The sign, which says “John Wolcott Pine Bush Hikers’ Underpass,” will be displayed on the Thruway underpass for County Route 155. The underpass connects walkers and wildlife to the Pine Bush Preserve.

BETHLEHEM — An 83-year-old driver, police say, hit a town sedan for transporting seniors, killing a passenger just minutes after side-swiping another vehicle.

No arrest has been made as the crash is still being investigated, Bethlehem’s deputy chief, James Rexford, told The Altamont Enterprise on Monday.

“We would like to hear about assistant coaches across the board,” said Board President Blanca Gonzalez-Parker. “How were the decisions made? Who has them? Who doesn’t? Is there, in fact, a disparity between male and female teams? That sort of thing.”

“This morning we are awarding over $225,000 to 16 municipalities with a goal and a purpose to enhance and develop city, town, and village-owned parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities across Albany County,” said Joanne Cunningham, who chairs the county legislature.

“I’m here tonight,” Rachel Mormino told the Guilderland School Board, “because the school failed my child.”

“An unusually dry period” combined with the danger of fallen leaves accumulating led to the ban, according to a proclamation signed by the governor. The ban prohibits outdoor fires for disposal of brush or debris as well as all uncontained fires, including campfires, and open fires used for cooking.

DUANESBURG — A driver died after a Route 20 crash in Duanesburg on Thursday morning.

The train depot, built in 1864  the center of Knowersville, as Altamont was then called, became an unofficial village hall and meeting place. The station first agent, Henry Hawkins, served as the postmaster for Knowersville and the post office was located in the depot.

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.

The kiosk, Jeff Perlee said, is “just the first step in a much larger effort to use public-access green space to protect Altamont’s natural and historic character and to make our village the hub of regional hiking and heritage conservation.”