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Amid Westerlo drama, a young business-owner stands by
WESTERLO — With a $100 powder-coating gun, hand-me-down air compressor, and a toaster oven, Greenville resident Rebecca Haaland started Boosted Coatings in her apartment when she was just 19 years old. Five years later, Haaland’s operation has grown to two locations: one in Norton Hill, and the other in...
DA Soares launches write-in campaign
Albany County District Attorney David Soares, who lost the Democratic nomination in a primary race in June, announced he’ll pursue an independent write-in campaign as he seeks a sixth term this November. The post DA Soares launches write-in campaign first appeared on Spotlight News.
Fast work on fallen tree appreciated
On July 16, at around 5:30 p.m., a storm rolled into Voorheesville, taking down an aging silver maple tree on Voorheesville Avenue, which brought down power lines, putting hot wires in the road. Within minutes, Voorheesville fire police were on the scene, blocking both ends of the road. Minutes later,...
EPA issues new final rule on coal ash landfills
The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a final rule amending 2015 regulations governing the disposal of coal combustion residuals in landfills and surface impoundments. The post EPA issues new final rule on coal ash landfills first appeared on Spotlight News.
South Colonie breaks ground on new turf field complex
On Monday, April 22, the groundbreaking ceremony took place as South Colonie is set to begin construction on a state-of-the-art athletic turf field complex. The post South Colonie breaks ground on new turf field complex first appeared on Spotlight News.
Zoning board rejects second attempt to build within reservoir buffer
GUILDERLAND — For the second time, members of Guilderland’s zoning board turned down, with a unanimous vote, a request from Michael Floccuzio to build within the 500-foot buffer of the Watervliet Reservoir. Five residents at the July 17 public hearing also spoke against the proposal. Last October, Floccuzio...
Commission to study reparations in N.Y. to convene for first time
Nine commissioners are slated to meet for the first time next week to start an 18-month study of potential reparations for descendants of enslaved people and the impacts of New York's role on the slave trade. The state's Community Commission on Reparations Remedies will meet on July 30 in the...
The political animal: Joe Rossi’s journey through Albany’s cannabis maze
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in NYC on Aug. 13, 2024. Tickets available now. Albany is a strange city. It’s visually impressive yet nondescript. Grand 19th-century legislative chambers and tall office buildings populate a downtown that bustles during legislative sessions but can feel empty in the summer.
Altamont says it has enough water for boutique hotel in former Young Center
ALTAMONT — Nothing was committed, only acknowledged to the developer of a proposed 30-room hotel on the site of the former Peter Young Center. The Altamont Board of Trustees on July 17 passed a resolution confirming it has enough additional potable water to supply the proposed Inns of Altamont; it did not approve the request nor did it give the hotel the right to access the water.
MisterWives, lovelytheband concert at Empire State Plaza moved indoors
Alternative rock bands MisterWives and lovelytheband are set to perform at the Empire State Plaza on Wednesday with the concert starting at 5:30 p.m. Due to the anticipated bad weather, the concert has been moved inside to the Empire State Plaza Convention Center.
Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’ Will Cost Area Companies Billions
It's the pause that distresses. Companies in the tri-state region will lose about $12 billion in MTA contracts, in addition to the previously reported 100,000 jobs, due to Gov. Hochul's cancelation of congestion pricing — and a new analysis shows what districts will suffer the most. The latest Reinvent...
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