Belenchia enters crowded New Scotland race

NEW SCOTLAND — In an election crowded with candidates who are wary of commercial retail development, the number of candidates claiming to be proponents of property rights is quietly keeping pace.

Continuing what has become an Altamont Enterprise tradition, Melissa Hale-Spencer, the newspaper’s editor, has been named to the Golden Dozen again this year.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — A baker’s dozen of Republicans gathered at the bar in the East Berne Firehouse last night to caucus for fall election candidates, in a town where Democrats outnumber Republicans 3 to 1.

ALTAMONT — The Double Decker Stringband will revive old-time music for the Old Songs Festival this weekend.

By Zach Simeone

NEW SCOTLAND — An apparently orchestrated Democratic caucus yielded a ticket with no surprises for this November’s election.

By Jordan J. Michael

VOORHEESVILLE –– Tom Bucci of Latham golfed 1,801 consecutive holes last week at Albany Country Club in Voorheesville to set a new Guinness World Record.

Wow.

GUILDERLAND — A Rotterdam man was arrested by State Police for stealing from Bob’s Towing and Crushing, at 3600 Western Ave.

Mark Van Wormer, 46, was charged with three counts of petit larceny, and criminal trespassing.

By Jordan J. Michael

GUILDERLAND –– Four out of the five graduating Guilderland wrestlers will be competing at the college level, next year.

ALTAMONT — As folksingers croon old mountain ballads and jug bands wrangle stringed gourds into order, Jake Thomas sits to the side of the stage with hands aflutter.