Discontinuation of the state’s School TAx Relief (STAR) Rebate has some residents worrying about how they will afford school taxes.

Local municipalities are among those that have so far submitted $100 billion in requests for New York’s infrastructure stimulus funds but the state has just $4 billion to spend on these projects, according to the governor’s office.

By Zach Simeone

Every spring, the Alcove Reservoir, a source of water for the city of Albany, is at risk of being contaminated by manure, carried by snowmelt and storm water that originates on Hilltown farms.

Review: The Oxford Roof Climber’s Rebellion

By Zach Simeone

ALBANY — Capital Repertory Theatre’s production of Stephen Massicotte’s The Oxford Roof Climber’s Rebellion, despite its strengths, wraps up as a not-so-memorable experience.

Will ax fall on school sports?
NYSHSAA to decide on cutting contests

Local districts crunch and cope

This week, local school districts, like those across the state, are crunching numbers and hatching plans in response to the governor’s proposed cuts to school aid, announced on Tuesday.

Citizens protest Rapp Road landfill expansion

 ALBANY COUNTY — To buy time at the Rapp Road landfill, Albany County municipalities will have to beef up their recycling programs in 2009.