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Voorheesville school district budget up 4.7% for next year

by Sean Mulkerrin

A public hearing on the proposed spending plan, which is technically up over 14 percent from this year due to a one-time, already-accounted-for $3 million capital project outlay, is set for May 13. 

Thacher and Five Rivers looking for love

ALBANY COUNTY — Two local parks are participating in I Love My Park Day, a statewide event held each year on the first Saturday of May to celebrate and enhance New York’s parks, historic sites, greenway trails and other public lands.

Victims of Sherwood and Lagan get $6M in restitution

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

About $5.5 million has yet to be recovered, which the Asset Recovery Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office is working on.

Falling rocks shut down Indian Ladder Trail

by Sean Mulkerrin

The park in an April 28 Facebook post stated it was closing the trail “for further inspection.”

GPL proposes $4.4M budget, under tax cap, expanding staff training

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

 “We want voters to know that we’ve heard community feedback, that they think that training for our staff is really important. And so we’ve made it a priority to do that, to make sure we can meet community needs and do what we need to do ….,” said Interim director Nathaniel Heyer. “This budget allows us to continue to provide a really high level of service … that folks expect and enjoy here.”

New principal for Clayton A. Bouton High School

by Sean Mulkerrin

On Monday, the Voorheesville Central School District announced it had hired Lisa Cardillo, currently the principal of Taconic Hills Junior and Senior High School, to lead Clayton A. Bouton.

County legislators push for more comprehensive notification requirements

by Noah Zweifel

A line in the proposed bill would exempt the Albany County Department of Mental Health from notifying local officials when a mental health facility proposes to relocate within the same municipality, causing angst among legislators who worried one might wind up in their district without input.

Tacos Diablo brings Mexican street food to Guilderland

by Noah Zweifel

Chef Dominic Giuliano grew up in Southern California, two hours from the Mexican border, which gave him the opportunity to explore and fall in love with food he found off beaten paths in both places. Now, he’s bringing that cuisine to Guilderland’s Hamilton Square with Tacos Diablo, having built up a customer base through his first location in Nassau.

Driver dies in Route 85 car crash

BETHLEHEM — Wednesday morning, two cars crashed on Route 85 near the Albany city line, killing one of the drivers.

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