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Super’s wife not allowed
New trio hired to fill out FEMA forms



RENSSELAERVILLE — The public has picked up a debate that began on New Year’s Day in 2006, the day Republican Jost Nicklesberg took office as supervisor.

Old Songs to communicate
Stories through murder ballads, parking-lot picking



ALTAMONT — Stories of old are told with the mournful twang of Mark Schmitt’s fiddle.





RENSSELAERVILLE — Nestled along Pond Hill Road in Rensselaerville, a large, lush acreage is serving as a temporary home to those wishing to make a break from the busyness of life.

Altamont hearing
Subdividing modernized



ALTAMONT — With some minor changes after public input, the proposed subdivision regulations for Altamont are set to be adopted by the village board on July 3.

Gone country
Town calms fears on festival



GUILDERLAND — Countryfest is back on track for Altamont next month.





ALTAMONT — The water is on again at Alice Fisher’s house, but she may soon be leaving.





ALTAMONT — The red carpet was rolled out as reading got the royal treatment at Altamont Elementary School on Friday.





GUILDERLAND – Amanda Pierce hopes to one day keep stats for her favorite baseball team – the New York Mets.

Free concerts at Tawasentha Park
Pedinotti tells stories through song, bluesy and blythe







ALBANY COUNTY — Seven months after a gang-rape was reported on the University at Albany campus, two of the three accused men pleaded guilty to felony third-degree rape yesterday morning.





HILLTOWNS — The race is on.

Two Democrats will be battling to represent the Hilltowns in the Democrat-dominated county legislature.





New commercial and residential swimming pools need to have alarms to detect an unsupervised child or pet, or an intruder breaking the water.





ALBANY COUNTY — A local law to support and protect farmland and foster good relations between farmers and non-farmers passed unanimously Monday night in the Albany County Legislature.





New commercial and residential swimming pools need to have alarms to detect an unsupervised child or pet, or an intruder breaking the water.

As hurricane season starts
FEMA urges insuring for flood damage



ALBANY COUNTY — Floods are the number-one natural disaster in the United States, according to FEMA, yet flood damage is not covered by most homeowner’s insurance.

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