Schenectady County News

With New York drowning in deepening deficit spending and running out of cash to pay huge bills due next month, the Legislature met in special session Tuesday and put off what Gov.

GCSD hosts suicide community forum Nov. 10 meeting held at Town Hall By DAN SABBATINO sabbatinod@spotlightnews.com Guilderland High School will host a community forum on Tuesday, Nov.

The man accused of setting a woman on fire on a city street over the summer has been indicted on a charge of second-degree attempted murder for the violent crime.

The Schenectady County Historical Society will present a lecture by food historian Peter Rose entitled, "Saint Nicolas: The Saint Who Became Santa," at the Schenectady County Historical Society, 32 Washington Ave., on Nov.

Schenectady County ranked first among upstate counties and Long Island for reports of domestic violence incidents per capita in 2008, U.S. Sen.

Republicans in Schenectady County took their licks on Election Night losing virtually all the major races.

For anyone who has ever taken the SATs, an absentee ballot should be a no-brainer: fill out the bubbles firmly to ensure your mark is dark, control your pen strokes, fold it neatly, sign the envelope and mail it back.

Six candidates are seeking three seats on the Schenectady County Legislature for District 3, which comprises Niskayuna and Glenville.

The family of the Encotech Inc. engineering firm founder Fred Kindl donated a 12,000-square-foot building to help Schenectady County Community College serve a growing number of students.

A 29-year-old convict who beat and repeatedly raped a woman in a downtown apartment doors away from where she lived faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison after a judge found him guilty of several high-level felony sex crimes.

A few days ago when an anonymous benefactor provided me with the police disciplinary record of a candidate for Schenectady County sheriff, Joe Lazzari, I said I would print particulars of it only if someone provided me with the comparable record of the other candidate, Dom Dagostino, a recently retired Rotterdam police officer.... Subscribers must ...

Five candidates are seeking two seats on the Schenectady County Legislature for District 4. District 4 comprises Rotterdam, Duanesburg and Princetown.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

In Niskayuna, Schenectady County: Researchers at GE Global Research say they have made a breakthrough with a new process and a digital microscope that will allow more complete pictures of cancerous tumors, according to the Albany Times Union.

It was supposed to be a Friday night out with high school friends for the 23-year-old first-time mom.

The prosecution gave its opening statement this morning in Schenectady County Court in the case of a woman who was allegedly attacked, dragged into a Schenectady apartment, beaten and raped repeatedly.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

You'll never guess what I got in the mail, ladies and gentlemen. I got the disciplinary record of retired Schenectady police officer Joe Lazzari, who is running for sheriff of Schenectady County.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

A failed bid in broad daylight Thursday by a Schenectady man to rob a gas station has landed him behind bars on a charge of attempted robbery, according to police.

Former city schools facilities director Steven Raucci will receive a state pension of $79,067 every year for the rest of his life for his work with the school district.

Officer Bethany Vena sustained injuries on Wednesday, July 29 at approximately 8 p.m. while attempting to arrest David Kadio, 37, of Albany, on an arrest warrant.

A Scotia teenager, found squatting in an abandoned charter school, has been arrested for arson.