Tyler A. McNeil
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Schenectady, NY, United States
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Rotterdam assemblyman proposes raising speed limit to 70 mph on some New York highways
ALBANY — A number of speed limit signs across the state are 5 mph short of acceptable in Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara's view. The Rotterdam Democrat on Tuesday announced legislation to up the maximum speed on 17 roadways from 65 to 70 mph. The slight adjustment, he wrote in a press release, ke → Read More
Schenectady City Council hopeful wants parking tickets abolished
SCHENECTADY — The latest Democratic contender in the race for Schenectady City Council wants to end parking tickets. Orlondo Hundley, 25, grew uneasy with the system more than a year ago after an 80-year-old friend, frequently attending medical appointments, had his car impounded close to home as → Read More
Outlook 2023: Love brokers in Schenectady cater to ‘micropolitan’ romantics
SCHENECTADY - Two Capital Region entrepreneurs have found their match. A matchmaking match, that is. Becky Daniels and Gabby Fisher set out to fill a void in the Capital Region’s romance scene when they launched their Capital Heart Connection service two years ago. But it didn’t happen all at → Read More
Tonko 'open to any discussion' on sportsbook ad ban, faces industry backlash
ALBANY — U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko is open to hearing potential amendment recommendations put forward on a push to tame what has been a recent avalanche of sportsbook marketing across the digital sphere. The 20th District congressman earlier this month introduced a proposal to ban all electronic and onl → Read More
Family rescued from Saturday night Scotia fire; Pets rescued, too
SCOTIA — A family and multiple pets were rescued from a burning Scotia home Saturday night, officials said. The family rescued was not injured, officials said. Flames engulfed the home at 18 Sacandaga Road in Scotia on Saturday night, displacing the family of five and multiple pets. Scotia fire t → Read More
Schenectady councilman defends past as both school district consultant, employee
SCHENECTADY — City Councilman Damonni Farley was involved as both a consultant and a full-time employee for the Schenectady City School District for an extent of time, a financial arrangement often frowned upon by government ethics advocates. From 2015 to 2021, Farley and his limited liability co → Read More
DiNapoli: Toll hike should be 'last option'
ALBANY — State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is hesitant about the New York State Thruway Authority's latest tolling proposal. In a recently released 36-page report, the state's fiscal watchdog recommended addressing other financial woes before upping the E-Z Pass rate 5% and Toll-By-Mail rate 75% com → Read More
Saratoga BLM leader vows to put pressure on city Dems after quiet year
SARATOGA SPRINGS — A Spa City social justice leader has vowed to mount pressure on city administration in the months ahead after what he considers to be a disappointing year for a slate of elected first-term Democrats. “It was all smiles and it was making change then, but we knew better,” said Le → Read More
Comptroller to release Thruway finance report amid New York toll hike proposal
ALBANY — The state Office of the Comptroller expects to soon release a 35-page review of the New York State Thruway Authority’s fiscal standing in the backdrop of a controversial toll hike proposal. OSC has been working on the report for about two months. The NYSTA Board of Directors in December → Read More
Ruzzo 'surprised' to see Polimeni discuss Schenectady County Legislature
SCHENECTADY COUNTY — Schenectady County Legislator Richard Ruzzo, a Democrat, has long resided down the street from potential political rival and fellow Democrat John Polimeni, a Schenectady city councilman. Earlier in January Polimeni asked social media followers if they would vote for a County → Read More
Upstate Black Lives Matter groups, activists disgusted, dejected by Tyre Nichols footage
GREATER CAPITAL REGION — Renewed are feelings of anguish and among activists in the face of a Tennessee tragedy. Tyre Nichols, 29, allegedly sustained fatal injuries from five since-fired Memphis police officers at a traffic stop on Jan. 7. Video footage released on Friday shows the squad beatin → Read More
Montgomery County snowmobiler, 20, dies after late Saturday crash on Sacandaga Lake, Saratoga sheriff says
EDINBURG — A snowmobiler from Montgomery County died of injuries suffered in a snowmobile crash late Saturday night on the Great Sacandaga Lake, Saratoga County Sheriff's officials said. Officials identified the snowmobiler who died as Garrett McIntosh, 20, of the Town of Florida. Authorities resp → Read More
Stefanik joins House government 'weaponization' panel
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik was appointed earlier this week to a new Congressional panel dedicated to probing abuses of power within the federal government.The Saratoga Republican is one of 15 members to sit on the U.S. House of Representative Judiciary Committee’s novel Select Subcom → Read More
Schenectady GOP candidate withdraws after online conspiracy theory posts surface
SCHENECTADY — Republican Jeff Moore has dropped out of the race for Schenectady City Council under pressure from his local party committee, newly aware of his controversial, conspiracy theory-laden social media posts from recent years. During the Trump and Biden presidencies, Moore has publicly s → Read More
Assembly, state Senate GOP unveils 'Safer NY' proposals
ALBANY — State Republican lawmakers on Monday unveiled a plan aimed at boosting public safety, a defining campaign pledge last election cycle for minority party politicians amid an increase in crime across New York. Included in the both state State and Assembly proposals is a repeal of pretrial d → Read More
Fonda VFW reels after quartermaster accused of internal theft
FONDA — Officers at a local Veterans of Foreign Wars post recently confronted quartermaster and treasurer Kevin Bishop, who has since been removed from both roles, after he allegedly stole more than $1,000 in funds. He stormed out of the building after denying any wrongdoing, the post claimed. Te → Read More
Schenectady GOP unleashes City Council ticket; Full slate to run
SCHENECTADY — A full GOP lineup will run come November for the first time in more than a decade, the Schenectady Republican Committee announced Thursday. Political neophytes Veerma Rai, Bryan Barrett and Jeff Moore, as well as 2021 insurgent Kevin Hammer, will run for City Council alongside mayor → Read More
Johnstown sales tax receipts up 12.8% in 2022
JOHNSTOWN — December sales tax receipts the city of Johnstown totaled $542,383, amounting to an overall spike in 2022 of 12.8%. It was slightly lower than the city's 11-month rate increase of 13.6%, according to the state Office of the Comptroller. “I think a lot of business and industry is dr → Read More
Polimeni's political future unclear, Mancini enters Schenectady Council race
SCHENECTADY — Councilman John Polimeni hasn't detailed why he skipped the first step of the Schenectady Democratic endorsement process. "I have a number of options available to me and I'm looking at all those carefully before I make a decision on anything," Polimeni told The Daily Gazette. He decli → Read More
CDTA puts electric car rental program in full gear
ALBANY — The Capital District Transportation Authority is offering up the driver's seat to the public. Carbon emissions aren’t included. Chevrolet electric utility vehicles are leasable 24 hours a day, seven days a week starting this month under the DRIVE initiative, CDTA's takeover of the moribu → Read More