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Builder makes bid for Doctor Crounse House

by Sean Mulkerrin

Historic Altamont Inc. has made several unsuccessful attempts to save the Doctor Crounse House. Now it has gotten a previous prospective buyer to make another bid, provided the house’s owners, the town of Guilderland and village of Altamont, take out a loan to rid the house of asbestos. 

Guilderhaven: Buy art to help animals

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

The chairwoman of Guilderhaven, who usually hopes people will adopt animals and make them a part of their homes, now hopes they will adopt artwork.

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New school board leaders support inclusion but say it’s costly

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair 

The new president of the Guilderland School Board “totally” wants the community to discuss  whether the district is doing enough to reflect the diversity of students in its faculty and curriculum. The new vice president says the district is already “very proactive in dealing with issues related to race, gender, and diversity.”

BKW tags in Middleburgh for joint wrestling team

by H. Rose Schneider

A small number of students at Middleburgh hope to join Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s wrestling team, BKW officials say.

Midtel proposes building two structures in Hilltowns to expand internet access

by H. Rose Schneider

The two “network aggregation points,” which look like 10-by-12-foot buildings, 8 feet high, are proposed for Rensselaerville and Berne.

Bridge in Rensselaerville hamlet to close for repairs

by H. Rose Schneider

The bridge connects the hamlet to a restaurant, brewery, and local post office.

As cellphones gobble bandwidth, TV stations change frequencies

by Sean Mulkerrin

The Federal Communications Commission says TV antenna users have to update settings to avoid loss in programming. 

On appeal, name of resident who filed FOIL request released

by H. Rose Schneider

Acting as Knox appeals officer for the state’s Freedom of Information law, Supervisor Vasilios Lefkaditis, as the law requires, released the name of the resident making a recent request for transfer-station videos.

Rensselaerville GOP picks two Dems and a Republican for November

by H. Rose Schneider

Rensselaerville Republican Party Chairwoman Donna Kropp said that there is little interest in local politics on both sides of the aisle, leading to no Repubican candidates running for town council.

Borrow a book, plant a seed from the Berne library

by H. Rose Schneider

One woman found a variety of flower at the Berne Library’s “seed library” that she hadn’t been able to find anywhere else, said the library manager.

A love of golf spurs new business venture

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair 

Troy Miller of CM Fox plans to open his first golf-simulator business in Guilderland in September and to duplicate the model elsewhere in the area in the next couple of years. 

Listen: Harold Greene, on the chance of death and joy of life

Harold F. Greene is philosophical about the death of his son, a two-star Army general, shot in Afghanistan five years ago. His son, Harold J.

Violations at vacant building, owned by Knox supervisor’s company, worry neighbor

by H. Rose Schneider

Violations issued against Shaw Funding between May 2017 and July 2018 are still unresolved, with over $30,000 in penalties due.

Guilderland moves to require Pyramid outline all planned projects

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair 

Data will then be used to calculate the cumulative impact on traffic patterns and sewer infrastructure.

Land Conservancy raising $1.2M for Bender melon farm

by Sean Mulkerrin

For well over a decade, the former Bender melon farm in New Scotland has languished on the market for the princely sum of $4 million. Now, the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy has the opportunity to purchase the 198-acre property for about a quarter of list price, but still well over the full-market assessment of under $800,000 on the county tax rolls.

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