Fair’s 125th celebrations were exciting and fun
Bev Filkins, chairwoman, 125th Celebration Committee, The Altamont Fair
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Trish Meyer, Slingerlands
View ArticleMany kids find middle school and high school emotionally difficult. Those who...
“When kids get together, they organize a hierarchy,” says a researcher who frequently consults with schools to solve problems with bullying.
View ArticleAltamont Enterprise August 23, 1918
ALBANY COUNTY SOLDIER KILLED ON BATTLEFIELDJames E. Flagler of Voorheesville has received a letter from a commanding officer of the 55th Company, U. S. Marine Corps, confirming the report that his son,...
View ArticleSolution elusive for two vacant Guilderland properties that pose ‘possible...
There is no easy or immediate answer to the question of what to do with rundown properties like the Rustic Barn or the former gas station near Crossgates — both on Route 20 in Guilderland.
View ArticleAltamont Fair 2018: A sludgy shindig
The weather caused fewer people to attend this year’s Altamont Fair, organizers say, but they are working already to make next year’s fair bigger and better.
View ArticleNew Salem FD gets $6K grant for vital communications equipment, more funding...
Albany County received millions in government funds to upgrade its communication system. Now volunteer fire departments worry how they’ll be able to pay for the required new radios.
View ArticleBKW hires three of its own speech therapists, new tech leader resigns
BERNE — The school district here has hired three speech pathologists of its own rather than using the service it had relied on for 15 years.At the same time, the school board has accepted the...
View ArticleSolar toolkit is to help towns develop projects on underused land
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has added a chapter to the New York Solar Guidebook — the Municipal Solar Procurement Toolkit.
View ArticleTwo UAlbany dorms to get $24.5 million green renovation
The new dorms, with their many energy-efficiency features, should be complete in one year.
View ArticleBKW gets look at capital project design, schedule
The Berne-Knox-Westerlo school district is scheduled to have its $20 million capital project completed in 2020. The changes will include new rooms and a design recalling the building’s original look.
View ArticleView 5-minute films made by kids about the Pine Bush
The Karner Kids Film Festival will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center.“Join us to see some amazingly creative Pine Bush films made by young people,”...
View ArticleAlbany County gets $217K for emergency response
Albany County has been awarded $217,355, part of $10 million in grants for localities across the state to support emergency response operations.
View ArticleB’Nai Sholom to examine origins of anti-Semitism
Where did anti-Semitism originate, and how do we know it?A course at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will answer these questions and others.“Judeophobia: Ancient Origins of Anti-Semitism”...
View ArticleCyr makes prosthetics in Altamont
Dennis Cyr, a Knox resident, recently moved and expanded his business, Mountainview Prosthetics, from a building on his Knox property, down the hill to Altamont’s Maple Avenue in a long-vacant space...
View ArticlePodcast: Betty Spadaro, visiting the fair at nearly 100 years old
Transcript:00:00 Hello, this is Melissa, Hale-Spencer, the editor of the Altamont Enterprise, and we have an amazing guest today. Betty Spadaro, who for many people is almost synonymous with Altamont...
View ArticleGuilderland Center banners celebrate hamlet’s history
GUILDERLAND CENTER — Banners depicting the history of Guilderland Center now hang from utility poles in the hamlet.The banners will hang year-round, with a group selected for spring and summer, and...
View ArticleCounty to residents: Capture bats
ALBANY COUNTY — The Albany County Department of Health has received multiple calls in recent months from residents concerned about potential exposure to rabies due to contact with bats, which is...
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