Melissa Hale-Spencer

The county announced on Thursday, Sept. 7, that Route 85 would reopen to traffic in both directions on Friday afternoon.

ALBANY COUNTY — On Friday afternoon, traffic is expected to flow in both directions on Route 85 in Slingerlands after having been closed for a failed bridge-replacement project.

“Hot and humid conditions are expected to continue across some areas on Thursday where another heat advisory will likely be needed,” said the National Weather Service on Tuesday evening. “In addition, there is a chance of thunderstorms Thursday through Sunday, mainly during the afternoon and early evening hours.”

The state will conduct outreach to the State Education Department and BOCES to survey needs for test kits and masks. After the requests have been submitted, the state will deliver the requested tests and N-95 and KN-95 masks to each BOCES for distribution to school districts.

The press event was to both celebrate a new sidewalk on Route 146, that runs from the new roundabout to the school, as well as to stress the importance of safe driving as children return to school on Thursday Sept. 7.

GUILDERLAND — A car crash on Route 20 near the River of Life Church sent several people to the hospital on Friday night.

They are in stable condition, according to a release from the Guilderland Police.

BETHLEHEM — Two men — one homeless and the other from Albany — tried to steal an automated teller machine from Jim’s Tastee Freez at 58 Delaware Ave. in Delmar, according to a release from the Bethlehem Police.

Last October, the Albany Police Athletic League announced an informal agreement with Albany County and the Altamont Fair to present the show in November 2023 at the fairgrounds. Proceeds from the annual event support PAL programs for local youth.

 Albany County’s first major solar photovoltaic ground-mount array will be built on five acres of county property located at 897 Watervliet Shaker Road. Construction is expected to be complete in 2024.

The Wadsworth Center “immediately enhanced” early detection efforts in New York state, looking to identify the new BA.2.86 variant, and is working in conjunction with analysts of wastewater data at Syracuse University. Looking back at the last six months, they found the new strain was not detected in New York.

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