VOORHEESVILLE — The village of Voorheesville is in a fixing up mode heading into the new year.

The past year was spent working on budgets and passing plans for many projects that will be taking place in the 2006.

NEW SCOTLAND — This still-rural town is on the threshold of development as several projects were proposed in 2005.

NEW SCOTLAND — A sewer extension may not be built because two property owners will not grant easements, and eminent domain proceedings may be too costly for the town to pursue.

NEW SCOTLAND — A second tower application has come before the town since New Scotland’s wireless telecommunications law went into effect at the end of last year.

At Lesh concert
V’ville trio nabbed for UPM

Amedore withdraws project
Developer storms out


NEW SCOTLAND — George Amedore is fed up with the town. He stormed out of the planning board meeting on Tuesday night, waving his arms and saying, "I’m done! I’m rescinding my application."

NEW SCOTLAND — Sue Weisz, the senior outreach liaison who has doubled this year as a town nurse, has resigned after two years on the job, to take a higher-paying position with the Visiting Nurses of Schenectady.

KNOX—After a homeless sex offender was spotted three days in a row, sleeping in his parked car on Ryan’s Road in Knox, next to Thacher Park, he was arrested by the Albany County Sheriff’s Department.

NEW SCOTLAND — A re-zoning battle has started in New Scotland.