A peaceful daytime protest, a night of destruction across the county

Likening the uproar in Albany Saturday night to “being in battle,” Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy said, “I was as close as I felt to being in a war zone in downtown Albany — gunfire going, fireworks. It was pretty crazy. I said, ‘Man, I feel like I’m back in Iraq.’”

Coronavirus updates:

Week XI: We’re going in ‘the right direction’ say governor and county executive

Two more regions set to open next week plus veterinary practices, campgrounds

State launches loan program for small businesses

Football star urges local kids play it safe during the pandemic

Data on COVID-19 shows age and racial disparities

Opinion

No one ever regrets planning for the worst

We have no way of knowing how many businesses — from small, independent ones to large malls — will close or see their sales greatly reduced in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown. We do know that a large chunk of the revenues that ran the towns and villages we cover may well be reduced.

Guilderland

It’s safety first for Guilderland as it reopens town buildings to the public

Guilderland Supervisor Peter Barber is expecting a 20-percent reduction in sales-tax revenues for the second quarter, which amounts to a loss of about half-of-a-million dollars. But, he said, the town, is “in fairly good shape” financially since it has “healthy reserves,” which he described as being “in the millions of dollars.” He has no immediate plans to lay off or furlough town workers.

New Scotland

New Scotland getting its zoning ducks in a row

New Scotland is taking its zoning laws and placing them in one document.

Regional

State court upholds decision to keep Greenberg off the ballot

Acting Supreme Court Justice David A. Weinstein has ruled that the New York State Board of Elections decision to remove 46th District State Senate candidate Gary Greenberg from the ballot is valid, leaving fellow Democrat Michelle Hinchey unopposed in the primary.

Hilltowns

Westerlo comp plan committee has $5K grant suspended but will cruise ahead

Although the coronavirus has created a lapse in funding for Westerlo’s Comprehensive Plan Committee, Supervisor William Bichteman said that budget transfers will ensure that the $5,000 lost in grant money the state has put on hold will get to the committee with town funds.