Guilderland IDA to change procedure for records requests
Donald Csaposs, the chief executive officer of Guilderland’s IDA, had been both its FOIL officer, receiving requests for information, and its FOIL appeals officer, deciding if a records denial should...
View ArticleChallenge your thinking about our national identity
Paul Stewart, Underground Railroad Education Center, Albany
View ArticlePreservation of the Pine Bush provides a lesson in democracy
Since our democracy is a government of the people, her account provides a useful lesson on how messy democracy can be. Jackson’s story is one of citizens pushing for preservation, sometimes suing the...
View ArticleWiles at GHS: ‘For one last time, as I look into this sea of red and white, I...
This was a ceremony of both celebration and farewell — not only for the graduates but for their superintendent of nearly 15 years, Marie Wiles; for a school board member of 18 years who taught for...
View ArticleStreet psychiatry in Albany County will provide a much needed safety net
We commend Albany County for a street psychiatry program launched as a pilot program last week and urge support to make it grow and flourish. The psychiatry program is the next step on the progressive...
View ArticleLack of resources restricts special-needs care
ALBANY COUNTY — Lack of staff has constrained special-needs organizations’ ability to offer care to Albany County residents, particularly those in remote areas, forcing one mother to consider leaving...
View ArticleFor its golden anniversary, Caffe Italia ‘pays it forward’
GUILDERLAND — An Italian-style block party — with dancing, music, and Italian street food — was held at Hamilton Square on Saturday as Caffe Italia celebrated its golden anniversary and its first year...
View ArticleAt 100, Hoosac Valley Farmers’ Exchange is getting back to its roots and...
The business, owned by Maureen and Eric Mayer of Copses Farm in Schaghticoke, features an exchange of products as well as an exchange of ideas, serving large commercial farms as well as backyard farmers.
View ArticleTwo local real-estate firms merge to form Venture Fox Realty Group
GUILDERLAND — CM Fox Real Estate and Venture Realty Partners have merged, forming Venture Fox Realty Group with nearly 100 agents.
View ArticleCounty denies danger at Westerlo intersection after fatal crash
A vehicle ran a stop sign and was hit by a tractor trailer at the intersection of county routes 401 and 404 in Westerlo, an intersection that locals say is unsafe.
View ArticleGuilderland planners on board with workforce housing proposal
The board sees it as a “needed project” because it addresses a demand for non-market-rate housing in town.
View ArticleGuilderland Town Board voluntarily recognizes CSEA to represent highway workers
Before the vote, Donald Lindley addressed the board, saying that he spoke on behalf of highway workers who oppose unionizing.
View ArticleThe last election was was about the very existence of our democracy
Edgar Tolmie, Altamont
View ArticleAltamont Enterprise July 3, 1925
CEDAR GROVE On Saturday afternoon a bolt of lightning struck and burned the large barn and outbuildings on the farm of William Lamoreaux in which there were three calves and nearly all his machinery.
View ArticleIn search of photos of Tork’s Hill and Mead’s Pond
Bob Flynn, Class of 1981, Voorheesville
View ArticleI protest against leadership that seeks to divide rather than unite
Joseph Connors, Altamont
View ArticleWake up to destruction of our democracy before it’s too late
Aaron Corman, Voorheesville
View ArticleBridge work on hiatus as utilities are relocated
The $8.9 million project to replace the 95-year-old bridge began on March 17 with Winn Construction clearing trees and grading, moving earth to reconfigure the slope near the entrance to Guilderland’s...
View Article‘Enjoy a connection with the natural world’: MHLC celebrates opening of...
The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy is celebrating the opening of its first preserve in Schenectady County on July 15.
View ArticleClass of ’25 at the moment to arise, Blackbirds fly
NEW SCOTLAND — Some 95 students in Clayton A. Bouton’s Class of 2025 were sent off into the world with messages of resiliency, adaptability, community, and the importance of support systems.
View ArticleNearly $1M awarded to 53 small Albany County businesses
ALBANY COUNTY — American Rescue Plan Act funds totaling $950,000 have been awarded to 53 businesses in Albany County.The recipients, announced on July 3, included local businesses RAD Soap Co. in...
View ArticleState legislators propose two bills to control flare guns following July 4...
“Flare guns were never designed to be weapons, but they are now being weaponized and used to inflict destruction, panic, and pain within our communities, including right here in the Capital Region with...
View Article‘Peaceful, efficient, and effective’: Helderberg Indivisible takes on Trump
The name Helderberg Indivisible was chosen, Porter said, because people from Berne and Knox are among the protesters who come to Altamont, at the foot of the Helderbergs, for the weekly rally. She...
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