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Planners consider 11-lot Serenity subdivision

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Endangered bats, wetlands, and stormwater basins were among the topics the Voorheesville Planning Commission heard about in considering James Cillis’s proposal for an 11-lot subdivision called Serenity.

Apartment complex proposed for Guilderland’s Vosburgh Road

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

A new apartment complex of 96 units proposed for Western Avenue near Guilderland’s Hannaford is one of many apartment projects recently approved or under consideration along the length of that road.

Elderly get lessons on steering clear of scammers

by Andrew Schotz

A call from a woman whose mother-in-law was scammed led Senator George Amedore, who serves on the Senate’s Consumer Protection Committee, to host sessions, aimed at the elderly, on how to avoid scams. Last Friday, 140 people attended such a session at the Guilderland Public Library.

Photos: Brownies Learn About Recycling

The idea of recycling became a whole lot less abstract for the girls of Brownie Troop 1419 in Guilderland when they toured a recycling plant on Fuller Road in Albany and found out where empty PET bottles actually go and saw what it takes to ready them for a new life.

Weekly newscast: Issue 47, June 8, 2017

 


Upcoming hearing brings concern of how to notify public

by H. Rose Schneider

In Knox, town board members debated at a specially held meeting how to best notify the public about an upcoming public hearing for a proposed business district at the intersection of routes 156 and 157. 

Westerlo Highway Super to retire, deputy to take his place

by H. Rose Schneider

Westerlo’s highway superintendent, Keith Wright, will be retiring on June 29.

A natural playground in Berne

by H. Rose Schneider

The town of Berne will soon be getting a new playground at its town park. The town is also working on a long-term project to set up a natural playground, which uses materials from nature to let children play.

BKW board looks to gather advisers from district’s ‘stakeholders’

by H. Rose Schneider

Newly elected board member Helen Lounsbury called for more public input at an upcoming organizational meeting. Other members questioned how involved the public should be in decisions by the board members it elected.

Bioblitz comes to Berne

by H. Rose Schneider

In Berne, the town-owned property of Switzkill Farm will be the site Saturday of a day-long species count and biological survey known as Bioblitz.

The future of waste: landfills reaching capacity

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

ALBANY COUNTY — As the two landfills in the county begin to fill up, municipalities are starting to think — fast — about the future. One resolution passed unanimously in the legislature suggests that the issue should be handled on a regional, or at least county-wide, level.

Ted Ausfeld and Charles Rielly

Awards go to Ted Ausfeld and Charles Rielly for Army depot cleanup

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

“I wish Pete Buttner could be here,” said Ted Ausfeld, the day before he and Charles Rielly received awards from the Army Corps of Engineers.

Public bike rental cycles to the Capital District this summer

by Andrew Schotz

Bikes for the public to rent in four Capital District cities, starting this summer, are part of a trend nationally and regionally. 

Planning board allows trash-collection biz to use School Road site

by Andrew Schotz

On Tuesday, Twin Bridges Waste and Recycling got a special-use permit from New Scotland’s planning board to operate a business from School Road but still needs a building-department permit.

Resort-era hotel comes tumbling down in Berne

by H. Rose Schneider

The White Sulphur Springs Hotel, a resort over 100 years ago, and later owned by a church in Queens, was torn down Wednesday.

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