Members of the Amsterdam Common Council voted Tuesday to support efforts to build a casino in Montgomery County. The vote was 3-0; 2nd…
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The Amsterdam Common Council voted Tuesday evening to approve a resolution authorizing Deputy Mayor and 4th Ward Alderwoman Diane Hatzenbuhler or the…
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While members of the common council expressed support for the idea of funding the land bank program, the resolution to fund the…
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Mayor Ann Thane delivered her annual State of the City address at last Tuesday’s common council meeting. Thane opened her address by…
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The Land Reutilization Corporation of the Capital Region (otherwise known as the “land bank”) is an organization whose goal is to reverse…
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Amsterdam 3rd Ward Alderman Ronald J. Barone Sr. wants to be the general manager of the city’s golf course. And he says…
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The Amsterdam Common Council met in executive session before Wednesday’s scheduled committee meetings in violation of the state Open Meetings Law. Reporters…
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Amsterdam Controller Matthew Agresta says the city is “not in dire straits” financially. In his report at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting, Agresta said…
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Amsterdam Mayor Ann Thane offered a compromise Tuesday in the ongoing controversy over the Municipal Golf Course. Thane knew before Tuesday’s meeting…
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Ask any older Amsterdamian about urban renewal, and you are apt to hear a disparaging opinion, which would be echoed by current…
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