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Following AG’s opinion, semantics ensue

RENSSELAERVILLE — Rensselaerville residents and officials disagreed this month over an opinion handed down by the state’s Attorney General’s office.


At BKW, victors are Sikule and O’Connor

New requirements for Berne planners and zoners

GCSD voters pass $84M budget in landslide

GUILDERLAND — Voters here passed school and library budgets by a landslide on Tuesday and ousted an incumbent school board member.

Will suit derail Durivage’s chances?

GUILDERLAND — A cop being sued for $5 million is among the final three candidates for the police chief position here.

$17M plans to revamp Fuller

GUILDERLAND — Several options are on the table for the reconstruction plans on Fuller Road and the final decision won’t be made for months to come.

ALTAMONT — After waiting nearly a year, Justin Fields had his day in court Friday, but a mistrial was abruptly declared in the midst of the first testimony.

ALTAMONT — Anthony Salerno, a long-time Albany police officer who still works for the city force, became Altamont’s public safety commissioner in 2005.

Board rejects his rezone request

By Zach Simeone

ALTAMONT — Local businessman John Donato will not be able to convert his defunct bowling alley into apartments. In a split vote last Tuesday, the village board denied the zoning change.

By David S. Lewis

VOORHEESVILLE — Three candidates are vying for two seats on the five-member library board.  Terms for members of the board are five years.


Milner threatens to resign as planner


Open Meetings law violated

RENSSELAERVILLE — An April 23 state Supreme Court decision nullifies and voids Rensselaerville’s new zoning law.  The town has now reverted back to its old laws.

At school
Candidates can campaign

GUILDERLAND — School-board candidates can hand out election flyers on school grounds here up until the May 20 election.

BERNE — , the president of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo school board, is making a second run for a three-year term. 

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