Westerlo Deputy Supervisor Kryzak had ordered the town’s attorney to send out a notice to Viking Solar owner Jamison Corallo to let him know that, after an extended period of noncompliance, his relationship with the town as a commercial trash hauler was to be terminated. Corallo told The Enterprise this week that he’s working on compliance and will make an appeal to the town board.
The project will modernize Albany County’s Department of Public Works facility in Knox, enhancing aesthetics, safety, and energy efficiency, says Albany County Legislator Jeff Perlee. It’s expected to be completed in the spring of 2023.
Democrat Jean Guarino is facing off against Republican Kristin Francis for Berne town clerk. The winner will replace Democrat Anita Clayton, who is currently running for a town board seat on the Republican line.
Berne Highway Superintendent Randy Bashwinger, a Republican with significant influence in the town, is facing a challenge from Democrat and political newcomer Barbara Kennedy.
The Logan Nonfiction Program has been given $1 million by the Logan Foundation, with which it will explore ways to make use of a part virtual, part -in person program for its 2022 fellowship.
With three Berne Town Board seats and the supervisor’s post up for grabs in this year’s election, the Democratic and Republican parties have launched robust campaigns for political dominance as the town’s first majority Republican administration in decades winds down its final year.
Commercial trash companies are bringing out-of-town trash to Westerlo’s transfer station, forcing the town board to figure out its options for a response.
County spokeswoman Mary Rozak told The Enterprise that information for how the money will be spent would have to come from the sheriff’s office, which did not respond to Enterprise inquiry.
Barbara Kennedy, who was accused of animal abuse on social media on false evidence, was not charged with any crimes after an investigation by the Albany County Sheriff found the allegations to be “unfounded.”
