Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club President Tristan Lowery, who gave a presentation to Knox’s Conservation Advisory Council last year, told The Enterprise that the Knox wetlands is “quickly becoming a favorite destination for birders in the Capital Region,” with 125 species recorded there so far, and more expected.
The vote to appoint Thomas Ridgeway as a foreman was unanimous. So was the vote for Haver’s other request, the purchase of a Kubota skid steer for roughly $111,000.
ALBANY COUNTY — The county’s Department for Aging is seeking stories about The College of Saint Rose from alumnae and alumni, friends, faculty, and neighbors, which it will compile into a book to honor the college’s legacy.
GUILDERLAND — A Troy man was charged with drunk driving after a crash on Thursday night caused a gas leak, shutting Johnston Road for several hours, according to a Friday release from Guilderland Police.
Christopher L. Jura, 43, was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of the crash.
“The people who drive for us like driving for us,” said Assistant Superintendent for Business Andrew Van Alstyne. “We want people to join us because it’s a positive experience to work with the kids.”
Assistant Superintendent for Business Andrew Van Alstyne had made a similar case last January, for Guilderland to have more funds in reserve; this year, he provided an explanation, tax certiorari cases, for the widening gap.
The former Highlands Restaurant property in Knox is in “rough shape,” according to a former employee. She expects that any buyer will have to invest a lot to make it habitable again.
The Westerlo Town Board voted unanimously to establish a $1.2 million capital reserve fund, which will be spent on various improvements in the town over the next four years according to a spending plan that has yet to be adopted.
Called Guilderland Live Poultry and Grocery in its application to the town, the market would offer “meat from live poultry” as well as “condiments and spices and related requirements for food preparation.”
GUILDERLAND — A 24-year-old man was treated for stab wounds at St. Peter’s Hospital on Friday night after a fight at Crossgates Mall, according to a release from Guilderland Police.
The liaison system will allow the Rensselaerville Town Board to be more aware of what the town’s various boards and committees are working on and what their needs are, taking some of the burden off of the town supervisor.
On Wednesday, the Guilderland Planning Board began its site-plan review of New York Oncology Hematology’s proposed Western Avenue regional cancer center.
Berne’s former deputy supervisor, Anita Clayton, alleged at a town board meeting in December shortly before she left office that the town cannot sell the property for less than it’s worth. The spokeswoman for Albany County said this is not the case, and that the town has been ignoring county correspondence for weeks.
