Rensselaerville needs leaders who will work together to move forward
Gerald Wood, Margaret Sedlmeir, Rensselaerville
View ArticleThree utility poles sheared in Guilderland
GUILDERLAND — Within two days, three utility poles were sheared in Guilderland, closing roads to traffic while repairs were made by National Grid.On Sunday morning at 6:07 a.m., Guilderland Police...
View Article$2.7M preliminary R’ville budget stays under tax cap
In Rensselaerville, the town board repeated the tradition of holding a hearing on whether to enact a local law to go above the state-set tax-levy limit. But Supervisor Valerie Lounsbury said that this...
View ArticleLast moments relived of day laborer who died in a woodchipper
ALBANY — “There was a weird noise coming from the chipper,” said tree climber Brendon John Andres, crying on the witness stand last week at an Occupational Safety and Health Administration hearing in...
View ArticleJudy Kahn leaves library board after five years
GUILDERLAND — Attorney Judith Kahn has served on the board of trustees of the Guilderland Public Library since 2012, when she was appointed to fill an open post. She then ran and was elected to the...
View ArticlePlanning board drops appeal after passage of new sign law makes it moot
The New Scotland Planning Board dropped its appeal to the zoning board over the building inspector’s determination as to what constitutes a flashing sign, after the town board’s passing of a new law...
View ArticleHate and intolerance are masquerading as traditional values
Civility and truth are struggling. Fear is doing just fine. Civil discourse based on truth is the way to move forward.
View ArticleAltamont Enterprise Nov. 2, 1917
NEW SCOTLANDGeorge Whitman, one of the Slingerlands Boy Scouts, sold twelve Liberty bonds last week, to ten families in this village, amounting to $750.NEW SALEM.— Packing apples is one of the chief...
View Article$2.3M Berne budget proposal has 4-percent tax cut
Though the town’s preliminary budget includes a tax cut for residents, increased costs are looming in Berne’s future that may mean consolidating departments to save, says the supervisor.
View ArticleGOP candidates dismiss importance of having their elections signs in a yard...
Republican candidates responded to concerns voiced in a letter to the Enterprise editor of their signs being placed near a Confederate flag. Each said it was a non-issue and that the flag was not...
View ArticleElderly neighbors help each other stay in their homes
ALBANY COUNTY — “We women never touch a flake of snow,” said Joan Sherwood. “The guys here are amazing. They come over and knock on the door and say, ‘Keys?’ We hand over our keys, and they go down and...
View ArticleExcelsior Scholarships offer free tuition to state schools
Excelsior Scholarship application for students to attend state schools tuition-free for the spring semester opened Oct. 30 and will run until Dec. 4.
View ArticleNo-sew ‘fun’-raiser to make blankets for homeless and hurricane victims
GUILDERLAND — Guilderland Library is hosting a “no-sew blanket fun-raiser,” led by long-time Guilderland resident Katy Noakes, for making fleece blankets to benefit homeless people in Albany as well as...
View ArticleKnox Nursery School kids pick pumpkins, sing songs, hear their hearts beat
KNOX — The Knox Nursery School has been in full swing since Sept. 11. We have nine 2-year-olds who meet Tuesday and Friday from 9 to 11:15 a.m. Our eighteen 3-year-olds meet Monday, Wednesday, and...
View ArticlePlea deal will have Cobb serve weekends in jail for a year
ALBANY — Jonathan Cobb, head of a tech company, was sentenced on Oct. 30 in Albany County Court by Judge William Carter to six months in jail, to be served every weekend over the course of a year, as...
View ArticleJury finds Gomez guilty of heroin possession
Last Friday, a jury found that 21-year-old Hector Gomez of New York was guilty of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony.
View ArticlePioneer Bank buys its Guilderland branch and adjacent lot for $5M
GUILDERLAND — In October, Pioneer Bank bought the lots containing its 1883 Western Ave. branch as well as the property next to it, 1881 Western Ave., a former Price Chopper that was renovated years ago...
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