Plans are progressing to house outside pre-kindergarten programs in extra rooms at Altamont Elementary, Pine Bush Elementary, and Farnsworth Middle School.
“You can’t change from one non-conforming use to another non-conforming use,” said the zoning board attorney, Jeffrey Baker, about the proposed garage.
“We still need RFPs to get the cost," said Albany County Legislator Herbert W. Reilly of requests for proposals to move the large historic barn across the road to new digs. "We need a hard quote."
The Albany County Sheriff's Office is investigating a traffic stop where Officer Philip Milano used a taser on a man who was passively refusing to comply.
“It’s all in how you style it,” said Nanette Blake, one of two Voorheesville women bringing a large-scale, family-friendly belly-dance show to Albany Saturday night.
A Republican challenge didn't oust longtime Democratic supervisor, Richard Rapp. "We're doing fine," he said of Westerlo the day after residents gave him 55 percent of the vote.
"It looks like the end of a beautiful run," said Michael Hammmond on Election NIght after the vote tallies showed he had lost. Hammond's run as Knox supervisor lasted 42 years.
The all-Democrat board in Berne will remain so as two councilwomen — Karen Schimmer and Dawn Jordan — won with substantial margins running on Democratic and Independence Party lines.
Jeffry Pine, a Democrat, had the lead in the unofficial election results from Nov. 3, with 16 more votes than incumbent assessor Richard Tollner. Absentee ballots will be counted on Nov. 10.
