GUILDERLAND With a newly-minted MBA in accounting from Union College, Michael Paolino was 18 months into his first job at a big firm in Boston "a great city, making good money," he said when he realized something was missing.
ALBANY COUNTY There are five contested races and two unchallenged incumbents seeking re-election in the Albany County Legislature this fall within the Enterprise coverage area of Guilderland, New Scotland, and the Hilltowns:
ALBANY COUNTY In a contested Guilderland county legislature race, two life-long town residents, both with less then one terms experience, are squaring off for Fort Hunters District 29.
VOORHEESVILLE John Krajewski wont go to jail, but he will be supervised for the next three years, following his guilty plea in Albany County court last Friday.
NEW SCOTLAND Littering the local landscape with campaign signs during election season is a "time-tested phenomenon," says L. Michael Mackey, New Scotland’s Democratic Party chairman.
NEW SCOTLAND Moving the basketball court from the back of Swift Road Park to the front would be a mistake, says Peter Baltis, a resident of Swift Road. The highway superintendent says otherwise.
NEW SCOTLAND After sharp criticism from a few citizens, the drafter of a bill for a senior overlay zone agreed with the rest of the town board to send it to the planning board for further review and recommendations.
GUILDERLAND A Republican challenger is saying his Democratic rival, David Bosworth, has a serious conflict of interest.
Bosworth says there is no conflict, and Republican Mark Grimm has gone "too far" in his accusations.