Press Releases

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara Hosting Emergency Preparedness Training Event with American Red Cross

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Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will be hosting an Emergency Preparedness Training event with the American Red Cross of Northeastern NY. The training will help community members prepare for, respond to and recover from weather-related disasters. Space...

Assemblyman Santabarbara to Host Blood Drives

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Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that he is hosting a Blood Drive with the American Red Cross. Event staff and participants must follow safety guidelines including temperature checks, social distancing, and must wear face masks. The Red Cross...

Assemblyman Santabarbara Statement on Chancellor Malatras’ Resignation

“SUNY deserves a leader of integrity, and Chancellor Malatras' behavior under the Cuomo administration and beyond shows his inability to live up to the standards enshrined into our schools. With his resignation, SUNY now has the opportunity to appoint...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara to Announce Funding for Autism Society of the Greater Capital Region in Schenectady

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will announce $200,000 in state funding he secured for the Autism Society of the Greater Capital Region in this year’s state budget. “As Chair of the Assembly’s Subcommittee on Autism Spectrum Disorders, I know how...

Assemblyman Santabarbara Encourages Farmers, Agribusiness Owners to Apply for COVID-19 Recovery Grants

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara is joining state Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball in encouraging farmers and owners of agribusinesses to apply for assistance from New York’s $800 million COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program....

Following New CDC Report, Assemblyman Santabarbara Urges Governor to Sign Bill Expanding Autism Resources

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara continues to urge Governor Kathy Hochul to sign legislation he co-sponsored that would create an autism detection, education and mapping program within the Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisory Board (A.1953). This comes after...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara Hosting Emergency Preparedness Training Event with American Red Cross

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Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will be hosting an Emergency Preparedness Training event with the American Red Cross of Northeastern NY. The training will help community members prepare for, respond to and recover from weather-related disasters. Space...

Assemblyman Santabarbara: Legislation Providing Paid Leave for Civil Air Patrol Employees is Signed into Law

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Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced today, on the 80th Anniversary of the Civil Air Patrol, a bill he co-sponsored and passed to allow public employee members of the Civil Air Patrol to be compensated at their regular rate of pay while participating...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara on Assembly Judiciary Committee Investigation Report

“Drawing on more than 600,000 pieces of evidence, the Assembly Judiciary Committee’s report confirms that former Governor Cuomo used his office to engage in outrageous behavior that violated public trust for personal, political and financial gain....

Assemblyman Santabarbara, City of Amsterdam Mayor Cinquanti to Tour Local Business in Advance of Small Business Saturday

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara and Amsterdam Mayor Michael Cinquanti will be touring a local business that manufactures custom handmade furniture and home decor, Pine and Plaid on Tuesday, November 23rd, to highlight the upcoming Small Business Saturday....

Assemblyman Santabarbara to Present Annual 2021 Autism Action Award

Assemblyman Santabarbara, Chair of the New York State Assembly’s Sub-Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders hosted his annual Autism Action Day virtually this year due to COVID-19.Autism Action Day brings together organizations, like Schenectady ARC...

Assemblyman Santabarbara: $1.5 Billion from American Rescue Plan Act to Support Direct Care Workforce

The New York Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) will provide over $1.5 billion in American Rescue Plan Act Funding in order to support recruitment efforts and retention incentives for DSPs. This funding will go towards retention...

Assemblyman Santabarbara Announces $1.6 Million in State Funding to Support a Number of Projects Significant to Amsterdam’s Revival

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Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that funding he secured in the state budget for improvements to the city of Amsterdam has been approved by the Financial Restructuring Board for Local Governments. “Today is a great day for the City of Amsterdam,”...

Assemblyman Santabarbara to Announce State Funding to Support a Number of Projects Significant to the City of Amsterdam’s Revival

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will announce state funding to support a number of projects significant to infrastructure and safety improvements in the city of Amsterdam. This announcement will follow an official approval expected today from the state. What: State...

Assemblyman Santabarbara to Host Blood Drive in Honor of Sgt. Nathan Higginbotham

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Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that he is hosting a special Blood Drive in honor of Sgt. Nathan Higginbotham with the American Red Cross. Event staff and participants must follow safety guidelines including temperature checks, social distancing,...

Assemblyman Santabarbara Helps Pass Law Supporting Volunteer First Responders

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that legislation he helped pass to increase disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers injured on the job was recently signed into law (Ch. 523 of 2021). “Volunteer first responders...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara to Host Free Naloxone Training

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara is hosting a free naloxone training event in Amsterdam, in conjunction with Senator Michelle Hinchey, Montgomery County Sheriff Jeffrey T. Smith, the Amsterdam Police Department and the Montgomery County Department of Health....

Assemblyman Santabarbara Statement on Attorney General Indictment of 54 in local Drug Ring

"Today’s indictment of 54 suspected capital region drug traffickers is the result of the hard work and dedication of our law enforcement, and I applaud the Attorney General’s office and our very own Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Amsterdam...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara to Announce Funding for Local Museum

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will announce $25,000 in state funding he secured to support the Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) in the City of Schenectady. Since 1934 the Museum of Innovation and Science has aspired to encourage people to celebrate...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara Launches “Thank A Veteran” Web Page

In honor of Veterans Day, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara has again launched an on-line “Thank A Veteran” webpage to make it easier to say ‘thank you’ to veterans in our community and send messages of gratitude and appreciation. “The freedoms...