In 2023, the Regional Food Bank provided 3.7 million meals to people in Albany County, but there are 1.4 million more meals still needed, the county says, adding that the new funding would provide an additional 400,000 meals.
ALBANY COUNTY — After Bethlehem Police chased an Albany man suspected of a Coeymans larceny, they recognized him as a suspect in an earlier Delmar larceny.
In 2016, The Enterprise reported on a cat named Buster, who had been brought over from Afghanistan by a United States soldier and spent two years homeless in the Capital Region after running away from his home in Greenville. His latest owner reached out to The Enterprise this week to update the paper on how the rambling cat has changed her life, shortly before his passing.
Federal regulations generally prevent states and local governments from regulating airspace, as a newly proposed state law hopes to do by prohibiting drones from flying over schools. However, the Federal Aviation Administration makes some case-by-case exceptions for restrictions over sensitive areas, like parks and schools.
ALBANY COUNTY — Albany County received $1.4 million as part of $55 million in state funding awarded for upgrades to emergency communications systems and public safety answering points.
The Mohawk-Hudson Land Conservancy has received $104,609 to purchase a conservation easement in Esperance, in Montgomery County, that will protect 102 acres of mostly forested land.
Daniel McCoy, a Democrat, is running unopposed for his fourth term as county executive. Within an hour of his presentation, statements from Republican county legislators supporting the budget proposal were released.
