2025

February 8, 2025

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Albany Times Union: New WMHT documentary traces the migration of Mississippians 'North to New York'

The journey of the Rev. Jack Johnson — and many, many others — from Shubuta, Miss. to Albany is at the center of WMHT’s latest documentary “North to New York,” trailing the local stories of the Great Migration.

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February 7, 2025

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Spotlight News: Businesses, landmarks shine lights on heart disease in women for Wear Red Day 2025

48 buildings and landmarks across the Capital Region, including Pioneer Bank, will glow red to raise awareness about heart disease, the leading cause of death among women in the United States.
 

February 7, 2025

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News 10 ABC Albany: Capital Region buildings glow red for women’s heart health

Pioneer Bank was among landmarks throughout the Capital Region lit red on Friday to shine light on heart disease, the number one killer of women.

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February 6, 2025

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The Daily Star: Council to vote on future of downtown parcel in May

Rehabilitation Support Services Inc. proposed redeveloping the slightly larger than a half-acre of property at the corner of Chestnut and Market streets into a $25 million mixed-use building with potentially 50-60 apartments, with most of them priced for the workforce and about 15 set aside for RSS clients.

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January 29, 2025

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The Daily Gazette: Safe Options Support program focuses on rise in Capital Region homelessness

Administered by Rehabilitation Support Services (RSS), it launched in the Capital Region in December 2023, serving Albany, Schenectady and Saratoga Counties. Teams establish relationships with homeless individuals and enroll them in services to help them connect with supports designed to help maintain stable permanent housing.​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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January 24, 2025

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Albany Times Union: Loudonville businessman partners with private equity to grow utility services firm

Donohue moved on from funding the business with his credit card to working closely with Pioneer Bank to finance his dreams.

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January 14, 2025

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Albany Business Review: Pioneer sells office property off Western Avenue

Pioneer wants to channel the sale proceeds toward an ongoing revamp of its branches, President and CEO Tom Amell said. The bank recently finished renovating its Latham branch, and plans are in the works to overhaul locations in Delmar, Hudson and Clifton Park.

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January 13, 2025

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WSKG Public Radio: Meet the outreach workers driving through rural New York to help people who are homeless

Called Safe Options Support, or SOS, and run by Catholic Charities of Cortland County and Rehabilitation Support Services, the program provides food, warmth and stability, in the midst of what outreach workers say is an affordable housing crisis in the Southern Tier.

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January 2, 2025

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All Otsego: Resolution in the New Year

No one seems to be arguing that affordable housing is not needed—in fact, most folks agree that lack of affordable housing in Otsego County has reached crisis levels. So, let’s resolve that.