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More single-family homes proposed for Guilderland

by Sean Mulkerrin

Developers are looking to build a total of 21 single-family homes.

County: 73 New Scotland ‘locations’ to receive broadband access

by Sean Mulkerrin

“Did you hear anything about New Scotland getting money for broadband extension?” the town board was asked at its Sept. 10 meeting.

Photos: Altamont Celebrates Constitution Day

Altamont’s first Constitution Day, on Sept. 17, attracted many families with children who learned about the nation’s founding document through a variety of crafts and displays.

Albany County is now under drought watch

ALBANY COUNTY — Fifty counties, including Albany, are now under a drought watch, according to an announcement from the governor and the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

Berne GOP deserts 3 candidates

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Randy Bashwinger believes the motive for the lack of support is revenge.

Donations pour in after young mother’s death

ALTAMONT — Cassidy Zyskowski died on Sept. 10 after a long struggle with breast cancer, leaving behind her son, Hunter, a fourth-grader at Altamont Elementary School.

Half-staff flag honoring Kirk unintentionally controversial, says GFD president

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

The president of the Guilderland Fire Department says the new policy to explain on its electronic sign why the American flag outside the firehouse is at half staff became unintentionally controversial.

ATM and drive-thru restaurant proposed for Western Avenue

by Sean Mulkerrin

Also during its Sept. 10 meeting, the board was informed about a drive-thru restaurant looking to be built on land surrounding the proposed Western Avenue ATM.

Village trustee: ‘No one comes unless they’re upset’

by Sean Mulkerrin

On Sept. 2, Charlie Giglio told Altamont trustees that “I do a lot of driving. And I don’t know if it’s my imagination or not, but I think every road except Brandle Road has been repaved.”

New school year at VCSD: ‘Kids are talking to each other at lunch’

by Sean Mulkerrin

The 2025-26 school year started with board members being apprised of the  implementation of the state’s mandated cell-phone ban policy, the district’s multi-million-dollar capital project, and the award of two grants. 

Maria College enrollment grows as it adds programs to meet needs

Maria College, with 867 students, has announced a 35-percent increase in enrollment this year, crediting the jump to meeting regional workforce needs with flexible degree programs.

Some Brandle Meadow residents have unpotable water

by Sean Mulkerrin

During the Altamont Board of Trustees September meeting, Al Caruso, a Guilderland resident of the senior-living Brandle Meadows condominium complex, came to ask what the village can do about the appliance-damaging manganese in his water supply.

Public hearing set, firefighters being trained for proposed Feura Bush battery storage facility

by Sean Mulkerrin

RIC Energy is seeking permission to install a five-megawatt battery energy storage system, or BESS, on seven acres of the 137-acre New Scotland Beagle Club.

Driver charged with DWI after rollover crash

GUILDERLAND — A two-car rollover crash on the Thruway has led to a drunk-driving charge.

State Police: Drunk UTV driver hits pickup truck

BERNE — A Berne man is due in town court this week on charges of reckless endangerment and driving while intoxicated.

Thomas Murphy, 40, was arrested on Aug. 16 after, police say, he intentionally drove a side-by-side Utility Terrain Vehicle into a pickup truck.

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