Guilderland

Although the presentation on the transition plan was geared toward doing the upgrades over five years, Deputy Supervisor Christine Napierski advocated for completing the work sooner, and other board members agreed.

GUILDERLAND — A Massachusetts woman has been charged under Leandra’s Law because, police say, she was driving high with two children in the car.

“So the bottom line is the tax levy is increasing by 2.68 percent, which is under the tax cap by  $198,” Supervisor Peter Barber said during the town board’s Oct. 1 meeting. “The town taxes still only count for roughly 12 percent of a total property tax.” 

The largest age group of individuals with limited English proficiency is 25 to 44 years old, which accounts for 29 percent of the total state population with limited proficiency. The five counties with the highest population with limited proficiency are located in the New York City and Long Island regions and account for 76 percent of the total population with limited proficiency.

More than 5 percent of Guilderland students are learning English as a new language; among them, they speak 53 different languages.

GUILDERLAND — Bare Blends is moving to a new location at Stuyvesant Plaza, which it has called home for six years.

The women-owned, healthy foods store that offers smoothie bowls, salads, and fresh juice will move to the opposite side of the plaza to fill the suite between Blaze Pizza and The Pottery Place.

While an independent investigation found no evidence of racism by library staff, “Interviews revealed an ‘us vs. them’ attitude rooted in the fundamental idea that the library is a non-profit entity that provides a service to the community, and the Café, contrary to the broader mission of the library, was a for-profit entity,” the report from Guidepost solutions says.

The town board is now tasked with deciding whether to allow a project whose height and density — issues about which the planning board expressed serious concerns — are not permitted by town code. 

Meredith Brière advocates “being more inclusive ourselves and having the guts to admit that we live within systems trying to break those systems down, starting here.”

With the town expecting to wrap up its end of the process in the next few months, it’s possible that the new year could be celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony.