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COVID-19 spike among UAlbany student grows

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

The University of Albany is now more than half-way to the metric of COVID-19 cases that would force classes to be given entirely remotely.

UAlbany COVID-19 spike continues

Of the 24 new positive COVID-19 cases reported Sunday morning in Albany County, 16 are connected to the University at Albany. 

Albany County suffers 134th COVID-19 death

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

New York State announced a record-high number of test results as Albany County reported 28 new cases and its 134th death on Saturday.

Federal and state programs aim to heal the hurt caused by the pandemic

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Government programs were announced this week to help small-business owners, manufacturers, child-care centers, farmers, and workers who lost wages — all due to the pandemic.

New Scotland to bring Wi-Fi to Feura Bush Park

by Sean Mulkerrin

Hudson Valley Wireless gave the town of New Scotland “a very good price and very good deal” on a Wi-Fi contract. 

UAlbany takes ‘strong measures’ after overnight COVID-19 spike

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

The spike of COVID-19 cases at UAlbany can be traced back to athletes and to off-campus housing in the Pine Hills neighborhood of Albany, said Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy.

Guilderland police and schools get $346K in federal funds to enhance safety 

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Currently, some places in Guilderland’s five elementary schools, middle school, and high school have “dead spots” for communication, said Superintendent Marie Wiles. The award will be used to upgrade radio communication for all seven buildings.

McCoy signs county’s Clean Air Act into law

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

“The focal issue for the legislature is we don’t want to become the dumping ground for New York State or for the Northeast,” says William Reinhardt, who chairs the county legislature’s Conservation, Sustainability and Green Initiatives Committee and who sponsored the Clean air Act.

Todd Schwendeman

Berne Planning Board seat opens up

by Noah Zweifel

Todd Schwendeman announced his resignation from the Berne Planning Board, offering the town board a way to appoint convicted felon Tom Spargo back to the board after his short, illegal tenure. 

County’s new 9-1-1 service center to be housed in former Clarksville school

by Sean Mulkerrin

The former Clarksville Elementary School in New Scotland is already home to the sheriff’s public safety building; soon it will also house the county’s 9-1-1 call center. 

Week XXVI: Infection rates remains low but worries arise about ‘after-effects of COVID’

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

With no federal bail-out on the horizon Wednesday, local Assembly members and the state’s largest teachers’ union called for New York to raise taxes on the wealthy to help poor school districts hurt by aid cuts in the wake of the pandemic.

Guilderland library to reopen in the midst of construction

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Guilderland library trustees voted unanimously to reopen the library — as coronavirus restrictions allow — while construction is underway for an $8 million upgrade. The director will present a reopening plan at the board’s next meeting, on Sept. 17.

Berne under audit by state comptroller's office

by Noah Zweifel

The town of Berne is being audited by the New York State Comptroller after Councilman Joel Willsey, the board’s lone Democrat, complained about the formulation of the town’s 2020 budget.

Dirt bikes collide, one driver dies

GUILDERLAND — At about midnight on Friday, Sept. 4, two dirt bikes collided, causing serious injuries to both 21-year-old drivers.

On Sunday afternoon, Guilderland Police reported that one of the drivers died: Jonwilliam “Jon” P. Foreman of Loudonville.

Hilltowns still far behind suburbs in census self-response

by Noah Zweifel

Only 55 percent of Hilltown households have self-responded to the 2020 census with less than a month before the United States Census Bureau stops collecting data. 

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