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Knox townsfolk will gather to build playground in July

by H. Rose Schneider

Knox residents will be able to help build a new playground at the town park this July.

County planning board spurns proposed Knox biz district

by H. Rose Schneider

The Albany County Planning Board determined the proposed Knox business district was incompatible with the town’s zoning and character, and suggested the comprehensive plan first be reviewed.

State tells public: Stop the lanternfly invasion

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

The spotted lanternfly is the latest invasive species in New York.

The state’s departments of Environmental Conservation and Agriculture and Market have started a  campaign to encourage New Yorkers to look for and report sightings of the spotted lanternfly, which was first found in Pennsylvania in 2014.

Dramatic drop in sale price for three warehouses

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

The warehouses that sold for $2.9 million this year are appraised at $6.7 million and were purchased a decade ago for $18.6 million.

Trio wishing to preserve historic paths in the Pine Bush Preserve are too late, say commission leaders

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

GUILDERLAND — “I have always enjoyed traveling on old roads. I’m sort of an old-road nut,” said Steven Rider, a retired middle-school science teacher who has lived in Guilderland for over 40 years.

School and library budgets sail through

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

GUILDERLAND  — Waiting to hear that every school and library proposition passed easily, and knowing all candidates were guaranteed seats, a score of leaders and candidates relaxed as they gathered in the Guilderland Elementary gym for poll results to be tallied Tuesday night.

Bashwinger wins BKW board seat in close race; budget passes in landslide

by H. Rose Schneider

By 44 votes, Berne’s highway superintendent, Randy Bashwinger, has won the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board race, ousting the incumbent. By a higher margin, voters also passed the district’s $23 million budget and a bus proposition.

Lawsuit seeks to bar Pet Zone from ever selling live animals in New York

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

A suit contends The Pet Zone sold dozens, if not hundreds, of puppies to consumers without first having them examined by a veterinarian and certified as fit for sale as the law requires.

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Mom and son steal more than $400K from her workplace

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

Dakota Smith, 23, was arrested at the Albany International Airport.

Photo: Voorheesville Diner demolished

The diner, next to the railroad tracks, had long been an icon in the village. 

GPD issues scam alert

GUILDERLAND — A town resident received a phone call on May 11 that purported to be from the Guilderland Police Department, stating that there was a warrant for his arrest, Chief Carol Lawlor announced in a press release.

New Scotland passes hamlet zoning law

by Sean Mulkerrin

Ten years after talks began, the town of New Scotland has adopted a new zoning law for the hamlet of New Scotland.

District super says bullying, when it happens, is addressed at BKW

by H. Rose Schneider

Video shows the father of a BKW student admonishing a child for bullying his son.

Seeking more opportunity for female athletes, Voorheesville adds indoor track

by Sean Mulkerrin

VOORHEESVILLE – The Voorheesville Board of Education, in its effort to encourage greater participation by female athletes in sports, at its May meeting approved creating a varsity indoor track team for boys and girls next year.

Daise charged with stabbing man she knew

BETHLEHEM — A woman was charged with stabbing a man in the Delaware Plaza parking lot on Sunday afternoon, May 6.

The man had stab wounds on his arm, ear, and hand, according to a release from the Bethlehem Police;  the injuries required treatment from Delmar-Bethlehem Emergency Medical Services on the scene.

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