The Voorheesville Central School District, for the second year in a row, is not projecting a budget shortfall for the following year, which is unusual in a first-draft spending proposal. 

The Altamont Zoning Board of Appeals at its Jan. 24 meeting touched on issues related to first-responder access, on-site water, and general site access. 

A public hearing on the proposed law was held on Jan. 25, while a vote on the matter is likely to happen in the coming weeks. 

GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Zoning Board of Appeals had a significant shake-up at the start of the New Year.

During the town board’s reorganizational meeting, attorney Elizabeth Lott was named to succeed longtime chairman, Thomas Remmert. 

“It all goes towards recruitment and retention, which has kind of been a hidden bugaboo of the volunteer fire department for a number of years,” Donald Gaitor, a 50-year volunteer firefighter, told Guilderland Town Board recently 

In November, area residents came to the Voorheesville firehouse to voice their concerns over losing access to Route 719. This week, the Capital District Transportation Authority announced a two-phase plan that will bring a large portion of the route back into service. 

Are there consequences for not following the rules when putting on events in Altamont? 

Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy on Friday offered an update on the BusPatrol program, first rolled out in September, which equipped 59 South Colonie Central School District buses with cameras to record vehicles illegally passing stopped buses.

Jean Conklin closed Hungerford Market at the end of 2022.

The track drop-off held up traffic on Main Street in Altamont for a total of approximately 45 minutes on Jan. 5, with the first closure lasting about 25 minutes and the second about 20, according to Altamont Free Library Director Joseph Burke.