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For 2026, New Scotland is proposing a town-wide tax-rate increase of about 3.4 percent, from about 1.55 per $1,000 of assessed value to approximately $1.60 per $1,000.

“We would like to hear about assistant coaches across the board,” said Board President Blanca Gonzalez-Parker. “How were the decisions made? Who has them? Who doesn’t? Is there, in fact, a disparity between male and female teams? That sort of thing.”

ALTAMONT — Gary Spencer was a man of few words but the words he spoke or wrote mattered. He chose them carefully. He read widely, collecting first editions of books he loved even when he could ill afford them.

“An unusually dry period” combined with the danger of fallen leaves accumulating led to the ban, according to a proclamation signed by the governor. The ban prohibits outdoor fires for disposal of brush or debris as well as all uncontained fires, including campfires, and open fires used for cooking.

VOORHEESVILLE —  Barring another out-of-left-field request, Voorheesville’s nearly decade-and-a-half pursuit to install a Quiet Zone in the heart of the village appears to finally have the all-clear. 

ALBANY COUNTY — Six murals were unveiled this week as the start of the “Within Us” project, which seeks to use art as a catalyst for healing and discourse on mental health and suicide.

The project is funded by a $34,000 grant through Albany County’s American Rescue Plan Act program.