Joseph Galea, 2, is held by his mother as he throws a ping-pong ball, hoping it will land in a fish bowl and he can take home a goldfish from the Punkintown Fair.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
The flying saucer caused a tot to hold tight to her mother with one hand and to the seat’s edge with the other.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Naturalist Dean Davis talks up “Animals No One Loves” as he displays a snapping turtle.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Squeals of glee were let loose by Abiligail Pasquini, 6, as, seated on burlap, she sailed down the fair’s slide.
The 71st Annual Punkintown Fair, held on July 26 in New Salem, is the volunteer fire department’s three-day fund-raiser that includes rides, games, and animals.
“If this were coming in for an initial approval, we would have to look at the noise implications for SEQR. We would have to try and remedy those noise implications, and that’s effectively what we're trying to do,” village attorney Rich Reilly said on Feb. 27. “And for an environmental project, we don’t actually have to own it. It just has to be sponsored by us.”
Firefighters in Albany County number 1,680 volunteers and 369 career, with another nearly 400 non-firefighting volunteers, like fire police, accounted for by federal data.
During its March 13 meeting, the town board agreed to an April 10 public hearing for proposed Local Law E of 2023: Regulating Battery Energy Storage Systems and to a special meeting to present the town’s new resource inventory project.
The Altamont Enterprise is focused on hyper-local, high-quality journalism. We produce free election guides, curate readers' opinion pieces, and engage with important local issues. Subscriptions open full access to our work and make it possible.