Salaries, budget up in Voorheesville
The budget is up three percent from last year, at $2.13 million, and includes increased health insurance costs of more than $30,000.
View ArticleHotaling arrested for sex chat with 15-year-old
GUILDERLAND — A 42-year-old Schenectady man has been arrested for “engaging in sexually oriented on-line chats” with a 15-year-old Guilderland girl, according to a release from the Guilderland Police...
View ArticleKnife-wielding man shot dead by State Troopers in Berne
BERNE — Carl Baranishyn Jr. was killed Friday night by State Troopers after he “approached them aggressively while brandishing a knife in each hand,” according to a release from the New York State...
View ArticleTroop 50: Sunny Catskills
On Saturday, April 16, seven adults and 10 Scouts from Troop 50 journeyed to the Catskills. We could not have asked for better weather for a trip like this.The goal was to hike to the top of Van Wyck...
View ArticlePhotos: Cannoneers Shut Down by Blackbirds
The Voorheesville boys' baseball team beat Watervliet at home on April 15 at Swift Park.
View ArticlePhoto: Shayla signing on
Berne-Knox-Westerlo's Shayla Lyons signing her letter of intent for Stonehill College on April 19.
View ArticlePhotos: Birds flying high
Voorheesville boys and girls outdoor track team takes on Cohoes and Cobleskill-Richmondville on April 19.
View ArticleThe smell of rain
The smell of rain: what actually causes it? Michelle Prunier of Guilderland had enjoyed finding out, and thought others might too.
View ArticlePhotos: Field of Dreams
Keenholts Park in Guilderland was among four Little League fields the Tri-City Valleycats, along with many volunteers, helped refurbish in 24 hours on April 14.
View ArticleLush plants attracting homebuyers turned out to be toxic
GUILDERLAND — Laura Shore of Guilderland found out the hard way that the beautiful ornamental plant growing in her yard was toxic giant hogweed: by trying to prune it.
View ArticleFound Garden Art: Dishes can become daffodils
Master Gardener Denise Maurer turns found items into garden art, and teaches others to do the same.
View Article‘Eat it before you weed it’ says Pam Harder, following her grandmother’s...
Pam Harder has been keeping an eye on the wild mustard near her Thompsons Lake Road home.“It’s up,” she said last week.
View ArticlePhoto: Gas Station Gardener
Bruce Mance of Guilderland Mobil Service at 3903 Carman Rd. takes advantage of a sunny floor-to-ceiling window in the family-owned automotive repair shop to start vegetables and spices from seeds each...
View ArticleDavis gets green light for fifth lot
At its February 24 meeting, the Guilderland planning board heard an appeal by Michael Arduini, who wants to add a seasonal deck at the Across the Street Pub on Western Avenue.
View ArticleJudge says politics is too often a ‘dirty business’
Warren Redlich will get to have his day in court.
View ArticleVCSD board: Two seats, one incumbent, three challengers
NEW SCOTLAND — Four women are running for two seats on the Voorheesville School Board this May.
View ArticleAlbany County programs get nearly $1M from state to help poor reduce utility...
ALBANY COUNTY — Among the $57 million the state has allocated to help low-income households reduce utility costs, the Albany County Cornell Cooperative Extension has received $499, 218. And the Albany...
View ArticleAltamont Enterprise April 28, 1916
SAM SMALL TO SPEAKAt the “Dry America” Meeting at the Reformed Church To-Night — Don’t Fail to Hear Him — Admission Free.
View ArticleWhat if an owner doesn’t fix a building destroyed by fire?
The town says the property at 7 Ayre Dr. in Guilderland, which was destroyed last January, could be an “attractive nuisance,” or a dangerous site.
View ArticleChild sexual abuse is a huge and hidden problem
The children who are victimized should feel no shame. The shame is on us if we don’t work to combat it.
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