When Voorheesville updated its comprehensive plan this past summer, it called for the rezoning of the area around the former Smitty’s Tavern, which is owned by Stewart’s Shops. The rezone ended any hope the company had for putting a new and larger store on the site. This week, citing an inability to build a new shop, Stewart’s announced it would close its Voorheesville store.

After residents who live close to the site of a proposed cell tower in Altamont said that they had not received proper notification of a “balloon float” test, a second test is planned for Tuesday, Jan. 15.

After just three years of waiting, Stewart’s Shops got the village board it wanted, and was able to have the property it owns at  107-109 Helderberg Ave., in Altamont, rezoned so that a new store may be built on the site.

The headline screamed: “MEXICAN FAMILY GO INSANE.

The Altamont Free Library will not charge its members late fees on borrowed children’s books for all of 2019.

While there is no reason in the zoning code for the Altamont Planning Board to reject a proposal for 120-foot monopole telecommunications tower to be placed above the village, the board has decided to allow the public more time to offer its input on the proposed project.

Developer Jeff Thomas has proposed constructing a three building mixed-use development in the center of the village of Altamont.

Students are reporting more mental-health issues than ever before. Do schools have enough support staff to help?

ALBANY COUNTY — Mark S. Schmidt of Altamont was sentenced in Albany County Court on Thursday to two-and-a-half years in prison followed by 10 years of post-release supervision; upon release, he will have to register as a sex offender.

Municipalities in Albany County are adopting a plan to help decrease the impact that natural disasters may have on their communities.