“Whether there’s going to be a recession or downturn, who knows but we have to plan for the worst and hope for the best,” said Supervisor Peter Barber.
Speaking on Election Night, even as it looked as if the House would go Republican, Democratic Congressman Paul Tonko cited its work to address climate change, quell violence, protect rights challenged by the United States Supreme Court, and strengthen democracy.
“The policy will also give us a level playing field so the hospital knows that you can’t just hold us hostage,”said Jay Tyler, director of the Guilderland Emergency Medical Services. “We’re not your staff. We have to get EMS crews back into the town and back into the cities to answer 911 calls.”
GUILDERLAND — Sandra Dollard, a woman known for her warmth and sense of style, ran Evoke Style, a women’s fashion boutique, in Stuyvesant Plaza for more than a decade.
NEW SCOTLAND — A 12-year-old boy, a seventh-grader at Voorheesville Middle School, was charged at school with a misdemeanor for “a threat involving a weapon made against other students,” according to a release from the Albany County Sheriff’s Office.
One of the factors underlying the continued growth of sales-tax collections is high inflation, which increases the cost of purchases made and, therefore, the taxes collected on those purchases. However, the third quarter’s 8.3-percent inflation rate had a negative impact on local governments as well, reducing the amount that they can purchase with the same dollars.
Early voting, which began on Saturday, Oct. 29, runs through Sunday, Nov. 6. The polls are open from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. The polls are open from noon to 8 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.
The Oct. 25 meeting was to be the public’s first chance to tell board members about their priorities for the 2023-24 budget but no one signed up to speak about it.
