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Depot in disrepair is demolished

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

The train depot, built in 1864  the center of Knowersville, as Altamont was then called, became an unofficial village hall and meeting place. The station first agent, Henry Hawkins, served as the postmaster for Knowersville and the post office was located in the depot.

‘Bring back radical care’: Within Us murals unveiled

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.

‘Blown away’: BARE blends celebrates new place at plaza

GUILDERLAND — BARE Blends, a women-owned, healthy-foods eatery, which moved across Stuyvesant Plaza, is celebrating its new space on Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Pyramid named in worker-injury suit

by Sean Mulkerrin

The Sept. 22 lawsuit was filed by Mattress Express employee Kimberly Blasiak against Pyramid Management Group, a half-dozen of its local LLCs, and Urban Air Adventure Park.

Guilderland’s historic figures will come to life on Sunday

Guilderland Cemetery, formerly known as the Reformed Church Cemetery, was on the original 1794 lease of 43.75 acres from the proprietor of the manor of Rensselaerwyck, Stephen Van Rensselaer, to ministers, elders, and deacons of Reformed Protestant Dutch Church. The cemetery was turned over to the town of Guilderland in 2002 when the Guilderland Cemetery Association could no longer afford to keep it up.

‘Designed for everyone’: Berne gets $250K Fitness Court

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy said the county’s Innovation Partnership with MVP paid $195,000 for the Fitness Court while the county paid an additional $50,000 in labor, equipment, and materials to construct the court.

Voorheesville seeks to educate parents on kids’ illegal use of e-bikes

by Sean Mulkerrin

“It’s become a thing much more quickly,” Voorheesville Mayor Rich Straut said of e-bikes during the September village board of trustees meeting. “We see young people riding in the streets. We see them riding around the park. They’re very fast … We’ve had a couple of complaints about them.”

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