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Allied Brewing spikes its beer with WWII history

by Noah Zweifel

ALTAMONT — You’d be forgiven for thinking that Darci Efaw, the owner of Allied Brewing Company, or her husband, Kevin, come from a military background, given how strongly that theme plays into her business. 

Annual Grist Mill art show celebrates a place local artists hold dear

by Noah Zweifel

This year’s exhibit will feature 44 Rensselaerville artists — including around nine children — putting the town’s unusually forceful creative population on full display. 

Ashlyn Hanley learned from her Hilltown elders and wrote a book of their life stories

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

HILLTOWNS — Ashlyn Anne Hanley, who graduated in June from Berne-Knox-Westerlo, has put the life stories of nine Hilltown elders into a book she hopes kids at her school will read and learn from.

Gilker is new VCSD board president; SRO appears to be off the table

by Sean Mulkerrin

The unanimous vote naming Gilker the next Voorheesville School Board president took place at the July 6 reorganizational meeting, when members elected Robert Samson as their vice president and Robyn Willoughby was sworn in as the board’s newest member.

State launches hotline for workplace harassment issues

The state this week launched a hotline, 1-800-HARASS-3 (1-800-427-2773), for issues of workplace sexual harassment.
The confidential hotline will be operated by the New York State Division of Human Rights and will connect workers who have faced sexual harassment with experienced pro-bono attorneys to advise them.

Photos: Longhouse Dedication

Sunset Hill Road to close for bridge work

WESTERLO — Starting on Monday, July 25, Sunset Hill Road (County Route 405) will be closed between routes 401 and 32.

The Albany County Department of Public Works is working on a bridge there, starting at 7 a.m. on Monday. That section of Route 405 will be closed until further notice.

GOP, Dems both hope to fill Bohl’s vacant seat

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

 Asked what Democrats might be nominated to run in November for Laurel Bohl’s now-vacant seat, Jacob Crawford, who chairs both Guilderland’s and Albany County’s Democratic committee, told The Enterprise, “John Haluska, Kevin McDonald, and myself are interested candidates at this point. Paul Pastore’s name was also suggested as a possible candidate.”

Week CXXIII: Vaccines evolve to cope with highly transmissible new variants

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines than was BA.2.12.1, meaning breakthrough infections are more likely, according to a new study.

First case of monkeypox identified in Albany County

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

New York State has been allocated 8,822 doses of vaccine from the federal government with an additional allocation of 23,963 for New York City alone, the governor’s office reported in a release on Tuesday. Forty doses are for Albany County.

Kenneth’s Army not required to file financial docs

by Noah Zweifel

A Freedom of Information Law request for the Hilltown not-for-profit’s registration and annual financial documents could not be completed by the New York State Office of the Attorney General because no such forms were ever filed — but they are not required, according to state law.

County seeks lower speed limits on Meadowdale and 2 other roads in town

by Sean Mulkerrin

NEW SCOTLAND — Albany County is looking to lower the speed limit on three roads in town, and one of them is an effort to limit disruptions for a proposed contractor yard on Frederick Road in Guilderland.

In New Scotland, multiple laws get Aug. 10 public hearing

by Sean Mulkerrin

In addition to what’s likely to be the most controversial bill the town board takes up next month — on policing lawns and trash — the New Scotland Town Board will also hold public hearings on laws related to recording of meetings and residents looking to engage the town in litigation.

New Scotland looks to police residents’ lawns, trash

by Sean Mulkerrin

New Scotland Councilman William Hennessy said “the most important part” of the new law is that it will bring New Scotland into stricter compliance with the New York State Building Code.

‘Go back to the source,’ urges historian Bruce Dearstyne

by elissa Hale-Spencer

GUILDERLAND — Historian Bruce Dearstyne has just published a book he hopes will be judged.

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