BETHLEHEM — Two men who targeted Hannaford Supermarkets to shoplift crashed their car in Rensselaer after police chased them from a Hannaford in Delmar, according to a release from Bethlehem Police.

The goal is to attract more homeowner residents to join and remain in the town’s volunteer emergency services, and to help make home ownership more affordable for younger volunteers who want to remain in Bethlehem.

BETHLEHEM — While the family that lived at 15 Hidden Hollow Road was not home on Wednesday when the house caught fire, their pets were.

“Once the fire was extinguished it was learned that 6 dogs, 4 cats, and 2 ferrets had been inside the residence and succumbed to fire,” the Bethlehem Police said in a Feb. 1 release.

BETHLEHEM — A 21-year-old Troy man was charged with attempted murder on Tuesday.

Bethlehem Police arrested Zereem N. Williams on charges stemming from a Feb. 15, 2022 domestic incident, according to a release from the department.

BETHLEHEM — Registration is now open for the 2023 Bethlehem Softball League spring recreation season.
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the BSL and on top of spring, fall, and travel softball seasons, other plans are in the works to celebrate this milestone.

ALBANY COUNTY — At a time when bird populations worldwide are in decline, the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation is expanding its bird trail and encouraging residents to use the trail.

Four of the 13 new State Birding Trail locations announced this month are in Albany County.

BETHLEHEM — Bethlehem Police have made four arrests to break up an identity-theft ring they say was responsible for stealing $100,000; the investigation is ongoing.

BETHLEHEM — Weapons, including materials to make bombs, police say, were found in a car that officers inspected before it was to be towed.

BETHLEHEM — A 17-year-old from Albany and a 16-year-old from Waterford were charged with felonies after a Bethlehem Police officer noted a stolen car in August.

Police did not release their names because of their ages.

A release from the Bethlehem department described events unfolding this way: