Assemblyman Santabarbara Announces $85 million in Funding for Transformative Projects in the Mohawk Valley
Dec 14, 2017
Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced significant state funding awarded to the Mohawk Valley through the Regional Economic Development Council. Empire State Development awarded a total of $800 million across the 10 economic development regions of...
City of Amsterdam Receives Funding from Regional Land Bank to Demolish Dilapidated Buildings
Dec 4, 2017
Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced that $60,000 from the Capital Region Land Bank was used for the demolition of 42-48 Forbes Street in the city of Amsterdam. The demolition of these three properties is the beginning of a larger plan that the city...
Fonda-Fultonville Student, Member of Assemblyman Santabarbara’s Student Cabinet, Nominated for Presidential Scholarship Award
Dec 1, 2017
Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara nominated Nicholas Demitraszek, a senior at the Fonda- Fultonville High School in Montgomery County, to be considered for the US Presidential Scholarship award. On Thursday, New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen...
Another Autism Action Bill Signed into Law, Allows Students with Disabilities to Participate in High School Graduations
Nov 30, 2017
This past legislative session, Assemblyman Santabarbara was a sponsor of legislation to make sure that local school districts develop policies that ensure students with disabilities have the opportunity to take part in their high school graduation. Santabarbara...
Assemblyman Santabarbara: State Funding Helps Rebuild Aging Water Infrastructure in Schenectady
Nov 27, 2017
Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced $516,565 awarded to the City of Schenectady as part of New York State’s Clean Water Infrastructure Act initiative funded in this year’s state budget. The funds will advance a project to upgrade residential...
Shop Small, Stay Local this Holiday Season!
Nov 20, 2017
New York State is actually home to more than 2 million small businesses that employ more than half of the private-sector workforce. Small Business Saturday is a day when shoppers across the nation are encouraged to do their holiday shopping at locally...
Assemblyman Santabarbara: New Law Helps Returning Veterans Enter the Public Workforce in New York State
Nov 13, 2017
Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, who served in the US Army Reserve and is now a member of the State Assembly’s Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced a new bill supporting veterans has been signed into law. The new law supports veterans seeking...
Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara Launches NEW “Thank a Veteran” Webpage
Nov 8, 2017
In honor of Veterans Day, this year Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara has 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...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Receives the ARC’s National Catalyst Award for Public Policy Victory of the Year in the New York State Assembly
Nov 3, 2017
Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara received The ARC’s National Catalyst Award for Public Policy Victory of the Year at their national convention in San Diego, California on Friday, November 3rd. The ARC is a national community-based organization committed...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Announces Project to Upgrade, Standardize All Fire Hydrants in the Town of Rotterdam
Oct 26, 2017
Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced $250,000 that he successfully secured in the state budget would now advance a town-wide project to replace outdated fire hydrant adapters across the eight fire districts in the town of Rotterdam. The project will...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Announces State Funding for Local Farms
Oct 2, 2017
Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara announced $50 million in state funding available to livestock farms. The funding supports a number of water quality protection projects and is available through a grant application that can be found on the Department of...
State’s First Autism Advisory Board Begins Work Today!
Sep 28, 2017
Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara addressed members of New York State’s NEW Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Advisory Board today for their first official meeting at the State Capitol. This new initiative is the first of its kind in New York State was created...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Renews Call for Autism ID and Autism Training For First Responder Bills in New York State
Sep 25, 2017
Watch Police Body Camera Video Here: https://youtu.be/uErofKXMwq0
"Thinking about my 15 year old son Michael who lives with autism and struggles with communication, watching this body cam video brought me to tears," said Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara,...
Assemblyman Santabarbara Announces State Funding for Schalmont Central School District, Ensures All Students Keep School Bus Transportation
Aug 30, 2017
Earlier this year, the Schalmont Central School District proposed a public referendum to establish walk distances that would have left students living within a half mile of Jefferson Elementary, within 2 miles of Schalmont Middle School and 3 miles of...
Emergency Infrastructure Repairs Underway in Amsterdam
Aug 17, 2017
Work began today in Amsterdam to make immediate repairs needed to the city’s infrastructure that includes a failing sanitary sewer line on Pershing Road. This followed Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara’s announcement of $920,000 in state funding for...
Emergency Infrastructure Repairs Underway in Amsterdam
Aug 17, 2017
Work began today in Amsterdam to make immediate repairs needed to the city’s infrastructure that includes a failing sanitary sewer line on Pershing Road. This followed Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara’s announcement of $920,000 in state funding for...
