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Churchill: Albany canal boosters have 200 million reasons for optimism

Churchill: Albany canal boosters have 200 million reasons for optimism

A painting by artist Len Tantillo of a proposed canal in downtown Albany. ALBANY — The proposal to build a downtown canal always felt like one of...

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Churchill: His Hudson adventure was a journey of discovery

Churchill: His Hudson adventure was a journey of discovery

John Henkelman in his canoe on the Hudson River. John Henkelman had time on his hands and a thirst for adventure. The Hudson River called him. “I...

18.08.2025 3

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Churchill: With $200 million set to be spent, some hard truths for Albany

The administration of Gov. Kathy Hochul has allocated $200 million for projects that might revitalize downtown Albany. Last week, 700 people attended...

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Churchill: Another step toward remaking I-787's tangle of waste

A state Department of Transportation report on the potential remake of I-787 and the Dunn Memorial Bridge offers five options.  Gov. Kathy Hochul,...

14.08.2025 10

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Churchill: This CDTA decision is a bad one

Churchill: This CDTA decision is a bad one

A covering over the bus stop sign at Stuyvesant Plaza tells riders the bad news: CDTA buses will no longer travel through the shopping center. A rider...

11.08.2025 5

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Churchill: Enough with the war talk, governor

Churchill: Enough with the war talk, governor

Texas Rep. Mihaela Plesa, right, joins New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, left, for a news conference with fellow Texas Democratic lawmakers on Monday at the...

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Churchill: State mistake has dispensary owner feeling burned

Churchill: State mistake has dispensary owner feeling burned

The People’s Joint Cannabis Dispensary on Saturday on State Street in Schenectady. Danny Taylor, the store owner, is about to celebrate his first...

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Churchill: Please stop with this redistricting stupidity

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, pictured talking to reporters during a recent visit to Schenectady, has said Democrats “play fair,” but it’s time...

01.08.2025 3

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Churchill: Welcome to the BrunoDome!?

A decent crowd attended the recent Frontier League All-Star game at the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium at Hudson Valley Community College campus in Troy....

30.07.2025 4

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Churchill: Troy is building loads of apartments while Albany, well, isn't

Apartments are rising along Fifth Avenue immediately north of downtown Troy as part of the 52-unit Kings Landing II development.   Troy is...

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Churchill: What does Brunswick want to be?

Slow-moving traffic along Hoosick Road in Brunswick, where some residents are concerned about the quality and quantity of new development.  When Tim...

18.07.2025 10

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Churchill: 154 years of history gone in the flash of a violent night

An excavator uses a mattress to clear off debris from the top of the last floor to be demolished at 333 Madison Ave., which was severely damaged from...

14.07.2025 8

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Churchill: After weekend's violence, fireworks from Sheehan and McCoy

Police Chief Brendan Cox listens as Mayor Kathy Sheehan fields questions on Saturday about incidents a day prior that left 10 people with gunshot...

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Churchill: Saratoga's airport and Albany's bus station have so much in common

The newly renovated Saratoga County Airport, seen on June 26 in Milton, was awarded $27 million through the governor’s upstate airport economic...

06.07.2025 4

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Churchill: Kathy Sheehan's legacy? ChatGPT doesn't know what to think.

An image of a mailer city residents received from Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s office before the June 2025 Democratic primary. Sheehan is not running for...

04.07.2025 4

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Churchill: Dan Cerutti still has more to give

Albany mayoral candidate Dan Cerutti addresses supporters after the Democratic primary on June 24, during a gathering at Martel’s Restaurant. Like...

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Churchill: Applyrs chewed up Cerutti and spat him out

Dorcey Applyrs greets supporters at the Common Roots Brewing Company after winning a four-way Democratic Party primary for mayor of Albany on Tuesday...

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Churchill: Sheehan makes her case as Albany chooses her replacement

An image of a mailer city residents received from Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s office before Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Sheehan is not running for...

25.06.2025 4

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Churchill: Why won't Troy let Bargain Grocery have the sign it needs?

Bargain Grocery celebrated its official opening on Sept. 20, 2024, on River Street in Troy. Bargain Grocery’s landlord, First Columbia, has asked...

23.06.2025 10

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Churchill: Troy's fight with Kevin Bette is hard to fathom

Kevin Bette, president and CEO of First Columbia, has been transforming the riverside neighborhood north of downtown Troy. Troy Mayor Carmella...

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Churchill: We need a greater honor for Albany's Henry Johnson

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Army Pvt. Henry Johnson. Pvt. Johnson was one of two World War I Army heroes on June 2, 2015, who...

18.06.2025 4

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Churchill: Our new rubble pile is a symbol of staggering incompetence

Four E-Comm Square on Broadway in Albany was demolished following substantial structural damage from recent heavy rains on Wednesday. Capitalize...

16.06.2025 3

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Churchill: Actually Mr. Hegseth, Harvey Milk was a warrior

Harvey Milk's Castro Street camera store was a hub of political activity for San Francisco’s growing gay population in the mid-1970s In one of my...

09.06.2025 10

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Churchill: Albany is chock-full of secret Republicans!

Albany mayoral candidate Dan Cerutti speaks during a debate on April 30 at CBS 6 in Niskayuna. Cerutti has been criticized for once being enrolled as...

06.06.2025 10

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Churchill: Couple feel blow of St. Clare's pension collapse twice

Janet and John Rizzo, who met while working at St. Clare’s in Schenectady, have had to adjust their expectations for retirement since the former...

01.06.2025 10

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Churchill: Check out this Capital Region summer to-do list

Moreau Lake State Park in Saratoga County is one of the many lakes in the Capital Region where you can take a swim to cool off this summer. You can...

30.05.2025 3

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Churchill: Why won't Kathy Hochul meet with St. Clare's pensioners?

St. Clare's Hospital retirees and workers take part in a a 2019 news conference at the state Capitol at which they urged the state to launch an...

28.05.2025 10

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Churchill: Bishop says pain of St. Clare's pensioners hurts his heart

Bishop Edward Scharfenberger says it pains him that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany is seen as an adversary in the effort to help former...

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Churchill: Dan Cerutti might be winning this thing

The four candidates running for Albany mayor, from left, Dorcey Applyrs, Dan Cerutti, Corey Ellis and Carolyn McLaughlin, take part in a Democratic...

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Churchill: The Capital Region housing market is brutal right now

A "sale pending" sign sits in front of a home in Albany. For those trying to buy a house in the greater Capital Region, the process can be frustrating...

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Churchill: Should voters care about Dan Cerutti's big money donors?

Dan Cerutti speaks last month during a CBS 6 debate between the four candidates running for Albany mayor in the Democratic Party primary. Cerutti is...

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Churchill: To disability advocate, this 'compassion' is a threat

Clifton Perez, second from left, attends a recent rally in the state Capitol against the legalization of physician-assisted death.  Troy resident...

11.05.2025 7

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Churchill: Carolyn McLaughlin still brings the passion

County Legislator Carolyn McLaughlin, shown at a recent television debate, says she believes “without a shadow of doubt” that she’s the most...

10.05.2025 6

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Churchill: Silly high school sports bill suggests civilizational decline

Albany Academy for Girls’ Lianna Williams breaks through the defense of Our Lady of Lourdes’ Katelynn Savona, left, and Bianka Velovic to make a...

05.05.2025 9

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Churchill: He's gay and he supports Donald Trump

Troy Deputy Mayor Seamus Donnelly, seen here in the 2024 swearing-in ceremony for Mayor Carmella Mantello, is dealing with backlash for his support...

02.05.2025 9

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Churchill: Latham's pedestrian nightmare claims another life

A makeshift memorial for Randall Schanz is placed near where he was fatally struck while walking to work near the Latham Traffic Circle on Route 9 on...

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Churchill: Dorcey Applyrs says she's not Sheehan 2.0

Albany Chief City Auditor Dorcey Applyrs speaks at a 2024 City Hall news conference. Applyrs is running in a June Democratic primary for Albany mayor....

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Churchill: Yes, Elise Stefanik could beat Kathy Hochul

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican, says she may challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s race for governor.  Elise Stefanik may...

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Churchill: In 'New Schenectady,' familiar mayor strengthens his grip

Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy speaks during a recent City Hall ceremony. The mayor is likely to see more of his agenda realized with no Republicans...

19.04.2025 4

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Churchill: Buffalo soccer stadium plan offers lessons for Albany

A rendering of the soccer stadium planned for a site in Buffalo. Developers hope to break ground this summer. Last week, a group planning to bring...

17.04.2025 10

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Churchill: Elise Stefanik will keep on trucking (and Trumping)

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is returning to work in the House after expecting to become the next United Nations ambassador. Elise Stefanik suffered a...

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Churchill: The Albany baseball stadium that, sadly, was never built

A rendering showing the baseball stadium and canal that developer Tom Burke had hoped to build north of downtown Albany. Years before the proposal to...

10.04.2025 10

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Churchill: He walks the walk, then walks some more

Doug Logan walks up Loughberry Road in Saratoga Springs. Logan is working to log 24,901 miles, equal to Earth’s circumference at the equator....

07.04.2025 10

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Churchill: Soccer in downtown Albany? Here's plan 2.0

A rendering by the architecture firm Populous of the proposed Albany soccer stadium, which would anchor a $600 million district and require $150...

02.04.2025 5

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Churchill: Jacob Pratt wants his life to honor his fallen friends

Jacob Pratt pictured with Esmee Luna, the wife of Border Patrol agent Christopher Luna, on the anniversary of the March 8, 2024, helicopter crash that...

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Churchill: Let the race to replace Elise Stefanik begin, maybe

North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik testifies during a Senate hearing for her pending confirmation on Capitol Hill on Jan. 21, in Washington. She has...

29.03.2025 6

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Churchill: New York's nursing home order was the beginning of Cuomo's end

Howard Zucker, left, then-commissioner of the New York State Department of Health and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo discuss COVID-19 in 2020. ALBANY —...

26.03.2025 8

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Churchill: For coaching legend, a tragic and stunning end

Former Northville coach Jim Zullo puts a second-place medal on standout senior Hailey Monroe after the team lost to LaFargeville in the state Class D...

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Churchill: A victim speaks out — and asks that voters keep him in mind

Common Council candidate Lukee Forbes speaks during a rally outside the Executive Mansion in Albany for Marcy Correctional Facility inmate Robert L....

19.03.2025 4

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Churchill: Arresting Mahmoud Khalil is anti-American

Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student, is facing deportation for espousing what are described, in some quarters, as pro-Hamas...

14.03.2025 5

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