Service Delivery Fees
(Schenectady, NY) Schenectady County Legislators Jeff…
Schenectady County has declared a state of…
Multiple positive COVID-19 cases have been associated with the Skeeter Creek music event at Frog Alley Brewery on November 25, 2020. If you attended this event you should monitor…
Schenectady County Public Health Services (SCPHS) has confirmed that an employee, who later tested positive for COVID-19, worked at the Glenville branch of the Schenectady County…
Over 100 Meals Delivered to Local Families
A coalition of Schenectady County emergency responders, along with members of…
Schenectady County Public Health Services (SCPHS) has confirmed that a customer, who later tested positive for COVID-19, dined at Glenville Queen Family Restaurant in Glenville on November 14 from…
Governor Cuomo Announces Restaurants, Bars & Other SLA-licensed Entities Must Close In-person Service From 10PM to 5AM Daily
Delivery and Curbside Pick-Up without…
SCHENECTADY – A Schenectady man was convicted this week on assault and contempt counts in the first jury trial held in Schenectady County since the start of the pandemic, Schenectady County…
Forgiveness of PPP Loans Worth Less than $50,000
The SBA has issued updated information on how to seek forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans…
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Starting on Wednesday, May 20th, Schenectady County and the entire Capital Region moved into Phase 1 of NY Forward, Governor Cuomo's plan to reopen New York.