Issue 46: The week — May 31, 2018
Saturday, June 2, 2018 - 10:14
** The Albany County Paid Sick Leave Act: Businesses, workers spar over health (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/albany-county-paid-sick-leave-act-business-and-workers-spar-over-whose-health-matters-most) ------------------------------------------------------------ Elizabeth James was one of the millions of Americans who got sick with the flu this winter. She could not get out of bed, she said; her body hurt and she could barely speak. She called work one day this past winter to inform her employer that she would not be able to work her next shift. The following day, James said, her 3-year-old son and 7-month-old baby caught the flu, forcing her to stay home for an additional three days to take care of them. She lost her job, she said. James was one of 40-plus speakers Tuesday at a public hearing on an Albany County bill that would allow workers to earn paid sick time. The speakers were about evenly divided as business owners and leaders of financially strapped not-for-profits opposed the bill while religious leaders and workers spoke in favor of it. ** Ed Clark mourned, left legacy of trust (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/ed-clark) ------------------------------------------------------------ Ed Clark led Voorheesville and New Scotland for decades, making government inclusive — and fun. He led quietly, by listening. Although his list of accomplishments is long, what he is most remembered for is the way he built a sense of community. He died on Friday, May 25, 2018. He was 81. ** Citizens may join forces in hopes of buying and saving Doctor Crounse House (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/citizens-may-join-forces-hopes-buying-and-saving-doctor-crounse-house) ------------------------------------------------------------ “For me, it has a historic shape,” said Thomas Capuano, and Altamont resident talking with others about how to restore the historic Crounse House on Route 146. “It casts a shadow that to me looks postcolonial, like the mid-19th Century. The way the house sits, where the house sits, the interior — I think it would be a shame to lose it.” ** Podcast: Richard Perez, powering the world entirely with renewable energy (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/podcast-richard-perez-powering-world-entirely-renewable-energy) ------------------------------------------------------------ Richard Perez believes the world could easily power itself entirely with renewable energy. A research professor at the University at Albany's Atmospheric sciences Research Center, he developed a model that predicts how much solar energy will be on panels at different times of year based on weather patterns. ** MORE NEWS ------------------------------------------------------------ East Greenbush man found dead at Hannacroix Preserve (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/east-greenbush-man-found-dead-hannacroix-preserve) ------------------------------------------------------------ Strolling through plan for new Voorheesville sidewalks (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/village-meeting-strolling-through-plan-new-sidewalks-v%E2%80%99ville) ------------------------------------------------------------ Rensselaerville agrees to inspection of Lake Myosotis dam (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/r%E2%80%99ville-board-agrees-begin-inspection-lake-myosotis-dam) ------------------------------------------------------------ Health consortium would save most money for small municipalities (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/health-consortium-would-save-most-money-small-municipalities-could-extend-beyond-albany) ------------------------------------------------------------ Small-business caucus forms in Albany County Legislature (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/small-business-caucus-forms-albany-county-legislature) ------------------------------------------------------------ Banners will illustrate Guilderland Center’s history (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/banners-will-illustrate-guilderland-center%E2%80%99s-history) ------------------------------------------------------------ DOT repaints road to (https://altamontenterprise.com/05252018/dot-repaints-road-create-%E2%80%98refuge-area%E2%80%99-route-20-library) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** New market for farmers and crafters to open in August (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/new-market-farmers-and-crafters-open-august) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Burn ban ends, regs still apply (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/burn-ban-ends-regs-still-apply) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Editorial ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Last rights (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/last-rights) ------------------------------------------------------------ “Our State constitution protects the rights of these terminally-ill patients to make the deeply personal choice of how they define and experience their final moments,” opined a judge on New York State’s top court. ** Old Men of the Mountain ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Widowers wonder how far to take new relationships (https://altamontenterprise.com/opinion/columns/old-men-mountain/05312018/widowers-wonder-how-far-take-new-relationships) ------------------------------------------------------------ On Tuesday, May 22, the Old Men of the Mountain met on Main Street in the Village of Schoharie. With their canes and OMOTM banner held high, the OMOTM attacked the Country Café, wedging themselves through the door, shouting their battle cry: “Feed Me! Feed Me!” ** LETTERS ------------------------------------------------------------ ** I lived in the D.W. Jenkins House and remember the trains (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/i-lived-dw-jenkins-house-and-remember-trains) ------------------------------------------------------------ Harold Grant, Altamont ** Ed Clark was the coolest (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/ed-clark-was-coolest) ------------------------------------------------------------ Adam Greenberg, New Scotland ** Many hands created memorable community event (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/many-hands-created-memorable-community-event) ------------------------------------------------------------ Kevin Jobin-Davis , Board of the Jim Nichols Foundation ** With a witness, individual choice would be upheld (https://altamontenterprise.com/05312018/witness-individual-choice-would-be-upheld) ------------------------------------------------------------ Bradley Williams, President, Montanans Against Assisted Suicide MORE LETTERS (https://altamontenterprise.com/opinion/letters-editor) ** FORUMS ------------------------------------------------------------ Stained Glass Room-Divider - Hand Crafted - New (https://altamontenterprise.com/content/stained-glass-room-divider-hand-crafted-new) For sale Multi-Family Garage Sale - Delanson - 6/2 & 3 (https://altamontenterprise.com/content/wanted-tile-setter-or-helper-experience-plus-willing-train-pay-based-experience) Sales MORE LISTINGS (https://altamontenterprise.com/forum/new)
