NEW SCOTLAND — The New Scotland Historical Association dedicated two markers this week — each one a first.

On Friday, June 13, New Scotland got its only historic marker honoring a woman, Winifred Goldring. She was the first female state paleontologist in the nation and in the world.

As 7,000 soldiers and tanks and Strykers, at a cost of millions of dollars, paraded 1,600 yards down Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. to Donald Trump’s reviewing stand on his birthday, June 14, a score of Guilderland citizens brandished handmade signs at the corner of routes 20 and 155 as passing drivers honked horns in solidarity.

The suit, filed by Moses Ahn of Morgan & Morgan of New York City — which touts itself as “America's Largest Injury Firm” — alleges that Wright was hit by a school bus at the entrance of 113 Krumkill Rd. as he was “riding an e-scooter motor vehicle.”

Charles Peck’s medal was awarded because he served on Merchant Marine ships during World War II.

Senator Patricia Fahy announced today, June 11, as the legislative session is soon drawing to a close, that the bill she sponsored to develop 7 acres of the 27-acre Wadsworth site for retail, commercial, and residential use had passed in the Senate.

Since the pandemic, the town planner notes, there has been less demand for office space, and both requests for zoning changes are spurred by the applicants’ need for tenants.

Only one citizen spoke at the public hearing and all five board members were uniformly enthusiastic about the project, citing the need for affordable and workforce housing in town.

Jason Kenyon called The Enterprise because of concerns about losing his home but the story he told was about more than that — it was about how two friends on a warm April night got into a fight leading to dire consequences.

Director Hawver credits Senator Patricia Fahy, an Albany Democrat, for “taking the lead,” writing letters to Kathy Hochul, “urging the governor in the budget this year to include money for an upgrade to the grounds, the outdoor portion of our Discovery Center, to improve it for safety, accessibility, aesthetics, and sustainability.”

ALBANY COUNTY — In an era when antisemitism is on the rise, two local legislators are sponsoring a bill to establish a permanent Holocaust Memorial on the Empire State Plaza.