New Scotland Supervisor Doug LaGrange told The Enterprise this week the federal funds have to be committed to a project before the year is out, but the town has until the end of 2026 to spend those funds. 

Bonnie O’Shea, Church Elder, New Scotland Presbyterian Church

NEW SCOTLAND — No one was hurt in a kitchen fire Saturday night at Indian Ladder Farms but donut production has been temporarily halted and the farm store is closed while smoke damage is fixed.

Judy Kimes, Publicist, New Scotland Historical Association

On Sept. 9, the school board updated the public about the district’s capital project, the results of a student survey, and a new electronic hall-pass system. 

Atlas Copco’s expansion will create 55 new full-time jobs with an average annual salary of $70,000; the expansion is also expected to create an additional 46 direct and indirect jobs in the construction trades with construction completed by the end of 2026.

The 19-acre facility would be installed at what’s being called 2373 New Scotland Road, 44 acres of currently-addressless land nestled between the homes of Crow Ridge Road and National Grid’s right-of-way. 

Marilyn Miles, Program Coordinator, Clarksville Historical Society

Sixty percent of New York state is classified as a childcare desert, said Guinevere Gorman, a member of the board of directors of the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce. She also said the need for childcare is expected to grow by 5.9 percent in the next five years.

The length of negotiations is hardly unusual, both sides agree.