There are two things you can always count on in Amsterdam, NY. The first is that for every GAVAC ambulance you see with…
Read ArticleI get it, politicians need to show they are being pro-active, especially with November coming up. But for state officials to label…
Read ArticleAt first, Mayor Michael Villa said he was upset with the deal that Police Chief Greg Culick and the common council agreed…
Read ArticleA hotel and sports arena complex in the Town of Florida, renovating the old FGI building for apartments and business start-ups, as…
Read ArticleThe decision to mothball the Community and Economic Director’s position was not unexpected, but that didn’t make it any less disappointing to…
Read ArticleOne contributor to Mayor Michael Villa’s 2015 campaign has already been awarded a city contract, another is on the agenda for Tuesday’s…
Read ArticleI stopped by City Hall on Thursday morning to check out claims I had heard that the stones making up the labyrinth…
Read ArticleLast month, Richard Dinolfo, a Certified Public Accountant, completed an audit report on the city’s finances from July 2012 to June 2013. Although…
Read ArticleAt one point, during Saturday’s “ad-hoc” finance committee meeting, David Dybas stretched out his hands as wide as he could to illustrate…
Read ArticleThe Montgomery County Government Efficiency Plan was submitted to NY State on June 1 and contains a number of initiatives from both…
Read ArticleThere were a few puzzling items in Montgomery County’s efficiency plan, which was submitted to NY State on June 1 and released…
Read ArticleIf you’ve heard that the Common Council “cut” over $600,000 in spending from the mayor’s proposed budget, you might be getting the…
Read ArticleThe good: The Amsterdam Common Council has agreed (verbally at least) to go ahead and borrow just over $3 million to fund critical…
Read ArticleIt’s not often you get to hear elected officials overtly trying to tell the media how they should cover a certain issue, on…
Read ArticleThe recent public release of the City of Amsterdam’s Annual Update Document (AUD) for the fiscal year 2012-2013 has brought some much…
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