NEW SCOTLAND — On Aug. 25, the zoning board here took a closer look at the request from Tommell Livestock, LLC to renew a use variance previously granted to the prior owner of the property, Charles Schufelt.

Guilderland Planning Board members avoided walking through the front door of town hall to avoid activists who had assembled there on Wednesday to protest the board’s vote to approve Pyramid’s Rapp Road and Western Avenue projects.

The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy is working to keep a piece of New Scotland open space just that. 

Crossgates is dealing with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, suing retailers for not paying rent.  

Another Guilderland project is nearly through the approval process.  

This week, changes were made to Voorheesville’s school schedule for fall, and the district’s assistant superintendent stepped down. About 100 students have made remote-learnig requests.

Local shops are open for business, but they continue to feel the effects of the pandemic.

Christmas Land in Guilderland wants to expand its hours for the upcoming holiday season, but the business is being criticized for its noncompliance.

The owner of a New Scotland farm stand was cited and shut down by the town in May for violations of the zoning code. The owner says that her activities predate the zoning code and are therefore exempt from the laws.