ALTAMONT – Pamala D. Spawn — whose most important job was being a mother, her family said — died peacefully on Monday, March 16, 2020, surrounded by her loving family and devoted friends. She was 54.

Witnesses called by Sharf Din, who acted as his own attorney, did not dispute the evidence and acknowledged the violation was longstanding and still ongoing, wrote Town Justice Denise Randall in her decision. Din’s witnesses offered various cultural and psychological explanations for Din’s behavior, she wrote, but “an explanation for illegal behavior is not the same as a defense.” 

ALTAMONT — Gretchen Marie Kunkel Feussner, a neuro-pharmacologist, died Saturday, March 7, 2020 after a long illness, at her sister’s home in Altamont, with her family by her side.

GUILDERLAND — Rick Ketterer came into The Enterprise news office last week because he had a story he wanted to tell.

Stewart’s Shops proposed Altamont Boulevard project got a big boost this week after the village zoning board approved variances the company needed because building a project compliant with Altamont’s code was not possible.