AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Alton New York. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/alton-ny 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/alton-ny https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sat, 30 Nov 2024 03:45:01 -0600 "We congratulate Hakeem Jeffries on his historic election to House Minority Leader. Everyone who has had the pleasure of working with Rep. Jeffries https://www.americantowns.com/news/chairman-jay-s-jacobs-releases-statement-on-hakeem-jeffries-historic-election-to-house-minority-leader-31497779-elmira-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/chairman-jay-s-jacobs-releases-statement-on-hakeem-jeffries-historic-election-to-house-minority-leader-31497779-elmira-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated the start of construction of the 339-mile Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line, being developed by https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-start-of-construction-on-339mile-champlain-hudson-power-express-transmission-line-to-bring-clean-energy-to-new-york-city-31497784-albany-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-start-of-construction-on-339mile-champlain-hudson-power-express-transmission-line-to-bring-clean-energy-to-new-york-city-31497784-albany-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Vital Brookdale Complex Features 160 Apartments and Health-Focused Community Space in Energy-Efficient Modern New Building in Central Brooklyn First https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-completion-of-82-million-affordable-and-supportive-housing-development-in-brownsville-31497790-ithaca-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-completion-of-82-million-affordable-and-supportive-housing-development-in-brownsville-31497790-ithaca-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Ten Downtown Revitalization Projects Increase Housing, Enhance Public Spaces and Streetscapes, and Support Small Business Part of a Strategic Goal to https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-transformational-projects-for-tupper-lake-as-part-of-10-million-downtown-revitalization-initiative-award-31497792-schenectady-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-transformational-projects-for-tupper-lake-as-part-of-10-million-downtown-revitalization-initiative-award-31497792-schenectady-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced New York State's agreement with Li-Cycle, a Canadian lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, to create https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-agreement-with-canadian-firm-licycle-to-create-nearly-270-jobs-in-monroe-county-31497794-huntington-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-agreement-with-canadian-firm-licycle-to-create-nearly-270-jobs-in-monroe-county-31497794-huntington-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of three new legal services grants aimed at assisting the thousands of immigrants who have arrived in https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-legal-services-program-to-aid-newly-arrived-immigrants-in-new-york-city-31497799-canandaigua-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-legal-services-program-to-aid-newly-arrived-immigrants-in-new-york-city-31497799-canandaigua-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Empire State Plaza Rink Opening on December 2 with the First Hannaford Free Skate Rental Saturday of the Season on December 3 New York State Holiday https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-the-start-of-winter-at-the-plaza-season-in-albany-and-harlem-31497801-oneonta-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-the-start-of-winter-at-the-plaza-season-in-albany-and-harlem-31497801-oneonta-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Major Project Labor Agreement Executed with New York State Building and Construction Trades to Ensure Line is Constructed by Union Workers https://www.americantowns.com/news/broll-video-audio-photos-and-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-announces-start-of-construction-on-339mile-champlain-hudson-power-express-transmission-line-to-bring-clean-energy-to-new-york-city-31497808-riverhead-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/broll-video-audio-photos-and-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-announces-start-of-construction-on-339mile-champlain-hudson-power-express-transmission-line-to-bring-clean-energy-to-new-york-city-31497808-riverhead-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Malliotakis: House Steps in to Fix Biden's Mess, One Step Closer to Averting Rail Strike Today, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) applauded https://www.americantowns.com/news/malliotakis-house-steps-in-to-fix-bidens-mess-one-step-closer-to-averting-rail-strike-31497950-dale-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/malliotakis-house-steps-in-to-fix-bidens-mess-one-step-closer-to-averting-rail-strike-31497950-dale-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Congresswoman Tenney was Elected Unanimously as New York's Regional Representative to the Republican Policy Committee Washington, DC – https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-tenney-was-elected-unanimously-as-new-yorks-regional-representative-to-the-republican-policy-committee-31497955-dalton-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-tenney-was-elected-unanimously-as-new-yorks-regional-representative-to-the-republican-policy-committee-31497955-dalton-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Congresswoman Tenney Leads Oversight Letter Demanding Information About PPP Loans Forgiven for Planned Parenthood Washington, DC – https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-tenney-leads-oversight-letter-demanding-information-about-ppp-loans-forgiven-for-planned-parenthood-31497958-dale-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-tenney-leads-oversight-letter-demanding-information-about-ppp-loans-forgiven-for-planned-parenthood-31497958-dale-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand sent a letter to leadership pushing Congress to pass the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction https://www.americantowns.com/news/gillibrand-pushes-to-close-36-billion-funding-gap-in-911-world-trade-center-health-program-in-endofyear-spending-bill-31497648-rochester-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gillibrand-pushes-to-close-36-billion-funding-gap-in-911-world-trade-center-health-program-in-endofyear-spending-bill-31497648-rochester-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a Request For Proposals to redevelop the building known as Terminal A on Buffalo's Outer Harbor, an https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-request-for-proposals-to-redevelop-terminal-a-on-buffalos-outer-harbor-31498596-poughkeepsie-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-request-for-proposals-to-redevelop-terminal-a-on-buffalos-outer-harbor-31498596-poughkeepsie-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Hochul: "We have to face some hard facts, my friends. We are in the midst of a housing crisis that has been decades in the making the lack of https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-audio-photos-and-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-delivers-remarks-at-new-york-housing-conference-annual-awards-program-31498603-new-rochelle-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-audio-photos-and-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-delivers-remarks-at-new-york-housing-conference-annual-awards-program-31498603-new-rochelle-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 "There is no better advocate for our Democratic values than Brooklyn's own Representative Hakeem Jeffries. From his time in the State Assembly to his https://www.americantowns.com/news/statement-from-governor-kathy-hochul-on-election-of-hakeem-jeffries-to-house-democratic-leadership-31497786-utica-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/statement-from-governor-kathy-hochul-on-election-of-hakeem-jeffries-to-house-democratic-leadership-31497786-utica-ny.html Government and Politics Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600