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A mixed-use development planned for the center of town proceeded as one resident told the planning board the buildings don’t fit New Scotland’s rural character.

Now, residents have water again, but a boil water advisory is in effect until testing can be completed.

It would be purpose-built to supply power to the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus in Guilderland and Albany.

Helderberg Lutheran Church

An architectural gem and historic meeting place in Berne gets some recognition.

GUILDERLAND — The school district has negotiated new contracts with two bargaining units, both of which were formed by mergers of existing units.

WESTERLO —  A town board seat vacant since the resignation of member Theodore Lounsbury early this year has been filled.

At its meeting Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to appoint Joseph Boone, 49, to complete Lounsbury’s term, which would have ended Dec. 31.

One of the topics, the state’s Mesonet system, will become especially relevant as Indian Ladder Farms plans to install a state Mesonet structure to gather data.

Developer Gregory Wolanin was charged with using heavy construction machinery in a certified trout stream.
 

Recent rains have made lawns green but made reservoir water brown. That coupled with a water main break in Albany, from where Guilderland purchases water, has led the town to issue a ban on lawn sprinklers.

A continuation of a long-running tradition stemming from the now defunct Plum Fest, the festival still tries to connect back to history and heritage of the area.

The new pastor at Voorheesville’s United Methodist Church, Gary Kubitz, has begun his first month with plans for a vigil in light of recent violent events.

A family from Quebec lost all of its possessions when its van caught fire Tuesday morning in the parking lot of Robinson’s Ace Hardware on Route 20.

As the state’s Public Service Commission voted this week to enforce New York getting half its power from renewable energy by 2030, Albany County towns with rural land conducive to solar farms are in varying stages of developing zoning ordinances for solar: Bethlehem, Guilderland, and Knox have 2016 laws in place.

The Knox assessor says each household in Knox would pay $38 annually to make up for lost tax revenues if the property were exempt.

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