Neri bows out, Morrison steps in

NEW SCOTLAND — One incumbent is out of the race for town board and a newcomer has announced his candidacy.

VOORHEESVILLE — Beginning on Friday, July 10, the First United Methodist Church on Maple Avenue will offer residents a weekly opportunity to shop and eat locally.

NEW SCOTLAND — Sun-ripened strawberries, heralding summer’s coming, are ready to be plucked.

ALBANY COUNTY — Several sewage-related sites in the area are set to be reviewed by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

Planks split

NEW SCOTLAND — The top of the Republican ticket this fall may not share a platform with the bottom.

The proposal for a large-scale shopping center that has shaped debate in town for the past year also divides the GOP ticket.

ALBANY COUNTY — In its third year at Thacher Park, the Sheep and will welcome llamas and alpacas.

NEW SCOTLAND — A proposed law setting limits on development in the commercial zone, which was sent to the Albany County Planning Board last month, met with disapproval last Thursday.

NEW SCOTLAND — The town has begun a process to draft a wind-turbine law with a split vote on hiring a lawyer to advise it.