“Do you want to be an extra in a large scale medieval battle scene?” asks an online post, looking for volunteers from Oct. 20 to 25.

RENSSELAERVILLE — Billed as an “unprecedented investment,” the governor on Wednesday announced that the state’s transportation department will spend more than $600 million in over 180 paving projects across New York during the 2026 construction season. 

Over 100 Hilltowners marched from the town park in Rensselaerville to the firehouse on Saturday, Oct. 18, part of the national No Kings movement. “Symbollic of our battle — uphill all the way,” said Jim Kaufman as he and the others navigated the centuries-old Helderberg bluestone sidewalk.

“As we call on the federal government to make this vaccine available through the Vaccines for Children program, the Department will keep working to remove barriers and protect families’ access to lifesaving immunization,” said Health Commissioner James McDonald. “Vaccines save lives, and we will always stand with New Yorkers to safeguard their health.”

Five days after Gary’s death, I still, without thinking, put the sports section at his place when I bring in the morning paper. I get out his tea mug when I turn on the kettle. And so the day goes.

On Tuesday afternoon, the county executive’s office put out a release saying that Daniel McCoy had signed an executive order setting 21 as the minimum age to buy a flare gun and then on Tuesday evening, the county legislature introduced a local law that would treat flare guns like traditional firearms and “must be primarily purchased, possessed, and used by those over 21 years old.”

School district residents will vote on the proposal on Monday, Nov. 10, from 7 a.m to 9 p.m., at the elementary school cafeteria.

The sign, which says “John Wolcott Pine Bush Hikers’ Underpass,” will be displayed on the Thruway underpass for County Route 155. The underpass connects walkers and wildlife to the Pine Bush Preserve.

BETHLEHEM — An 83-year-old driver, police say, hit a town sedan for transporting seniors, killing a passenger just minutes after side-swiping another vehicle.

No arrest has been made as the crash is still being investigated, Bethlehem’s deputy chief, James Rexford, told The Altamont Enterprise on Monday.

“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.”