ALTAMONT As folksingers croon old mountain ballads and jug bands wrangle stringed gourds into order, Jake Thomas sits to the side of the stage with hands aflutter.
BERNE With the town’s 20-year-old comprehensive land-use plan in review, the town board recently took a step to diversify the committee charged with this re-examination.
BERNE With the receipt of yet more grant money, the spending limit for the town’s long-discussed sewer project has increased from $2.5 million to $3.6 million.
VOORHEESVILLE Beginning on Friday, July 10, the First United Methodist Church on Maple Avenue will offer residents a weekly opportunity to shop and eat locally.
ALBANY COUNTY Facing an expanding load of garbage, the city of Albany, which realizes a profit from the operation of its dump, is looking to expand the Rapp Road landfill.
GUILDERLAND A 73-year-old woman had to be extricated from her car and air-lifted to a hospital on June 11 after she swerved into oncoming traffic on Carman Road, and then hit a pole, according to Captain Curtis Cox of the Guilderland Police Department.
GUILDERLAND Come fall, the school day will be25 minutes longer for elementary teachers but not for their students. The problem the district faces as it attempts to lengthen instructional time is transportation.
GUILDERLAND Peter Golden, who announced last week that he is considering a run for town supervisor with Republican endorsement, is concerned that he may have been the target of a political act meant to threaten.
WESTERLO With help from the neighboring town of Rensselaerville, Westerlo will soon have a transportation system in place for its elderly and disabled residents.