A New Scotland teen was arrested for assaulting her uncle with a candlestick at her residence at a former New Scotland convent turned church and apartment complex.

Three assault weapons and high-capacity magazines containing ammunition were found in the trunk of a car stopped for a traffic violation in Voorheesville, according to Albany County Sheriff Chief Deputy William Rice.

VOORHEESVILLE — William M. Gipp Jr., who was known to his friends and family as Bill, was remembered this week as “stern but loving” by his son Wayne Gipp. Mr. Gipp died on Monday, July 31, 2017. He was 97.

Last month, the village board authorized payment of $6,200 in fines to the federal Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the Clean Water Act.

Voorheesville adopted a moratorium on development at the end of June so that its first-ever comprehensive land-use plan can be completed. 

CLARKSVILLE — Clyde C. Furman, a man who loved to help others, died on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. He was 85.

“He was a very caring person,” said his daughter, Brenda Welter. “He really liked to help people out.”

Jaynie Parmenter spent many years in the world of local youth theater but never imagined she would perform on Broadway right after graduating from high school.

State funds have been awarded for roads in New Scotland and Berne, part of a $27.8 million package to repair 134.2 lane miles of state roads across the Capital Region this summer and fall.

Paving and repair work will take place on:

VOORHEESVILLE — An injury that occurred on the Indian Ladder Trail last Sunday at John Boyd Thacher State Park has left the trail closed over a week later.