Helderberg Ambulance answered 434 calls last year — Harnett, Cross, and...
The year 2018 is here and we are ready for another year of serving the community by providing emergency medical services. In 2017, the Helderberg Ambulance Squad responded to 434 calls.
View ArticleHilton barn is a money pit, town could have spent money more wisely
Glenn Schultz , Voorheesville
View ArticleWestmere students ‘shelter in place’
GUILDERLAND — Just as school was starting, at 7:50 a.m. Thursday morning, Jan. 18, Guilderland Police called Westmere Elementary School. “The police had received a 9-1-1 call and quickly determined it...
View ArticleAcross the country, last year’s Women’s March gave rise to ‘huddles’ to...
Most of the members of the Bethlehem Morning Voice Huddle are retired and new to activism.
View ArticleJohn Green shares memories and pictures from his Guilderland youth in a new book
A new book looks back on Guilderland establishments that have disappeared from the landscape.
View ArticleTown board tables Berne solar law amid questions
The town board decided to table a proposed solar law after residents expressed concerns such as the amount of energy that could be generated from solar panels at a home and the setbacks issued for...
View ArticleBKW and other rural districts find strength in numbers
Berne-Knox-Westerlo initially couldn’t apply for a grant. But once the rules were changed, the district was able to do so by joining with about half-a-dozen others.
View ArticleKnox law would create attendance rules for planning, zoning boards
Citing absences that had left planning and zoning boards without a quorum, the Knox supervisor proposed a new law that would call for members to be dismissed should they miss more than two meetings...
View ArticleR’ville Town Board debates meeting minutes
The Rensselaerville Town Board struggled to approve minutes from its last five meetings at its Jan. 11 meeting, and instead decided to table all but one set of minutes.
View ArticleBerne has new building inspector and new social-media policy
In Berne, the town board approved a new social-media policy to regulate offensive language on town sites.
View ArticleWhat police do when English isn’t enough
Unlike the police, a defense attorney isn’t necessarily so eager to have prompt translation to English. Delay may spare his clients from blurting out confessions before counsel arrives.
View ArticleAltamont Enterprise Jan. 18, 1918
LAWSON’S LAKE.Nearly all the men from this locality are employed on the ice at New Baltimore and Coeymans.BERNE.
View Article¡No dispares! Estoy desarmado.
Our local police departments should develop, update, and publicize plans on dealing with people who are not proficient in English.
View ArticleCommunity concert highlights jazz and ‘Hamilton’
The Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School Jazz Ensemble and Harmonics Select Choral Group will give its eighth annual Community Concert on Friday, Jan. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Reformed Church of...
View ArticleFree tax prep
VOORHEESVILLE — AARP Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest, free, volunteer-run tax assistance and preparation service, will once again be preparing income tax returns at St. Matthew’s Parish Center in...
View ArticleBKW ag program awarded $8K grant
BERNE — The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District was recently awarded $8,000 through a grant from the New York Agricultural Education and Outreach project and Cornell University, according to a release...
View ArticlePietrzak arrested in two Altamont break-ins
Some of the items stolen in two break-ins at village homes have already been pawned and sold, say Altamont Police.
View ArticleRodgers charged with grand larceny for strip club visits
William D. Rogers, 35, of Berne, was arrested on Jan. 17 by the Albany County Sheriff’s Office for fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony, after spending over $1,700 on his employer’s credit card at a...
View Article‘Explosives’ found in Knox transfer station are fake
What appeared to be explosive devices were in fact props used for a military drill that were thrown out at the Knox transfer station.
View ArticleCar crashes into Knox home
On Friday, a car lost control and crashed into a Knox home, police say, leaving four injured, including the driver.
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