New Scotland Councilman William Hennessy said “the most important part” of the new law is that it will bring New Scotland into stricter compliance with the New York State Building Code.

The next public hearing is scheduled for Aug. 10. 

Crossgates is suing Guilderland to lower its assessment for the third time in as many years; Macy’s for the fourth. 

On July 5, the Voorheesville Planning Commission approved three properties near Village Hall — 40, 42, and 43 South Main St. — to become a new restaurant, café, and parking lot.

Previously identified as Pyramids’ Rapp Road residential project, the 222-unit development — 192 apartments and 30 townhomes — has been branded by its developer as The Apex at Crossgates.

After spending over two of their four years attending high school amid a pandemic, members of the Clayton A. Bouton Class of 2022 are heading out into the world.   

A Voorheesville resident is home after a long stay in the hospital. The Albany County Sheriff’s Office says Patrick Weaver put himself there by putting his neighborhood at risk. But Weaver said there’s more to that story. 

“We’re not in business right now,” Tastee Treat Ice Cream shop owner Jeff Clark told The Enterprise on Wednesday. Asked if the shop was closed permanently, Clark said, “We might be. We very well might be.”

The public hearing was kept open for written comments only until the commission’s next meeting, currently set for July 5. 

Built in the city of Albany in 1994, the 437,286-square-foot outdoor shopping center Crossgates Commons is home to big-box retailers like Home Depot and At Home. The retail center had $29.8 million in debt spread across two loans whose original value was $32.5 million due May 1.