Strawberry social flourished in our enchanted village
Connie Rue, secretary, Altamont Community Tradition
View ArticleJohnson sentenced in Leandra’s Law felony
Charles Johnson of Troy was sentenced on June 23 in Albany County Court for driving while intoxicated with two young children in the car. He had pleaded guilty in April.
View ArticleMemorial removed after complaints about drag racing and burnouts
Often, a memorial grows up at the site of a fatal car crash, as it did at the tree in Bethlehem where Thomas Brown died last November. What’s unusual this time is that town officials have taken it down.
View ArticleGHS students push board to eliminate rank
Forty-seven percent of Guilderland high-school students now have averages of 90 or above. Saying that the system of ranking students harms those who have high grades but not necessarily a high rank,...
View ArticleInspection reports for Knox building permits nowhere to be found
A Freedom of Information Law request has revealed missing records of building-inspection reports for 2016 in the town of Knox. Despite this, permits were issued during that year. The town is now...
View ArticleBerne to host county services hub, despite plans for Clarksville school...
In Berne, the Albany County executive announced that the town’s senior center would become a weekly satellite office for various county services. Meanwhile the county sheriff’s office is one step...
View ArticleKnox nixes solar array
The Knox Planning Board ruled to deny an application for the construction of a solar array on property owned by Peter Young Housing last Thursday. Board members cited an inability to gather information...
View ArticleRensselaerville ambulance makes its last run
A special Rensselaerville Town Board meeting to discuss the closure of the town’s volunteer ambulance was met with a solemn acknowledgement of the end of the 45-year-old organization.
View ArticleNew barn on Dunnsville Road to house lacrosse showroom
GUILDERLAND —The zoning board here approved, 5 to 0, an application by Paul Gait of 6899 Dunnsville Rd. to build a barn in his front yard — actually across Dunnsville Road; his property spans both...
View ArticleShafer a top grad
KNOX — United States airman first class Annielaura M. Shafer graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. She was at the top of her female division...
View ArticleCalling all artists: Rail Trail Committee seeks muralists
BETHLEHEM — In late 2016, a group of Bethlehem community members gathered, inspired by the idea of creating public works of art along the Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail.
View ArticlePhotos: Old Songs, New Singers
The Old Songs festival is in its 37th year and draws performers and spectators from around the world.
View ArticleBoard needs gumption and guts to give new land-use plan teeth
Once New Scotland’s land-use plan is updated, the town board needs to codify it into zoning law.
View ArticleNew camp gathers STEAM at BKW
Two new programs were presented to the Berne-Knox Westerlo Board of Education on June 19. Teachers at a summer STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math) camp discussed plans...
View ArticlePublic weighs in on library’s future
The Guilderland Public Library is working with architectural firm Butler Rowland Mays to come up with a long-range plan for improvements that can be implemented little by little over time.
View ArticlePhotos: Seniors for All Seasons
Senior leadership helped teams from Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Guilderland, and Voorheesville this year. Some seniors led their teams to deep sectional runs or even to victory in sectional championships.
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