Judy Slack, at age 80, says, “I’ve had a good life.” She has spent that lifetime supporting others — babysitting in her youth, becoming a teacher as a young adult, raising her own three children as she worked for decades as a teaching assistant in the Guilderland schools, and finally serving on the school board for 16 years.
“There’s some barbershops and dental offices that want to be in the neighborhood,” said developer David Zhang of potential tenants although he stressed discussions were preliminary.
Elaine Person has an alter ego — Val N Tine. Val wears a suit of rainbow stripes with patch pockets in the shape of hearts. She has a permanent smile painted in red, curly pink hair, and a heart for a nose. She is a clown — a clown with a serious mission: making others happy.
“It’s almost a miracle,” said Pat Canaday, describing the humble origins of human clothing made from animal skins. “Then people learned they could criss-cross threads.”
Running from Tuesday, Aug. 13, to Sunday, Aug. 18, this year’s Altamont Fair will build on its agricultural foundation to include a comedian magician, races featuring the most-regal of sausaged-shaped dogs, and local grapplers engaged in a squared-circle showdown just off the midway.
In multiple tax certiorari cases filed this month, eight owners of over 60 properties are asking the Albany County Supreme Court to lower their collective assessment from $43.7 million to $14.2 million.
