Sep 26, 2024 · GUILDERLAND — After years of being held up by lawsuits, the remainder of a yearslong approval process to build a Costco Wholesale on Western Avenue is “moving forward relatively quickly,” according to Pyramid’s attorney.

“We can say ‘retard’ and ‘pussy’ without the fear of getting cancelled,” the banker said. “It’s a new dawn.” We see it rather as dusk — and darkness will prevail if not just our schools, where students learn lifelong values, but each of us as a human being does not make an effort to see and respect our differences while acknowledging our common humanity.

The Altamont Free Library’s budget for 2024 totaled $208,120, Director Joe Burke told The Enterprise. The town of Guilderland contributed $71,000; the village of Altamont contributed $61,000; and the town of Knox contributed $9,000, he said.

Nov 4, 2024 · Enterprise file photo — Michael Koff. The Guilderland Industrial Development Agency recently took possession of over 4 acres of town roads in a ghost neighborhood soon to be home to a Costco Wholesale. The condemnation and conveyance of the land to project developer Pyramid Management Group will allow construction to begin.

ALTAMONT — Clinda “Cindy” Ann (née Wellisch) Pollard died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. She was 89. “In her early years, Cindy was a teacher’s assistant at Altamont Elementary School,” her family wrote in a tribute. “She was a huge advocate for children with disabilities and helped start the Wildwood School.

Dec 19, 2024 · The board weighed the trade-off between the developer’s commitment to clean up the site and to improve a dangerous intersection against the concerns over increased traffic and the inappropriateness of a four-story complex in a suburban part of town.

David “Dave” Spiak, a generous man with a deep love for his family, died on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. He was 66. “I will miss our morning coffee talks, our boating adventures, our traveling to new places and simply holding his hand,” his wife wrote in a tribute. “He was and will always be the love of my life.

Nov 21, 2024 · — Rendering from Jeff Thomas. Jeff Thomas is looking to build a 6,000-square-foot post office building; a 4,200 square-foot two-and-a-half-story mixed-use building; a two-story residential building; and a 1,200 square-foot community center at 120 Park Street.

— From Albany County Interactive Mapping. During the summer of 2020, Borrego Solar Systems came to the town of New Scotland seeking to install 20 acres of solar panels on a 27-acre site located between 215 Altamont Road and National Grid’s transmission lines.This week, the site was the backdrop for a major announcement from the state.

A combined-action lawsuit filed by former Westerlo Planning Board members who were hoping to reverse the town’s abolishment of the board did not have standing to sue, according to state Supreme Court Associate Justice Susan M.Kushner.