Albany County Legislature

06/12/2026

Albany County Legislators Susan P**o, Susan Laurilliard, and Ellen Rosano were deeply gratified to join Albany County Legislative Black Caucus member Danielle Gillespie for Albany County Legislature and Legislative Black Caucus Chairwoman Carolyn McLaughlin as the LBC commemorated Juneteenth. Albany NAACP President Debora Y. Brown served as keynote speaker, the Alice Moore Black Arts & Cultural Center performed a skit on voting and claiming your voice, and several local organizations tabled the event.
In addition, the Inaugural LBC Young Changemaker Award Ceremony recognized twin awardees Reighn Hannah and Lord Hannah, who were present to receive their awards, and Caleb Adjei, who was unable to attend.
The messages, camaraderie, and fellowship were all meaningful and moving, the food was fantastic, and the LBC is to be congratulated on a wonderful event.

06/12/2026

The legendary and acclaimed Arch Stanton Quartet will present the free finale performance in its yearlong music and spoken word series "Exploring the Sheltering Sky: The Music and Words of Paul Bowles" at 12:30 p.m. on June 19 at the Albany Institue of History and Art.
The work debuted in October 2025 and has been performed at dozens of libraries, supported by a community grant from the Albany County Arts and Culture Program coordinated by the Advance Albany County Alliance.
"The Sheltering Sky," by Paul Bowles, is a richly layered novel, set in post-WWII North Africa that explores themes of depsair and estrangement.
Bowles was also an accomplished composer, and the program features reinterpretations of his compositions.
The Albany County Legislature is committed to cultural development for the richness it brings, for the understanding it engenders, for the economic development it supports and for the diversity it showcases, and we thank Daniel McCoy - Albany County Executive for partnering in these crucial programs.

06/11/2026

Albany County Legislators Tim Lane, Bob Beston, Ellen Rosano and Matt Miller were deeply gratified to join Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy in honoring four amazing Albany County veterans for their service. We are proud to say “Thanks for all that you’ve done, and that you do!” to Brooke Leavitt, Alan MacQuiod, Bernard J. Malone Jr. and Charles Reed.

06/10/2026

Up-and-coming local photographers unveiling their portraits of upstanding local legends! Come out and enjoy a great evening of art and socializing!

06/08/2026

The Albany County Legislature has voted to approve the purchase of three buildings on the former St. Rose campus from the Albany County Pine Hills Land Authority for $5.7 million. They are 979 Madison Avenue (formerly known as Moran Hall); 985 Madison Avenue (formerly known as the St. Joseph’s Hall); 1020 Madison Avenue (formerly known as the Michelle Cuozzo Borisenok Women’s Leadership Institute). The County intends to use the buildings to house the County Legislature's meetings, events and operations and other County Executive Branch operations.

06/08/2026

The Albany County Legislature has approved granting $262,900 in Opioid Settlement Funding to Addiction Care Centers of Albany to provide school-based prevention services in three middle schools, Voorheesville, Berne-Knox-Westerlo and Albany Leadership Academy, helping to fill a crucial gap: this organization is already proving prevention services in elementary and high schools. The introduction of the SMART Talk Cannabis Awareness and Prevention curriculum, developed at Stanford University, is a huge addition to the toolkit of educators and parents trying to help young people avoid addiction.

06/08/2026

The Albany County Legislature has approved granting $200,000 in Opioid Settlement Funding to Healthy Capital District to provide training and scholarships for training to individuals in substance-abuse recovery to become Certified Recovery Peer Advocates and/or Peer Supervisors. This grant will also provide outreach to marginalized populations and ongoing support to people working or volunteering in recovery in Albany County.

06/08/2026

The Albany County Legislature's regular meeting has begun.

Agenda - https://albanycounty.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=14...

06/08/2026

The Albany County Legislature's Public Forum has begun.

Agenda - https://albanycounty.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=14...

06/08/2026

Albany County Historian Jack McEneny addresses the Albany County Legislature on countywide plans and events commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the nation Monday night.