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Sean Lyons

Cordial start to new year with first GOP super in several decades

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Berne’s new supervisor, Sean Lyons, is new to politics and said he at first felt intimidated running the New Year’s Day meeting, but his confidence grew.

New members on committees, Coons official as building inspector

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

Guilderland’s low-key reorganizational meeting announced the addition of several new members to the town’s committees.

Former R’ville super to stay on in new role

by H. Rose Schneider

The former Rensselaerville Supervisor Valerie Lounsbury was appointed as an assistant to clerk and bookkeeper Linda McCormick and will work part-time for the town.

Knox appoints new planning board chairman, town attorney, deputy supervisor

by H. Rose Schneider

The board, while tabling appointments for several positions, named a new planning board chairman who had been rejected in the past two years by the town board.

To cheers, Westerlo completes contract with Mid-Hudson Cable

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

One regular onlooker at Westerlo town board meetings said he was “thrilled” that the first meeting of the new year, on Tuesday, was “not so bitterly divided” as before, with fluid interaction between the board and audience.

Schallop and Richards named to New Scotland planning board

by Sean Mulkerrin

At its reorganizational meeting on Monday, Jan.1, the New Scotland Town Board welcomed new member Daniel Leinung, who takes over for Laura Ten Eyck; named two new members to the planning board; and made a number of appointments.

One million already collected for 2018 taxes in New Scotland

by Sean Mulkerrin

New Scotland Town Clerk Diane Deschenes said that she has collected over a million dollars towards 2018 taxes, as residents prepaid part of their property tax bill in the hope of avoiding paying more under the new GOP tax law.
 

Lynne Buchanan

Guilderland residents prepay over $4.6M in 2018 taxes

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

The town took in almost $4.6 million in prepayments of property tax during the last four days of 2017. Those who could benefit from prepaying, one expert said, are those who itemize, are not fully subject to alternate minimum tax, and owe more than $10,000 in taxes.

Shepard Farm approved for solar panels

by H. Rose Schneider

A once-abandoned resort has been approved to host two new solar arrays in Westerlo.

Elizabeth Garry

Hilltown native to take new leadership role in state courts

by H. Rose Schneider

As a presiding judge, Elizabeth Garry, a former resident of Berne, will not only be leading the state Appellate Court, Third Department and several committees, but also will be part of a group responsible for shaping state judicial policy.

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