Join us on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at 10 a.m., on the steps of Schenectady City Hall, for the first annual reading of the Declaration of Independence in Schenectady.  Mayor Gary McCarthy, Councilwomen Doreen Ditoro and Carmel Patrick, Councilman Joseph Mancini, Police Chief Eric Clifford, and Fire Chief Donald Mareno will read portions of this foundational document of U.S. history, the reason behind our July 4th celebrations.