Peter Ruhren, Troop 1073, Voorheesville

A 20-year-old man from outside of Hong Kong died by suicide at Thacher Park on Wednesday. 

With school reopening right around the corner, Voorheesville is gearing up for the new normal. 

The next move is the town’s planning board. 

NEW SCOTLAND — On Aug. 25, the zoning board here took a closer look at the request from Tommell Livestock, LLC to renew a use variance previously granted to the prior owner of the property, Charles Schufelt.

Buying Wi-Fi for town parks would appear to be well-spent because criminal masterminds recent vandals are not.

The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy is working to keep a piece of New Scotland open space just that. 

NEW SCOTLAND — A one-story house on Pangburn Road caught fire on Monday, Aug. 17.

According to a release from the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, events unfolded this way:

This week, changes were made to Voorheesville’s school schedule for fall, and the district’s assistant superintendent stepped down. About 100 students have made remote-learnig requests.

Edie Abrams, New Scotland