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WMHT Family Fun Day Will Be on Thursday, August 22nd TROY, NY - The Tri-City ValleyCats and WMHT are pleased to announce a partnership to bring The Cat in the Hat from the PBS KIDS series “THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!” to Joseph L. Bruno Stadium for an appearance on Thursday, August 22nd.  As the game sponsor, WMHT will be on site…

July 24, 2024, Troy, NY-- Tech Valley Center of Gravity (TVCOG) will be hosting a Cocktail Party Fundraiser on August 8, 2024 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Ryan’s Wake in Troy, NY. Tickets are $35 and include plentiful hors d’oeuvres, networking, a cash bar, and raffle prizes. All proceeds from the evening will support the needs of the COG. “We are…

A local business that handles office furniture liquidations for big companies across the nation — and in the Albany region — is getting a much more visible showroom to sell used desks, chairs, cubicles and more. Turnkey Workplace Services is in the midst of renovating a 15,000-square-foot building at 375 North Greenbush Road next to the former…

Storytelling and Memory will be presented by the Tanglewood Music Center’s Fromm Quartet at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Music and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Friday, August 2 at 7 p.m. Free admission is available by registering at https://webforms.rpi.edu/storytelling-memory-tanglewood-music-center.…

Pioneer Bancorp, Inc. (“Pioneer”) (NASDAQ: PBFS), a leading financial institution in New York’s Capital Region, today announced that its Board of Directors appointed Charles Seifert, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Seifert join our board of directors and to draw upon his extensive leadership, management, and banking…

Join us for the groundbreaking of City Station North II, LLC, downtown Troy’s premier mixed-use, Class A development consisting of multi-family apartments (The Six at City Station) and Class A Office Space (The Station) over garage parking on Tuesday, July 16 at 2:00 p.m.. Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello, New York State Assembly Member John T.…

Troy, New York, July 1, 2024 — Rifenburg Holdings, Inc. headquartered in Troy, New York, is now 100% employee-owned following the transfer of all of the stock of the Company to a newly-formed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). This ownership transition, effective as of June 30, 2024, includes 100% of Rifenburg Construction, Inc.; Marcy…

Event Will Feature 9/11 Mobile Exhibit, Andy Pettitte Bobblehead, and Postgame Fireworks TROY, NY - The Tri-City ValleyCats have announced their partnership with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation for a Game Day event fundraiser on Tuesday, August 6th, 2024. Tunnel to Towers has raised over $250 million to eradicate veteran homelessness, support the…

Press Conference Will Be Held on Tuesday, July 9th on the Concourse Behind Home Plate TROY, NY -  The Tri-City ValleyCats and the Tunnel to Towers Foundation will formally announce their partnership with a press conference tomorrow, Tuesday, July 9th at 10 AM on the concourse behind home plate of Joseph L. Bruno Stadium. Tunnel to Towers will be…

Technology acquisition expands GF’s power management solutions and differentiated roadmap MALTA, N.Y., July 1, 2024 – GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) today announced that it has acquired Tagore Technology’s proprietary and production proven Power Gallium Nitride (GaN) IP portfolio, a high-power density solution designed to push the boundaries…

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has announced that Nathaniel J. Nichols has joined the firm as Of Counsel in the firm’s Labor and Employment Group. In his new role, Mr. Nichols will be assisting and providing counsel to public and private employers in matters pertaining to labor and employment, conducting…

Highmark Blue Shield, the YMCA, and the City of Glens Falls are excited to announce the return of Fit in the City, the popular free summer fitness series, to Crandall Park in Glens Falls. The program, now in its sixth season, will be offered Mondays through August 26 from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m., offering the community a chance to get healthy and enjoy…

Troy, New York – Alanis Osorio, Nasir Mcmillian, and Lovette Thomas of KIPP Troy Prep High School have been accepted for a three-week college prep program for rising high school seniors from June 30 to July 19 at Georgetown University. The Summer College Immersion Program (SCIP) is offered to high-achieving students who are part of the KIPP…

The Whistling Kettle is excited to announce the launch of its new Purple Papayaberry with Lime Sparkling Tea. Made from a delightful caffeine-free herbal infusion of hibiscus, butterfly pea flower and real fruit pieces – creating a fruity infusion with a signature purple color. For the perfect level of sweetness, it's brewed with stevia leaves for…

GF commits to framework of U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s “Million Women in Construction” Initiative  MALTA, N.Y., June 18, 2024 — GlobalFoundries announced today a commitment to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Women in Construction Framework, a set of five best practices intended to increase representation of women and…

As part of its annual Summer of Kindness, the Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation partnered with KIPP Troy Prep High School to assist outgoing seniors as they transition to college. On Thursday, June 6, members of the Sunmark Kindness Crew provided essential supplies to graduating seniors as they prepare for the next chapter of their academic…

Tech Valley Center of Gravity (TVCOG), a nonprofit organization and makerspace located in downtown Troy, is accepting applications for its new Digital Fabrication Residency program. The program, made possible through The Arts Center of the Capital Region’s Arts Thrive and Grow grant, will provide a unique opportunity for residents to learn to use…

The Tri-City ValleyCats announced that the 518 Futures Classic has been postponed to Monday, June 10th. Any tickets purchased for the initial event will be valid for the 518 Futures Classic now on Monday, June 10th.  The Tri-City ValleyCats have partnered with Built2Win to showcase the best high school baseball talent across New York’s Capital…

Yvonne M. Etowa, M.D., MBBCh, has joined Troy Internal Medicine, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, where she practices internal and primary care medicine. Dr. Etowa received her medical degree from the University of Calabar College of Medical Sciences in Nigeria. She completed a residency at Montefiore Hospital in New…

The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) in partnership with the City of Troy, will begin construction on a new mobility hub in the Little Italy neighborhood at the corner of 4th and Liberty Street. Construction is expected to begin on the Liberty Square Mobility Hub on Monday, June 3, 2024.  Mobility Hubs integrate different modes of…