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Each of the state’s 10 areas to get $4.5M for farmland protection

Nearly $50 million is now available through the Farmland Protection Implementation Grants Program. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.

Air quality advisory issued for Albany County

More than 100 wildfires burning in Quebec are causing hazy conditions across much of the state.

Albany County Land Bank gets $1.8M from state

ALBANY COUNTY — Among the 24 New York land banks receiving a total of nearly $26 million from the state, Albany County Land Bank got a $1.8 million grant.

Separately, the Capital Region Land Bank received $1,757,475, according to a Friday release from the governor’s office.

Hébert Joseph secures independent nomination in county legislator race

by Noah Zweifel

Joseph, a Democrat, had been denied his party’s line after a court ruled that many of the signatures on his Democratic nominating petition were invalid. He will nevertheless appear on his own party line, Hilltowns First, along with the Working Families line as he challenges incumbent Chris Smith, a Conservative with GOP backing. 

Young Abolitionists invite you to celebrate Juneteenth

“Enjoy food at inexpensive cost organized by teens from the Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute, photos with an image of Stephen Myers, tour and view historical presentations by teen program participants, relax in the beautiful gardens, shop at our Black artisans gallery, enjoy many other features,” says a notice from the Underground Railroad Education Center.

Chef Clark says good meals can make a difference in students’ lives

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

BERNE — Lateef Clark says that preparing food has kept him grounded as a human being.

“It evolved me as a person … raised me to be a better human, a better man … just by meeting people of different diverse backgrounds and also just by cooking for people,” he says in this week’s Enterprise podcast.

BPD: Smoker ignited debris leading to Equinox fire

BETHLEHEM — Tuesday’s fire that destroyed two Equinox apartment buildings was started with a Delmar man smoking a joint in the nearby courtyard, according to a Friday release from Bethlehem Police.

Neighbors sue to stop Costco, Pyramid says it won’t build without tax breaks

by Sean Mulkerrin and Melissa Hale-Spencer

On May 31, a public hearing was held on Pyramid’s requests for $2.2 million in tax exemptions and condemnation of town-owned roads. On Monday, June 5, paperwork was filed in Albany County Supreme Court to stop the project from moving forward.

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