Albany County sales tax is on the upswing, but lagging behind much of the Capital Region in what has been a banner year for sales tax statewide. 

The policy, created by the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District but required under law by New York State, would have students keep their smartphones and other internet-capable devices in their lockers during the school day, eschewing the more complicated systems developed by other districts. 

Rensselaerville will remain in its usual, low-conflict form heading into November’s general election, with just one town board seat contested among the five positions that are open. 

Berne transfer-station employee Shawn Duncan says he was placed on a 30-day suspension by Highway Superintendent Randy Bashwinger on July 23, one day after Duncan spoke with The Enterprise about concerns he had about Bashwinger.

The junk-strewn property is co-owned by Knox Councilwoman June Springer, who said she does not live there and had not been aware of these concerns until recently. 

State data shows just how problematic the intersection of county routes 401 and 404, the site of a recent deadly accident involving a family, really are despite the county’s insistence that safety guidelines have been followed. 

Leaning Evergreen LLC, which owns a trailer park that sits across both Westerlo and Berne, is attempting to reduce its assessed property value by around 84 percent in Westerlo and 55 percent in Berne. 

The Westerlo Town Board voted unanimously to ask Albany County to install a traffic light at the intersection of county routes 401 and 404, following a fatal car accident there late last month. 

On Aug. 23, the My Way Tavern in Knox will feature live music from the band Tangled Web to celebrate its one-year anniversary. The restaurant is a spiritual successor to the Township Tavern, where owner Erin Thorpe had worked prior to opening her own restaurant. 

Following a town board discussion about turning an old landfill property on Kenyon Road in Rensselaerville into a memorial park, The Enterprise found out through the state Department of Environmental Conservation that, while the town legally closed the landfill many decades ago, the state has yet to determine that it was not adversely affecting water quality in the area.