Firefighters save Altamont house as garage burns
Eight companies helped douse a garage fire at 29 Armstrong Circle Saturday afternoon, saving the attached house.
View ArticleDeBartolo honored with first Knight of the Blind Gold Lion Award
In 1925, Helen Keller challenged Lions to become Knights of the Blind. About 20 years ago, Lions clubs from local Districts 20-O, 20-Y2 and 20-W raised more than $1 million to establish a regional...
View ArticleWesterlo Republicans call for transparency in town board
Kevin Flensted and Richard Filkins are running for the seats currently occupied by Democrats Joseph Boone and William Bichteman.
View ArticleTwo accidents in one day leave lengthy cleanup in Hilltowns
The Department of Environmental Conservation oversaw cleanup to ensure neither accident polluted nearby bodies of water.
View ArticleInternet service providers look to “underserved” Hilltowns
In the rural Hilltowns, an area described as “unserved and underserved,” in terms of internet, service providers are looking to change this.
View ArticleMother petitions for playground safety, telling school board her first-grader...
Jennifer Romano says her child, a first-grader, suffered “a violent attack of a sexual nature” on the playground by a classmate at Westmere Elementary School, so she is now advocating for better...
View ArticleDogs have their day in Knox
KNOX — A Dog Day Celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, rain or shine, at the Knox Town Park, behind the town hall, on the Berne-Altamont Road.
View ArticleFood, music, and fun at Guilderhaven fundraiser
GUILDERLAND — Guilderhaven is having a fundraiser on Saturday, July 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post on Mill Street in Altamont with a bake sale, barbecue at 11:30 a.m.,...
View ArticleFSA accepting emergency loan applications
Albany County has been declared eligible for Farm Service Agency disaster emergency loan assistance effective July 12, for damages and losses caused by the severe winter storm named Stella on March 14...
View ArticleFilkins runs for Westerlo Town Board
Richard Filkins, Republican candidate for Westerlo Town Board
View ArticleTwo Guilderland taekwondo students win national acclaim, pass on the art to...
Michelle Stafford and Austin Wolfgang made their respective Guilderland martial-arts schools proud at the AAU USA national taekwondo tournament in Florida this month.
View ArticleRegister for Knox Youth Soccer by August 18
KNOX — The Knox Youth Council and the town of Knox invite area youth to participate in the 2017 Youth Soccer Program this fall. This is a fun program that helps build basic soccer skills and/or...
View ArticleGangi charged for driving with weapons
GUILDERLAND — A complaint of a car doing doughnuts — skidding around in a tight circle — in a parking lot led to weapons charges against Gerard F. Gangi, 32, of Newburgh, Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleSummer fun returns for Westerlo kids
WESTERLO — The town is hosting a Summer Recreation Program at the Westerlo Town Park for the week of July 31 through Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to noon. All children entering first through sixth grade, and...
View ArticleStuyvesant Plaza holds free concerts on Wednesday nights
GUILDERLAND — Stuyvesant Plaza will be hosting a variety of live music in the plaza every Wednesday through Sept. 13, weather permitting, from 5 to 8 p.m.The performers, ranging from musicians to...
View ArticleYoung talent directs Summer Festival plays
NEW SCOTLAND — The Classic Theatre Guild will host its 11th Summer Festival at Indian Ladder Farms, presenting Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost” and an original adaptation of “Robin Hood.” Both plays...
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