Over his nine-plus years as Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s superintendent, Timothy Mundell has led the district through significant challenges, helping to establish a much stronger foundation for the next superintendent than he had coming in. 

R’ville Stage Creations artistic director and founding board member Tara McCormick-Hostash told The Enterprise this week that she wanted the group to offer a space for people who might otherwise be uncomfortable with theater “because it’s the spot I wished I had” as a youth in Rensselaerville.

ALBANY COUNTY — On May 18, musician Wally Jones will perform at the Gallupville Methodist Church, where decades ago he played “my first-ever note in front of other people,” he told The Enterprise this week.

Dylan R. Lafave, 30, was taken into custody on May 9 after police responded to a domestic-incident call at a home along County Route 403 in Westerlo. 

Charles van Wie told The Enterprise this week, after the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets put out a notice about a batch of chocolate milk from his farm that was recalled due to improper pasteurization, that the milk is “totally perfect.”

Not long after Albany County legislators tabled a bill that would ban misinformation in anti-abortion facilities, New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Heartbeat International and 11 anti-abortion facilities that promote an abortion pill reversal treatment that has been discredited by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 

The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, Northeastern Cave Conservancy, and Huyck Preserve will receive a combined $95,000 for various projects that help them further their separate missions. 

Nearly two years after voters authorized Berne-Knox-Westerlo to purchase 1772 Helderberg Trail, the district is close to satisfying state inspection requirements, at which point it will begin the quick relocation of its business office. 

A line in the proposed bill would exempt the Albany County Department of Mental Health from notifying local officials when a mental health facility proposes to relocate within the same municipality, causing angst among legislators who worried one might wind up in their district without input.

Chef Dominic Giuliano grew up in Southern California, two hours from the Mexican border, which gave him the opportunity to explore and fall in love with food he found off beaten paths in both places. Now, he’s bringing that cuisine to Guilderland’s Hamilton Square with Tacos Diablo, having built up a customer base through his first location in Nassau.