NEW SCOTLAND Councilman Richard Reilly’s controversial bill to govern the town’s commercial zone was sent to the Albany County Planning Board for review in a unanimous vote by the town board last night.
GUILDERLAND Old barns may get new life as the town board here considers enacting a law that would give a tax break to those who restore or rebuild them.
NEW SCOTLAND A law framed by the town’s planning board will likely head for review by the county planning board while a law favored by a vocal citizens’ group is left behind.
HILLTOWNS Helderberg Community Watch and Schoharie Valley Watch, two local community watchdog organizations that seek to inform their neighbors about the pros and cons of wind energy, have formed an alliance.
GUILDERLAND Diane Evans, a retired math teacher turned studio quilter, is the featured artist at this month’s Upstate Artists Guilds national show, “Loose Threads.”
VOORHEESVILLE Following the distribution of funds from the federal stimulus package to schools, the final budget here will be the same as last year, $21,662,438, and several teaching positions will be restored.
BERNE Coriellen Travis is working on her seventh musical at Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School, with kids she has been directing since they were in seventh grade.