Instead of biz district, Knox is pursuing multi-use zone
After years of pushing to create a business district at the intersection of routes 156 and 157, the supervisor changed course to propose a multi-use district instead, which the Knox Town Board backed,...
View ArticleAfter strife, hometown heroes will have their day in Westerlo
After town board members expressed concerns about insurance and other issues in posting banners to honor veterans, someone representing the town committee working on the project wrote letters critical...
View ArticleDid Guilderland need to create a town ambulance service?
GUILDERLAND — Without ever broaching the subject at a previous meeting, the town board voted unanimously on June 5 to establish its own ambulance service, buy a used bariatric ambulance for $52,000,...
View ArticleCash and cigarettes stolen from P&L Deli
The P&L Deli in Westerlo was broken into Sunday night. Over $1,000 worth of cash and cigarettes was taken.
View ArticleLearn about the Anti-Rent Wars at the Knox Museum on June 16
Nancy Frueh , Vice President, Knox Historical Society
View ArticlePaid sick leave law would harm businesses, not-for-profits, and consumers
Mark Grimm, Albany County Legislator representing part of Guilderland
View ArticleNew York needs to expand veterans’ access to medical marijuana
Dan McSweeney , Former president United War Veterans Council
View ArticleTell me more about this new ambulance service we just bought
It’s not too late to restore public confidence by sharing both the numbers and the reasoning, as well as projections for the future.
View ArticleRummage sale on June 15 and 16 will help historic Bethlehem Grange
Carol Carpenter, Master, Bethlehem Grange 137
View ArticlePucker Street Fair is a great community event
Dennis Barber, Pucker Street Fair Committee
View ArticlePhotos: Gas Up 2018
Everything old is new again at the annual 51st Gas Up held last weekend, June 9 and 10, and next weekend, June 16 and 17, on Route 443 in Schoharie.
View ArticleTick carrying Borrelia miyamotoi found in South Glens Falls
A tick recently removed from a child in South Glens Falls has tested positive for the pathogens, Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, and for Borrelia miyamotoi, a more recently discovered...
View ArticleMcNeil sentenced for producing child porn
Brennan McNeil, 26, of Albany, was sentenced on Monday to 210 months in prison for sexually exploiting a child for the purpose of producing child pornography, according to a release from the Federal...
View ArticleDr. Bruce Decker, missing since February, presumed dead
Hikers in John Boyd Thacher State Park on Saturday found human remains and items that belonged to Bruce L. Decker, who had been missing in the park since February.
View ArticleFormer Berne employee issued stay-away order
Scott Green who was fired by the town of Berne two years ago following a dispute over health insurance, was charged with harassment last month after apparently visiting town hall.
View Article$17M for farmers to protect water quality
The state has made $17 million available to protect and conserve critical soil and water resources on farms across New York. Grants provided through the Agricultural Nonpoint Source Abatement and...
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