Dollar General considers East Berne site
A proposed Dollar General store, should it be approved by the town and built, would employ up to 10 people, and would be located across from the Mobil station in East Berne.
View ArticleAltamont Fair focuses on history, gets $3.5K grant
ALTAMONT — As it celebrates its 125th anniversary, the Altamont Fair is “working hard” to preserve its history, says Bev Filkins who chairs a committee of volunteers that has been immersed in the the...
View ArticleThree Troy men charged in Bethlehem robbery
BETHLEHEM — A third man from Troy — John D. Murdaugh, 17 — was arrested this week in connection with a July 18 Delmar robbery.He faces the same charges as the two Troy residents — Jevon I. Johnson, 18,...
View ArticleJudge Napierski raises issues but fails to halt Dem caucus
“What irritates me most about this case,” said town Supervisor Peter Barber in federal court, acting as attorney for one of the defendants, "is we are less than 72 hours before the start of this...
View ArticleJoin us for Clarksville Heritage Day
Sandy Slingerland, publicist, Clarksville Historical Society
View ArticleProf speaks on exoplanets and the search for life in the universe
Ron Barnell, President, Helderberg Earth & Sky Observatory/Science Center
View ArticleA long-time Westmere resident looks back at her community over nearly half a...
Katy Noakes, Guilderland
View ArticleGrant will help preserve Altamont Fair history
Pat Canaday for The 125th Anniversary Committee of the Altamont Fair
View ArticleThe train station and the community
Ed Cowley, an artist who shaped Altamont, died in 2014.
View ArticleGerman shepherd survives six days on cliff ledge
After being lost for nearly a week, Khaos, a German shepherd, ascended the cliffs of Thacher Park (with the help of a rescue team) to be reunited with his owner.
View ArticleNew engine is centerpiece for AFD’s 125th anniversary celebration
ALTAMONT — As the Altamont Fire Department celebrates its 125th anniversary, it is looking ahead, welcoming a brand new engine — and the public — to a party at the firehouse on saturday afternoon.The...
View ArticlePokornys honored by NASA for ‘star parties’
The award was granted for hosting nighttime events discussing astronomy and related fields.
View ArticleNew Guilderland planner was senior planner in Bethlehem
New town planner Kenneth Kovalchik is aware of the high level of interest among residents in having a planner look at the big picture of development in Guilderland. Several large projects await his...
View ArticleInterdenominational concert to be headlined by contemporary Christian music star
“We feel that music is a very powerful tool for evangelization; that sometimes music can move and stir the soul in directions that, maybe, something else hasn’t,” said Peggy McQuade, the pastoral...
View ArticleLindsey Parietti: From Altamont to Africa to a (British) Academy Award
Lindsey Parietti took a circuitous path to her first British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award. It’s a journey that began in Altamont and wended its way through Boston, Egypt, West Africa, to...
View ArticleKnox Youth Council members resign to form not-for-profit
A 5K race and a soccer camp are two of the latest events created by the Helderberg Family & Community Organization, which is made up of former members of the Knox Youth Council who resigned from...
View ArticleA familiar immigrant story: When facing hardship – there is only perseverance
Faiza Salman, a native of Pakistan, was just 19 when she came to America; her father had arranged for her to marry a fellow Pakistani who had been state-side for over a decade. She experienced culture...
View ArticleDoc Crounse saved many in our town. Time to return the favor.
Thomas Capuano likened it to a miracle.We share his joy and wonder at the turn of events that may save the Doctor Crounse House.We commend Capuano and the small band of citizens that read on these...
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