Knox looks to furniture bank to allay trash problem at transfer station
In Knox, furniture and other unwanted items are often left at the transfer station. The town is now seeking a partnership with the Capital Region Furniture Bank, which would take some of the furniture...
View ArticleAltamont Enterprise May 25, 1917
WAR DRAFT REGISTERSWill Be Open In Every Election District In County on Tuesday, June 5 — All Males Between 21 and 30 Years Inclusive Must Register.
View ArticleGovernment must protect workers from businesses that put profit ahead of safety
Recent cuts to federal funds for the agency that inspects and enforces safety rules is wrong. We urge our state to support criminal prosecution in egregious cases.
View ArticleGuilderland grad picked for honors rowing team
Nicole Van Oort, a Guilderland High School graduate, has been selected for an honors rowing team in college.
View ArticlePhotos: Going strong at 100
Maria Duarte, who moved to the United States to live with her daughter in Guilderland in 2006, turned 100 last week.
View ArticlePhotos: Dutch Win Overtime Thriller
On Thursday afternoon, the Guilderland Dutchmen girls' lacrosse team battled Shenendehowa for the Class A sectional final in the rain at Mohonasen High School. The Dutch made the sectional final...
View ArticlePhotos: Altamont's Memorial Wreath Laying
Altamont held a wreath laying ceremony in honor of fallen soldiers last weekend. This weekend, Memorial Day parades will march through Voorheesville, Berne, and Knox.
View ArticleDEC to hold public meeting about Knox WMA
KNOX — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will be hosting a public meeting at 6:30 p.m.
View ArticleBuy a house, get a Maserati
GUILDERLAND — Homeowner Todd Slingerland and real estate agent Christy Center wanted to come up with an incentive to pique the interest of high-end buyers in 819 Greenthorne Blvd., which they had...
View ArticleLand bank “flips” abandoned properties, on certain conditions
Blighted properties taken on by the Albany County Land Bank can be found in suburban and rural areas like New Scotland or the Helderberg Hilltowns.
View ArticleWesterlo man ticketed for shooting goose
In Westerlo, a landlord who shot a Canadian goose on his property has been ticketed for killing a migratory bird out of season.
View ArticlePhotos: Memorial Day in the Hilltowns
Berne and Knox held their Memorial Day parades despite the rain, with onlookers crowding in cars and under umbrellas.
View ArticleTeen dead after Guilderland crash on Sunday
Three Guilderland High School students were injured in a crash Sunday evening on Hurst Road after hitting a tree just yards away from the site of a 2000 crash that killed two teenagers. The driver of...
View ArticleAltamont Trooper died by his own hand, days after retiring
Trooper Timothy Hard seemed to have everything to live for when he took his own life on Thursday, two days after retiring from the state police.
View ArticleSlicing up the pie: As Smitty’s ends its run, owners sell off the pieces
Anyone with a fond memory of Smith’s Tavern in Voorheesville was invited in this week to buy and take home a piece of a community cultural landmark, just after it shut down.
View ArticleTest results of water stir debate
The results of a lab report in Knox indicate there are higher than recommended levels of contaminants in the Knox Highway Garage’s well water.
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