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Guilderland women named Freihofer’s ambassadors

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

New Freihofer’s Run for Women ambassador Bethany Mazura said that what she loves about this race is that it is for “all women, all ages, all abilities.” She described herself as a “back-of-the-pack runner” but said, in addition to running the Freihofer’s Run nearly every year, she has also gone on to run in marathons and ultramarathons. 

Counting the dead: the opioid problem in charts

by Sean Mulkerrin

ALBANY COUNTY — In December, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that, after nearly a decade of ever-increasing opioid-related overdose deaths in New York State, there was a near

Raechel Fraterrigo

Fraterrigo’s lettering celebrates shops, weddings, and babies 

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair 

Raechel Fraterrigo’s business got its start through social media and has grown rapidly through sites such as Instagram and Facebook. 

No decision on Stewart’s variance requests in Altamont, hearing extended

by Sean Mulkerrin

Stewart’s Shops’ three variance requests for its Altamont Boulevard expansion project must pass five criteria used by the zoning board.

Knox town board authorizes first purchase with $130K green grant, eyes solar farm

by Noah Zweifel

The Knox Town Board authorized the purchase of new lights for the town’s baseball field, which will be the first improvement to come out of grant money from New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s Clean Energy Communities program.

Quadrini pares down project for Master Cleaners’ site, pleases committee 

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair 

Developer Armand Quadrini is willing to pay the cost of remediating the polluted site where he hopes to build a residential-and-commercial project called Foundry Village, with 140 apartments and a convenience store with fuel pumps. 

Land conservancy hopes to find buyer who will protect Picard property

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

“A huge number of people have expressed interest in [finding] an alternative to development,” said Mark King, executive director of the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy. “We’re trying to wrangle those interests into something we could present as an alternative.”

Photos: 75th Anniversary of Iwo Jima

Amelia and Peter Nobis

Mother fights to treat her family’s rare disorder

by Noah Zweifel

Chantelle Nobis, a Hilltown native who now lives near Rome, New York, is fighting to develop better treatments for neurofibromatosis, a rare and vaguely understood genetic disorder that afflicts both her husband and daughter.

Pyramid and GPD announce agreement on increased patrols at mall

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

Pyramid Management will pay the Guilderland Police Department the cost of hiring two new officers in exchange for the department’s increasing to full-time two officers’ patrols at Crossgates Mall, paid for by the force itself. The officers who patrol the mall are detectives and paid more than new hires. 

McCoy says state of Albany County ‘is strong’

by Sean Mulkerrin

Pressure from the governor to rein in Medicaid costs will affect Albany county, starting in 2021, Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy says.

Woman charged with assault after Crossgates stabbing 

In addition to this stabbing, there have been three brawls at Crossgates Mall over the past two months, with two of them caught on video and widely reported. 

Voorheesville presents $26M draft for 2020-21 district budget

by Sean Mulkerrin 

Voorheesville schools are in a better financial position going into the 2020-21 budget season than they were around this time last year. 

Hiawatha Trails stalled by litigation 

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair 

Until litigation against the project resolves, no progress will be made on the question of what the approved Hiawatha Trails project needs to do to meet the state fire code. 

Berne reckoning: Crowd questions, berates town board actions

by Noah Zweifel

Outrage and partisanship may have left their high-water mark in Berne, where dozens of residents attended the latest town board meeting to hammer the new council with questions and comments about the illegal removal of town employees from their positions, among other issues. Many of the residents’ remarks were met with eye rolls from the mostly GOP-backed board who, for the first time in decades, can steam ahead unimpeded by Democrats’ desires. 

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