Schenectady newcomer hopes to force Democratic mayoral primary

SCHENECTADY – Thearse McCalmon wants to end what she views as racial and economic segregation in the city in hopes that all of Schenectady will be better off when the community thrives."These developments and these deals that are being made that built up downtown Schenectady are not for the people, it didn't have the community in mind, it had the developers in mind," she said during a recent interview with her campaign manager nearby. "All the development in Schenectady, be it downtown, on