Spencer Conlin

Albany

Reporter at Spectrum News Capital Region

Reporter at Spectrum News Albany

Reporting @SPECNewsAlbany | Upstate NY native | @ABCFOXMT ➡️ @WVNYWFFF | Proud @SUNYPlattsburgh alum | Walter’s dad 🐱

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Articles

As Trump mulls tariff on foreign films, N.Y. industry leaders appear open-minded

1 week ago | spectrumnews1.com | Spencer Conlin

New York state is no stranger to Hollywood magic. “We make it very easy to film here,” Albany County Film Commissioner Debby Goedeke said. A robust $700 million tax credit program is attracting production of television and film to the Empire State. “Last year, I want to say we probably did a little over $2 million in economic impact,” Goedeke said.
Speed limiting technology could curb reckless driving

2 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Spencer Conlin

New York state lawmakers could soon be cracking down on reckless drivers. “I’m here because I lost my son Dariel Rivera,” Samuel Rivera told reporters during a press conference outside the Legislative Office Building in Abany Tuesday. Like so many, Rivera is too familiar with the consequences of reckless driving. “He was on his way to work, and he was run down by a driver,” he said. Dariel did not survive — he was 18 years old.
Pitney Meadows Community Farm receives funding from international nonprofit

2 weeks ago | mynews13.com | Spencer Conlin

A community farm in Saratoga County is preparing to launch a new food relief initiative. “So this program will help us extend our season over six months,” said Pitney Meadows Community Farm Executive Director Brooke McConnell.
Some retirees unsettled amid volatility on Wall Street

3 weeks ago | mynews13.com | Spencer Conlin

Americans saving for retirement are keeping close tabs on the stock market. The U.S. and its trading partners have been going back and forth since President Donald Trump announced his intention to reset the global market and assert U.S. economic freedom by enacting new tariffs.
Injured New York correctional officer claims wrongful termination after strike

4 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Spencer Conlin

A longtime correction officer with the New York state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) says he was wrongfully terminated last month after a series of wildcat strikes across the state. "I thought I had a good career until recently,” said Adam Root, a former correction officer at Washington Correctional and the former Great Meadow Correctional in Comstock. The disabled veteran had more than two decades on the job. "I bought my military back,” Root said.
Improving access to organ donation in New York

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Spencer Conlin

April marks National Donate Life Month, and right now in New York state there are more than 8,000 people awaiting a life-saving organ donation. Of those 8,000 patients, about 400 lost their lives last year. “Any time we’re talking about Donate Life, it’s a celebration," Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes told a group of advocates, donors, survivors and a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the Legislative Office Building in Albany Tuesday.
Rensselaer Co. exec says he'll defy correction officer executive order

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Spencer Conlin

In defiance of Gov. Kathy Hochul's executive order barring correction officers who were fired for striking from being hired by local municipalities unless they go through a specific program, Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin says he plans to fill correction officer openings with those who had been fired in the wake of the officers' wildcat strike across New York prisons.
Upstate New York police department tries unique approach to recruit officers

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Spencer Conlin

Law enforcement agencies across the state are struggling to fill their ranks. The challenges are not new, nor are they unique to any one department. There are several factors contributing to the ongoing issue. Morale is low among many existing law enforcement officers, which is often linked to understaffing and increased scrutiny. In Saratoga Springs, the police department is looking to dispel those perceptions while having some fun creating and starring in a video.
Voters petition to change upstate county's form of government

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Spencer Conlin

A majority of New York’s 62 counties are led by an elected county executive, administrator or manager. Only a few are governed by a board of town supervisors. In Columbia County right now, 18 town supervisors and five Hudson city supervisors serve as the county’s primary governing body. “There are a lot of checks and balances with our system,” said Matt Murell, Stockport’s town supervisor, who serves as the Columbia County Board of Supervisors chairman.
Traumatic brain injury survivors take calls for assistance to N.Y. Capitol

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Spencer Conlin

Getting what's needed from the U.S. health care system can be difficult, but it’s even more challenging for people living with traumatic brain injuries. “One hundred-and-fifty-seven New Yorkers every day are sustaining a brain injury,” said Eileen Reardon of the Brain Injury Association of New York State. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) advocates rallied Wednesday at the state Capitol in Albany to call on state leaders for further assistance.