Jamaica Miles

The Schenectady Board of Education has approved new security measures that will put weapons detection systems in place.

With the new school year just under way, the Schenectady City School District is grappling with safety issues and parental concerns.

With a potential state ban on cell phones in schools looming, the Schenectady City School District Board of Education has approved a new policy governing the use of the electronic devices.

Most school district budgets were approved by New York voters Tuesday.

The Schenectady City Council is facing calls to weigh in on the Israel-Hamas war.

A judge has denied an appeal by the Saratoga County District Attorney’s office in a case involving a prominent Black Lives Matter organizer and Schenectady city school board member stemming from a July 2021 protest in downtown Saratoga Springs.

Black residents of the Capital Region share the concerns of Black Americans nationwide when it comes to violence and crime, as measured in a new survey.

The Schenectady City Council‘s Public Safety Committee met Monday evening. The agenda included a review of a new agreement to place police officers in the city schools.

Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen has appealed a city judge’s decision last month to dismiss charges against a prominent Capital Region activist stemming from a protest in Saratoga Springs last summer.

A local law banning the use of tear gas and rubber bullets in the city of Albany is off for now.Common Councilors had backed away from a vote in mid-April…