Crossgates hotel seeks tax break
The owners of Crossgates Mall, who are hoping to build a hotel next door, are seeking tax exemptions of $2.4 million from Guilderland’s Industrial Development Agency.
View ArticleBKW Theatre Troupe pulls together — onstage and off — to put on “The Music Man”
The first night of dress rehearsals for the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Theatre Troupe’s production of “The Music Man,” saw a flurry of preparation both onstage and off. The show opens Friday night.
View ArticleCounty exec and Knox super agree: A shared highway garage should be built in...
Planning chairman Robert Price says the current Knox garage is structurally sound and can be upgraded for $62,000 while building a new garage would be costly.
View ArticleCoffin, Shillinglaw run to keep seats
Petitions are due on April 17 for candidates seeking seats on Voorheesville school and library boards. Two incumbents have announced they are running — C. James Coffin for the school board and Janna...
View ArticleSidewalks to be extended, water rates up, villagers invited to share vision...
Trustee Richard Straut, newly elected to his appointed post, plans to continue the work he has started — on water, sidewalks, and helping to develop a comprehensive plan for the village.
View ArticleKnox Town Board to map out three proposed business districts
Supervisor Vasilios Lefkaditis continues to push for additional business districts in Knox as the board deals with the logistics of mapping out the three proposed districts and informing neighbors....
View ArticleDEC seeks volunteers to monitor streams and rivers
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is recruiting volunteers for the 2017 summer sampling season to conduct water quality assessments in nearby streams and rivers as part of the...
View ArticleMichael Jones sent to state prison for repeat felony drunk driving
GUILDERLAND — Michael Jones, 29, who on Sept. 24, 2016 was driving in Guilderland with a revoked license and with nearly three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system, was sentenced Wednesday to...
View ArticleOstroff charged with public lewdness
GUILDERLAND — A Guilderland man is accused of masturbating in view of a woman and her young daughter who were parked by a railroad crossing to watch the trains.Travis Ostroff, 36, of 247 Route 146, was...
View ArticleAfter stealing phones, laptops, cards, Mackey will serve 2 to 4 years
Paul Mackey, 34, of Schenectady was sentenced on March 23 to two to four years in state prison for fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. The sentence was handed down in Albany County...
View ArticleGCSD to host Recycling Extravaganza
GUILDERLAND — On Saturday, April 29, the Guilderland Central School District is hosting the bi-annual Recycling Extravaganza at Farnsworth Middle School at 6072 State Farm Rd.
View ArticleLearn about the longest cave at Thacher Park
CLARKSVILLE — Thom Engle of the Northeastern Cave Conservancy will present a program on Hailes Cave for the Clarksville Historical society. He’ll speak on Wednesday April 5, at 7 p.m. at the...
View ArticleThe road to recovery means taking care of species besides just humans
Humans have great hubris. The wilderness that our pioneer ancestors tamed now has to be re-invented and protected.
View ArticleMartha Cowan Clark
GUILDERLAND — Martha Cowan Clark, known as Marcy to her friends and family, died unexpectedly and peacefully, with family at her side on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Maine Medical Center following...
View ArticleFormer Guilderland resident returns with a gift for police
Former town resident Mary Marra wanted to make sure that police in Guilderland weren’t cold as they went about their patrols.
View ArticleDaytime burglary in Berne leaves room trashed, weapons and jewelry stolen
EAST BERNE — A daytime burglary at a home in East Berne may have been due to its seclusion.The house, located on 380 Sawmill Road, was broken into sometime between noon and 2:08 p.m. on Thursday, March...
View ArticleApply now to be part of Alcove sales
The Annual Alcove Community Yard Sales will be held on Saturday, April 29.Applications may be picked up in the Fellowship Hall (back door, at any time) of the Trinity United Methodist Church on Route...
View ArticlePhotos: Cuts for a Cause
Cheers mixed with tears on Sunday, March 26, at the Westmere firehouse as over 90 people had their heads shaved at the annual St. Baldrick’s event to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Albany...
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