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Four new members of committee will discuss code of conduct this month

The shared decision-making teams that will discuss the district code of conduct are scheduled to meet on July 20 and July 30.

Bella Fine Jewelry owner wants to ‘materialize people’s dreams’

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

Irina Orshansky, owner of Bella Fine Jewelry LLC in Hamilton Square, wants to “materialize people’s dreams” with her custom designs.

Two chain stores to open at Crossgates

GUILDERLAND — A new eatery and a new clothing store will open at Crossgates Mall this fall.

Hospitality Syracuse Inc. will open a Taco Bell restaurant. Construction will begin soon and last about two months, according to Steve Pinkerton, vice president of Hospitality Syracuse, a Taco Bell franchise.

Bethlehem Police fights graffiti

BETHLEHEM — The town has seen an increase in graffiti in recent weeks, according to a release from the Bethlehem Police Department, which reminds shops of a 2008 Albany County law that prohibits the sale of aerosol spray paint cans, broad-tipped indelible markers, or etching acid to anyone under the age of 18.

Podcast: Albert Ebert, 98, recounts nearly a century of life

 

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Albany County’s jail gets $200K for treatment for substance abuse

Albany County’s jail is one of 17 county jails in New York State that will receive funds for treating substance use disorder and for transition services, according to a release from the Heroin Task Force, which advocated for, and secured, $3.75 million in the 2018-19 state budget.

Water-main break on New Scotland Road leaves some residents with murky but safe water

by Sean Mulkerrin

BETHLEHEM – A water-main break on New Scotland Road in Bethlehem left a few customers without service briefly on Monday, while more than few ended up with discolored, but safe, water.

George Kansas, the commissioner of Public Works, told The Enterprise that two water mains run below Route 85, a 10-inch and a 16-inch line.

Voorheesville adopts comprehensive plan

by Sean Mulkerrin

The Voorheesville Board of Trustees at its June meeting adopted a proposed comprehensive plan for the village.

R’ville Sheriff’s tower to host new company

by H. Rose Schneider

Mid-Hudson Data Corporation is set to occupy the Albany County Sheriff’s radio tower on Edwards Hill Road.

Bike lanes and pedestrian crosswalk added to G’land DOT repave project

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

GUILDERLAND — New, wider, better-marked bicycle lanes along Route 20 from Crossgates Mall to the main entrance to the University at Albany are part of a $730,000 repaving project that started on June 25 and is to be finished in a month.

Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy acquires land long-slated for development

by Sean Mulkerrin

SLINGERLANDS – Birds may have a difficult time obtaining a permit to build a nest on the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy’s latest acquisition of 35 acres at the corner of Fisher Boulevard and Route 85 in Slingerlands.

That’s because of the unusual steps taken in order to conserve the land.

Forging his own path, Cataldo makes monsters of steel

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

GUILDERLAND — By day, he works at Guilderland’s transfer station, recycling paper and cardboard, glass and metal. In his free time, he runs Aggressive Metal Works, forging super-heated metal into hammers and axes and building scrap-metal monsters, snarling dragons, and Star Wars spacecraft.

BPD investigates Glenmont Dollar Tree robbery

BETHLEHEM — An armed robbery took place at the Glenmont Dollar Tree, at 388 Feura Bush Road, at 8:29 p.m. on Sunday.

Newspaper delivery delayed (June 21, 2018)

Issues with the presses has caused a delay to the printing of Issue 49 Thursday morning. All content in the paper can be viewed at altamontenterprise.com, and we are rearranging routes to best mitigate the delay for readers.

Bill Little — Cycling the back roads of Albany County, June 21, 2018

Bill Little loves riding his bike from his Altamont home and has talked the Mohawk-Hudson Cycling Club into entering its annual Century Weekend event at the fairgrounds in September.

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