Edgar Tolmie, Altamont

“This is by no means … our budget,” Altamont Mayor Kerry Dineen said during a recent budget workshop. “This is a very preliminary draft.”

ALTAMONT — Earl A. MacIntosh III was an active boy and a hard-working young man who helped his many friends without thinking of himself. He died on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. He was 31.

ALTAMONT — Richard Thomas Berschwinger, a master tile setter who was devoted to his family, died peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. He was 88.

“He was a kind and generous man and will be remembered as such by all who loved him,” his family wrote in a tribute.

GUILDERLAND — Leonard Friebel, a father and grandfather who served in the Navy and supported veterans, died on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. He was 73.
He was born in Schenectady on Nov. 22, 1948, the son of the late Robert Friebel and Marjorie and “Bud” Geier.

Guilderland Superintendent of Schools Marie Wiles noted that the two-year anniversary of the county’s first COVID-19 case — from Farnsworth Middle School — is upon us. It’s been “a rollercoaster for the last two years,” she said and echoed “the power of partnership” in getting through it.

Papers were filed on Feb. 18 by the town’s attorney, James Melita, against Kent Hansen, who owns the property; Joshua White, who leases the property; and The Back Door Albany, the name of the venue.

The Guilderland School Board’s Feb. 15 resolution says the Cobblestone Schoolhouse property “is declared to be of no further use or value to the District and in fact, continued ownership of Property is fiscally detrimental to the District.” The resolution goes on to authorize listing the property for sale or auction.