Archive » March 2022 » News

School safety researcher urges ‘more love and connectedness’

by Noah Zweifel

Following three incidents at local schools — including Berne-Knox-Westerlo and Voorheesville — this month that raised the specter of mass shootings, The Enterprise spoke with a researcher who focuses on school safety measures and the unintended impacts they can have, particularly on marginalized communities. 

The younger the student, the more The Positivity Project has taken hold

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

“Character is more than simply individual achievement,” Lisa Knowles, Guilderland’s director of pupil services, told the school board on Tuesday. “It is the intersection of our thoughts, our feelings, and our behavior.”

Route 20 crash kills Guilderland man

GUILDERLAND — A two-car head-on crash on Route 20 early Tuesday morning killed a resident of Fuller Station Road, according to Guilderland Police.

The crash took place at about 6:39 a.m. near Fuller Station Road. “One car crossed into the other car’s lane and they hit head-on,” Deputy Chief Curtis Cox told The Enterprise.

WS Development to take majority ownership of Stuyvesant Plaza

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

GUILDERLAND —  WS Development will assume management, operation, and majority ownership of Stuyvesant Plaza, Ed Swyer, president of Stuyvesant Plaza Inc., announced in a release on Wednesday.

72 vote in Voorheesville village election

by Sean Mulkerrin

The four village officials running on March 15 were unopposed for their seats.

Week CV: Governor quietly extends NYS pandemic emergency

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

On Wednesday, Governor Kathy Hochul quietly extended for another month the pandemic state of emergency she had declared on Feb. 14, set to end March 16. The shortened declaration, which says, “New York continues to experience COVID-19 transmission, with the rate of new COVID-19 hospital admissions remaining at over 100 new admissions a day,” runs through April 15.

At GCSD, vax not required for spring sports

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Given the low community level of COVID-19, as set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Superintendent Marie Wiles recommended, based on the board’s September resolution, vaccination or weekly testing no longer be required for student athletes to play high-risk sports.

SRO about ‘about prevention and building relationships’ says GCSD super

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Before voting to approve the nine-page memorandum of agreement on March 8, board member Rebecca Butterfield asked for data on the SRO, saying she would like to know what he does on a daily basis and what actions have been taken on criminal matters.

Voorheesville takes another look at new bus garage

by Sean Mulkerrin

On March 7, representatives from Mosaic Associates Architects updated school board members with a proposal to build a bus garage on the grounds of Voorheesville Elementary School. 

Schools get federal funds to improve broadband access

ALBANY COUNTY — Capital Region schools and libraries are getting $8,907,780 in funding from the American Rescue Plan’s Emergency Connectivity Fund, according to an announcement from Congressman Paul D. Tonko’s office.

Memoirist Bischof pieced together her parents’ past and found her voice

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Patricia C. Bischof, as an adult, sat in a room in her mother’s house, crying, as she listened to the story of her mother’s life — a story she had never heard before.

Her mother, Ruth, was being filmed in the next room in an interview, which Bischof had set up, for the Shoah Foundation.

County colored ‘green’ by CDC — for ‘low’ COVID transmission

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy on Friday reported two previously unreported COVID-related deaths — a man in his sixties, and a man in his seventies — bringing the county’s death toll from the virus to 533.

Albany County may take over Switzkill Farm development efforts

by Noah Zweifel

Albany County spokeswoman Mary Rozak confirmed for The Enterprise this week that “conversations are ongoing” between the county and town over a shared-use agreement or full transfer of ownership of Switzkill Farm.

Porlier home-explosion due to propane tanks, report says

by Noah Zweifel

An investigation by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services concluded that leaked propane was ignited “by an electrical arc produced during the normal operation of an appliance” in the home’s basement.

New business looks to set up shop in Guilderland, skirt town code

The 2,200-square-foot facility, to be known as the Barn at Black Creek, would begin as a three-season space with the possibility of expanding to a year-round business on the 31-acre property.

Pages