Archive &raquo; July 2024 &raquo; News

ALBANY COUNTY — Albany County like the rest of the state, the nation, and the world has been affected by the faulty software update sent by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike.

Money flows to Altamont, Voorheesville, and New Scotland for variety of projects

In June, the village of Altamont announced it was awarded $1.4 million for sidewalks, while Voorheesville announced it had received a $10,000 Clean Energy Communities grant from the state, and New Scotland this month accepted a $19,000 parks grant from Albany County.

Hatch and Leonard honored by Heldeberg Workshop

The renovated Art Hatch and Mike Leonard Archery Building is being named after two men who helped found and expand the workshop’s archery program.

‘For a more perfect union,’ Mair proposes monument honoring mixed-race regiment

Aaron Mair says “The 200th anniversary is not just a celebration but a marker on how far we need to go. There is still work to be done for a more perfect union.”

Tensions persist in Westerlo over planning board abolishment

Former Westerlo Planning Board Chairman Beau Loendorf submitted a letter to the Enterprise editor this week bemoaning the town board’s decision to abolish the planning board, among other things. The town supervisor and town attorney both issued responses that defended themselves and turned the blame back on Loendorf and the planning board.

Atlas Copco seeks $4.6 million tax break, request to be heard July 24

Due to space constraints, Atlas Copco has been unable to make the larger compressors stateside, instead having to import them from its plants in Germany.

New BKW superintendent says: We can come together to support our students

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Superintendent Bonnie Kane is in her first month in that role, having previously served as the district’s high school principal for two years and as an English teacher before that.

Will the former Peter Young Center become a boutique inn?

On Aug. 7, the Guilderland Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on a proposal from Kent Hansen to turn the former Peter Young Center at 1180 Berne-Altamont Road into the Inns of Altamont.

More than a rebrand: Hilltown Commons focuses on local good

The former Carey Institute for Global Good in Rensselaerville has reorganized itself as Hilltown Commons, with new leadership that aims to ditch the “heady” and “highfalutin’” ideals of the globally-oriented not-for-profit, as the de facto executive Virginia Thomson put it, in favor of a grassroots approach to social betterment.

102nd: Tweed wins Dem nomination in close primary

The results still need to be certified by the New York State Board of Elections later this month, but official county-level results show that Janet Tweed, a member of the Delhi Village Board, has eked out a roughly 80-vote win over retired teacher and activist Mary Finneran.

Local governments get funds for bridge and culvert work

ALBANY COUNTY — Several local bridge or culvert projects are among the 216 across New York receiving more than $484 million in state funds, announced on July 11:

Firefighters push back on OSHA proposal, citing high costs, excessive paperwork and training

The update to the over-40-year-old fire safety standard has its roots in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, after which gaps in protections for emergency responders were identified.

‘Crossroads of the Revolution’: Albany County to focus on education, economics, diversity, unity

For Albany County Legislator Carolyn McLaughlin, the 250th anniversary is about unity and education. “When I look at things” she said, “I try to see the intersection across communities and this is something we can all be proud about and the opportunity to educate, educate, educate is foremost in my mind.”

Albany County under tornado watch and heat advisory