VOORHEESVILLE — Thom O’Connor, a printmaker, is ready for the future.

Our county executive, Michael Breslin, has pledged taxpayers’ money for Advancing Tech Valley, a fund created by the Center of Economic Growth and the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce. He’s promised a half-dollar per resident.

While Albany County’s executive supports it, not every town government is sold on the idea of Tech Valley.

KNOX—An Albany County family has been awarded nearly $2.5 million in a wrongful death suit filed against the state after a bicycle accident at Thompson’s Lake Campground.

KNOX—Every year, Robert Price warns the Knox Town Board of the same thing and every year his warning is politely noted. This year, however, the board took action.

RENSSELAERVILLE — A young man who was arrested for kidnapping and rape after escaping from Rensselaerville’s Camp Cass Residential Center has received nearly the maximum sentence for the crimes.

WESTERLO—The Albany County District Attorney’s Office is seeking jailtime for a Greenville man who is charged with drunk driving in Westerlo.

WESTERLO—After losing as a Republican in a race for town board two years ago, Councilman R. Gregory Zeh Jr. may run on the Democratic ticket this year, or on the Republican ticket, or both.

KNOX—A first-time candidate wants to shake things up in Knox, a town that has had the same supervisor for over three decades.