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McKownville firehouse gets the go-ahead, but expansion undecided

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

A hotel at the entrance to Crossgates Mall nears final approval, as $3 million in McKownville firehouse renovations receive final approval, but the fire district commissioner says that bids all came in higher than expected and that the expansion plan is up in the air as a result.

Horan tells board he was “elected fair and square”

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

At its May 23 meeting, several Guilderland school board members did raise questions about whether incidents from Horan’s campaign violated regulations.

State funds announced for road repair in New Scotland and Berne

State funds have been awarded for roads in New Scotland and Berne, part of a $27.8 million package to repair 134.2 lane miles of state roads across the Capital Region this summer and fall.

Paving and repair work will take place on:

Rensselaerville says it’s already sharing services, chafes at state mandate

by H. Rose Schneider

At a town board meeting, Rensselaerville residents and town board members discussed the upcoming county-wide shared-services plan due Aug. 1. Much of the meeting involved questions without answers.

Enterprise editor recognized for editorial writing

ALTAMONT — For the eighth time, Enterprise editor Melissa Hale-Spencer was recognized among the best opinion writers in the weekly press.

Thacher trail remains closed after July 2 injury

VOORHEESVILLE — An injury that occurred on the Indian Ladder Trail last Sunday at John Boyd Thacher State Park has left the trail closed over a week later.

Trump issues disaster declaration on Storm Stella, so funds can flow

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Municipalities in 28 counties across New York State, including Albany County, would be reimbursed for money they spent coping with Winter Storm Stella.

Photos: Wires Down in Crash Near Guilderland High

Guilderland Police closed off School Road in Guilderland Center from the firehouse to just past the entrance to the high school Thursday mid-morning after a car drove into a utility pole across from the school.

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Judge sets aside plea deal, sentences Hockenbury to more time

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

For committing a criminal sex act with a child, James Hockenbury of Guilderland will spend 15 years in state prison, not the 10 agreed upon by his attorney and the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, Judge Peter A. Lynch decided Wednesday morning.

Weekly newscast: Issue 51, July 6, 2017

 


Proposed solid-waste regs open for public comment

Public comments will be accepted through July 21 on proposed revisions by the Department of Environmental Conservation to the state’s Solid Waste Management Regulations, commonly known as Part 360.

Leader of credit-card scheme at Crossgates sentenced

GUILDERLAND — Jamal Linton, whom police call the ringleader in a counterfeit credit-card scheme at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland, was sentenced on July 5 to one-and-a-third to four years in state prison.

Linton, 28, of Brooklyn, appeared in Albany County Court before Judge Peter Lynch.

Badillo-Vasquez charged under Leandra’s Law

GUILDERLAND — A New Hampshire woman, Brenda Badillo-Vasquez, was charged on June 30 under Leandra’s Law.

Goldfarb relishes ‘the team dynamic’

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

“How do you express your feelings for a place that’s done so much for you?” asks Voorheesville’s valedictorian, Abigail Keating Goldfarb. She has loved school since the start and will carry her passion for learning to Brown University.

Canfora, ‘a people person,’ plans a career in medicine

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Madison Rose Canfora credits her family for her success. Voorheesville’s salutatorian plans to study medicine at Duke University, which she chose for its balance between social and academic life.

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