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Albany County Land Bank gets a “Robin Hood-esq’ $2M

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Settlement money from the nation’s largest banks over misconduct that contributed to the housing crisis is being given to land banks across the state to revitalize communities with blighted or abandoned properties.

Shatter & Case kiosk sold counterfeit cell-phone accessories, police say

GUILDERLAND — The owner of a kiosk in Crossgates Mall was charged on Thursday with trademark counterfeiting.

Allen Mordukhaev, 25, of Albany, was charged with two counts of second-degree counterfeiting, a felony, and with two counts of third-degree counterfeiting, a misdemeanor.

Exit poll shows ‘no’ voters thought tax increase was ‘not responsible’

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

GUILDERLAND — An exit poll on the narrowly defeated $43 million capital project to upgrade Guilderland’s seven schools shows the most frequently cited reason for voting “no,” at 56 percent, was, “The tax increase is not responsible.”

Slingerlands burglary caused by distraction

SLINGERLANDS — A Blessing Road homeowner was distracted by a fake repairman while his accomplice stole money from the house, according to a release from the Bethlehem Police Department.

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Guilderland to take over work of Western Turnpike, which will close

Guilderland’s budget will increase largely because the town is taking over the work of the Western Turnpike Rescue Squad, buying ambulances, taking over buildings, and hiring EMTs, according to Supervisor Peter Barber.

Bus driver uses ‘panic button’ to call 9-1-1 in response to argument

by H. Rose Schneider

An argument between two students and the mention of weapon led to a Berne-Knox-Westerlo bus driver using a “panic button,” part of new radio installed on the bus, to contact law enforcement to respond.

RFK Dem Club inflames last days of Guilderland judge race

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

GUILDERLAND — Supporters of Christine Napierski were shocked and dismayed this weekend to see that a self-described “progressive Democratic” organization had posts about Napierski on its Facebook page, including one aligning her with the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh because she is running for Guilderland To

BKW reviews PBIS program

by H. Rose Schneider

At Berne-Knox-Westerlo, teachers use the framework of an educational program to help students learn behavior with rewards.

Lighting upgrade will save Voorheesville thousands

by Sean Mulkerrin

VOORHEESVILLE — An upgrade to all of the lighting in village-owned buildings will save Voorheesville, after an initial pay-back period of a little over two years, about $8,000 annually.

After Raise the Age, Albany County facility is upgraded for new ‘adolescent offenders’

by H. Rose Schneider

The implementation of Raise the Age legislation means 16- and 17-year-olds will no longer be tried as adults. But should a young person deemed an “adolescent offender” be detained while awaiting trial, they may only be sent to one of eight facilities in the state.

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