The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General conducted a study in 2005 comparing disability payments for veterans across the 50 states that reveals some interesting facts about war veterans in New York State.
NEW SCOTLAND The town board approved a preliminary $5.6 million budget this week, offering town employees raises while trying to keep its fund balances intact.
KNOX The town board unanimously approved a tentative budget for 2009 at last week’s meeting. The budget calls for a tax-rate increase of roughly a nickel per $1,000 of assessed value.
As Shell WindEnergy looks to build industrial-sized wind turbines in Albany County, on the crest of the Helderbergs, residents and officials have taken stances both in favor and against the idea of commercial wind farms.
KNOX The town board unanimously approved a tentative budget for 2009 at last week’s meeting. The budget calls for a tax-rate increase of roughly a nickel per $1,000 of assessed value.
As Shell WindEnergy looks to build industrial-sized wind turbines in Albany County, on the crest of the Helderbergs, residents and officials have taken stances both in favor and against the idea of commercial wind farms.
GUILDERLAND Elizabeth Burger spent the hours preceding last week’s presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. shepherding reporters around her campus.
ALTAMONT AVA, she’s a demanding mistress, and it’s taking a whole team of people to bring order to her life. AVA, of course, is the Altamont Village Archives.
GUILDELRAND McKenzie Grant is the new Miss Pre-Teen Albany. She won her first pageant and is headed to Orlando, Fla. for an all-expenses-paid trip to continue competing.
In response to the growing number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease, local organizations are offering new support groups and caregiving classes to families in this area.