Caitlyn M. May
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Downtown Albany projects funded
Two downtown Albany projects will get off the ground after years of waiting thanks to a financial boost from the Albany Revitalization Area. → Read More
Albany Council approves $2.95 increase to trash bills
Republic Services customers in Albany will be paying a little more on their garbage bill come this summer. → Read More
School districts buoyed by federal funds
When schools closed to in-person learning last April, there was uncertainty around nearly every aspect of education: What would school look like? How would kids eat? When would they come → Read More
Albany budget $5 million short
Without a new revenue source, Albany will face a $5 million shortfall for the next budget cycle, City Manager Peter Troedsson warned the City Council on Monday. → Read More
APD makes arrests in hate crime
Albany police have made two arrests in a hate crime reported last week. → Read More
Garden club works to do good
On March 17, South Albany’s Youth Activism Club, or SAYA, set out to do some good. → Read More
GAPS cuts the ribbon for Meadow Ridge
On Friday, the lights briefly went out all over Albany as a storm blew through town. → Read More
Local districts move forward under new ODE guidance
Schools around the state are expected to offer in-person learning to elementary students by March 29 and to middle and high school students by mid-April, and on Monday, the Oregon → Read More
LBCC Choir finds new ways to perform during pandemic
Last Wednesday evening, the Linn County Courthouse was lit up with images steeped in the immigration policies of the U.S. as the Linn-Benton Community College Choir amplified the message of → Read More
Albany looks to create food cart rules
The city of Albany may be altering the rules around food trucks. → Read More
GAPS middle schoolers will return two weeks early
Middle school students in Greater Albany Public Schools will be returning to in-person learning about two weeks earlier than previously expected after a lengthy conversation between the school board, union → Read More
Albany council to consider utility fee
Albany City Manager Peter Troedsson told the City Council last year that the costs of running the city were outpacing revenues and, to remedy the problem, staff was exploring several → Read More
Wells Fargo developer says CARA money needed for project
Nearly a year after a partnership created to redevelop a piece of Albany’s downtown dissolved, the Wells Fargo project came before the city’s urban renewal district with more bad news. → Read More
Albany Council removes Perkins from HRC
The Albany City Council voted Wednesday night to remove Jo Rae Perkins from the city’s Human Relations Commission, a board dedicated to strengthening connections within Albany’s diverse community and making → Read More
Where's the line? Albany reckons with Perkins' presence in D.C.
On Jan. 6, failed Albany congressional candidate Jo Rae Perkins stood on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., as police clashed with insurrectionists illegally barreling into the → Read More
South Albany cheer team takes home 5th consecutive title
In cheer, a state competition can come down to a percentage of a point. On Feb. 15, the South Albany High School cheerleading team beat out six other squads for → Read More