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UAlbany student charged with stalking

BETHLEHEM — A University at Albany student was “sending sexually explicit messages to several area female real estate agents,” Bethlehem Police said in a release.

Lake association proposing dam repair will allow some burdened properties to opt out

by Noah Zweifel

The Helderberg Lake Community Association, which is attempting to secure $500,000 to repair the Helderberg Lake dam through a town-managed loan, has responded to the series of concerns raised late last year by lake residents unhappy with the way the association has handled the repair.

Rensselaerville to receive surprise bequest valued at over $800K

by Noah Zweifel

Jeffrey Bogue, who spent much of his life in Connecticut, left his estate to the town, surprising town officials, who did not know much about him until Bogue’s cousin, Rosemarie Kuhar, sent them a letter. 

Town prepared to go to court to shut down late-night venue

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

A memorandum from town attorney James Melita to Guilderland Supervisor Peter Barber and the town board members says the property is being used illegally “as a commercial entertainment location” in violation of the town’s zoning code.

A life of sacrifice and secrets is unveiled after Harold Franken’s death

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

Jill Franken Dugan, who teaches Spanish at Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland, recently learned something by chance about her late father’s service in the United States Army. Her father, Hellmut Frankenberg, was a Ritchie Boy — a graduate of the the Army’s elite military intelligence training program at Camp Ritchie, Maryland. The Ritchie Boys were instrumental in helping the Allies win World War II.

Albany County seniors served in midst of pandemic

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Asked how her department was able to get into homes and serve seniors during the pandemic while other counties did not, Commissioner for Aging Deb Riitano said, “Albany County adjusted its business model to help people in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic. We did not have any reduction in services or programs.”

SUNY Poly prof gets $300K for semiconductor detectors

Serge Oktyabrsky, professor of Nanoscience at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, has received $300,000 in funding from the United States Department of Energy to further develop scintillating detectors.

Week XCIX: As most Americans want to ‘get on’ with their lives, NYS has mandates gov says will ‘keep things open’

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

On Friday, Hochul announced the mask-or-vax requirement, initially set to expire on Feb. 1, would be extended until Feb. 10 and then re-evaluated in two-week increments. An appeal, now in New York’s middle-level court, has yet to be decided. On Monday, the court granted the health department’s request for a stay, which means the mask mandate can remain in effect through March 2.

Guilderland tightens law to avoid injury claims

Before any damages can be awarded, a resident must have filed a written complaint that a town structure is “defective, out of repair, unsafe, dangerous, or obstructed” and there must have been “a failure or neglect within a reasonable time after giving such notice to repair or remove the defect, danger, or obstruction complained of.”

What 5G means for rural internet availability

by Noah Zweifel

The rollout of 5G cellular networks across the country is expected to majorly improve people’s online experience, including, eventually, those who have trouble getting online in the first place. 

Albert Thiem

Albert Thiem, Berne’s newly appointed board member, wants what’s right for the future

by Noah Zweifel

Albert Thiem was appointed by the Berne Town Board at its Jan. 1 reorganizational meeting to fill a vacancy left by former councilwoman, Bonnie Conklin.

Antenna proposed for roof of Route 20 senior facility can’t be higher than 50 feet

by Sean Mulkerrin

An email sent to neighbors by the McKownville Improvement Association  alerted readers to the project’s legal notice in the Jan. 27 edition of The Enterprise, appears to have been misinterpreted — due in no small measure to the notice’s legalese — as a proposal by Dish to install 48-foot-tall antennas on the building’s roof.  

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