City Council candidate: Troy has too many unpaid parking tickets
Carmella Mantello, a Republican candidate for an At-Large City Council seat, reported Friday the results of her Freedom of Information Law request for details about parking tickets. Mantello, who...
View ArticleTransition team named by Troy City Council president-elect
Troy City Council President-elect Carmella Mantello is doing something usually only the city’s mayor-elect does and naming her own transition team. Mantello, a Republican, will lead a GOP majority on...
View ArticleTroy City Council asked by incoming official to delay budget vote
The Troy City Council goes into its final budget hearing Thursday night with a request from Council President-elect Carmella Mantello, a Republican, to postpone voting on a 2016 budget until Dec. 1 —...
View ArticleTroy Mayor Patrick Madden holds city team building session in North Greenbush
Troy Mayor Patrick Madden is leading his senior staff and department heads out of the Collar City Thursday morning south down Route 4 to Pat’s Barn in the Rensselaer Technology Park. “It’s a team...
View ArticleTroy City Council to look at Monument Square project
Troy — The City Council plans to get a look at the 1 Monument Square project during a special workshop meeting “Both the developer, Kirchhoff Properties, and We Care About the Square (WCATS) have been...
View ArticleTroy finances coming into focus
TROY — Financially, it’s a busy day for the Collar City, which seems to teeter close to disaster at times but always manages to skate away. Mayor Patrick Madden Wednesday morning released the city’s...
View ArticleSpecial Troy City Council meeting called on employee residency
The Troy City Council will hold a rare weekend meeting 10 a.m. Saturday at City Hall. The topic is the passage of a Home Rule Message to send to the State Legislature asking to end an exemption for...
View ArticleTroy releases its latest financial figures
Mayor Patrick Madden’s administration has released its second quarterly report on the city’s finances for 2016. The report gives a snapshot of how the city’s revenues and expenses are faring. Due to...
View ArticleTroy council president hosts “Think DIFFERENTLY” forum Wednesday
Troy City Council President Carmella Mantello will host a “Think DIFFERENTLY” Forum at City Hall from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro will be a featured guest...
View ArticleTroy mayor names new city attorney
Corporation Counsel Kevin Glasheen retired Tuesday and will be succeeded by James A. Caruso. Mayor Patrick Madden announced the change in the city’s top legal post Tuesday. Caruso begins work Wednesday...
View ArticleTroy Republicans seek candidates for November elections
The Troy City Republican Committee is looking for candidates to run in the fall City Council and Rensselaer County Legislature races. The GOP holds six of the nine City Council seats. The council...
View ArticleTroy City Council awards neighborhood grants
The Troy City Council approved $9,000 in grants to neighborhood organizations at its May meeting Thursday night. The grants are through the Council Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP). The projects...
View ArticleMantello leads in raising campaign funds
Today is the deadline for the 32-day pre-election campaign filing with the New York State Board of Elections. This gives us a peek at how the campaigns in the race for mayor are doing raising money....
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