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Joanne Cunningham, who chairs the legislature and represents part of Bethlehem, introduced the bill in March after the town of Bethlehem was not immediately informed about contaminants in New Scotland wells on property close to Bethlehem’s Vly Creek Reservoir.

GLENMONT— A 32-year-old man was killed on July 14 when, police say, a vehicle driving south on Route 9W near Corning Hill Road in Glenmont crossed over the center line, hitting a motorcyclist traveling north.

A leak in the low-level outlet in the Myosotis Lake Dam in Rensselaerville has gotten worse recently, prompting the town to partner with the Huyck Preserve, which owns the dam, to pursue a short-term solution. 

“Flare guns were never designed to be weapons, but they are now being weaponized and used to inflict destruction, panic, and pain within our communities, including right here in the Capital Region with the outrageous and unacceptable violence we saw over the Fourth of July weekend,” said Senator Patricia Fahy.

NEW SCOTLAND — Some 95 students in Clayton A. Bouton’s Class of 2025 were sent off into the world with messages of resiliency, adaptability, community, and the importance of support systems.

The $8.9 million project to replace the 95-year-old bridge began on March 17 with Winn Construction clearing trees and grading, moving earth to reconfigure the slope near the entrance to Guilderland’s Tawasentha Park.