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McCoy named County Leader of the Year

ALBANY COUNTY — Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy was recognized on Tuesday as 2017 County Leader of the Year by American City & County magazine, a nationwide trade publication for government leaders.

Cody L. Corradi

Teen charged with felony for having a loaded pistol

GUILDERLAND — A 19-year-old man stole a pistol from his father’s safe on Tuesday, say Guilderland Police.

Bender melon farm

Owners of Bender melon farm say they were left out of process

by Sean Mulkerrin

At its Dec. 13 meeting, the New Scotland Town Board dealt with a long-running issue.

Police say: Westerlo man, threatening suicide, stabs himself and sets fire to home

by H. Rose Schneider

After stabbing himself repeatedly in the neck and stomach, a Westerlo man made a trail of gunpowder, which he used to light his home on fire, police say.

Knox fire displaces 2 adults and 4 children, fund drive underway

by H. Rose Schneider

Leaving a family without a home on Christmas, a fire on Villeneuve Drive was caused by an electrical problem in the walls of the kitchen, state investigators say. A fund drive is underway.

Sale on Hammond Road vetoed

by H. Rose Schneider

The prospective buyer of a Knox property in foreclosure called the outcry over the land sale a “political hit job.”

Proposed program would slash lighting bill for villages, town

by Sean Mulkerrin

Under a program from National Grid, the villages of Altamont and Voorheesville as well as the town of New Scotland could see significant savings for street lighting.

Matthew Tedeschi

Amid concerns about a closed application process, BKW appoints president’s wife

by H. Rose Schneider

A school-district appointment, according to a board member, was not advertised, and there were no interviews conducted.

Baron’s buddy comes to his defense

by Sean Mulkerrin

Bob Burns, a friend of Robert Baron who resigned as Voorheesville girls’ varsity basketball coach, came to the December school board meeting to defend the coach’s legacy.

Rensselaerville's Judge Cooke resigns

by H. Rose Schneider

The town supervisor said Rensselaerville is left with three options now: choose its own judge, have the state select a replacement, or wait until November.

With Knox GOP majority comes the chance for dozens to be replaced

by H. Rose Schneider

At Knox’s upcoming meeting on Jan. 1, the town board — with newly elected members that ran with the Republican-backed supervisor — will be selecting a new town attorney, a new zoning board chair, and possibly several other positions. The supervisor has said he has received over 20 applications so far.

Dennis Palow

Palow pushes JROTC at BKW

by H. Rose Schneider

“It’s something like ‘The Music Man’ to me,” said an audience member in response to a proposed  Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, which a former Army officer said he received 32 signatures of interested students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo.

Knox inspections show blank reports for years

by H. Rose Schneider

A Freedom of Information Law request made by The Enterprise has revealed blank building inspection reports in the town of Knox going back as far as 2014 and stretching into 2017.

Connecticut man charged with rape of 14-year-old pleads ‘not guilty’

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

A “MeetMe” app led to a rape, according to testimony heard in Guilderland Town Court on Wednesday.

VCSD super presents $8M capital project

by Sean Mulkerrin

The Voorheesville School Board was presented with an updated capital-project plan at its December meeting. The project is estimated to cost about $8 million.

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