New owner still plans 222-unit development near Crossgates, July 13 public hearing set

Previously identified as Pyramids’ Rapp Road residential project, the 222-unit development — 192 apartments and 30 townhomes — has been branded by its developer as The Apex at Crossgates.

Opinion

From the editor: This is not the America my father fought for.

The originalist justices are missing a central, essential point: Democracy evolves.

According to Altamont’s latest drinking-water quality report, from 2021, average demand in the village is about 189,000 gallons per day. Altamont Superintendent of Public Works Jeff Moller said on June 9 that demand is now “pushing” 260,000 gallons per day.

Sports

Photos: Dutchmen Split Against Boonville

The Albany Dutchmen baseball team, composed of collegiate players from all over the US, held a doubleheader at Dutchmen field in Guilderland Center against the Boonville Baseball Club on June 23.

Regional

Week CXIX: Kids under 5 can now be vaccinated against COVID — but will they?

Americans are more likely now than at any point over the past year and a half to say their lives are completely back to pre-pandemic normalcy, according to a recent Gallup poll.

New Scotland

Parking and traffic concerns dominate generally positive Business for Good public hearing

The public hearing was kept open for written comments only until the commission’s next meeting, currently set for July 5.

Hilltowns

East Berne Fire Company asking $2.7M for new building

The company’s current firehouse on Main Street, in East Berne, has become too small to fit the increasingly large emergency vehicles it relies on, in addition to being unaccommodating for fundraising events and other community activities.