GUILDERLAND — Beth Irwin, a junior at Guilderland High School, has been named as one of the 10 scholastic award recipients for 2021 by the Capital District Sports Women of the Year.
Berne-Knox-Westerlo valedictorian Quinn Toomey is headed to Keuka College, in Yates County, to study applied mathematics and finance and to play baseball.
Asked if she felt robbed of her high school experience, because of the pandemic, Voorheesville’s valedictorian, Francesca Coppola, said, “It’s definitely been different.”
Asked why he wants to be a rocket scientist when he grows up, Voorheesville’s salutatorian, Brendan Mahoney, said, “I’ve always been fascinated with space, and the idea of going to space because it’s such a tough thing.”
Borrego Solar Systems is seeking to install an 8.84-megawatt solar array on about 87 acres of land owned by JL Development that straddles both Guilderland and New Scotland.
Last September, the Albany County Legislature voted, 33 to 5, to prohibit the use and sale of sparkling devices defined as ground-based fireworks such as the cylindrical or cone fountains and wooden sparkler/dipped sticks.
Tyler Fronte, speaking for Stewart’s Shops, told the New Scotland zoning board the granting of a variance and subsequent expansion of the company’s Delaware Turnpike store in Clarksville would “allow us to improve the interior. Our food-to-go program is growing and … the need for additional space is necessary.”
Robert Conway said he’s got “absolutely no qualms” about Richard Straut taking over for him as Voorheesville’s mayor, adding that Straut has shown himself to be a very capable and talented board member. Conway said he’s sure Straut will do an “exceptional job” as mayor.
Tim Lippert was Berne voters’ choice for the Democratic nomination in a town board race, but Anita Clayton, who has right-wing support, won the vast majority of absentee ballots, bringing what at first looked like a blowout down to the wire.
