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Historic Election: Voters In This Capital Region Locale On Cusp Of Picking First Woman Mayor Historic Election: Voters In This Capital Region Locale On Cusp Of Picking First Woman Mayor
Historic Election: Voters In This Capital Region Locale On Cusp Of Picking First Woman Mayor It may be an off-year election, but that doesn’t mean it’s boring. History is being made this Election Day as voters in one major city in the region are set to elect their first woman mayor. In Rensselaer County, the race for Troy mayor sees Republican city council president Carmella Mantello facing off against Democrat Rensselaer County legislative board member Nina Nichols. The winner will take over the position currently held by Democrat Patrick Madden, who is coming off his second four-year term, making him ineligible to run again. Mantello has spent the last eight years on the Troy C…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Westchester Factory To Build MTA Subway Cars Westchester Factory To Build MTA Subway Cars
Westchester Factory To Build MTA Subway Cars A whole host of new jobs are heading to the Hudson Valley, as the MTA announced a $1.4 billion contract that will be awarded to Kawasaki to build state-of-the-art subway cars in Westchester. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board announced this week that they voted to approve the purchase of 535 next generation subway cars, which will be used on lettered routes and the Staten Island Railway. Kawasaki later announced that the cars will be built and tested at their facilities in Yonkers and Nebraska. Delivery is expected by 2020. The initial contact will include the delivery of 535 c…

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by Zak Failla