Squeaker: Barber beats Forte for super, board race too close to call
“I want to be fair and just,” Democrat Peter Barber said during his Election Night victory speech. “I want to get to know every town employee and as many residents as I can.”
View ArticleCDTA provides free rides to SUNY Poly
The program includes CDTA’s regular routes services, STAR paratransit service, and the Northway Xpress Commuter service.
View ArticleKelly pleads guilty under Leandra's Law
Kelly's three children, ranging in age from 7 to 13, were in the car at the time of his arrest, according to a Guilderland Police report.
View ArticlePhotos: Blackbirds' last hurrah
Ranked third in New York State, the Voorheesville girls’ soccer team got to the Class B sectional final for the second straight year. In a crushing loss, 4 to 1, the Birds couldn’t beat the...
View ArticlePine has lead over Tollner in assessor race for Rensselaerville
Jeffry Pine, a Democrat, had the lead in the unofficial election results from Nov. 3, with 16 more votes than incumbent assessor Richard Tollner. Absentee ballots will be counted on Nov. 10.
View ArticleDems keep seats in Berne
The all-Democrat board in Berne will remain so as two councilwomen — Karen Schimmer and Dawn Jordan — won with substantial margins running on Democratic and Independence Party lines.
View ArticleState grant of $2.7M is to start fixing flooding
“First and foremost, this is a public-safety issue,” said Senator George Amedore at the press conference. “It’s also a quality of life issue.”
View ArticleThe Altamont Enterprise, November 5, 2015
COUNTY GOES REPUBLICANWelsh, Malone, and Baxter Elected Assemblymen and Patton Sheriff — Van Wormer Re-elected Supervisor in Guilderland — Constitutional Amendments Buried and Woman Suffrage Badly...
View ArticlePipeline will encourage our continued reliance on fossil fuels
Becky Meier, Canaan (Columbia County)
View ArticlePolice need clear guidelines to use the power of discretion wisely
Police departments should analyze their arrests for bias and then develop policies for fair treatment.
View ArticleTeaching assistants collect toys for needy children
Janet D'Arcangelis, Guilderland Teaching Assistants
View ArticleHammond loses, Lefkaditis to lead Knox
"It looks like the end of a beautiful run," said Michael Hammmond on Election NIght after the vote tallies showed he had lost. Hammond's run as Knox supervisor lasted 42 years.
View Article"Proposals' shows Neil Simon at his 'most human'
Director Andy Maycock is proud of the Guilderland High School actors who have mastered the drama of complicated emotions.
View ArticleGOP's Burnside wins Westerlo Town Board seat
A Republican challenge didn't oust longtime Democratic supervisor, Richard Rapp. "We're doing fine," he said of Westerlo the day after residents gave him 55 percent of the vote.
View ArticleDems dominate county races
Rare GOP victories Tuesday include Guilderland's Mark Grimm taking District 29 and Knox's Travis Stevens holding the 31st.
View ArticleFairy tales will serve as a bridge to belly dance, breaking stereotypes
“It’s all in how you style it,” said Nanette Blake, one of two Voorheesville women bringing a large-scale, family-friendly belly-dance show to Albany Saturday night.
View ArticleUnder investigation, Milano off patrol
The Albany County Sheriff's Office is investigating a traffic stop where Officer Philip Milano used a taser on a man who was passively refusing to comply.
View ArticleHistoric Hilton barn remains in limbo
“We still need RFPs to get the cost," said Albany County Legislator Herbert W. Reilly of requests for proposals to move the large historic barn across the road to new digs. "We need a hard quote."
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