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Capital District Youth Chorale celebrates 30 years

Submitted by Anna Didio on Wednesday, May 8th, 3:05 pm
Capital District Youth Chorale celebrates 30 years

 

SCHENECTADY -  The Capital District Youth Chorale will be celebrating 30 years with a special performance. Following is more information:

Be part of the excitement as the world premiere of The E.RI.E Canal by Vermont Composer Robert DeCormier, commissioned for the Gala to be performed at the Gala celebration on May 19th at Union College Chapel 3:00pm. 

This has been made possible through a grant from the Jim and Annanette Harper Family Foundation. 

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School Budget Presentation to be held May 14

Submitted by Anna Didio on Wednesday, May 8th, 2:57 pm
School Budget Presentation to be held May 14

 

NISKAYUNA – There will be a school budget presentation held at Niskayuna Town Hall on May 14. Following is more information:

Niskayuna Central School District leaders will be using facilities at the Niskayuna Town Hall on Tuesday, May 14, at 6 p.m. to present information about the proposed 2013-14 school budget and answer your questions.

The presentation will take place in the Town Board Meeting Room.

For more school budget information, click here.

 

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Man accused in Schenectady fire back in court

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 5:40pm

SCHENECTADY - The man accused of setting fire to a Schenectady home, killing a father and three children, was back in court Tuesday.

27-year-old Robert Butler appeared briefly before a judge this morning before his case was adjourned.

Butler is accused of setting fire to a home on Hulett Street last Thursday.

4 members of the same family were killed.

A fifth victim, a child, remains in critical condition.

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Local residents encouraged to participate in national study

Submitted by Anna Didio on Tuesday, May 7th, 3:09 pm
Local residents encouraged to participate in national study

 

SCHENECTADY COUNTY – A nationwide cancer study is being conducted to find possible links to cancer, and local residents are being asked to participate.

Schenectady County residents have will have the opportunity to take part in the nationwide cancer prevention research study that has the potential to protect future generations from getting cancer.

For more information, click here.

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Schenectady home torn down following fatal fire

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Monday, May 6th, 2013, 6:14pm

SCHENECTADY - The Schenectady house that went up flames last week, killing 4 people, including 3 children, stands no longer.

The house was torn down Monday.

27-year-old Robert Butler of Saratoga Springs is charged with deliberately setting the Thursday morning fire.

Sources say he had been romantically involved with the children's mother.

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Board of Education candidate nomination deadline extended

Submitted by Anna Didio on Monday, May 6th, 3:06 pm
Board of Education candidate nomination deadline extended

 

NISKAYUNA - Due to the withdrawal of Joshua Vinciguerra from the May 21 election, the deadline for candidates to file petitions with the district to run for the Board of Education has been extended to May 14.

The Meet the Candidates Night will be held as scheduledon Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in the Van Antwerp auditorium.

For more information, click here.

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Assemblyman to introduce corruption bill

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Monday, May 6th, 2013, 12:46pm

ALBANY - There is a bill in the works that would deny convicted politicians of their taxpayer-funded pensions.

Since 2000 at least 26 state lawmakers have dealt with ethical problems or criminal charges. Three of the last five state Senate majority leaders have either been indicted or have gone to jail for corruption.

Rotterdam Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara sits on the Government Employees Committee. The committee recently rejected a bill that would have removed pension and retirement benefits for any elected official convicted of a felony related to the official duties.

He says he's moving the bill out of committee for the full Assembly to consider.

"I think that when we're elected to office, the voters place their trust in us and I think we have to hold ourselves to a higher standard," Santabarbara said.

The assemblyman say a new bill, slightly revised, is already in the works.

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