Supervisor Joseph Geibelhaus said of the many resolutions, “There’s been a request for transparency. With transparency comes accountability.”

As farmland is decreasing dramatically across the United States, Knox has a proposal to preserve its own. As the United States faces a significant housing shortage — particularly of affordable housing — the town of Westerlo made strides this year, streamlining the permitting process for accessory-dwelling units to make it easier for elderly residents who’d otherwise be looking for dedicated senior housing in the suburbs to stay close by. Municipal water problems are frequent in the United States with rural systems prone to the most problems; Rensselaerville has been working to transition its water district away from a surface-water system into a public well system under the guidance of its Water and Sewer Advisory Committee.

The Crossgates ads went up on Dec. 8 and were also scheduled to run for four weeks at two other Pyramid-owned malls in New York: Sangertown Square in New Hartford and Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga, according to People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, an animal rights group.

Bob Flynn has written a book — titled “Tork’s Hill & Mead’s Pond” — about two Voorheesville men who used their private property to create what he terms “winter wonderlands” where he and his friends could gather. Flynn’s book captures an earlier time when kids played outside — even in cold winters — and when there was a sense of community, a sense of place, and a sense of trust.

Governor Kathy Hochul said almost 1 percent of adolescents in the United States — “that’s 2 million” — have reported using kratom in the past year. In New York state alone, Hochul said, overdose of kratom was listed as the cause of death for 100 people.

Napierski was elected to the town board despite being at odds with the town’s Democratic committee and is now returning to a justice post she was earlier denied by that committee.

“For more than a decade we have been working to minimize road salt use as much as possible and the results speak for themselves,” said DOT Commissioner Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez. “Now, it’s time to expand the battle. We encourage everyone to implement judicious salt management practices that minimize salt use while still maintaining safety

Asked about his goals in his new Guilderland post, Maher said, “I’m hoping that we can have a full slate of candidates and raise money for the party and bring some life back in because the party in Guilderland, they’ve been struggling for a few years now.”

“I’m fully disabled and I can’t work, so I put all my time into this,” Savino said of the holiday-meal giveaway.

Board members sounded receptive to the idea at their Dec. 9 meeting and learned that two nearby city districts — Albany and Schenectady — have adopted the strategy while no local suburban districts have.