VOORHEESVILLE — Sandra Jean (née Waters) Tesch — known as “Grandma Sandy” to the many children she babysat — “passed into eternal life” on Monday, May 3, 2021, her family wrote in a tribute. She was 80.

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Geraldine Morrill Waters.

The bids for the Hilton Barn roof project came in at and below budget, New Scotland Councilman William Hennessy said during the May 12 board meeting, “depending on alternatives that are chosen.”

Deb Engel,  Town of New Scotland

Engineer Chris Longo is requesting a special-use permit to allow for the banquet facility to be operated on the 99-acre site owned by Jacob Irwin.

An agreement between two major freight carriers calls for Norfolk Southern to foot the bill to reconnect to the CSX line in Voorheesville, which crosses over Main Street. In addition, Norfolk Southern will be rehabilitating the 15.5 miles of rail once known as the Voorheesville Running Track, which starts in Schenectady County, passes through Altamont, and terminates in Voorheesville.

Valerie Glover, who, with her husband, Richard, purchased the historic Picard’s Grove property and placed 80 percent of it under a conservation easement, said that virtually all the proceeds of the sale will be put back into the property, which holds a farmhouse, barn, restaurant-and-dancehall, and other structures that are in need of repair.

In this week’s Enterprise library notes, Lynn Kohler writes that the Voorheesville Public Library’s $1.2 million budget for next year — which is down from $1.35 million this year — was developed without increasing property taxes and was approved by the board of trustees at its March 6 meeting.  “For this reason, Kohler writes, “a public vote on the budget is not required and will not appear on the 2021 ballot.”

Azam Khan and Marielle McKasty-Stagg are seeking a position as library trustee in Voorheesville's May 18 district vote.

The winner will hold the unpaid position for a five-year term starting in July.

We interviewed the candidates on their visions for the position.

Due to increases in expected sales-tax revenue in 2021-22 and a new very favorable waste-services contract, the village of Voorheesville will not have to tap its rainy-day fund for much money to close its budget gap for next year. 

Patty (Burgoon) Miller, Encore!, Friends of Voorheesville Library