Bethlehem

Following a water-quality crisis in January, Albany County placed a 90-day moratorium on the use of biosolid fertilizers to assess the need for regulations on the toxic substance, and extended it on April 16 for an additional 180 days.

Last Thursday, April 10, the Bethlehem girls’ lax team hosted a Suburban Council foe, Columbia. Rain was misting all game long but that didn’t bother the Eagles as they ripped off 10 straight goals en route to a 13-to-5 win.

The town executed a lease agreement at its March meeting that would charge Michael Stanton, of Stanton Farms, LLC,  $45 per acre for 216 tillable acres at the historic Heath Farm property. Stanton Farm, which had already farmed the land under an agreement with the previous property owner, was the only applicant for the lease.

On Friday, April 4, the Bethlehem boys’ tennis squad opened up its 2025 season at home as they took on Shenendehowa. From the first serve to the last winner, the Eagles soared, winning 8 to 1.

Using a grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the town of Bethlehem purchased 68 acres from town residents Marilyn Stangle and Betty Nolan, who wanted to protect the land from solar developers. The town had previously approved around $50,000 of its own funds to cover extra expenses, but ended up using just half that. 

BETHLEHEM — Work is underway on a path that will connect pedestrians and cyclists in neighborhoods near Cherry Avenue Extension with the Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail and businesses located along New Scotland Road.

On Friday, March 28, the Bethlehem girls’ flag football team kicked off its 2025 season at home in a non-league matchup against Cicero-North Syracuse. It was a battle of the defense but the Eagles couldn’t get that last score and fell, 7 to 6.

BETHLEHEM — An Albany man was charged on Feb. 18 after, police say, he “threatened a victim by displaying a firearm if the victim did not pay … $100.”

The encounter took place at the Glenmont Walmart, at 311 Route 9W, on Jan. 29, according to a release from Bethlehem Police who worked with Albany Police to make the arrest.

BETHLEHEM — A Troy couple was arrested on Wednesday after a Jan. 30 burglary at a Glenmont home.

Lisa and Carlos Campbell were each charged with second-degree burglary, and third-degree criminal mischief, both felonies, and with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

BETHLEHEM — A Latham man was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance after, police say, he evaded a traffic stop on Tuesday.

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