New Scotland

Grateful Dead tribute band Bearly Dead are headlining the two-day High Altitude Festival in Guilderland, which takes place Sept. 29 and 30. 

In a letter from Norfolk Southern Railway to Voorheesville Mayor Rich Straut, the company said site work anticipated to start the week of Aug. 28. 

The village is undergoing a resurgence of interest in its history as a joint village and town Historic Preservation Commission this year released a survey by Hartgen Archeological Associates found three places in New Scotland that might, with work, be eligible for designation on the National Register of Historic Places. One of those places is the Victorian village of Voorheesville.

NEW SCOTLAND — Dr. Lyon Greenberg, at 90, believes he has lived his life in the right place at the right time.

On Saturday, he and his wife, Marcia, sat on their flagstone patio overlooking the fields and pond on their 60-acre property.

During a recent New Scotland Town Board meeting, resident Jacob Kruzansky asked board members “to implement some kind of green initiative in the town so that we can do our part, we can help reduce the hassle for our neighbors, and you know, we can also contribute to the wellness of the environment as a whole.”

Mary Graffunder Clark, Voorheesville

At the July meeting of the Albany County Legislature, members awarded projects for the Normanskill Bridge as well as multiple bridges over Onesquethaw Creek in New Scotland.

New Scotland Supervisor LaGrange told The Enterprise that he’d received a letter on Civil Service Employees Association letterhead stating employees in five departments were seeking to be represented by the public-sector union. 

Kelly W. Thompson

VOORHEESVILLE — Kelly W. Thompson, a county corrections officer, was a proud parent who dedicated his life to community service.
He died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Aug. 1, at his Voorheesville home. Born in Albany, he was a lifelong resident of Voorheesville.

NEW SCOTLAND — Skylin Baestlein knows the value of home. She is building one with her fiancé and their year-old son while at the same time she works to help people without homes.

Caring about others and developing a sense of community is a through line in her life.

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