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Photos: Foxenkill Tavern reopens

On opening weekend of June 24th, the Foxenkill tavern reopens in Berne.

Dennis Sullivan, following the life of a contemplative columnist

 

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

by H. Rose Schneider

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

Niaz Goodbee’s senior year: A soaring achievement

by Sean Mulkerrin

Niaz Goodbee, a 2018 graduate of Clayton A. Bouton High School in Voorheesville, this year became the first African American to reach the rank of Eagle from Voorheesville’s Troop 73 of the Boy Scouts of America.

Lagan indicted for grand larceny, possessing stolen property, and defrauding

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

ALBANY – Thomas Lagan, a financial advisor and lawyer who worked with former Guilderland town justice Richard Sherwood, was indicted by a grand jury for a scheme in which he and Sherwood plundered over $9 million from family trusts they were responsible for overseeing, according to an announcement on July 3 by New York Attorney General

Seminary charged for firing gun

GUILDERLAND — A minute before midnight on June 30, John Seminary of 3771 Western Turnpike in Guilderland fired a gun during the course of a domestic dispute in his home, according to a release from the Guilderland Police Department.

New ‘edgy’ cards ‘flying out’ of Guilderland library

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

The library handed out more than 100 of the new cards on June 28, the first day of the library’s summer reading program, according to library Director Timothy Wiles.

Pine Bush Commission may soon be able to buy land in revolving fund  

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

If the governor signs the bill into law, the Pine Bush Commission will be able to move more quickly to purchase undeveloped properties.

H. Rose Schneider

Schneider named a John Jay Justice Reporting Fellow

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

H. Rose Schneider, who covers the Helderberg Hilltowns for The Altamont Enterprise, has been named a fellow for the 2018 John Jay Reporting Fellowship on Rural Justice.

Latest VCSD filing seeks to throw out Baron’s defamation claim  

by Sean Mulkerrin

The Voorheesville Central School District has asked the court to throw out a claim of defamation made by the former girls’ varsity basketball coach, Robert Baron.

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