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ALBANY COUNTY — The trail to Albany will soon be smoother.

Before the village board’s planned adoption at the end of the month, Voorheesville residents had one last chance to offer public comment on the village-wide comprehensive plan.

Nelson Kent, a former tenant of Switzkill Farm who was made to leave the town property in February, was appointed its live-in caretaker by the Berne Town Board

Sindi Saita

A year ago, The Enterprise wrote about customer complaints against Sindi Saita for dresses that arrived too late to alter or that never arrived at all. Now Saita is facing two judgments against her, from a landlord and a seamstress, both demanding money owed. She continues to be a member of the zoning board of appeals.

Mark Overbaugh

Rensselaerville’s building inspector, Mark Overbaugh, resigned last week saying a town board member was disrespectful.

Robert Baron, the former coach of Voorheesville girls’ varsity basketball, in the latest filing of his lawsuit against the Voorheesville Central School District includes his deposition, a new cause of action for defamation, and allegations of player bullying.

VOORHEESVILLE — According to the policy manual for the Voorheesville Central School District, the procedure for an initial, or building-level, investigation of harassment is:

Also, the developer for Hiawatha Trails still wants to build 256 apartments on Route 155 across from the Farnsworth Middle School, but will need to submit a new application, and has given up on including an office building.

A statewide insurance program for certain firefighters afflicted with cancer has been touted for helping at-risk volunteers, but there is concern in small fire departments that the costs outweigh the benefits.

Almost a year after Cypress Creek Renewables applied to build a solar array, the Westerlo Planning Board approved the project.

Parents and other community members will have a chance to review the Berne-Knox-Westerlo code of conduct either July 9 to 13, or July 23 to 27.

While black bears, like one that visited a Guilderland yard Monday morning, can alarm suburban residents, a new program is looking for citizen scientists to gather information on bears.

Scott Green who was fired by the town of Berne two years ago following a dispute over health insurance, was charged with harassment last month after apparently visiting town hall.

Bruce Decker

Hikers in John Boyd Thacher State Park on Saturday found human remains and items that belonged to Bruce L. Decker, who had been missing in the park since February.

Brennan McNeil, 26, of Albany, was sentenced on Monday to 210 months in prison for sexually exploiting a child for the purpose of producing child pornography, according to a release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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