New Scotland property owners escaped a fifth straight year of incremental tax increases when the town board elected to cut property taxes for next year after initially proposing a rate hike in early October. 

Shirley Unser, New Salem Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary

“I’ve been asked a lot about timing,” said Ed Mitzen of his plans for the former Stewart’s on South Main Street in Voorheesville. “We’ve got a lot of work to do … but we’re hoping to be, you know, up within 18 months or so.”

Four Democrats turned back challenges from Republicans seeking to win the supervisor’s job, the town clerk’s position, and two seats on the town board. But the Republicans aren’t ready to concede anything just yet, claiming there are still a number of absentee ballots to be counted, enough to turn Tuesday’s unofficial results. 

When he was working on the application, Councilman Adam Greenberg, who spearheaded the initiative for New Scotland, had been told receiving the funding might be a long shot because Hudson River Estuary Program grants are highly sought after. “So this was really great news,” he said.

Doug LaGrange, New Scotland

Charissa Mayer, New Scotland

The Voorheesville Board of Trustees plans to present a local law at its Nov. 10 board workshop, hold a public hearing on the law at the trustees’ Nov. 23 meeting, and then vote on its adoption at the same meeting.

NEW SCOTLAND — Colleen Tripp from Voorheesville, a member of the New York Air National Guard, was promoted to the rank of senior master sergeant on July 29

She is assigned to the 174th Attack Wing.

Air National Guard promotions are based on overall performance, attitude, leadership ability, and development potential.

The Facebook page of the Town of New Scotland Republican Committee shared a post on Jan. 6 from Republican Congressional candidate Liz Joy that called the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol “very peaceful & kind.” Joy wrote that “Everyone there was law abiding,” and sought to blame the day’s violence on left-wing activists.