Altamont Free Library Director Burke said the library along with major community stakeholders will examine “whether we can better ensure our continued existence under a different organizational model, possibly as a special district library with independent taxing authority, possibly as a branch of the Guilderland Public Library, or possibly under some other organizational model.”

The New York State Police Emergency Response Team was on the scene with its robot. “For the safety of everyone, we sent in the robot,” said Guilderland Police Captain Eric Batchelder. “The robot found him,” he said of the suspect. “The team went in and apprehended him once it was determined to be safe.”

The village is undergoing a resurgence of interest in its history as a joint village and town Historic Preservation Commission this year released a survey by Hartgen Archeological Associates found three places in New Scotland that might, with work, be eligible for designation on the National Register of Historic Places. One of those places is the Victorian village of Voorheesville.

The tax rates for the 2023-24 school year adopted by the school board on Aug. 15 turned out to be based on an error, said Assistant Superintendent for Business Andrew Van Alstyne on Aug. 17. The board will adopt new tax rates next week, he said.

ALBANY COUNTY — The second annual Fall Festival and 5K on the Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail will be held on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

GUILDERLAND — A jewelry store featuring bracelets engraved with sayings, is opening at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland.

The Inspiration Co. is located near Best Buy on the upper level of the mall.

The level of the virus RNA “can tell us roughly how many cases can be expected in a population,” says the most recent report on Albany County’s wastewater surveillance. For Albany’s North Plant, the detection level suggests a daily case incidence of 10 to 50 cases per 100,000 people. The same is true for the Bethlehem plant. Albany’s South Plant and Guilderland’s facility each had a detection level suggesting more than 50 cases per 100,000 people, the report says.

NEW SCOTLAND — Dr. Lyon Greenberg, at 90, believes he has lived his life in the right place at the right time.

On Saturday, he and his wife, Marcia, sat on their flagstone patio overlooking the fields and pond on their 60-acre property.

Alicia M. Rizzo had a passion for teaching. She persevered as principal of Lynnwood Elementary School despite having cancer.

“A strong and fearless leader” is how her family describes her.

“A strong advocate for children and an exceptional educator” is how the Guilderland schools superintendent describes her.

The project will be funded with $40 million from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and American Rescue Plan and $60 million from the state through its latest round of the Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition.