Rotterdam-Junction News

By Justin Mason Gazette Reporter Nearly five dozen Rotterdam Junction property owners have filed a civil claim against New York state, claiming the state Canal Corp.'s failure to adequately prepare for high water events along the Mohawk River caused them to incur more than $4.6 million in damages as a result of flooding from Tropical Storm ... (more)

SI Group's Rotterdam Junction facility. The new $30 million plant in Nanjing is expected to open in July, with 75 jobs.

One of the Capital Region's largest chemical plants has been hit with its third state pollution fine in less than two years, after air pollution control equipment exploded last fall due to improper operation.

It was nearly three years ago on a June morning when Scotia police said a band of four teens struck a home on Fifth Street, throwing a Molotov cocktail onto the porch where it detonated, catching fire.