Carmella Mantello

Officials are celebrating the removal of Red X placards from four stabilized properties in Troy.

A national video gaming tournament is coming to the Capital Region. The effort is being supported with taxpayer money.

Minority Democrats on the Troy City Council are criticizing the mayor over late payments and audit submission, but the Republican mayor says it’s unjustified.

Carmella Mantello made history this year after she was sworn in as the first woman mayor of Troy. Mantello, a former long-time city council president, is the first Republican mayor to lead the Collar City in more than a decade. Upon taking office in January, she said her first priority was to improve morale among city employees. She campaigned on being a hands-on mayor who will work with municipal employees to get work done. During her first year in office, Mantello declared several emergencies regarding water infrastructure, abolished the city's planning commission — replacing it with a planning board — and reimagined vacancies in city hall. WAMC's Samantha Simmons spoke with Mantello about some of her decisions that caused a stir among residents and Democratic city councilors.

New York state funding is supporting new food pantries in the Capital Region.

An annual Capital Region tradition is just a week away.

An outdoor light art show is returning to downtown Troy this week.

The city of Troy is celebrating a new home improvement program.

A Capital Region pharmacy has been recognized with a state designation.

A new grocery store is now open in Troy — aimed at addressing what officials call a lack of access to affordable, healthy foods.