School districts have no control over state-set equalization rates
Brian Hunt, superintendent, Voorheesville schools
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Amy Lauterbach Pokorny, chairwoman, Farms and Artisans Tour, Helderberg Hilltowns Association
View ArticleAnswered 48 calls this month. Helderberg Ambulance has a new driver, seeks...
The month of September has been very busy for our Helderberg Ambulance squad. We answered 48 calls with 30 transports to local hospitals.
View ArticleShould you be driving an electric vehicle? And what’s the government got to...
Are electric vehicles the future of driving? Or are they being propped up by the state, just another beneficiary of government largesse?
View ArticleA glass house filled with light
With its 102 windows, the house in Altamont that Josh and Amy Martin painstakingly helped design and where they are raising their two children is filled with light. The couple likes organization and...
View ArticlePieces of the past tell how Dutch settlers and Native peoples collaborated in...
Archaeologists interpret history not with proof but with a preponderance of evidence, says Michael Lucas, curator of historical archeology for the New York State Museum.
View ArticleA world of color and style: New retail store Mkas Lika opens
Mkas Lika brings sharp clothing and accessories from around the world to Guilderland’s Hamilton Square.
View ArticleConnolly named administrator at The Grand
GUILDERLAND CENTER — The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Guilderland has appointed James Connolly as administrator.The 127-bed nursing facility provides rehabilitation and nursing services to...
View ArticleGuilderland Police to get body and car cameras
The town board this week approved spending $77,000 to outfit the town’s uniformed police officers with car and body cameras.
View ArticleAt BKW, students explore the many facets of agriculture with a new teacher
At Berne-Knox-Westerlo, a new program will teach students the many aspects of agriculture, from water pH to horse care.
View ArticleCounty panel of leaders adopt shared-services plan to save $9.7M over several...
Albany County’s adopted-shared services plan includes eight proposals, ranging from shared health insurance to joint utility purchases.
View ArticleTown board discusses access, transparency, and signs
An Albany resident wants to help residents get more transparency from government, but without access to cable services, which could be difficult.
View ArticleBKW Board approves two props for capital projects
The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Board of Education is putting up for a Nov. 2 vote two propositions for capital projects — for $15 million and $5 million. After a lengthy debate over whether the capital...
View ArticleWeekend backpacks a lifeline for hungry students and their families
Three local school districts — Guilderland, Voorheesville, and Berne-Knox-Westerlo — send backpacks of food home on the weekend with students who might not otherwise have enough to eat. The programs...
View ArticleAltamont Elementary to get new kindergarten section
Parents are also urging the board to reconsider their guidelines for class size before the next budget session, to avoid future problems.
View ArticlePlanning board alternate steps in, looking to listen and learn.
Robert Davies stepped in following JoAnne Davies departure from the planning board. Amid much new development, he now looks to help shape New Scotland’s future.
View ArticleGuilderland tax revolt: Residents outraged over tax increase due to state-set...
Guilderland residents were up in arms and out in full force at Tuesday’s town board meeting, asking the board to help them fight the new state-set equalization rate for the town that has seen the rates...
View ArticleAltamont Enterprise September 21, 1917
VILLAGE NOTESJ. L. Smith and Charles St. John landed some “big” ones at Warner’s Lake one day last week.NEW SALEMNearly all of the young women at the Pinnacle girls’ camp, on the Helderbergs, have gone...
View ArticleLongtime Guilderland resident wins lifetime achievement award
GUILDERLAND — W. Brian Barr of Guilderland, a social worker, has spent a lifetime helping addicts and people with mental illness.He was recognized for that work on Sept. 14 with a lifetime achievement...
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