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.
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.
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 Size-cap buttons flooded the American Legion Hall in Voorheesville last night as New Scotlanders 4 Sound Economic Development held a forum to discuss the increasingly divisive issue of a potential retail development.