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Legion Riders’ fifth poker run will benefit local veterans’ programs

by Sean Mulkerrin

Over 100 motorcyclists are expected to ride Saturday in the fifth annual poker run held by the American Legion Riders to help local veterans. Last year’s run raised $30,000.

Rev. van Maastricht is laying the foundation for his ministry at Altamont Reformed Church

The new pastor at the Altamont reformed Church says, “A church serves not only its members but the greater community around it.”

Proposed Berne consolidation a lengthy process

by H. Rose Schneider

A county-wide shared services plan includes an option to further study whether the to consolidate Berne’s highway department with the Albany County Department of Public Works. Many steps would follow approval of the very first one.

Knox man arrested for growing marijuana

by H. Rose Schneider

A man in Knox was arrested after an Albany County Sheriff’s deputy visiting the man’s home during an emergency medical-services call saw marijuana growing there.

Photos: Marking a Legacy on Rapp Road

Biker seriously injured in collision with SUV

by H. Rose Schneider

A car collided with a motorcyclist who had not stopped at an intersection at Route 443 in Clarksville, police say; the crash was minutes away from where emergency responders and police were stationed.

New Scotland teen charged with assault by candlestick

by H. Rose Schneider

A New Scotland teen was arrested for assaulting her uncle with a candlestick at her residence at a former New Scotland convent turned church and apartment complex.

Seven years after fire, abandoned Governors Motor Inn is for sale

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

The Governors Motor Inn is listed for sale at $475,000, a price that Realtor Tony Trimarchi of CM Fox said takes into consideration the need to pay more than $200,000 to the county in back taxes.

Guilderland bans smoking, tobacco in its parks

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

The Guilderland Town Board voted unanimously this week to ban smoking and the use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes in the town’s parks. 

Conklin is selling the Hungerford Market, a breakfast nook for many villagers

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

“Everybody thought I had a ton of daughters,” says Jean Conklin who is selling her Hungerford Market business. That’s because, in addition to her three daughters who worked at the shop known for its bagels, she treated staff like family.

Grandmother charged under Leandra’s Law

GUILDERLAND — A Schenectady grandmother was charged on Saturday, Aug. 12, under Leandra’s Law.

Weekly Newscast: Issue 4, Aug. 10, 2017

Knox town board debates quotes in minutes

by H. Rose Schneider

In Knox, the town board struggled to approve minutes in a sometimes heated debate of when quotes were appropriate or not. Quotes from Supervisor Vasilios Lefkaditis and Councilwoman Amy Pokorny, who are running against one another for supervisor in the fall, were especially debated.

Heroin is in the Hilltowns, says sheriff’s investigator

by H. Rose Schneider

KNOX — Albany County Sheriff’s Investigator Amy Kowalski, who serves as a Community Liaison Officer, spoke alongside Catholic Charities representative Ed Fox at Tuesday’s town board meeting about bringing more awar

Westerlo woman charged with animal abuse pleads not guilty

by H. Rose Schneider

Tanja Morse is being represented by the same law firm as a Berne woman also arrested for animal abuse this summer.

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