A belated welcome to Ian Benjamin of Albany, who joined The Record’s city desk staff as our cops/courts reporter on July 30. He replaces Dave Canfield, who joined the staff of The Post Star in Glens Falls.
Ian is a graduate of The College of Saint Rose in Albany and was executive editor of The Chronicle, the student newspaper.
In that position, he managed a staff of 20 and was  charged with overseeing the entire process of producing The Chronicle from start to finish. Ian also was responsible for expanding the distribution of the newspaper and printed a record number of issues in the 2011-201 academic year.
In addition to covering cops and courts, Ian will working as our general assignment reporter on Sundays.
To reach Ian, call 270-1287, email him at ibenjamin@troyrecord.com and follow him on Twitter at @ibenja2