When ‘back to school’ takes place at home
For many families, the end of the summer means preparing their children for school in the fall: buying school supplies, reviewing schedules, and bidding farewell to sleeping in.But on the first first...
View ArticleVoorheesville students flying high with their own podcast
A new club at Voorheesville Elementary School has joined the media landscape. Blackbirds on the Wing, a podcast club, recently posted its first episode titled, “The Nature of Fads.”
View ArticleOwner wants her new formal dress shop to be known for customer service
Owner Tara Camardo Attanasio hopes her formal- and bridal-wear boutique, Azalea, will be as vibrant and long-lasting as the flower it’s named for.
View ArticleSmall business finds a niche in South Westerlo
Restaurants, antique shops, and yoga studios call the hamlet of South Westerlo home. While the glory days when resorts were packed with tourists are gone, a newly formed business association hopes to...
View ArticlePhotos: The business nook of South Westerlo
Members of the South Westerlo Business Association met with Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy last Thursday.
View ArticlePodcast: Rabbi Donald Cashman, discusses his faith and plays his shofar
00:00 Hello, this is Melissa, Hale-Spencer, the editor of The Altamont Enterprise, seated in the book lined office of Rabbi Donald Cashman in the temple of b'Nai...
View ArticlePhotos: On Their Way
On Aug. 8, CM Fox Real Estate donated $2,500 to the Backpacks For Success program where each student got a $100 gift card along with a 15-percent-off coupon from Kohl’s to shop after the kids had a...
View ArticlePhotos: Miedema, Skultety Coronated
The Hilltown Triple Crown wound down in Altamont on Saturday, Aug. 25 as 137 people ran the 5K course and 11 walked.
View ArticlePhotos: Dutch Smack a Win
The Guilderland varsity girls’ tennis team got off on the right foot Wednesday morning at the Central Park tennis courts in Schenectady as the Dutch beat Niskayuna, 6 to 3. Earlier in the week,...
View ArticlePassenger dead after motorcycle crash, driver charged with DWI
The driver, who was surrounded by both full and empty beer cans at the crash site, was charged with driving while intoxicated. Police are pursuing further criminal charges while investigating the crash...
View ArticleVolkssporters to bring fun, fitness, friendship to Altamont
ALTAMONT — This week, Wayne Knapp and Kathy Mack, a couple from Guilderland, will be strolling the grounds of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia plantation, and they will also be exploring, on...
View ArticleThe end of VAAS is emblematic of the inexorable decline of an all-volunteer EMS
With each passing year, fewer and fewer all-volunteer ambulance squads remain in the area, replaced with full-time paid employees.
View ArticleDutch Settlers Society members trace their history back to 1664 and before
GUILDERLAND — Ancestors of several members of the Dutch Settlers Society acted as interpreters, in the 17th Century, between Dutch traders or missionaries and Native Americans.
View ArticlePhotos: Dutch Spike Blue Streaks
Only two matches into its season, the Guilderland girls’ volleyball team traveled to Saratoga High School to take on the Blue Streaks, another Suburban Council team. The gym was hot, without...
View ArticlePhotos: Football Firsts
Getting off to a quick start in an eight-game season for Guilderland, Voorheesville, and Helderberg Valley is critical for a good position in sectionals. The season started on Friday night for the...
View ArticlePhotos: Chuck Wagon Customer Appreciation
Last Friday, the Chuck Wagon Diner held a customer appreciation at the diner in Princetown but it also held a benefit and fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis and the horse foundation.
View ArticlePhotos: The hills are alive with kids going back to school!
On Wednesday morning, high school and elementary students hopped off the big yellow buses to start a new school year at Berne-Knox-Westerlo. New to the school this year is a resource officer that will...
View ArticlePhotos: Altamont turns Scottish for the Scottish Games
The annual Scottish Games arrived to the Altamont Fairgrounds this past weekend.
View ArticlePhotos: Little Free Library on the Helderberg Rail Trail
On Wednesday, two little children, Caidyn and McKenna, wanted to help the community more by adding a Little Free Library at the corner of Adams Place and Hudson Avenue in Delmar by the entrance to the...
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