In a letter to the Governor, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, Chair of the Assembly’s Sub-Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders, is calling for the flexibility needed to serve the educational needs of students with disabilities during this crisis....

“Although COVID-19 has uprooted our daily lives, and we are limited by pandemic restrictions, it’s still important for our community to come together on Memorial Day to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of this great...

Family of local Vietnam Veteran to be honored at Socially Distant Event “Although COVID-19 has uprooted our daily lives, and we are limited by pandemic restrictions, it’s still important for our community to come together on Memorial Day to...

In a letter to the Governor, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, Chair of the Assembly’s sub-Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders, is calling for the flexibility needed to serve the educational needs of students with disabilities during this crisis....

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara and Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon have introduced new legislation in the State Assembly that would limit the length of time for a state disaster emergency declaration and require the governor to transmit a weekly report...

State Senators Joseph A. Griffo and Patrick M. Gallivan as well as Assembly Members Marianne Buttenschon and Angelo Santabarbara proposed legislation that would amend executive law, in relation to the length of time of a state disaster emergency declaration,...

Even before the pandemic, rural communities were critically underfunded and lacking important resources. Things like high-speed broadband, and transportation have always been issues, however childcare has now taken on a greater weight during this crisis....

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara will be walking through the DeStefano Place neighborhood in the City of Amsterdam for a socially distant community event. Residents will participate by sitting outdoors from 3 to 5pm (on their front porch or in their driveway...

Following the Governor’s response to explore the possibility of allowing high school graduation ceremonies to take place this year, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara launched an on-line petition. This follows Santabarbara’s letter to the Governor...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara recently launched a letter-writing project for kids home from school during COVID19 — special thank you messages to essential workers during this crisis. He put out a call for school kids at home this past April to...

According to AAA, the average cost of a gallon of gasoline in New York at this time last year, was $2.958 (shown in blue) and at the same time the national average was $2.886 (shown in red). This means that the national average was 97.6% of the state...

Earlier this year, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, Chair of the New York Assembly Commission on Rural Resources, announced that he secured funding in the amount of $125,000 to purchase a new ambulance for Rotterdam EMS (REMS). REMS recently lost two...

Attached is a letter from Assemblyman Santabarbara urging Governor Cuomo to set guidelines allowing for safe, socially distant, high school graduation ceremonies. "Many parents in my local school districts have voiced their plea to hold some form of...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara has launched a letter-writing project for kids in our community — saying thank you to essential workers during this crisis. He is asking school kids at home this April to print out the specially designed card on his...

In a letter to Senator Schumer, Assemblyman Santabarbara, Assembly Chair of the Commission on Rural Resources seeks to address concerns regarding the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on rural communities and requests that the next federal economic stimulus...

“The United States Postal Service has been in continuous operation since 1775. It is one of our nation’s proudest legacies, and it has never been more important. Postal deliveries of food, prescriptions, business documents, and more have sustained...

Many people were already reliant on credit cards to pay for day-to-day bills and emergencies at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. Since the pandemic has grown, more people have become even more reliant on credit cards for everyday expenses as they continue...

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Assemblyman Santabarbara, Assembly Chair of the Commission on Rural Resources, calls on Governor Cuomo to include rural resources in the upcoming state budget.“New Yorkers are being asked to make enormous sacrifices to help slow and stop the spread...