The volunteers managed to keep the fire to the first floor, Chief Steve Ayers said, although there was smoke damage on the second floor. “But the family should be able to get their possessions intact from the second floor,” he said.
ALBANY COUNTY — Several local groups are receiving funds as part of Round XIII of the Regional Economic Development Council Initiative, which is dispensing over $23 million to support 101 communities statewide.
GUILDERLAND — Among the $100 million in funding meant to renew state roads affected by extreme weather, $1.4 million has been allocated to resurface Route 20 in Guilderland from Route 146 to Schoolcraft Street.
Schoolcraft Street runs next to the historic Schoolcraft House in the Guilderland hamlet.
The law is to take effect immediately and applies to assessment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on and after Jan. 1, 2024.
He asked two questions: Would the town benefit, and could students from the nearby high school learn from the project. The answer to both questions was yes.
In 2023, the Regional Food Bank provided 3.7 million meals to people in Albany County, but there are 1.4 million more meals still needed, the county says, adding that the new funding would provide an additional 400,000 meals.
A year ago, the workshop, a not-for-profit chartered by the state’s Board of Regents that offers kids summertime “adventures in learning,” was awarded an $8,000 grant by the Preservation League of New York State to fund a cultural landscape report.
