The previous Amsterdam Youth Soccer League Board is under investigation for alleged misuse of its funds. After the arrest of Tina Giardono for grand larceny, CBS6 is learning about the league's financial history along with what kept this year's games going.

There will be an increase in security and resources at Colonie Central High School on Monday after a viral video circulating online of students saying the n-word. The South Colonie Central School District said it is aware of a potential student protest at dismissal. Starting at the beginning of the day, there will be a heightened presence from Colonie Police Department members, the school safety team and district administration. There will also be small-group discussions facilitated by administrators to, "...give students the opportunity to express their concerns, discuss solutions, and reinforce expectations for respectful behavior." The district reiterated the language in last week's video does not reflect school values and that students protesting have the right to express their views as long as it done safely without disrupting the school day.

I interviewed a former supervisor of the Albany Center for Independent Living about the conditions he saw inside the facility before the Town of Bethlehem Building Department shut it down for severe code violations. The ex-employee, who did not want to be identified, claimed he was fired without being given a reason but believes it was for speaking up about problems.

In response, Burgdorf and Mauriello sent the following statement: "When you can’t use your adult words to defend your record and positions you call people names and use the name “Trump.” That’s Phil Steck, Leticia James and Kathy Hochul all with dismal records. For the record, we have been called worse by far more important people, who also lost elections or are out of office. Phil Steck blames our energy bills which are 70% higher than the national average, on the PSC members appointed by Hochul and Cuomo is quite the dodge, even for a slick trial lawyer like Phil Steck. Over the last 8 months, the Mauriello campaign has connected with countless residents in District 110 who are sick and tired of these partisan games. They want solutions to the affordability crisis caused by politicians like Phil Steck; sadly, they are getting nothing but lip service from him. It is refreshing to see Assemblyman Steck tell the truth for once: energy rebates which he flip-flopped on this year will do nothing to address the rising utility rates caused by his many votes on climate-related legislation. Steck wrote the climate law and voted for it, Cuomo signed it and continued those energy policies. The PSC followed the Steck, Cuomo/Hochul laws. Phil voted against delaying the mandates and even has a bill to accelerate them. Even Gov Hochul and reasonable people in the legislature heeded NYSERDA’s analysis that continuing the original schedule for energy goals would cost upstate residential homes an additional $4,000 annually. Evidently the high National Grid bills do not phase Phil as he has his Assembly salary plus up to $400,000 dollars a year from his lucrative law practice. However, he follows that up with his biggest whopper of the campaign. Decisions made more than 100 years ago have zero impact on National Grid bills which are rising today. Every single member of the Public Service Commission was appointed and confirmed by Mr. Steck’s Democrat colleagues. They keep hiking our rates and following Phil’s law and Steck is not lifting a finger to stop them. He should stop kidding himself and admit what Kathy Hochul’s own energy bureaucrats have said: the climate law which he voted ‘YES’ on has already raised our energy bills, and it could cost Upstate households more than $4,000 more annually on their bills if left unchanged. To use Communist China as some great example of “energy progress” which New York should emulate goes to show just how fundamentally out of touch some lawmakers are, regardless of their Ivy League degrees. Who is he fooling with these bizarre talking points? In actuality, China is siting scores of coal plants every year to generate electricity. Maybe Steck did not know that. Additionally, Steck’s continued efforts to subsidize wind and solar using our tax dollars have been an abysmal failure, and he finds himself among a shrinking group of legislators who are somehow still doubling down on an agenda which strips New Yorkers of energy choice and makes our lives less affordable. In Steck’s Socialist utopia, energy will be free for all, it will come only from the sun and wind, and the Earth will be saved by the New York State Legislature. And if Steck believes that, we have a bridge to sell him. After providing many billions of dollars to failed wind and solar projects which was paid for by ratepayers, they are at less than 5% of the power to the grid. Climate goals call for 70% renewable or emission-less power by 2035, which was rolled back from 2030 and voted against by Steck. The current goal of 2035 is impossible as well. To put the icing on the cake, Phil admitted in an amicus brief on the lawsuit by business and residential customer to have the PSC throw out the goals, that the current rates were assumed by the legislature and part of their energy strategy. Common translation is that they drove the prices higher to force our neighbors out of their internal combustion cars and remove natural gas as an energy option. Yes over 15 Democrat legislators signed that amicus brief. But now Steck is shocked and dismayed by his own handiwork. That’s why he cannot tell the truth. Lastly, Steck is partnering with the DSA in both his rhetoric and votes, which makes it strange in that he continues to enrich himself with outside income by the hundreds of thousands every year, despite supposed state restrictions on this kind of double dipping for our Senators and Assembly members. This is a classic example of champagne Socialism, or in simpler terms, rules for thee but not for me. Over thirty members of the legislature have left the Senate and Assembly to comply with the limit of $35,000 in outside income, but not Phi Steck. He is addicted to his salary and his lucrative outside income, sometimes in the $200,000-$400,000 range. He does not worry to much about National Grid bills. He can’t relate to young families with day care, energy, and household expense bills. Frank Mauriello is committed to being a full-time Assemblyman, unlike Phil Steck. Frank is committed to getting rid of the energy mandates, embracing an all-of-the-above energy strategy, and making our lives more affordable. Most of all, Frank Mauriello is committed to being a Legislator for the people. Folks in the 110th Assembly District have had enough lectures and pontification from the trained “Ivy” Tower that Steck has resided in all his life. To quote a famous Democrat, “it’s the economy, stupid!” We can’t afford more of the same old Steck record which has failed 13 years in a row and is out of touch with thinking Democrats. Phil Steck owns the energy disaster we are in. But he cannot admit a mistake even when proven wrong by facts and his own governor coming to grips with the energy economy and rates forced upon us. We desperately need a change so we can get things back on track in New York this year — for the sake of everyone’s affordability in our communities and our state.”

@nationalgridNY "Customers can take steps before winter arrives to better manage energy costs: Enroll in the Budget Plan to spread energy costs more evenly throughout the year. Explore available payment assistance and bill discount programs. Schedule a home energy assessment and complete recommended efficiency improvements. Review energy-saving tips and lower household energy use. Customers who are having difficulty with affording their energy bills are encouraged to contact National Grid as soon as possible. There are several assistance programs for income-eligible customers, including: Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP): Provides grants to help eligible customers pay heating bills. Grants do not need to be repaid. Customers can contact their local department of social services to learn more and apply. Enhanced Energy Affordability Program: Provides a monthly bill credit to customers who do not qualify for HEAP and have a household income at or below the state median income. National Grid’s Energy Affordability Program: Provides monthly gas and electric bill credits for eligible customers, including many customers who qualify for HEAP. NYSERDA's EmPower+ New York Income-Eligible Free Weatherization Program: Offers eligible customers free home energy assessments and energysaving improvements such as insulation, efficient lighting and appliance upgrades. National Grid Care & Share Energy Fund (to open in February 2027) Provides grants to help income-eligible National Grid customers pay heating bills. To qualify for a grant, you must be a National Grid customer whose household meets the income guidelines of the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). Additionally, the utility’s Help Paying Your Bill page lists information about Consumer Advocates, payment plans, grants, monthly bill credits, extra time to pay and protections for customers with serious medical needs. Customers can also call National Grid at 1-800-642-4272. In 2026, National Grid Consumer Advocates attended more than 430 customer events and provided assistance to nearly 19,000 households across Upstate New York."

$1.8 million is available in this year’s state budget for the Office of Mental Health to create its own LGBTQ+ crisis line. But now that 988’s national LGBTQ+ services have returned, the question is, what should New York do with the money?

Gas prices just keep going up. Right outside the @CBS6Albany station, the two competing stations are tied at $4.45 a gallon. But what if we told you the wholesale stores in the Albany area have prices significantly lower? @GasBuddyGuy cbs6albany.com/news/local/31…