The increase, Giebelhaus says, is to eliminate an average deficit spending of 30 percent from 2021 to 2023.

RENSSELAERVILLE — A Rensselaer man was charged on Monday with reckless endangerment and five counts of endangering the welfare of a child after, police say, he hit a school bus.

The total tax levy — which includes the town’s special districts — is projected to increase slightly, from about $627,500 to $633,800, while the townwide tax paying into Knox’s general and highway funds, stays the same at $266,525.

RENSSELAERVILLE — Billed as an “unprecedented investment,” the governor on Wednesday announced that the state’s transportation department will spend more than $600 million in over 180 paving projects across New York during the 2026 construction season. 

Over 100 Hilltowners marched from the town park in Rensselaerville to the firehouse on Saturday, Oct. 18, part of the national No Kings movement. “Symbollic of our battle — uphill all the way,” said Jim Kaufman as he and the others navigated the centuries-old Helderberg bluestone sidewalk.

School district residents will vote on the proposal on Monday, Nov. 10, from 7 a.m to 9 p.m., at the elementary school cafeteria.

Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy said the county’s Innovation Partnership with MVP paid $195,000 for the Fitness Court while the county paid an additional $50,000 in labor, equipment, and materials to construct the court.

BERNE — A Berne man is due in town court this week on charges of reckless endangerment and driving while intoxicated.

Thomas Murphy, 40, was arrested on Aug. 16 after, police say, he intentionally drove a side-by-side Utility Terrain Vehicle into a pickup truck.

Robert Holt was born a half-century after Rev. Russell Greene and, although their lives intertwined over reverence for the church, their eras and careers are markedly different.

Shawn Duncan believes the firing was triggered by an Enterprise story in which he shared complaints about Highway Superintendent Randy Bashwinger.