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Photos: Altamont fire rekindled

Passers-by noted smoke coming from the rubble that remained after a fire on Wednesday morning leveled the vacant buildings on the lot.

Police dog confirms marijuana before car parked at Thacher is searched

by H. Rose Schneider

A sheriff’s deputy said he smelled pot coming from a car parked at Thacher Park and was going to search it. 

Arrest by postal inspector

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

They are the oldest federal law-enforcement agency in the country and handle all kinds of crime, from lottery scams to assaults that happen at postal facilities.

Photos: Another era comes to life with Guilderland Players

The Guilderland Players’ musical for 2017, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” runs March 16, 17, and 18 at 7 p.m. and March 19 at 2 p.m. at the high school.

BKW takes $86k budget gap in stride

by H. Rose Schneider

New Berne-Knox-Westerlo programs planned for 2017-18 school year include an expanded agricultural science program.

Vacant buildings on Prospect Terrace burn to the ground

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Dan Dymes felt helpless in the wee hours of Wednesday morning as his Agway delivery truck was stuck in the snow and he watched the Prospect Terrace fire next door getting closer. In the end, he was grateful, although his truck was damaged and his mulch pallets unsellable, that no one was hurt.

Teaching needy kids has shaped Voorheesville administrator's views on numbers

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Francis Reilly believes his years as a teacher and his years mentoring teachers will help him to be a compassionate business administrator for the Voorheesville schools.

First solar farm may come to Guilderland

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

A proposal for a nine-acre array on Route 156 that would have been Guilderland’s first solar farm was withdrawn this fall. Now the town is considering a proposal for a zoning district change to allow for construction of a solar farm about twice the size.

Breisch identifies the nature and worth of ‘herps’ in our midst

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Alvin Breisch in his book released this month, “The Snake and the Salamander: Reptiles and Amphibians from Maine to Virginia,” uses a lifetime of knowledge to make creatures many consider “second-class citizens” vivid and vital — an essential part of the natural world that often go unrecognized.

Deadline near for HEAP help

New Yorkers who need help paying their heating bills must apply to the Home Energy Assistance Program by Friday, March 17.

World Lymphedema Day, Emma Detlefsen

Stage Road closure stirs debate at town meeting

by H. Rose Schneider

Some board members expressed concern over aging or disabled residents living on a portion of Stage Road closed for the winter, while highway Superintendent Randy Bashwinger said it was a dangerous intersection to plow.

Michaels guilty of DWI

BETHLEHEM — After a jury trial, Lina Michaels, 32, of Delmar, was found guilty of driving while intoxicated per se, a felony, and driving while ability impaired, a misdemeanor.

The trial was presided over by Debra J. Young in Albany County Court on March 9.

Photo: World War I Cannon at Towne Center Plaza

“It’s the 100th anniversary of World War I, and I figured there’s no sense having it hidden away.” 

Wall of honor, Westerlo, military

Solar law tabled — again — in Westerlo after warning of tax exemption

by H. Rose Schneider

The board was warned by the Westerlo assessor about a tax exemption that could cost the town, and encouraged instead of implementing the tax to use a Payment in Lieu of Taxes agreement with solar farms.

Multi-use building to come to the entrance of Windmill Estates?

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

A building plan for a medical office at Western Avenue and Hague Drive that was approved years ago was never built, and now a new proposal for the same site — this time, a mixed-use building with both apartments and office or retail space — is back before the planning board.

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