Bethlehem

On Aug. 21, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Plug Power along with its venture-funded-backed partner, Verne Power, would receive $2 million to advance Verne’s  research, development, and manufacturing of hydrogen technology for the transportation sector. 

BETHLEHEM — After a State Trooper had pulled over a car on Interstate 87 in Bethlehem on Friday morning, another car, driving north on the Thruway, hit the trooper’s patrol car.

BETHLEHEM — A Massachusetts man was charged with five misdemeanors and several traffic infractions after, police say, he fled from a traffic stop, causing two crashes.

Patty Kebea said of son’s team going to the World Series, “They are so deserving and they have the best coaches in the entire world. They volunteer their time. They don’t get paid for this. And they put in the work with our kids and they love our kids, like they’re their own. So it’s amazing and we really are like a family, which is really cool.”

BETHLEHEM — The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation has recognized the town of Bethlehem as a Silver Certified Climate Smart Community, joining 20 other municipalities across the state that have achieved the certification.

Bethlehem earned the certification for its work on sustainability, including:

 “This grant is a major win for our community, not just for preserving a piece of our past, but because it helped us reimagine the space for the future,” said McCoy.

GLENMONT— A 32-year-old man was killed on July 14 when, police say, a vehicle driving south on Route 9W near Corning Hill Road in Glenmont crossed over the center line, hitting a motorcyclist traveling north.