Guilderland

Christine Duffy, Guilderland

GUILDERLAND — The Caring Closet is getting some help from a shopping crawl at Stuyvesant Plaza.

The not-for-profit Closet, started by Guilderland Councilwoman Amanda Beedle, provides hygiene products to public school students and their families.

In the month since an Albany County court judge sided with Pyramid in its tax certiorari case against the town, both plaintiff and defendant have decided to appeal acting county Supreme Court Justice David Weinstein’s Dec. 13 decision, which ordered that Crossgates’ 2020 assessed value be lowered to $258 million and its 2020 assessment be dropped to $177 million.

“Each of those per-acre calculations are below the density set forth in the various relevant zoning districts,” said Supervisor Peter Barber.

On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Guilderland-Voorheesville boys’ swim team held their senior night honoring their four seniors. From the first race till the last, the Guilderville boys broke four pool records (all three relays and Isak Brkanovic in the 50 free) in their 100-81 win.

On Friday, Jan. 19, the Guilderland gymnastics team hosted Bethlehem for Senior Night at Lynnwood Elementary School. The Dutch showed off their grace and smiles but fell 154.575 to 150.375.

Last Thursday, Jan. 18, the Guilderland Dutchmen traveled to Averill Park to battle the Warriors. The Dutch competed hard in every match but fell 54 to 15.

The vote to appoint Thomas Ridgeway as a foreman was unanimous. So was the vote for Haver’s other request, the purchase of a Kubota skid steer for roughly $111,000.

GUILDERLAND — A Troy man was charged with drunk driving after a crash on Thursday night caused a gas leak, shutting Johnston Road for several hours, according to a Friday release from Guilderland Police.
Christopher L. Jura, 43, was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of the crash.

“The people who drive for us like driving for us,” said Assistant Superintendent for Business Andrew Van Alstyne. “We want people to join us because it’s a positive experience to work with the kids.”

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