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The AlTAmonT
Enterprise
& Albany County Post
No. 12 Thursday, ocTober 10, 2013
For 129 years Albany County’s independent newspaper
Guilderland
Albany County
$574 M
Runion offers
$32 million plan
McCoy’s proposal
counts on LDC
for nursing home
Taxes to go down,
Grimm critiques
By Anne Hayden Harwood
GUILDERLAND — The preliminary town budget for 2014
has been filed and the supervisor says the tax rate is actually
going down.
The total for the 2014 proposed
budget is $32,356,817, and the
town tax rate is .2495 cents per
$1,000 of assessed valuation,
down from .2599 cents per $1,000
By Tyler Murphy
ALBANY COUNTY — Albany
County Executive Daniel McCoy
has proposed a 2014 budget with
the lowest tax increase in half a
decade, well under the 2 percent
levy cap set by the state, but his
plan depends on the legislature
“We’ve seen stronger
sales tax numbers.”
“People want services
but they don’t want taxes.”
of assessed valuation in 2013, a
decrease of four percent.
Supervisor Kenneth Runion
attributes the tax drop to an
increase in revenues and the
retirement of a number of town
employees over the past year.
“We haven’t increased our
spending; we’ve seen stronger
sales tax numbers and stronger
mortgage tax receipts; and, when
you put all of that together, we’re
able to reduce the tax levy and
maintain all of our funds at their
current levels,” Runion said.
All town employees, both union
and non-union workers, will receive a 2-percent raise in 2014.
The proposed budget, if approved by the town board, will
bring the town in $329,000 under
the state-set 2-percent tax-levy
cap.
The town board is currently
all Democratic; Republicans are
running a full slate for the November election.
Runion’s adversary in the coming election, Mark Grimm, feels
that the supervisor isn’t being
transparent about the town tax
rate, because a separate line
for a pension tax was created
in 2012.
From 2011 to 2014, said
Grimm, the pension tax jumped
34 percent. He alleged that
Runion broke that tax out into
a separate line in order to avoid
saying that the general town tax
had increased, and to attempt to
mislead people.
Runion responded, through
The Enterprise, that he broke
pension out into a separate tax
line in an effort to be more transparent, not less.
“We separated it out in order to
make it easier for people to understand what they were paying
for,” said Runion, who confirmed
that the pension tax had, in fact,
gone up significantly from 2011
to 2014, but won’t go up from
2013 to 2014.
(Continued on page 23)
forming a local development corporation to take over the county’s
nursing home by July.
The proposed $574 million
budget calls for a 1.6-percent increase in property taxes, raising
the annual tax bill on a $200,000
home by $15.
However, since the plan relies
on spending $16.6 million on
funding the nursing home for
only half a year, any delay in
handing it over could greatly
increase rates.
Nursing home,
a budget keystone
The nursing home has been
controversial, and the county legislature has until mid-December
to adopt a spending plan.
Speaking to The Enterprise
Tuesday just after presenting his
plan to the county legislature,
McCoy, a Democrat, said funding
the home cost the county just
under $1 million a month and
funding it for the rest of the year
would increase property taxes by
8.5 percent.
The 2013 budget called for an
8.9 percent tax hike. McCoy’s
predecessor, Michael Breslin,
had proposed closing the 250-bed
nursing home and was widely
criticized. McCoy vowed he
wouldn’t close the home.
Last year, McCoy pushed a
plan to privatize the nursing
home with Upstate Services
Group, a limited liability corporation, but legislators resisted
the idea and are now supporting
their own initiative to create a
local development corporation to
operate the home instead.
Asked if he thought the goal of
handing over the nursing home
to a local development corporation could be met by the deadline, McCoy said, “I don’t have a
crystal ball. You’ll have to ask the
legislature that question.”
He added, “I think, LDCs
weren’t created for what they’re
trying to do.”
(Continued on page 11)
InsIde
Enterprise file photo — Michael Koff
Popular pet: Donald Jones, with the Guilderland Police, and his German shepherd, Rocky,
were a hit in August at Guilderland’s Night Out in Tawasentha Park. The superintendent of
Guilderland schools, Marie Wiles, hopes to use the pair for sweeps of lockers to check for illegal
substances. They may be stationed in the high school’s parking lot at dismissal “so folks get to
understand this is a resource, that it’s not to scare anyone,” Wiles said.
Will police dog sniff for drugs at school?
nity…We’re not doing this to catch students.”
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
Two years ago, in December 2011, the school
GUILDERLAND — A German shepherd,
trained to detect drugs and handled by a Guil- board was deeply divided about the superintenderland police officer, may soon become part of dent’s request that police dogs be allowed to sniff
high-school lockers and storage areas for illegal
the high school scene at Guilderland.
School leaders and board members have substances. Wiles said then that the impetus
recently met with Guilderland police to work came from Thomas Lutsic, who was just starting
out preventative safety measures, said Super- as the high school principal.
“Every school I’ve been in has done it,” Lutsic
intendent Marie Wiles, and a Nov. 6 program is
planned to air the plans publicly at a televised told The Enterprise at the time. “It communicates
to the community
school board meetthat the school is
ing.
conscious of keepThe police dog
ing kids safe.”
named Rocky and
The two board
his handler, Don“The canine would only
members who
ald Jones, may be
search lockers, not people.”
objected most
stationed in the
strenuously two
school’s parking
years ago, Richlot at dismissal
ard Weisz and
“so folks get to
Denise Eisele,
understand this
is a resource, that it’s not to scare anyone,” have retired from the school board.
Weisz, a lawyer, said there had been many
Wiles said.
Another measure discussed at the recent meet- years without searches and argued that police
ing, Wiles said, was to have “the Guilderland may believe they have “an open-and-shut case”
Police Department tap into our camera system… if they find drugs in a student’s locker when, in
fact, the drugs could have been placed there by
so they can see what we see in real time.”
The district has an extensive surveillance someone else.
“They’ll be escorted out of the school in handsystem in all seven of its school buildings and
a proposed capital project would expand that cuffs,” said Eisele, a nurse. “It’s a punitive situation. They’re not going to get … help.”
system, Wiles said.
“This stuff does not belong in our schools,” said
“It’s all about prevention,” she went on. “That’s
the message we want to get out to the commu(Continued on page 10)
Second section: The Enterprise salutes lifesaving volunteers
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, October 10, 2013
Editorial
GFD should not turn its back on the law
“Volunteer Fire Departments are, when the alarm goes
off, almost the only example of enthusiastic unselfishness to
be seen in this land,” wrote Kurt Vonnegut Jr. In his novel
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. “They rush to the rescue of
any human being, and count not the cost.”
We have long loved those words and believe them to be
true. Our newspaper this week is publishing its annual
tribute to lifesaving volunteers, the men and women who
put in countless hours of training and make themselves
available to respond when needed, day or night.
The communities we cover have traditionally supported those volunteers, with the equipment and
firehouses they have requested. But for support to be
genuine, a fire district has to abide by the law.
The law in question is set up so that the public is
informed of bond votes.
Citizens, of course, have to do their part in staying
informed. At a time when many are complaining about
high taxes, too few know about the layers of government
that serve them. Fire protection, as we’ve written before,
is a good example.
In New York State, cities and villages are required to
provide fire protection, typically through a municipal
department. That means, in our coverage area, the fire
departments in the villages of Altamont and Voorheesville
must get their funds through the village board as part of
the village budget. Elected municipal representatives make
the decisions on funding.
Towns, by state law, are not allowed to provide fire protection as a municipal function. Fire protection in the towns
we cover — Guilderland, New Scotland, and the Hilltowns
— is provided through fire districts, separate units of local
government overseen by an elected board of commissioners.
The fire district system was set up by the state legislature
in 1932. Fire districts get over 90 percent of their revenue
from property taxes, according to the Commission on Local
Government Efficiency and Competitiveness.
Fire districts hold public bond votes for large expenditures, like equipment purchases or building expansions.
All across the state, low turnout is typical for such votes.
The commission reported that 68 voters approved a $3.2
million firehouse in Greece, N.Y., and that much of the
area covered by the new firehouse is within one-and-a-half
miles of other firehouses.
Locally, in June of 2009, twenty-one people cast their
ballots in a Guilderland Center Fire District vote to bond
a $400,000 fire truck. The vote was 17 to 4.
In March 2010, voters in Westmere approved a $5 million expansion to the firehouse in that district by a vote
of 254 to 123.
Before the vote, The Enterprise took an in-depth look at
the eight fire departments that cover the town of Guilderland, which has a population of roughly 34,000. Three of the
departments — McKownville, Westmere, and Guilderland
— have firehouses on Western Avenue within a 4.46-mile
Not to meet even the minimum requirement
is a violation of public trust as well
as a violation of the law.
stretch. The Guilderland Center firehouse, on School Road,
is 3.4 miles from the Guilderland firehouse, and the Fort
Hunter firehouse, on Carman Road, is 3.25 miles from the
Guilderland firehouse.
The combined budgets for the five departments located
solely within the town — and excluding the village of
Altamont — totaled nearly $3 million at that time. The
equipment for the Guilderland fire departments equaled
or exceeded that for the neighboring city of Albany, serving
about 95,000 people in a more compact area (each had two
rescue rigs and eight pumper engines, for example).
The leaders of the fire companies agreed that the separate departments are necessary, to maintain camaraderie
essential for recruitment and to prevent increased response
time.
We felt comfortable, having laid all this out beforehand
that, when the Westmere bond passed, the public had
been informed.
That was not the case with the Aug. 27 vote for a $3.9
million expansion of the Guilderland firehouse. Before and
after the vote, we heard from citizens who felt the vote
wasn’t publicized or was being conducted under the radar,
or that the needs hadn’t been adequately explained.
One resident, Linda Chaffee, wrote us a letter noting that
the required one-inch legal notice published in The Enterprise “stated only that the board of fire commissioners would
hold a special meeting on July 8, 2013 at the firehouse.”
The second “hidden” notice, she wrote, “at
least mentioned” two informational sessions.
Chaffee said she wouldn’t have known about the vote if
it weren’t for the Enterprise’s front-page story on Aug. 22.
That article reported that no one attended the first hearing, one department member attended the second, and the
third had four attendees. Chaffee concluded, “A total of five
attendees at three meetings should have given them an
indication that their notification process, although possibly
meeting legal requirements, certainly wasn’t sufficient for
a project of this size.”
Chaffee dug further and learned that the district did not
comply with New York State Town Law. The section
on Fire Protection Districts states that a fire district
secretary must provide notice of an upcoming hearing
or election to be posted on the website of any town
within the boundaries of the district, and that the
notice must be posted at least 15 days before the
hearing or election. The district had not posted notices
about its public hearings on the town’s website.
Chaffee, who stated she grew up in a proud family of volunteer firemen and had always supported the Guilderland
department, said she voted against the bond because she
believed the vote was “hidden with the intent of circumventing those of us who will be paying the bills.”
David Messercola, chairman of the board of fire commissioners, told our Guilderland reporter, Anne Hayden
Harwood, that the commissioners discussed the charge
Chaffee had raised and decided that the district had complied enough with the state law that a court would not
uphold a challenge to the bond vote.
“It was a minor infraction,” Messercola said, “and we
are moving forward.”
The fire district’s lawyer, William Young, echoed those
sentiments: “We don’t think there is enough infraction
that a court would force a revote.” He said Chaffee could
take it to court.
Chaffee responded that she could not afford an attorney
to take it to court.
Nor should she have to. What do the 41 volunteers of
the fire company think?
Why give your time, and maybe even your life, to an
organization that will now have a cloud hanging over it?
Pride for the Guilderland Fire Department should shine
as bright as its engines.
Messercola said that Chaffee’s accusation was “downright offensive.”
Chaffee responded, “I’m not trying to get them in trouble.
I’m just trying to get them to be open and honest.”
Citizens must be informed to govern well. The law should
be a baseline. Elected leaders, like fire commissioners, or
school board members, or library trustees, should go beyond
the minimum required by law to inform citizens — holding information sessions, distributing fliers, writing
letters to the editor, reaching out to residents in
any way possible.
Not to meet even the minimum requirement is a violation of public trust as well as
a violation of the law. There is nothing
“minor” about it. If most residents of
the fire district didn’t know about
the project, how could they vote
on it? Admitting an infraction,
but ignoring its import is unwise. Why follow the law only
if a court forces you to?
The Guilderland Fire
District has a chance to
make this right — not by
criticizing a citizen who had
the courage to speak out,
but by scheduling another
vote, posting notices as
required, and reaching beyond, to inform the public.
Why tarnish the sterling
reputation of a volunteer
firefighter?
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To the editor
Guilderland Fire District vote raises questions
To the Editor:
The article in last week’s Enterprise concerning the Guilderland
Fire District’s referendum on a
bond vote would be a good topic
of discussion in civics — if the
schools still taught civics.
The fire district wants to finance
an expansion project by floating a
bond that has to be approved by
the residents. The district was
required to place legal notices in
The Enterprise, which was done,
and also on the town’s website,
which was not done.
The vote was held. Seventy-seven people voted and by a vote of 45
to 32 approved the bond, thereby
causing homeowners to pay on
average an additional $69.93 a
year for 15 years in taxes.
A resident, Linda Chaffee,
sought to have the vote invalidated due to the failure to provide
required noticing.
David Messercola, chairman of
the Board of Fire Commissioners,
acknowledged the failure to provide notice on the town website
but, upon conferring with the
board members and legal coun-
sel, determined the lapse was
minor and would not set aside the
vote. The chairman was quoted as
being insulted and offended by Ms.
Chaffee questioning the validity
of the vote.
A total of 77 persons voted. According to the district’s website
there are 44 members in the fire
department. It is not unreasonable to assume most of them voted
and most of them voted in favor
of the bond. So — a number of questions are
raised over this incident. Here are
some of them:
— 1. Should Ms. Chaffee not
have brought to light that taxpayers were not properly noticed?
— 2. Should an official be offended by a citizen questioning
a legality?
— 3. Should those who make the
error be the judges of whether the
error was significant?
— 4. Should such a small showing of voters incur a large debt on
the larger group of residents?
— 5. Was the small voter turnout a result of voter apathy or
was it possible they never got the
word that the bond issue was being voted on?
— 6. How many eligible voters
are there in the fire district?
— 7. Do more people read the
legal notices in the newspaper or
on the town website?
— 8. Should there be a minimum voter turnout for the vote
to be valid?
— 9. What steps can be taken
in addition to the official requirements to get the word out to the
residents?
Perhaps there is a teacher out
there who would like to have a
class discussion of these questions.
In any event, in my opinion,
placing a notice in the paper but
not on the town website makes the
district half right and Ms. Chaffee
in bringing this issue to the fore,
100-percent right.
Please be assured that none of
this detracts from the dedication
of the volunteer membership who
answer the calls. To them, we offer
our heartfelt thanks.
James J. Williams
Guilderland
GFD’s arrogance led to quixotic quest
To the Editor:
This is in response to last week’s
article on the Guilderland Fire
District’s vote to build a $ 3.9 million expansion to the Guilderland
Fire Department facilities.
Mr. David Messercola suggested
to The Enterprise that I should
have talked to the board of fire
commissioners before taking my
action. I did, at the referendum.
I asked why the project hadn’t
received more publicity.
The arrogant response I received was what started me on
my quixotic quest. They told me
that there had been three notices
in The Enterprise, and three public
hearings. So I went searching for
those notices, which turned up
in the legal notices at the back
of the paper — which few people
read. Those three “public hearings” drew a total of five people,
probably all firemen.
They also told me that they
didn’t need to publicize it on the
fire department’s website because
it “wasn’t the Fire Department’s
project,” it was the commissioners’ project, and they didn’t have
a website.
Mr. Messercola also stated that
I should have familiarized myself
with the process. Believe me, for a
while I did little else.
I read “Bond Basics for Fire
Districts in New York State,” by
Thomas E. Myers and Douglas E.
Goodfriend, and suspect that Appendix C was the guideline used by
the fire district. But I also read the
Consolidated Law of the State of
New York, which they apparently
didn’t read, or they would have
known that they needed to notify
Town Hall of their public hearings,
and publicize those hearings on
the town’s website. To my way
of thinking, that’s the least they
should have done.
Mr. Messercola stated that he
finds my accusations offensive.
What I find offensive is that the
same group that put together and
“publicized” this project gets to
decide for themselves that their
actions were sufficient to let the
public know that the average
taxpayer will find his tax bill
increased by $70 per year for
the next 15 years as a result of
their actions — to say nothing
of the costs of maintaining these
facilities.
I’m not positive that results
would have been different if the
community had been informed of
the district’s actions. I’m not sure
that publication of their public
hearings on the town’s website
would have made a sizable difference in the turnout. I am sure
that most municipalities are doing
everything they can to keep taxes
from increasing. The public has a
right to be informed and decide for
themselves if this is something we
need right now.
Linda Chaffee
Guilderland
Back In Time. . .
1913
100 Years Ago
2013
Altamont Enterprise October 10, 1913
Horse, Wagon and Harness Stolen. Some time during
Thursday night of last week, the barn of the Clikeman Brothers, about 2 miles west of Altamont, was entered and a horse,
wagon, harness, 3 blankets and a crate of eggs taken. Suspicion
at once rested on a stranger who had worked for them for some
three weeks, who had also left during the night. The police of
nearby cities were notified and a reward of $50 offered for the
recovery of the property and arrest of the thief. The first trace
of the property was had in Schenectady, where he had sold the
eggs on Thursday and left in the direction of Saratoga. The
police of that city were notified Friday morning, but while the
rig was found at Eatman’s livery stable, the thief had scented
danger and escaped. They returned home with their property
on Saturday.
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TRIED TO END HIS LIFE. Frederick Sauer Slashes Wrist
With Razor — in Homeopathic Hospital — Will probably
recover.
The Albany Knickerbocker-Press printed the following
Tuesday morning:
Frederick Sauer, a checking clerk in the employ of the Delaware and Hudson railroad, who lives at Slingerlands, attempted
to commit suicide at his home yesterday afternoon, according
to the police, who found him unconscious in Broadway yesterday afternoon suffering from a razor wound in his left wrist.
He was taken to the Homeopathic hospital, where it was said
last night he would recover. Sauer, who is fifty-five years old,
is believed to have tried to end his life because of illness.
Sauer is alleged to have attempted to take his life shortly
after noon yesterday at his home by slashing his wrist with
a razor. After he cut himself, the police say, he decided he
wanted to live, bound up the injury and came to Albany. He
went into a barber shop in Broadway, where he was shaved.
Prior to being shaved the barber bandaged the wound with a
towel. The bootblack at the barber shop was assisting Sauer
to the hospital when the latter fainted in Broadway from loss
of blood. Patrolman Welch of the second precinct found him,
called a patrol wagon and took him to the hospital.
“He wouldn’t talk at all at first,” said the patrolman last
night, “and I supposed he had suffered an accident. At the
hospital, however, the doctor told me the wound had been
caused by a razor. I asked Sauer if this was true and he said
it was. I asked him if he did it and he said, ‘yes,’ again. ‘Were
you tired of living?’ I Asked him and he replied, ‘yes,’ a third
time. I understand he has been ill, and also that his wife has
been ill.”
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Town projects move slowly but are worthwhile
To the Editor:
My name is Joe Golden and I
am a candidate for re-election to
the Berne Town Board. I would
like to take this opportunity to
present my view of where the town
of Berne has been and where it
appears to be headed.
First two points:
One, it should be pointed out
that the town of Berne is in excellent financial condition due to a
long history of careful spending,
little or no borrowing, and limited
tax increases.
Second, anyone who claims that
elected office at the local level is a
“stop by and say Hi” situation has
never taken more than a passing
glace at the process.
The residents of the town of
Berne are pretty independent and
generally tend to solve their own
problems. They realize that the
benefits of life in a small, rural
town are many, but they also
know that tradeoffs exist, and
that individuals may not have
the resources to deal with some
of them.
Over the years, a trained volunteer fire department developed
along with a fully equipped volunteer ambulance service. (I have
used them both and highly recommend the service.) No one had to
pass a law to require that these
things be done. Smart people saw
the need and set out to fill it. Local government can often govern
best by aiding, not controlling, the
activities of the residents.
Much has been accomplished
in Berne over the past years, but
many important things remain to
be completed. A number of projects
begun decades ago by motivated
residents and elected officials are
nearing completion: a new library;
the wastewater treatment system
in the hamlet of Berne; senior
transportation; upgrading of the
existing senior center; rebuilding after Irene; and a constantly
growing list of others including a
proposed senior-citizen housing
project.
In the near future, the town
board will begin review and revision of the Draft Comprehensive
Land Use Plan for the town;
demolition of the building on the
corner of routes 443 and 156 in
the hamlet of Berne, to make that
intersection safer; modernizing
the town hall, after the library
relocates; and many more.
Will all those things get done in
the next four years? No, not all of
them, but I can promise to keep
pushing and prodding and moving
them forward.
I realize from long experience
what can and can’t be done under
limits placed by law and economic
reality on local government. Trust
me when I tell you “Do something
even if it is wrong” is not a good
plan. I prefer the advice of a fine
carpenter I once worked with by
the name of Don Paul, “Go slow
and do better work.”
Moving town issues and projects
forward toward completion is a
slow process that requires hours
of meetings, hours of study and
discussion along with the collection of opinion and advice from
as many people as possible. Then
more meetings to “thread the
needle” of choice between what a
small town with limited resources
can accomplish and the needs and
realities of the residents.
At that point, the town board
members vote and the hope is to
get at least three of the five to
vote “yes” or “no”. Then, on to the
next item, and on and on into a
future I remain optimistic about. I
would appreciate the opportunity
to continue as a member of the
Berne Town Board.
Thank you.
Joe Golden
East Berne
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Donation appreciated
To the Editor:
We received an anonymous donation to the Rodino family in the
mail. We wanted to let that person
know that the family did receive
the check and were very touched
at the gesture. So, to the donor, your check was
received safely and soundly and
was accepted by Lori Rodino who
said she wished she could thank
you personally.
Thank you so much; your generosity has not gone unnoticed.
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The Guilderland
Chamber of Commerce
Editor’s note: Erika Gauthier
said that a generous donation arrived anonymously at the chamber
with a note asking for a letter to
the Enterprise editor to confirm it
reached Lori Rodino, whose family is stricken with Huntington’s
disease.
Perfect weather and great mood
at the farmers’ market in V’ville
To the Editor:
Thank you to all who supported
the fifth year of the Voorheesville
Farmers’ Market. It was wonderful to see so many people meeting
neighbors and chatting.
A special thanks goes to Dennis
and Mary White of Two’s Company
whose music put people in a great
mood. The weather was perfect
and the change to Wednesday
seemed to work for most people.
See you all next June.
Dianne Luci
Market Manager
Voorheesville
Civil War history comes alive
at Canal Street Station Village
To the Editor:
During our recent Fall Festival
at Canal Street Station, long time
re-enactor and member of the
Capital District Civil War Round
Table, Matt George, dressed as a
typical Union soldier, presented
an excellent display of Civil War
memorabilia and spent lots of time
talking to people about the events
of the war.
He has a wealth of knowledge
about the battles, troop movements, and key officers, and can
answer almost any question about
what happened during the war.
There were also items for sale,
books, artwork, T-shirts and
sweatshirts. All proceeds from
these sales go toward preserving
Civil War battlefields throughout
the country.
The Capital District Civil War
Round Table meets locally and has
guest speakers at its meetings.
The round table will be hosting
its annual conference in early
November.
We sincerely appreciate Matt
who gave his time to help make
our festival a success. For information about the round table, visit
www.cdcwrt.net.
Joseph Merli
Canal Street Station
Duanesburg
Correction
A letter to the editor last week from Knox Councilwoman Amy
Pokorny stated she was a lifelong resident of Knox; it should
have said she is a longtime resident, having lived in Knox for
28 years.
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Opinion
The Old Men of the Mountain
Conquering the daily battle to get dressed
all the furniture is moved in and information. For instance, gas in
By John R. Williams
South Carolina is $3.06 per gallon,
On Tuesday, Oct. 1, the first they are ready to go.
They will now celebrate Hallow- Michigan $3.36, New York $3.67,
day of the new month, the Old
Men of the Mountain met at the een, Thanksgiving, and Christmas and California is $3.87. The averDuanesburg Diner in Duanesburg. in their new home. That must be a age of these four states is $3.49.
Just by using gas prices as an
It takes about an hour for the OFs great feeling. Everything is new
— no more leaky faucets, or hav- example, we found that bread,
to dribble in.
This is a good thing because, ing an old furnace conk out, or old and a pair of (same brand) jeans
averaged out about the same.
by the time the latecomers arrive, storm doors that don’t shut.
But just wait; there are bugs in However, with the average income
some of the early birds have flown
the nest. This makes room in the that new home waiting to pop up in the same four states, New York
restaurants, and the waitresses that will need to be attended to. ranked fourth with $52,000 per
and the cooks do not have to get No matter how new a place the year, California ranked next at
25 to 30 breakfasts ready all at OFs move into, the first things to 15th with $45,000 per year, Michigan comes in at 35th with $37,000
be moved are the OF’s tools.
once.
per year, and South Carolina
Sweet dreams?
This scribe was perusing his
The OFs talked about their comes in at 48th with an average
notes for the OMOTM report and
thought it might be interesting dreams, and along with that — income of $34,000 per year.
South Carolina has the least
to list what he has on his little sleeping. A couple of the OFs have
3- by 5-inch notebook. The notes gone through the sleep studies for disparity from rich to poor while
New York and California have the
start out like this: dreams, dying, sleep apnea.
highest disparsunrise, farmity from rich to
ing, roadside
poor. In New
farm stands,
York and Caliconstruction,
fornia, people,
getting dressed,
like many of
slept in house,
The OFs stand at the end of the dresser
the OFs, are on
weather, Walwith their shorts in their hands and wiggle
fixed incomes
Mart, prices of
around a bit — doing a little dance to get
because fewgroceries and
er people are
gas (again,
the first leg through without falling over.
holding the big
where the best
bucks and that
place is to buy
skews the facts
it) — and those
and the little
are just some of
guy is left holdthe topics.
One OF stuck it out for two days, ing the bag.. — more information
At least the ones this scribe put
notes to — on paper — because and one gave up in just a couple than you want.
Therefore, someone making
this scribe was running out of of hours. The one that stuck it out
room on his little pad. Now to said these studies worked great $52,000 a year does not have the
try and relate what these notes and he now sleeps well at night. same problem paying $3.67 for a
The other OF says he still wakes gallon of gas as the people making
pertain to.
The note on getting dressed up early, but to this OF that is $24,000 to $25,000 a year — big
referred back to a discussion the a good thing because he gets a difference, and there are a lot more
OFs had about when they were lot done in the wee hours of the of the $24,00-a-year guys than
there are the fat cats.
younger how they threw on what morning.
The OFs have spoken, and this
Both these OFs said being inthey were going to wear in about
90 seconds. Now, it is completely volved in these studies is quite a is a close to politics as the OFs get.
process, i.e., trying to sleep with The OFs do get into some weighty
different.
The shower takes some of the wires stuck all over your head. stuff that has to be checked out,
time but for some reason this Some OFs say they take a sleep- and this is so convoluted the readprocess seems shorter than when ing aid to go to sleep, while others ers are invited to go to the net and
the OFs were younger, but this is claim they are asleep before their get their own information.
The bylaws of the OMOTM
the only process that does seem heads hit the pillow.
Some of the OFs said they are designed to keep harmony so
to be shorter. The OFs stand at
the end of the dresser with their dream some real nasty stuff and the group limits discussions on
shorts in their hands and wiggle don’t like their dreams; others said politics, religion, and wayward
around a bit — doing a little dance they are just dreams, and some women, and on making overt
to get the first leg through without say they don’t dream at all. Well, passes at the waitresses.
Prefer a quick death
they probably do dream but just
falling over.
Now for dying. This is short.
OK — the OF is that far, then he can’t recall the dreams.
The OFs would rather have
One OF mentioned that, sudleans against the wall or dresser
and thinks a little bit, then flings denly, he started having dreams a weak internal system than a
his other leg up, gets this leg that were so bad he was afraid strong internal system. It seems
through the leg hole in the shorts, to go to sleep at night. This OF some OFs drag out the dying
and now the OF is ready to hike said that, at one of his bi-annual process by having strong constituthe shorts up, and he finds they check-ups at the cardiologist, he tions and they are in wheelchairs,
happened to mention this just in in pain, on oxygen, or in nursing
are on backwards!
homes for years.
The fly is to the rear. It is going passing.
Many of the OFs, say, have a
The cardiologist said, oops, don’t
to be one of those days.
Then the undershirt is pulled take another pill (now the OF bad ticker and, when it ticks its
over his head and back, and it gets couldn’t remember which pill it last tick, you are done. The OFs
all balled up and won’t pull down, was) and the cardiologist replaced don’t want any of this prolonged,
so, after the exercise of the shower, the pill with something else and agonizing hanging around where
the OF now has the exercise of tug- the dreams stopped immediately. the OF just becomes a burden to
ging at the shirt with considerable This OF suggested to the OF that his kids, or a human guinea pig
was having those constant bad for the doctors.
force to get it down. OK!
Those OFs who made it to the
Now all the OF has is shirts, dreams to check his meds.
breakfast at the Duanesburg
Calculating COLA
pants, socks, and shoes to comThe OFs do not know where Diner in Duanesburg, and none
plete the ensemble and the OF
looks at this pile of fabric and the government gets the idea that planning on dying any time soon,
leather like they are an enemy. there is very little cost-of-living were: Miner Stevens, Henry Witt,
However, the OF is ready to at- increase, so the cost-of-living Roger Shafer, Roger Chapman,
tack each one with abandon and index is small. The OFs would Steve Kelly, Robie Osterman,
win these battles even if it takes like to know what planet they are George Washburn, Bill Bartholomew, Dave Williams, Mark
living on.
half the morning.
One OF thought that it might Traver, Glenn Patterson, Frank
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It seems that, not long ago, this be because we are living in New Pauli, Harold GUEST, John Rossscribe reported on one OF building York, and other states do not see mann, Gary Porter, Mace Porter,
a new home and the wet weather the increases in taxes, gas, food, Jack Norray, Ken Hughes, Lou
causing problems getting things and heating fuel, that we see here Schenck, Duncan Bellinger, Bill
and they base their information Lassome, Rich Donnelly, Bob
done. That was early summer.
At Tuesday morning’s breakfast, on the country as a whole for this Benac, Jim Rissacher, Joe Loebier,
Duane Wagenbaugh, Elwood Vanthis OF reported that Monday index.
With a quick glance at the Inter- derbilt, Gerry Chartier, Harold
night he and his wife slept in their
new house. It is finished and most net, this scribe found the following Grippen, Mike Willsey, and me.
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Town hopes to avoid eminent domain
by Anne Hayden Harwood
GUILDERLAND — At a meeting on Oct. 3, the town board
tabled a decision about whether
to make Stitt Road, currently
a private road, into a public
road.
A handful of people spoke at
a public hearing on the matter
that night, including residents
of the road, as well as Fred
Wagner, who owns a parcel of
land bordering the road, which
he wasn’t convinced he should
hand over to the town in order
to make the road public.
If Wagner, who owns Helderberg Excavating and Trucking,
doesn’t turn his land over to
Guilderland, the town may take
it by eminent domain, the legal
power to take private property
for public use.
The town board will meet again
on Oct. 15, at which point it will
hear from Wagner, who will have
decided if he wants to turn his
land over willingly.
In between the two meetings,
Wagner was hoping to negotiate
with Larned and Sons, which
owns various gravel pits and
parcels of land along the rightof-way, and George and Christina
Audi, who own land that Wagner
could potentially use, away from
Stitt Road, as another way to
access his gravel pits.
Wagner said he initiated the
negotiations months ago, in an
attempt to relieve the complaints
about his truck traffic, and he
finds the timing of the decision
to make the road public suspicious.
“This goes way back to the
1970s,” said Supervisor Kenneth
Runion. “Stitt Road was a private
right-of-way that was used for
the various gravel pits that existed in Guilderland Center.”
Other companies mined the
pits before Larned and Sons,
but, after the 1970s, Larned
purchased many of the pits.
As part of a reclamation agreement, a new Stitt Road was to be
constructed, built to town specifications, and part of the old Stitt
Road was to be improved and
brought up to town standards,
so that, eventually, the entire
length of it would be a public
town road.
That hasn’t happened yet,
but there is a push for it to happen now, said Runion, because
the condition of the road has
deteriorated to the point that
the Guilderland School District
will not send buses down it, and
Larned and Sons wants to have
the maintenance responsibility
taken off of its hands.
Residents living off of Stitt
Road complained at the public
hearing on Oct. 3 about the truck
traffic generated on Stitt Road by
Wagner’s business. Helderberg
Excavating and Trucking used to
mine gravel, but is now primarily a landscaping business, with
some excavation on the side.
Wa g n e r d e c i d e d , s e v e r a l
months ago, he said, that he
would ask the Audis if he could
use a narrow strip of property on
the back of their land, on Maeosta Road, off of Hurst Road, to
bring his trucks out onto Osborne
Road. In exchange for the use of
a piece of their property, he said
he would give them a piece of his
property.
“This goes way back
to the 1970s.”
Wagner had attempted to negotiate with the Audis in the past,
offering to buy 20 acres of land
from them so he could use an old
haul road to access his property,
rather than a right-of-way running next to their home, after
they complained about his truck
traffic, but the Audis declined.
Wagner would have to negotiate with the Larneds, too, in
order to bring his trucks out onto
Osborne Road, because he’d still
need to cross a very narrow section of their property.
If the Audis and Larneds would
make these concessions, Wagner
said, he could keep truck traffic
off of Stitt Road.
Neither Donald Larned nor
the company could be reached
for comment.
“It would be a win-win for
everybody,” said Wagner. “If
everybody gives a little bit, everybody will have much more in
the end.”
The residents, however, were
not confident in Wagner’s plan.
Stephen Wilson, who has lived
on Stitt Road for 47 years, said
he felt that Wagner was misrepresenting himself.
“The whole goal for us has been
to keep big trucks off of Stitt
Road,” Wilson said. “Even if he
got the concessions, it was clear
to us he would still use heavy
equipment on the road, and
heavy traffic deteriorates even
town-maintained roads.”
Wilson said he also suspected
that Wagner wanted the land
concessions because he was hoping to mine gravel from the land,
although Wagner said there was
no gravel left to mine there.
Wilson said that, when he and
his family moved to Stitt Road,
it wasn’t even paved.
“We came in here knowing
that, unlike many people who
have things like public services
— leaf and garbage pickup,
public transportation — those
would be non-existent for us,”
said Wilson. “We decided that,
because it was a beautiful site,
we would bite the bullet and go
for it.”
He said he and his wife would
drive their children down to Osborne Road to be picked up by
the school bus, or the kids would
walk to school.
Eventually, the Larneds paved
the road, which Wilson said convinced the school district to drive
buses down it.
Several years ago, though, the
school district stopped running
the buses down Stitt Road, because of the condition of it.
“It’s bumpy, and narrow, with
holes and overhanging branches,” Wilson said.
The Larneds, according to
Wilson, do not want to maintain
the road anymore, because the
company no longer uses it.
Wilson wrote a letter to the
Larneds, asking them not to
make a deal with Wagner, because of his concerns with Wagner’s intentions.
Now, however, Wilson hopes
that the town will vote to make
Stitt Road public, and he believes
Wagner should agree to deed his
parcel over to the town for one
dollar.
Wagner told The Enterprise
this week that he had made a
last-ditch effort to negotiate
with the Audis and the Larneds
over the weekend, but had little
success.
He said he would appear before
the town board again on Oct.
15, and would consider turning
his land over to avoid facing the
legal proceedings involved with
eminent domain, but, he said, he
wants to talk to the board about
the monetary value of the land.
“The town has to get that title
to make it a town road,” said
Runion this week. “Once we have
it, we’d have a road base, drainage, and asphalt pavement.”
The supervisor said he also
hoped to avoid eminent domain
proceedings, which he said could
be long and complicated.
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By Ed Canty (Ed@gfrpuzzles.com
Royalties
Across
1. Largemouth, for one
5. Spheres
9. Lint
14. Soothing plant
15. Part of a yard
16. Eagle's nest
17. Lion's title
20. ___ a happy note
21. Appraise once again
22. School boards?
25. Banned
agrochemical
26. Lie at rest
28. Roper undertaking
32. One signing off
36. Aladdin associate
37. Obi-wan Kenobi
portrayer
40. Sound, as a bell
41. Little Rock's state
42. Eye sore
43. Tiny swimmer
45. Wacko
46. SWAT team
members
51. Dessert of chilled
fruit and coconut
56. Brightest stars
57. Anne and Elizabeth
I, e.g.
60. Arm bones
61. Genealogist's work
62. Just beat
63. On the ball
64. Auctioneer's cry
65. Crystal ball user
Down
1. Makes bread
2. Dress style
3. Weather balloon
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5
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17
18
9
10
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28
29
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47
48
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50
19
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4. Utah lilies
5. Broadway opening?
6. Decay
7. Nobel physicist Niels
8. Knight mares?
9. Goethe's soul seller
10. Cataract site
11. Prod
12. French son
13. Lawyers' charges
18. Hot, in Vegas
19. Shade of green
23. "___ Only Just
Begun"
24. Some houses are
built on it
27. Heart, for one
28. Brown alternative
29. Aces, sometimes
30. Actress Kudrow
31. Not as much
32. Questions
33. Pub serving
34. Mouse to a hawk
35. Unhealthy chest
sound
36. Chewing like a
beaver
38. Coffee dispensers
39. Sacred image: Var.
43. Sunday event
44. Numbskulls
45. Landscape painter
Claude
47. Walesa's people
48. Steer clear of
49. Kitchen appliance
50. Passover meal
51. Greenish-blue
52. Think (over)
53. The "B" of N.B.
54. Raise
55. Bushy do
58. Sushi selection
59. "Waking ___
Devine" (1998 film)
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Westerlo board mulls zoning changes for solar panels, issuing permits
By Marcello Iaia
WESTERLO — How the town
regulates — or doesn’t — has
been part of board discussions
lately on permits, solar panels,
hydrofracking, and fill.
The town should streamline
its permit process and start
regulating solar panels, Code
Enforcement Officer Edwin Lawson suggested to the town board
during its Oct. 1 meeting, where
some residents asked for more
stringent zoning changes.
Additionally, a state Assemblyman visited the Westerlo
Town Board meeting and heard
about on a neighbor dispute
over fill.
As long as setback requirements are met, the need for a
variance granted by the zoning board of appeals could be
waived, said Lawson, describing
the current zoning law as “ambiguous” on the matter. He also
recommended the board create a
fee schedule for the installation
of solar panels, so the building
department can check for roof
integrity and setbacks.
The board voted to schedule a
public hearing for the not-yetwritten law on variances on Nov.
6 at 7 p.m., before the board’s
regular meeting. The fee schedule for solar panels, the board
agreed, would be on the agenda
at the hearing.
Variances
Westerlo’s current zoning law
states that any non-conforming
use — one existing before the
town’s law, but not complying with
it — can only be expanded if the
zoning board of appeals grants
a variance. If the use has been
abandoned for more than one year,
the property can’t again be used
in a non-conforming way.
Lawson said the law is “ambiguous” on the expansion of nonconforming uses because another
paragraph in the same section
says that any new expansions or
extensions to a non-conforming
use existing before the law must
conform to its requirements, unless granted a variance by the
zoning board of appeals.
Solar panels
Solar energy systems are listed
as a use permitted by right in the
town’s zoning law.
Lawson said companies installing the solar panels and officials
from the New York State Energy
Research and Development Authority are surprised that the town
has no oversight.
“We have to write a generic letter to prove that we don’t regulate
them,” said Lawson. “We’re writing
the letters all the time.”
“The challenge would be
who is best able to assess the impact.”
For a variance, one has to submit a plat plan of existing and
proposed structures, and a filing
fee has to be paid. Notice is then
given to neighboring landowners
and a public hearing is held before
the zoning board votes.
If the new law is passed, people
would still have to apply for permits, said Lawson.
Of the process for any individual
resident complying with setback
requirements, Lawson said, “It’s
my recommendation that we don’t
wait two months, because he’s not
bothering his neighbor.” Lawson
often sits with the town board at
its table during meetings, but, as
deputy supervisor, has no vote.
He can take on the duties of the
position if the supervisor is absent
or unable.
When asked by board member
William Bichteman whether he
favored a wording change to regulate the panels or a fee schedule,
Lawson said he preferred adding
fees that would automatically
start review from the building
department.
Changing the fee schedule to
include solar panels, Lawson said,
wouldn’t require a public hearing
on a local law, but Leonard Laub,
briefly the town’s planning board
chairman, disagreed.
“I don’t think that establishing
some regulation on solar panels
automatically takes away that
right,” said Laub during the
meeting. “I think changing the
existing zoning law by removing
a right probably needs a public
hearing.”
The Enterprise — Marcello Iaia
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Oct. 1 to schedule a meeting where he would listen to residents in
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...Citizens ask about action on hydraulic fracking, permits for fill
Lawson said charging a fee
wouldn’t change the use by right,
but he said on Wednesdsay he
would check with the town’s attorney.
“There’s also other identified
use-by-right situations, which
doesn’t necessarily mean it doesn’t
have a permit,” Lawson told The
Enterprise. He gave the example of
home occupation, the professional
or commercial use of a residence
permitted by right, which would
require a building permit if an
office is added to a home.
Hydraulic fracturing
The discussion over the zoning law prompted resident Anita
Marrone to ask from the back of
the gallery whether the town’s
hydrofracking law was being considered. Since 2012, the town has
been reviewing hydraulic fracturing, the process of breaking apart
shale in natural gas development.
Bichteman said the proposed
zoning changes wouldn’t address
hydrofracking.
“I think the zoning requirements in the town are a tool to
be used to protect the town from
whatever ill influences may be
upon us from hydrofracking,”
said Bichteman. Bichteman has
called for more work on a report
about the process, submitted by
the town’s special research committee, before the board takes
any action.
The town board passed a law
in July to extend its moratorium
on gas drilling in Westerlo for
another year.
The state’s highest court, the
Court of Appeals, will hear a case
testing whether or not municipal
zoning law can ban the process
or is preempted by state law. Two
lower courts have decided in favor
of two towns, Dryden and Middlefield, which have used zoning laws
to prohibit gas development.
Resident Dianne Sefcik, who
has scrutinized the board’s efforts
to address hydraulic fracturing,
handed a letter to board members outlining her own research
into the effect it can have on the
mortgages of residential properties. Bichteman has invited
Sefcik to help revise the report.
The letter cites a presentation
and a report by Gregory May,
Vice President of residential
mortgage lending at Tompkins
Trust Company in which he
writes of the conflict between
subsurface development and
the financing or appraisal of a
residential property.
Sefcik also said she attended
the joint meeting of the planning
and town boards to hear public
comment on a draft comprehensive plan, which was reviewed
by the town board in July. She
said most of the residents there
spoke in support of the 12 goals
articulated in the plan.
Planning board Chairwoman
Dorothy Verch said Wednesday the
latest revisions are meant only to
enhance the existing plan, which
was given technical comments
by the Albany County Planning
Board before Verch was appointed
to her position. Leslie Lombardo,
a senior planner for the county,
said Westerlo’s plan hasn’t yet
been submitted to the county for
official review.
Regarding hydraulic fracturing,
Verch said the plan refers to the
town’s research of the process. “As
of the writing of the comprehensive plan, it was not something
that was firm,” said Verch. “That
should also be addressed in another two years. I don’t think
another five years should go by
until when this is revisited.”
The town board will have to
approve the recent revisions before submitting the plan for the
county’s review.
Introduction and induction
The town board heard from
Assemblyman Peter Lopez, a
Steven Nappe listens to Assemblyman Peter Lopez speak about water-diversion issues between neighbors during the Oct. 1 Westerlo Town Board meeting. Nappe has asked for the town board to require
fill permits. He is concerned that his neighbor’s filling of his own backyard will block the stormwater
drainage through their properties.
Republican who was elected last
year in a district reconfigured to
include Westerlo.
The evening of Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.
was set for a meeting in Town
Hall in which Lopez will take
questions from residents. He said
flyers would go out to residents
about the meeting.
A resident, Steven Nappe, suggested Lopez could help resolve
but not the filling of it.
Nappe is retired from a career as
a crane operator filling and building earthen dams for a contractor
for the Army Corps of Engineers.
He told The Enterprise after the
Oct. 1 meeting that he estimates
the current fill on Germani’s
property is 160 feet long, 70 feet
wide, and four feet above the
existing grade — around 1,600
“How much do you want for your house, Steve?”
his worries that a fill project by
his neighbor, David Germani,
will divert stormwater onto his
property by extending a dam.
Nappe asked the town board
a second time to consider requiring fill permits. He is concerned his neighbor’s project, if
continued, will divert snowmelt
and rainwater that runs down
a ravine behind their Annable
Road properties. Annable Road
forms a height of land from which
water drains to a ravine below.
Although Germani’s property is
downhill from Nappe’s, Nappe
is concerned the fill will deflect
the water from moving freely
down the ravine below both of
their homes.
Nappe told the board during
its September meeting that
Germani has created an “earthen
dam” four feet above grade, just
beyond the stone wall that separates their properties. Bichteman
said then he was not in favor
of fill permits and noted Nappe
does not currently have a flooding problem.
Nappe says he is trying to prevent litigation and is convinced
that more fill will flood and devalue his property.
“How much do you want for
your house, Steve?” Germani said
from the other side of the gallery
at the October meeting. “I’m that
neighbor.”
The current town zoning law
requires site-plan approval and
special-use permits for the removal of earth, or excavation,
cubic yards.
Germani disputed that he was
creating a dam. “I went from that
existing ground and just tapered it
down. It’s not like I put a four-foot
dam,” he told Lopez. Closer to the
bottom of the ravine, however, the
freshly layed dirt is a few feet off
the ground.
Behind the two neighbors’
homes, the hill slopes into a ravine, where Nappe said he spent
Lopez said he would have to
research what agencies would be
involved.
“The challenge would be, who is
best able to assess the impacts,”
said Lopez. “And, if there is a
dispute between neighbors, who
figures that out and makes decisions.”
The neighbors began speaking
more to Lopez than each other.
“Something I don’t want to happen is, if somebody has to bring in
fill, now all of a sudden we have to
go and do permits,” said Germani.
“I don’t want to create a problem.
It was just an opportunity to bring
in fill. I brought in fill. I didn’t
think it was a big deal.”
The audience at the meeting applauded Lopez and the neighbors
after Germani invited Nappe to
his property.
“We’re set,” Germani said to The
Enterprise when asked if anything
had changed during the meeting,
but he did not comment further.
Nappe said on Thursday that he
did not visit Germani’s property
because he knew of his neighbor’s
intention to stop flooding on his
property with more fill.
Other business
At recent meetings, the board:
— Voted, 3 to 2, to compel the
“It has to be a state-regulated wetland
or a state-regulated stream in order
for us to have jurisdiction.”
$5,000 to create fenced-in paths
for his wire-haired dachshunds
he trains to track the blood trails
of game animals. Nappe said he
has spoken with Germani, town
attorney Aline Galgay, Lawson,
and an officer from the state’s
Department of Environmental
Conservation.
“It has to be a state-regulated
wetland or a state-regulated
stream in order for us to have
jurisdiction, or if they’re disturbing more than an acre,” Rick
Georgeson, a spokesman for the
DEC, said generally of when a
permit would be required by the
state.
Nappe believes Germani is getting the fill for free from Hannay
Reels, where he works.
town and one resident to hook up
to the water system completed
in 2005. Anthony Sherman and
Alfred Field were in opposition.
A private residence and the
town hall, originally an elementary school of the Berne-KnoxWesterlo School District, had not
been hooked into the system but
were making payments to the
bond and of minimum usage fees
for 2,500 gallons per quarter.
Bichteman said a family of two
typically uses 7,000 to 15,000 gallons per quarter.
“It’s not fair, A, and, B, there may
be some potential revenue that the
town is missing out on, the district
is missing out on, that they should
be collecting,” Bichteman said at
the September meeting;
— Voted, 5 to 0, to amend the
water district law defining the
water board’s powers, duties, and
membership;
— Voted, 5 to 0, to require a $200
deposit for anyone to use the town
park for an event;
— Discussed the option of putting Beaver Shores Road on the
town’s inventory of roads for the
Consolidated Local Street and
Highway Improvement Program
money it receives from the state
and county. The board waited to
take action before talking to the
town attorney.
The local inventory of roads and
the mileage for a municipality are
used to calculate how much money
is disbursed for maintenance and
improvements. The Consolidated
Local Street and Highway Improvement Program funds represented more than a third of the
highway department’s revenues
in the 2013 budget.
Westerlo has maintained the
road since 1969, said Lawson.
Board members questioned
whether or not the town owns
the road, which Supervisor Richard Rapp said was first created
by Central Hudson in order to
maintain power lines across Lake
Onderdonk.
“Are we in a position to restrict
the adjacent property owners’
access?” asked Bichteman. “Because,” he went on, “if you look
down the road, their personal
equipment and things are in the
travel-way. It doesn’t appear to be
a good thing to have the woodpile
in the middle of the road”;
—Voted, 4 to 1, to request a
speed limit of 45 miles per hour
on Dunbar Hollow Road, from Tan
Hollow Road to the New Scotland
town line. Councilman Field was
opposed.
Highway Superintendent Keith
Wright said he requested the
change;
— Heard from town Clerk Kathleen Spinnato, reading a letter
from Darrell Duncan, the commissioner of the Albany County
Department of Public Works, that
a reduction of the speed limit
from 55 to 45 miles per hour on
County Route 312 in the hamlet
of Dormansville, between Route
143 and County Route 411, is
warranted.
A request had been made for the
reduction in December 2012;
— Agreed to have Bichteman
and Lounsbury call references
on Compensation Consulting
Services Inc. The company would
review worker’s compensation
claims, of which Rapp said there
had been one since 2008.
“She points out the risk is nothing to the town,” said Bichteman of
Galgay. “The documents are clean,
there’s no cost, and payment is
based on recovery”;
— Was asked by Marrone for
clarification on the dates of revision of the Code of Ethics posted
recently on the town website.
Bichteman responded that he
would review it and noted a board
of ethics was never established
because of difficulty filling its
positions and because state law
allows for a county-level oversight
of ethics violations to fill in for one
absent from a town;
— Marrone thanked Wright for
the highway department’s work on
Tan Hollow Road to repair damage left by Tropical Storm Irene
in 2011; and
— Heard a proposal from resident Eugene McGrath for the town
to invite a business to build on the
land now occupied by the dilapidated highway garage and court
chambers, requiring the area be
designated mixed-use zoning.
“It’s a matter of approaching these companies and seeing
if they’d be interested,” said
McGrath. “It would mean you don’t
have to worry about a new roof.”
8
Piece by piece
Schoolcraft’s mansion restored and his life chronicled by historian Begley
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
GUILDERLAND — The town
historian responsible for saving
a landmark mansion from demolition has for years been piecing
together the story of the man who
built that mansion.
Now, Alice Begley has published
a book called Congressman John L.
Schoolcraft…and his house.
“If the house is worth restoring, the man who built it is worth
writing about,” Begley said this
week.
Begley’s book weaves the discoveries she’s made about Schoolcraft’s life with her observations
about his 19th-Century mansion,
perched on a knoll overlooking
the Western Turnpike. She viewed
paintings he purchased in Europe
in the Cincinnati Art Museum;
she painstakingly transcribed a
cache of his letter, which had lain
dormant in the vault of the Rush
Rhees Library at the University of
Rochester; she tracked down the
obelisk that marks his grave at the
Albany Rural Cemetery.
All these, and more, informed her
view of the Schoolcraft Mansion.
Begley knows Schoolcraft’s
birthplace intimately — the town
of Guilderland where she lives
herself and serves as historian.
The book opens with a brief foray
into Schoolcraft genealogy, familiar
to Enterprise readers of Begley’s
history column.
John Lawrence Schoolcraft was
born in the hamlet of Hamilton,
home of the Glass Works, on Sept.
22, 1806. His father died when
he was but three months old. His
widowed mother remarried and
moved to Michigan, but young
John Schoolcraft remained in
Guilderland and was raised by his
grandfather with the same name.
The family amassed nearly a
thousand acres and ran a tavern
and hotel on the Great Western
Turnpike. Schoolcraft’s grandfather helped organize the first
school districts in Guilderland
and was named to the first board
of education. Both the grandfather
and grandson were trustees of
the Hamilton Union Church that
stands now next to the mansion the
younger Schoolcraft built.
Spurred by his rejection as a
cadet to West Point, the young
Schoolcraft left Guilderland at 18
and took up residence at the City
Hotel in Albany. Poring through
the listings of mid-19th-Century
city directories, Begley found
Schoolcraft was involved in owning
a number of city businesses. He
was also a banker and eventually
became president of the Commercial Bank of Albany, a forerunner
of KeyBank.
What was most important,
though, about his move to the City
Hotel was the company he kept. “I
found out what happened when he
stayed at that big hotel near the
capitol…He met Thurlow Weed, the
Albany newspaper editor, and a lot
of political players,” said Begley.
Begley’s book describes Weed,
editor of the Albany Evening
Journal, as a huge man with a
commanding presence. She writes,
“Ten years Schoolcraft’s senior, the
large-boned, six-foot-one-inch man
with enormous hands presented a
formidable father figure to the new
young man on the political block.”
Schoolcraft became close friends
with Weed and with William
Seward, who served as New York’s
governor and senator, and had aspirations to be president.
Inspiration for a mansion
In 1843, when Schoolcraft was
37 and a wealthy businessman,
he and Weed sailed for Europe.
Although Weed didn’t complete the
tour, returning home, Schoolcraft
kept him informed, through letters,
about the journey.
Begley surmises that Schoolcraft
became enamored of Gothic castles
and churches on his European
travels and wanted to replicate
them in his Guilderland country
retreat, built in the popular Gothic
Revival style.
Begley documents, through
Schoolcraft’s letters to Weed, the
artwork he acquired on his trip. On
April 2, 1844, he wrote to Weed, “I
shall have nine large pictures. The
thought just occurred to me what
shall I do with them. It will require
two large rooms. I must arrange for
this when I return.”
Begley believes Schoolcraft added
the west wing to his mansion,
shown at left in the accompanying
drawing, to accommodate the art
he acquired in Europe. Her book
includes pictures of several of those
paintings, now in Philadelphia or
Cincinnati.
Book in hand: Alice Begley, Guilderland’s town historian, fit years
of research on the life of John L. Schoolcraft into a slender volume,
just 60 pages, published in an elegant paperback by the Troy Book
Makers. It is for sale at The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza or by
calling the author at 456-3032. The book costs $14.95.
In his letters, Schoolcraft urged
Weed to help the starving American artists working abroad. “Weed,”
he wrote, “you could be of service
to the small number of artists in
Rome. They receive nothing from
government and their commissions from their country are small.
You have labored for your party,
for the Irish and for the slave,
let me urge you to say a word for
the arts and the artists abroad….
They are a fine gentlemanly set of
men. If our countrymen will come
abroad they will acquire a taste
for pictures.”
One of the American artists
Schoolcraft visited in Europe
was the sculptor, Hiram Powers,
whose statue of a naked “Eve”
he admired. “I suppose our overmodest and virtuous citizens would
condemn a naked statue…at home
it would be condemned,” he wrote.
He portrayed American hypocrisy,
stating that “it was immodest for a
lady to set at her piano draped low,
the gentleman standing by her side
to turn over the leaves of the music
book can see down the lady’s waist.”
Schoolcraft concluded the exhibition of “Eve” in America would be
beneficial to his countrymen.
— Rendering by Mesick Cohen Wilson Baker Architects
Bought by the town of Guilderland in 1994, the Schoolcraft House, which was built in the 1840s, is currently being restored by the town
and The Friends of the Schoolcraft Cultural Center. A drive is underway now to buy paint for the historic structure to make it watertight,
and an open house is planned for the holiday season. “We want to show people how far the house has come,” said the town’s historian, Alice
Begley, who has spearheaded the project. “It’s beginning to look like the house John Schoolcraft lived in.” She hopes “within a year or two”
the center will be hosting “Sunday afternoon musicals, lectures, book readings, and all sorts of nice things.”
Political to the end
Under Weed’s tutelage, Schoolcraft was elected to Congress
in 1848 and again in 1850. “He
became the eyes and ears of the
Whig Party,” said Begley.
Begley’s book cites a contemporary account of the tumultuous
Congress of the time: “Members
of the House indulged in bad manners, unruly behavior and outright
violence,” which included duels and
beatings.
“Weed,” Begley wrote, “relied
on the Guilderland Congressman
for first-hand information about
happenings in the Capitol for his
editorials…Weed had earned the
name ‘Dictator’ of the Whig party
with his keen manipulation of the
candidates and policies of the party
known for its anti-slavery and antiMasonic platforms.”
In the 18 months that Zachary
Taylor served as president, Begley
wrote, “Schoolcraft’s genial and
persuasive manner put him in
good favor…”
Seward was also doing well politically as he opposed slavery in
the states that were to be named
in the Compromise of 1850.
“Letters poured into Schoolcraft’s Washington office after
Senator Seward gave his widely
proclaimed speech opposing the
pending 1850 Compromise on
slave labor versus free labor,” wrote
Begley. “His statement gripped the
country’s attention that ‘there is a
higher law than the Constitution’
regulating ‘our authority over the
domain.’”
But the fortunes of triumvirate
of Weed, Seward, and Schoolcraft
changed after July 9, 1850 when,
writes Begley, “a sudden attack
of gastroenteritis took President
Zachary Taylor’s life and changed
the congenial, political scene.”
“We are at sea without a pilot,”
Schoolcraft wrote to Weed in August 1850, after Taylor’s death.
He also wrote of the newly
sworn-in president, Millard Fillmore, “Fillmore has found his level.
He is despised by friend and foe….
The good old president is gone and
what will become of the country
god only knows. The Whig party
is broken up and where we are to
be only time will tell.”
Seward and Schoolcraft remained close friends as well as
political allies. In 1853, Schoolcraft
married Seward’s niece, Caroline
Canfield; he was 47 and she was
21.
The couple had just seven years
to enjoy their Guilderland Gothic
Revival home with their children.
Schoolcraft died of a heart attack
on June 7, 1860 in Ontario on his
way home from the Republican
National Convention in Chicago
where he had strongly supported
Seward for the presidential nomination. “Seward lost the nomination to Abraham Lincoln,” writes
Begley, “a young lawyer from
Illinois.”
Seward had been the favorite
going into the convention and
won on the first two ballots; he
later served on Lincoln’s cabinet
as secretary of state.
Begley quotes from obituaries
written for Schoolcraft; one in the
July 9 edition of The Troy Daily
Whig said of Schoolcraft “Prudence
and integrity brought in due time
wealth. Political honors would have
been lavished on him if he had
consented to accept them; but he
was ever zealous for others, never
for himself.”
Begley also tracked down Schoolcraft’s gravesite in the Albany
Rural Cemetery, and notes many
prominent men had monuments
built before their death. Schoolcraft’s was made five years before
he died by a well-known monument architect of the era, William
Gray — it is in the Gothic style,
reminiscent of the Schoolcraft
Mansion.
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It Was A Fun Time!
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
A sticky situation: A little girl wearing a Velcro suit laughs as she sticks to the wall of a game
during Saturday’s Guilderland Community Festival at Tawasentha Park. The event, a benefit
for Maddie’s Mark, included food, music, pony rides, a rock-climbing wall, a martial-arts exhibit,
and a bounce house, too.
A happy giggle returns the kiss this girl got from a rabbit she was grooming during the Guilderland Community Festival at Tawasentha Park in Guilderland on Saturday afternoon. All
proceeds from the second annual festival went to Maddie’s Mark, a not-for-profit organization
formed by the Musto family of Guilderland after their daughter died because of an inoperable
brain tumor. She was 5 at the time of her death in 2012. “Maddie’s legacy of love and kindness
lives on in the work that the organization does to support children with serious illnesses and their
families,” said a release for the festival.
...Police dog on patrol?
of a parent, in loco parentis, while
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Barbara Fraterrigo two years ago students are at school.
of drugs; she she favored the caA 14-year-old New Jersey high
nine patrols and is now the board’s school student and her girlfriend
president. “It’s not a healthy en- were seen by a teacher smoking in
vironment,” she said, noting then, the restroom, which was against
“The new principal wants to be school rules. The girl, labeled in
proactive and let kids know we court papers as T.L.O., denied
really want them to be safe.”
smoking. The assistant principal
Wiles is confident the school opened her purse and found a pack
board now will support a police of cigarettes and also evidence of
dog trained to detect drugs in marijuana possession, use, and
the school. Last week, she said sale. T.L.O. sought to have the evithat seven of nine school board dence excluded in criminal court
members, a quorum, attended a on the grounds that the search
Sept. 20 meeting with police, ad- violated her rights under the
ministrators from the middle and New Jersey Constitution and the
high schools, and a parent, not as Fourth Amendment of the United
part of a regular board meeting, States Constitution.
to discuss canine searches.
When the case reached the
The board members, Wiles said, Supreme Court, it held that a
had an “a-ha moment” when they warrant was not needed for the
realized the purpose of the search assistant principal to search T.L.O.
would not be to “catch kids” but and that the reduced standard of
rather “to be preventative,” to keep “reasonable suspicion” rather than
students from drugs.
“probable cause” governs school
“The canine would
searches; a warrant
only search lockers,
is not needed.
not people,” said
The Supreme
Wiles. “AdministraCourt established
tors, not police, would
a two-pronged test
go into lockers.”
“Administrators, of reasonableness:
If drugs were found
First, the search
not police, would must be justified
in a locker, Wiles said,
“The process would
go into lockers.” at its inception,
be identical to what
meaning there are
we do now…No stureasonable grounds
dent would be taken
for suspecting the
out in handcuffs or
search will reveal
traumatized.”
evidence that the
The current prostudent has viocess, she said, inlated the law or
volves asking the student to empty school rules, and, second, as
his or her pockets and backpack. If conducted, the search must be
an illegal substance is found, she reasonably related in scope to
said of school personnel, “We can’t the circumstances, meaning that
have it in our possession.” She also the measures used to conduct the
said, “If it’s selling [drugs], it’s search are reasonably related to
more serious, and law enforcement the objectives of the search and
is definitely involved.”
that the search is not excessively
Asked how often in the three intrusive in light of the student’s
years she has been Guilderland’s age and gender and the nature of
superintendent drugs have been the offense.
found at the school, Wiles said
Since the 1985 landmark decithat it was “very rare.” Pressed sion, a number of cases have defurther on the number, she said, bated what constitutes “reasonable
“A handful last year.”
suspicion.” In 1987, in Burnham v.
The drugs, she said, are typical- West, for example, it was found
ly marijuana or prescription drugs that the smell of marijuana in a
and are discovered, predominantly school hallway does not provide
at the high school, through “tips reasonable suspicion to search
from students.”
all students’ purses, pockets, and
A review of the arrest records book bags, while, in 1995, in State
from the Guilderland Police over of New Hampshire v. Drake, it was
the last year, which The Enterprise found an anonymous phone call
prints weekly, showed no drug ar- advising an administrator that a
rests at the high school.
student would be bringing drugs to
Over the last decade, The En- school, coupled with that student’s
terprise has covered only sporadic reputation as a drug dealer, credrug arrests at the high school. In ated reasonable suspicion to allow
2007, for example, a 17-year-old a search of the student’s pockets
was arrested at the high school and book bag.
for unlawful possession of mariWhile school officials need only
juana after two large Baggies of reasonable suspicion, law-enforcemarijuana were found hidden in ment officials typically must have
a sock in his book bag while at probable cause to search students.
school, the arrest report said.
If a student voluntarily consents
In 2005, the guardian of a to a search, either a school official
16-year-old called the police sta- or a law-enforcement official may
tion and said he might have taken conduct the search without either
prescription pills from the house; reasonable suspicion or probable
he was called to the principal’s of- cause.
fice where he was asked to empty
School officials are allowed
his pockets and the school resource to conduct random or blanket
officer saw a pot pipe tucked searches — for example, using
in his shoe. The pipe contained metal detectors — as a preventive
marijuana so he was arrested for measure.
unlawful possession.
Drug-sniffing dogs in schools
The 16-year-old said he had
are the most controversial of these
taken two prescription pills that
random searches but most courts
morning, the arrest report said,
have ruled that the practice is
and that he had given at least 20
not a search if the dogs don’t sniff
other pills to his friends, whose
students or their belongings but,
names he would not disclose.
rather, sniff the air around their
The law
property.
While public-school students
In a 1999 federal court case, B.C.
have protection under the Fourth
v. Plumas Unified School District,
Amendment, which guarantees
the court ruled a dog sniffing a
“the right of the people to be secure
student requires individualized,
in their persons, houses, papers,
reasonable suspicion, not justified
and effects, against unreasonable
by the prevention of drug abuse.
searches and seizures,” schools are
Immunity generally protects
allowed, by law, to maintain safe
a school administrator acting in
learning environments.
A 1985 Supreme Court case good faith in areas where the law
helped define how far the con- isn’t clear, particularly if the school
stitutional guarantee went when has a sound policy articulating the
pitted against a school’s stance need for searches to establish a
that administrators act in place safe learning environment.
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...McCoy proposes $574M budget, puts pressure on legislative plan for home
(Continued from page 1)
McCoy also said some legislators wanted to put their “hands
around labor” but didn’t want to
pay for the costs. The nursing
home employs more than 300
workers, paid by the county.
“There comes a point were you
should put your money were your
mouth is. If you believe in it so
much then raise the bills to pay
for it,” he said.
“People want services but they
don’t want taxes,” said McCoy, “I
don’t have a money tree down on
Main Street to go pluck bills off
of. I need partnerships.”
“Executive McCoy’s plan would
have turned over the employees
and everything else to USG,”
he said. “Our main concentration is those jobs at the nursing
home but even greater than that
are the residents at the Albany
County Nursing Home.”
Commisso said under McCoy’s proposal the facility, its
employees or residents, could
be transferred or relocated out
of the area.
“We have families that would
lose loved ones because they are
unable or can’t afford to travel.
Those things are very much
“Taxpayers need a break today. This plan gives
(the legislature) nine months to come up with a
proposal that’s better than mine and make it work.”
McCoy said he was willing to
abandon his own plan and embrace the legislature’s to achieve
such a partnership.
McCoy noted the legislature
would miss an original deadline,
which envisioned the creation of
the development corporation by
January 2014.
“Taxpayers need a break today.
This plan gives (the legislature)
nine months to come up with a
proposal that’s better than mine
and make it work. I’ll be happy
to join them in getting it done.
If it works, I’m not afraid to go
up there and say, ‘Hey, yours is
better.’”
Legislative plan
A local development corporation to take over the home has
not yet been created.
The Democratic legislative
majority leader, Frank J. Commisso, of the 11th District, said
yesterday that lawyers were still
working out the legal framework
of creating a development corporation to run the home.
“It’s still being looked at,” he
told The Enterprise Wednesday.
“There’s dialogue taking place
every day with the county attorney and the attorney involved
with running the home.”
“That being said, it’s pretty
hard to get authorization from
the state,” said Commisso.
He added that getting the legal
details refined was an important
step because receiving approval
from the state for a development
corporation could be a challenge,
one that could potentially slow
the process of transferring the
home.
He also said the county could
possibly continue to fund the
home for all of 2014 without raising taxes, if it had to.
“There’s sufficient money for six
months; there could be sufficient
funds for longer by way of not
putting into the reserves,” he said.
Commisso applauded McCoy’s efforts to keep taxes low and below
a 2-percent levy increase, saying
he and the legislature were determined to keep it that way.
The legislature opposed privatizing the facility because it
would mean workers at the
home would no longer be county
employees, and that residents
might suffer a decline in care,
Commisso said.
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a concern from my side of the
aisle,” said Commisso.
A timetable of unknowns
The legislature’s Republican
minority leader, Christine M.
Benedict, of the 27th District,
said she preferred the plan of
privatization first put forth by
McCoy because a development
corporation would still be the
ultimate responsibility of taxpayers.
“I don’t think we have a choice
about going down this road but
a LDC is not the road I would
go down,” she said. “The other
proposal, with United Services
Group, would’ve meant the management — and really the takeover of the day to day operations
and everything. An LDC is like
the airport authority, to put up
a comparison. It’s another layer
of government.”
Benedict said the common
goal of both parties in the legislature and the executive was
to ensure that residents were
taken care of and the financial
burden removed from taxpayers.
For that reason, she believes it
would be possible to meet the
July deadline.
“I think, for some reason, the
legislature was looking at a
LDC to maintain county workers. There are a lot of unknowns
when it comes to the LDC,” she
said.
Republican Legislator Deborah Busch, of the 39th District,
said she was concerned but hoping for the best, with McCoy’s
budget proposal.
“I can say it’s a sustainable
budget and we’re under the
property tax cap. I find that to
be commendable,” she said. “It’s
conditional upon the nursing
home being funded until June
next year. If the legislature does
not work diligently on forming
the LDC and transferring the
costs to another provider, we’re
looking at a 10 percent increase
in taxes.”
Another point of concern for
Busch is the legislature creating
an administrative position to
oversee the home, with a salary
of about $250,000.
“We’re running it at a $10 million deficit and the administrative LDC that’ll run the nursing
home is promising to reduce
its costs to negligible, but (the
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Daniel McCoy, Albany County’s executive, on Tuesday presented the county legislature with his $574
million budget proposal for 2014, which he says will cost the average homeowner an additional $1.25
per month. McCoy is shown here addressing Hilltown seniors at the Foxenkill Grange in April on his
second “listening tour.”
legislature’s plan) requires pay
for one employee for $250,000,”
she said.
If the legislature creates the
LDC in 2014 but fails to hand
over the home next year, Busch
said the county would have to
spend even more money, saying,
“There’s a cost to setting up the
LDC and there’s the cost of keeping the nursing home afloat, so,
instead of $10 million, it’ll be
$11 million in debts.”
“I say with reservation, I’m
hoping for the best,” said Busch,
who works as a full-time registered nurse at Albany Medical
Center.
Other parts of the budget
Some key elements outline
in McCoy’s budget proposal
include:
— The proposed budget includes the elimination of 42
vacant positions, half of them
from the Albany County jail and
half from the Albany County
Nursing home;
— A $1,000 raise for legisla-
tors and a $7,000 raise for the
county executive, which may not
be passed since both Commisso
and Benedict said they did not
support the proposals. Busch
said she would vote against any
budget that authorized a raise
for elected officials. Currently,
legislators are paid $21,752 annually and the budget proposes
increasing it to $23,084. The
budget also calls for a raise for
the county executive. Currently,
McCoy is paid an annual salary
of $118,317 and his budget proposes raising it to $125,559.
— The county’s entrance into
a partnership with Schenectady
County Community College that
would allow the school to hold
classes at the Albany County
office building. The proposal
intends to reduce the costs of
subsidizing students who attend Hudson Valley Community
College, which is in Rensselaer
County.
McCoy said the county pays
more than it should to Hudson
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— Unprecedented, seven-year
contract agreements between
the county and employee unions,
which offer a 2-percent annual
raise to most workers;
—The consolidation of legal
functions, reducing the expenses
of paying for outside legal
costs. The plan consolidates the
county’s mental-health clinic to
one central location and includes
saving from the combining of
Albany County Sheriff ’s Office’s
substations to a central public
safety building in Clarksville,
at the former elementary school;
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— The setting aside of $150,000
into the county’s general fund
balance. If approved, it would
increase the fund balance to
$27,500,906.
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Community Calendar
Friday, October 11
Q.U.I.L.T. Inc. will meet at
9:45 a.m. at the Delmar Reformed
Church, 386 Delaware Ave., Delmar. There will be a general meeting, a show-and-share, and the
monthly program will be a lecture
— “Journey of an Art Quilter,”
with David Taylor. There is a $5
visitor donation most months. Call
393-2284 for more information.
Brook’s BBQ at the Lynnwood
Reformed Church, 3714 Carman
Road, from 3 p.m. until sold out.
The cost for a full chicken dinner
is $10, and the cost for a halfchicken is $6.
Tree Dedication: A tree was
planted at the Guilderland YMCA
at the end of Maddie’s Place, and
the tree will be dedicated with a
reception at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 12
Chili Cook-off at Conkling
Hall: Take a ride into the color
Helderbergs to Rensselaerville
on Columbus Day for some great
chili. Conkling Hall is presenting
its cook-off from noon to 3 p.m. A
$12 contribution to the historic
hall will get a chili fan hearty
samples from four of the chili pots
in competition for cash prizes.
Chili-makers are invited to enter
their favorite recipes. For more
information or to enter your chili,
call 797-3114.The entry fee is $15
per batch.
— Photo by Roy Edwards
A Celtic Fiddle Festival will be held by Old Songs on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. The concert will be take place at 37 South Main St. in
Voorheesville. Tickets are $25 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under, and may be purchased at www.oldsongs.org or by calling Old
Songs at 765-2815. Kevin Burke from Ireland; Christian Lemaître from Brittany, France; and André Brunet from Québec will play their
fiddles with guitarist Nicholas Quemener, also from Brittany, France.
Wednesday, October 16
Voorheesville Blackbird
Café Meals-to-Go: Voorheesville
Central School is trying a “Mealsto-Go” program. The meal on Oct.
16 is chicken or shrimp penne
— chicken or shrimp tossed in
a lightly flavored cream sauce,
served over penne pasta with Caesar salad and breadsticks. The cost
is two meals for $15 or 4 meals for
$25. The pick-up time is between
4 and 6:30 p.m. Make reservations up to 24 hours in advance at
crivenburg@vorheesville.org or by
calling 765-3313 ext. 109.
Big Truck Day: Check out big
trucks and meet the people who
drive them! Construction trucks,
dump trucks, emergency vehicles,
and more will be on site. Guilderland High School’s Big Truck Day
is fun on wheels for the whole
family. We hope to see you there!
The event will run from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m., and the cost is $5 per
child and $1 per adult.
Voorheesville American
Legion Tag Sale from 8 a.m.
through 3 p.m. at the American
Legion Hall.
Annual Ham Supper at the
Ravena Grange, Route 143 in
Coeymans Hollow, from 4:30 p.m.
on. Take-outs are available. The
cost is $10 for adults and $5 for
children.
Coffee Hour has returned to
the United Methodist Church,
Route 81 in Norton Hill, beginning
at 7 p.m. Bring the family and
friends for an evening of music, fellowship, good desserts, and fun.
Altamont Art in the Park
juried arts festival, in Orsini Park,
by the gazebo; featuring music
by Rusticator from 2 to 6 p.m., as
well as live blacksmithing and a
pottery demonstration. Sponsored
by Desolation Road Studios.
Sunday, October 13
SALT to Host Autumn Artisan Market and Best Apple
Pie Contest: The Schoharie Long
Term recovery is pleased to host
an autumnal market from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m., at the Schoharie County
annex building, 160 Holiday Way,
from 1 to 3 p.m. The market will
promote local artists and producers and raise funds for ongoing
flood recovery efforts. This familyfriendly event includes hayrides,
pumpkin painting, a best apple
pie in the county contest, and a
locally-sourced luncheon, hosted
by Mos Delicious and Reed’s Real
Beef. Pre-sale tickets for the
luncheon are encouraged; call
234-4559.
Poet Victoria Sullivan will read from Eating Figs at Twilight
at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Sunday Four Poetry Open
Mic at the Old Songs Community Arts Center at 37 South Main
Street in Voorheesville.
Ice Cream Social: Join the
Albany County Hilltown Volunteer
Fire SAFER Grant Task Force for
an ice cream social and hotdog
event for Fire Prevention Week.
The fun begins at 1 p.m. and runs
through 3 p.m. at the Westerlo
Volunteer Fire Station 2, located
at 157 Route 405, Westerlo. Come
out and support the volunteer
firefighters, who pledge their
skills and free time protecting the
lives and property of the Albany
Hilltowns.
Spectacular Spiders: Spiders are feared by many, but are
actually an important part of our
ecosystem. Are you already a fan?
Or just a little bit afraid? Come
learn more about these crawling
creatures in the Pine Bush and
join us for a one-mile walk and discussion as we explore what makes
spiders special. This program is
appropriate for all ages. Meet at
the Albany Pine Bush Discovery
Center, 195 New Karner Road, at
1 p.m. The fee is $3 per person or
$5 per family, and registration is
required; call 456-0655.
Monday, October 14
Smokey the Bear Day at
Center, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Smokey Bear will come to the Discovery Center for a fun-filled day
of activities and displays to teach
visitors about wildfire prevention
and the use of prescribed fire as
an important management tool
in the Pine Bush Preserve. There
will be a fire truck and equipment
on-hand for visitors to see and try
out, a relay race for kids, games,
crafts and Smokey goody bags for
visitors to take home. All ages are
welcome for this free event, which
will be held rain or shine.
Flood Seminar: The Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene counties announces a seminar on “Headwaters,
Flood Hazards, and Habitats,”
to be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the
Rensselaerville Town Hall. This
program is offered as part of the
Hudson Estuary Watershed Resiliency Project Seminar Series.
The seminary series is intended
to provide municipal officials and
streamside landowners with access to education on flood-related
issues. Ron Frisbee, educator for
the Cornell Cooperative Extension, will provide a talk on streams
and flooding. His presentation will
include an overview of stream
dynamics. Gretchen Stevens,
director of the Hudsonia Biodiversity Resources Center, will speak
about a stream corridor habitat
assessment on the Catskill Creek.
This seminar is open to all and is
offered free of charge; call 6229820 ext. 33 to register.
Thursday, October 17
Bethlehem Historical Association meeting at 7 p.m. at
the Cedar Hill Schoolhouse, 1003
River Road, Selkirk. The topic
will be Five Rivers, the History of
a Special Place.
The Guilderland Historical
Society’s program, beginning
at 7:30 p.m. at the MynderseFrederick House, 451 Route 146,
Guilderland Center, features Paul
and Mary Liz Stewart describing
Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad. Following the
program there will be refreshments and a social hour for you
to chat with the Stewarts. Nonmembers are welcome to attend
the meeting. Call 861-8582 for
more information.
Guilderland Chamber of
Commerce After Hours: Mix
with other business people at
the Cider House Restaurant’s
Helderberg Room at the Orchard
Creek Golf Course in beautiful
Altamont at Dunnsville Road. The
cost is $10 for members and $20
for non-members.
Friday, October 18
Songwriting Titans Reunite: Old Songs will present Jez
Lowe and James Keelaghan, the
“Keelowe Tour” at 8 p.m. at the
Old Songs building, 37 South Main
St., Voorheesville. Tickets are $25
for adults and $5 for children
and may be purchased by calling
765-2815.
Freedom Fund Dinner: The
Albany Branch of the NAACP
will hold its annual Freedom
Fund dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the
Woolferts Roost Country Club,
120 Van Rensselaer Boulevard,
Albany. There will be a one-hour
reception, with dinner to follow
at 7:30 p.m. The featured speaker
will be Ronald Quartimon, president of the Capital District Black
Chamber of Commerce. For more
information and dinner selections,
call 434-1641 or 489-0608.
Night Migration Program
at Five Rivers: A field study of
migratory birds will be conducted
at 7 p.m. at 56 Game Farm Road,
Delmar. Since 1975, 224 species of
birds have been observed at Five
Rivers. More than 30 of these
species breed north of Five Rivers and are seen only when they
pass through during spring and
fall migrations; many migrate at
night. Learn about the advantages
and disadvantages of a nocturnal
migration during this indoor
presentation and outdoor stroll.
We will introduce you to a technique which uses the full moon
to look for night travelers. This
program is open to the public free
of charge; call 475-0291 for more
information.
Harvest Bazaar at the Pine
Grove United Methodist Church,
1580 Central Ave., Colonie, Friday
and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. Booths will feature jewelry,
household items, white elephant,
books, knits, treasures, toys, and
baked goods. A silent auction will
be held on selected items until 1:30
p.m. on Saturday.
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96th Annual
Election Day Dinner
Knox Reformed Church, Rte. 156
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Settings at: 4:30, 5:30, 6:30
Adults $10.00 • Child 6-12 $5.00 • Under 5 fRee
Take-outs available $11.00
Reservations Required
872-2199
Men’s Hair Stylist
Maria Mastriana
is now open at
New Look Hair Salon
Plan
your week
with
The Enterprise
3773 Carman Road,
across from Mike’s Diner
Adult Hair cuts...$15.00
Children’s cuts...$12.00
Hours: Tuesday & Thursday
9-1 by appointment • Walk-ins 5-8
Friday 5-8
Wed. & Sat. by appointment
The Littlest Birds, with David Huebner on cello and Sharon Martinson on banjo, will play familiar
folk tunes and original songs at Desolation Road Studios, 182 Main St. in Altamont, on Wednesday,
Oct. 16, at 7 p.m.
Friday, October 18
Full Moon Hike: Enjoy the
Pine Bush at night with an hourlong hike under the full moon. We
will walk one-mile over rolling
topography, stopping intermittently for night vision and sound
observations. Please remember to
dress appropriately for the weather. All ages are welcome. Meet at
Center, 195 New Karner Road, at
7 p.m. The fee is $3 per person or
$5 per family and registration is
required; call 456-0655.
Fund-raiser for Brandon
Aveyard at the Curry Freeze
ice cream shop in Rotterdam.
Brandon, whose family is from
Knox, was in a motorcycle accident in California, and has been
in a coma ever since. His family is
trying to raise the funds to bring
him home.
“Country Folk” Craft Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Trinity United Methodist Church,
Route 143 Coeymans Hollow.
Lunch and a bake sale will be
held. The proceeds will benefit
local missions.
Harvest Dance for the Cure
at the Voorheesville Firehouse,
from 7 to 11 p.m. All proceeds will
benefit breast cancer research.
The cost is $20 per person, and
includes entertainment by DJ Jim
Kiegle, hors d’ouevres, beer, and
soda, as well as a silent auction
and a 50/50 drawing. Call 7654048 for more information.
Chicken ‘N Biscuits Dinner
from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Boyd Hilton
VFW 7062, on Mill Street in Altamont. The menu includes chicken
and biscuits, gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce,
coffee, tea, and a variety of pies.
The cost is $9.50 now or $10 at the
door. Eat-in or take-out.
Trees, Forests, and Communities — A Talk and a Walk: One
of the most important resources
in our region is our forests. They
impact our water, our recreation,
heat our homes, provide habitat
for wildlife, and much more. Come
and learn about the forests in our
community, what threatens them,
and what you can do to protect
and enhance them. You will also
learn about resources to help
you. A woods walk will follow the
presentation. The presenters are
Mary Spring, consulting forester,
and Marilyn Wyman, CCE natural
resource educator. This is a free
event sponsored by Schoharie
Co. SWCD and New York Forest
Owners Association. It will be held
at 10 a.m. in the Middleburgh
Reformed Church Hall. Call 2958811 for more information.
Annual Haunted Trail and
Dark Maze presented by the
Westerlo Community Activity
Committee, from 6:30 to 10 p.m.,
at the Westerlo Town Park. The
cost is $5 per person.
Annual Roast Pork Supper
at the Westerlo Reformed Church,
Route 143, Westerlo, from 4:30 to
7 p.m. Homemade cream puffs for
dessert. The cost is $10 for adults
and $5 for children. Take-outs are
available for 50 cents extra.
Genealogy Day at the
Schenectady County Historical
Society, 32 Washington Avenue,
from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Explore
your family tree! The day is free
for historical society members; the
cost is $5 for non-members.
Fall Festival Dinner Dance
for veterans’ support sponsored by
the Knights of Columbus, from 6
to 11 p.m. at Days Inn and Suites,
Schoharie. The cost is $25 per person for a beef or chicken dinner,
free door prizes, entertainment,
drawings, and a cash bar. Proceeds
will go to the Patriot Highlander
Challenge. Call 827-3107 to purchase tickets.
Fort Hunter Fire Company
3525 Carman Road
Open House
Pumpkin Patch
Saturday, October 12th
Pumpkins from 10 am - 3 pm • Open House 11 am - 3 pm
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Fire Prevention Information
Bouncy Bounce
Kitchen Fire Demonstration
Car Extrication Demonstration
Light Refreshments
Fun and
Educational
!
for everyone
Call Maria at
(518) 253-8705
Sunday, October 20
Pasta Dinner, Carwash, and
Pumpkin/Bake Sale at the Fort
Hunter Fire Department, 3525
Carman Road, from noon to 4
p.m. Proceeds will benefit the
Guilderland High School Boy’s
Soccer Booster Club. The price for
a curbside pick-up pasta dinner is
$8 and the cost to dine-in is $9; a
large variety of baked goods will
be available for sale; purchase
pumpkins of various sizes; the cost
for a car wash is $7.
Breakfast at the Voorheesville American Legion, Post
1493, from 8 a.m. to noon. The
menu includes eggs cooked to
order, French toast, home fries,
sausage, bacon, juice, coffee, tea,
and hot chocolate. The cost is $8
for adults and $4 for children.
Prayers for Peace Concert:
Lynnwood Reformed Church
Music Ministries, the Lynnwood
Choir, and the Suburban Sounds
Community Chorus present inspirational hymns, anthems, and
spirituals, with instruments,
media visual art, and sign interpretation. The concert will take
place at 7 p.m., at the church,
3714 Carman Road, Guilderland.
It is a community event open to
the public free of charge.
Roast Beef Dinner, sponsored
by the Berne Volunteer Fire Company, from noon to 5 p.m., at the
Berne firehouse, Route 9. The
menu includes roast beef, mashed
potatoes, gravy, cabbage salad,
applesauce, vegetables, rolls, coffee, tea, milk, and homemade pies.
The cost is $12 for adults and $5
for children. Take-outs are $13.
Nature Games: One of the
best ways to learn about nature is
through play. Meet at the Albany
Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195
New Karner Road, at 2 p.m. The
fee is $3 per person or $5 per family and registration is required;
call 456-0655.
Sunday
Broiled
Scrod
or Fried
Haddock.
Complete
dinner
2019 Western Ave., Guilderland
(near intersection of rtes. 20 & 155)
$9.69
October
PIZZA
White Pizza - Spinach, Marinated Chicken, and caramelized Apples with Mozzarella Cheese.
Small $11.00 Large: $15.00
SANDWICH
Grilled Vegetable Ciabatta - Marinated Portabella Mushroom, Eggplant, Roasted Red Pepper,
Red Onion, and Provolone Cheese with a Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise. Choice of side. $10.95
ENTREES
Your choice of soup or salad
Pumpkin and Apple Manicotti - served over a bed of Spinach with
a Cider – Smoked Mozzarella cream sauce. $15.95
October Stew - One Dozen Clams, Bratwurst, White Beans, Spinach,
and Sweet Potatoes simmered with an Oktoberfest Beer. $18.95
Veal and Peppers - over Rigatoni served with Garlic Bread. $17.95
HOMEMADE DESSERTS
Caramelized Apple Foster wih Spiced Rum over Vanilla Ice Cream $6.25
*Contains Alcohol.*
Cranberry–Pear Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream. *Contains Nuts.* $5.95
Pumpkin Bread Pudding with a house Caramel sauce $6.50
**GLUTEN FREE**
Choice of soup or salad and side.
Rice breaded Chicken Parmesan $12.95
Rice breaded Chicken Marsala $15.95
Eggplant Parmesan $12.95
Louisiana Fudge Cake $4.50
**All pasta entrees on our menu can be made Gluten Free. **
1412 Township Road — 872-2100 — Knox, NY
Paul A. Centi, Proprietor • Renée Quay, Executive Chef
Hours: Tues - Sat 4 p.m. - ? • Sun 3 p.m. - ?
PIZZA VILLA
PIZZA • PASTA
SUPER GIANT SUBS
Berne Vol. fire Co.
We Deliver To:
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013
12 noon to 5 p.m.
Adults $ 12
Children (6 -12 yrs) $5.00
5 yrs. & under fRee
Take-outs $1.00 extra
Specials
APPETIZERS
Autumn Clams - One dozen steamed in Pumpkin Ale
with Sweet Potatoes and Cranberries. $10.95
Baked Crab and Sweet Potato Dip - with Smoked Mozzarella served with Pita Points. $10.95
Breaded Chicken Lollipops - Marinated in “Sugar & Spice” sweet sauce,
breaded and fried with a spicy hickory Aioli. “Featuring Local Products.” $9.95
One Dozen Steamed Clams $8.95
sponsored by
MENU Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes,
Gravy, Cabbage Salad - Vegetables
Homemade Applesauce - Rolls
Coffee - Tea - Milk - Homemade Pies
Complete
Lunch
Menu
$6.49
Open Daily 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Roast Beef
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Berne Fire House,
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Out & About
Stewarts to discuss Freedom Seekers
and the local Underground Railroad
“Catskill Palette,” an exhibit of pastels and monotypes by Susan M. Story, are on exhibit through
Oct. 31 at the Agroforestry Resource Center, Cornell Co-operative Extension, 6055 Route 23, Acra, N.Y.
A reception will be held at the center on Oct. 12 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Recycle paper, metals, plastics, and more on October 26
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Central School District
will host a Fall Recycling Extravaganza on Saturday, Oct. 26, from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Farnsworth
Middle School. The last Recycling
Extravaganza generated more
than $3,500 in revenue for the
district.
This is a community-wide event
and is open to both residents
and non-residents of the school
district. People are encouraged to
bring their unwanted papers, metals, plastics (including bags), and
bikes for free drop-off; all items
will be re-used or recycled.
Hazardous materials are not accepted. County Waste/Waste Connections and T. A. Predel’s Paper
and Metals Recycling partner with
the school district to offer paper,
metal, and plastic recycling at no
charge.
Examples of metals being accepted include old bicycles, lawn
mowers, patio furniture, swing
sets, grills, steel I-beams, fences,
and refrigerators.
Types of paper being accepted
include old phone books, office
papers and envelopes, catalogues,
magazines, newspapers, and boxes.
Blueprints, carbon papers, and egg
cartons will not be accepted.
Types of plastics being accepted include beverage bottles
and bags.
Types of textiles being accepted
include clothing, shoes, rags, towels, pocketbooks, belts, fabrics,
blankets, comforters, and sheets.
As of October 2013, the district
will no longer be able to accept
electronic equipment for recycling.
In addition to the items listed
above, on Oct. 26, the district
will also be collecting any new or
like-new donations of clothing for
children and adults, accessories,
linens, pots, pans, housewares,
books, and unused toiletries. These
items will be collected by Grassroot Givers and made available
free of charge at the Grassroot Giv-
ers Community Store in Albany
for individuals and families who
are homeless, living on a limited
incomes, or leaving a shelter to
move into a new apartment.
Representatives from the Albany Book Project will also be
on hand collecting current (less
than 10 years old) books in new
or like-new condition. Books are
distributed to schools and classroom libraries, senior centers,
social services offices, literacy
programs, clinics, military bases,
and hospitals.
Capital City Rescue Mission
will be collecting rags as part of
the event.
For more information on the
Recycling Extravaganza, call
Renee Panetta, district recycling
and conservation coordinator, at
861-5246, ext. 338, or go online to
find out about the types of items
that will be collected by visiting
www.guilderlandschools.org.
Dunlea, Bradley, and Kleppel speak about hunger
BETHLEHEM — A free dinner
on Monday, Oct. 21, will precede
a discussion on “Hunger Amidst
Plenty” at St. Thomas the Apostle
Church.
The baked ziti dinner starts at
6 with the presentation at 7 p.m.
to raise awareness about the scope
and impact of hunger in New York
State.
Speakers will include:
— Mark Dunlea, executive
director of Hunger Action Network of New York State, a community organizer and longtime
anti-poverty, food justice, and
peace advocate;
— Father John Bradley, pastor
of Blessed Sacrament Parish in
Albany; and
— Dr. Gary Kleppel, a Knox
farmer and professor of biology at
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Kleppel directs the graduate
program in Biodiversity Conservation and Policy; his research
focuses on the ecology of grazing
in human-dominated landscapes
and sustainable agriculture.
Kleppel and his wife, Pam,
produce grass-fed lamb, wool,
free-range poultry and eggs, and
artisan breads, which they market
directly to the public. Kleppel and
his students have led a campaign
at the University at Albany that
has resulted in an increase in local
sourcing of food on campus from 5
percent in 2008 to about 33 percent today, one of the highest local
sourcing rates in the nation.
Kleppel is author of The Emergent Agriculture – Essays on Farming, Sustainability and the Return
of the Local Economy, which deals
with the shifting paradigm in
agriculture and markets in the
21st Century. Kleppel also serves
on the Board of Directors of the
Patroon Land Foundation.
St. Thomas Pax Christi is hosting the event along with the Public
Policy Ministry.
Reservations are required and
may be made by contacting
mariecopeland62@gmail.com or
calling Marie Copeland at 4394050. An optional free-will offering
will be accepted.
St. Thomas the Apostle School
is located at 42 Adams Place in
Delmar. For more information
about Pax Christi or the Public
Policy Ministry, contact Marie
Copeland.
Seeking craft vendors
St. John’s schedule
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Elks on 3867 Carman
Road will be having their second
annual Holiday Bazaar and
Craft Fair on Nov. 2 from 9 a.m.
to 3p.m.
The Elks are looking for vendors
and crafters. There is a set up
fee of $25. If interested, call Liz
Mack at 356-0526 or email her at
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The worship schedule at St.
John’s Lutheran Church at 140
Maple Ave., in Altamont on Sunday, Oct. 13, is as follows:
— 8:30 a.m., informal worship
with modern and ethnic hymns
and a discussion of the sermon
format;
— 11 a.m., traditional service,
with traditional pipe organ;
The preacher is Rev. Gregory
Zajac, who will present a sermon
“Where are They Now?” based on
Luke 17:11-19.
For more information contact
the church at 861-8862 or check
out the website at www.stjohnsaltamont.org.
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By Mary Ellen Johnson
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Historical Society’s Oct.
17 program will feature Paul
and Mary Liz Stewart describing
Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad.
During the years prior to the
Civil War, the Capital District had
numerous abolitionists, both white
and black, actively involved in
aiding escaped slaves who sought
safety and freedom in the North.
The program will provide details
about routes and hiding places
in and around the Albany area,
focusing on local free AfricanAmericans who acted as “conductors” and “stationmasters.”
The Stewarts have been researching the Underground Railroad in our area for years, founding the not-for-profit Underground
Railroad Project of the Capital Region in 2003 to increase awareness
of the history and participants in
the Underground Railroad. Under
their leadership, for the past 13
years, the group has sponsored
an annual Underground Railroad
Conference, next year scheduled
at Siena.
In Albany, the project has acquired the historic Stephen and
Harriet Myers Residence, home
to one of Albany’s leading AfricanAmerican Underground Railroad
activists, and is in the process of
restoring and creating a museum
there.
Non-members are welcome to
join us to hear what the Stewart’s research has discovered and
become acquainted with this littleknown chapter in area history.
The Thursday, Oct. 17, Guilderland Historical Society meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the
Mynderse-Frederick House at 451
Route 146, in Guilderland Center
(GPS Altamont 12009). Parking is
available next door at the church.
Refreshments and a social hour
follow the program, giving you
the opportunity to chat with the
Stewarts. For more information,
call 861-8582.
Librarians present Cyber Smart Night
GUILDERLAND —On Thursday, October 17, Guilderland
school librarians will present a
workshop for all district families, “Cyber Smart: Succeeding
in a Digital World,” from 6:30 to
8 p.m. in the Farnsworth Middle
School Learning Center.
Interactive presentations will
contain tips to stay safe and savvy
online as well as tools to help
students make the most of their
online experiences.
Presentations will focus on:
— Discretion when sharing
information online, including faux
chat sessions to demonstrate best
practices;
— Podcasting basics using free,
online software;
— The district’s new online digital catalogue for school libraries;
— Efficient and effective web
searching;
— Electronic and audio books;
and
— A closer look at the school
library online databases.
The event is free and open to
all district students and their
parents.
For more information, call
Guilderland High School librarian Melissa Gergen at 861-8591,
ext. 5801 or e-mail her gergenm@
guilderlandschools.net.
Tuxbury to lead youth ministry at ARC
ALTAMONT — Melanie L.
Tuxbury has been appointed Associate for Youth and Intergenerational Ministries at the Altamont
Melanie L. Tuxbury
Reformed Church. She will be
formally commissioned on Sunday,
high school at the church. She
will encourage the integration of
children and youth into the life,
worship, and work of the congregational family through Christian
fellowship, learning, and service.
“The Altamont community is
welcome to join us on Nov. 3 to
meet Melanie as she begins her
vital work in service to the youth
and families of the village,” said
Rev. Bob Luidens, in a release from
the church.
Tuxbury has served as the
director of music at several area
churches, including Pawling Avenue United Methodist Church and
Hope United Methodist Church
in Troy. She also recently served
as the superintendent of religious
education at the Church of the
Good Shepherd in Green Island
and as the program director of
Creativity Camp at Skye Farms
Camp in Warrensburg.
A former foreign-language teacher in the Guilderland Central
School District, Tuxbury holds a
“The Altamont community is welcome to join us
on Nov. 3 to meet Melanie as she begins her vital work
in service to the youth and families of the village.”
Nov. 3, during the 10:30 a.m. worship service.
Tuxbury will provide administrative support for the development,
implementation, and promotion
of comprehensive ministries for
students in fourth grade through
master’s degree in Spanish from
the University at Albany and a
bachelor’s degree in French from
the State University of New York
College at Fredonia.
She and her family live in Guilderland.
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Senior News
Guilderland
The Guilderland Senior Services
is offering the following activities
the week of Oct. 14. Call the senior
office at 356-1980, ext. 1048 for
any questions or information.
Monday: Town hall closed for
Columbus Day;
Tuesday: Strong Bones Plus at
9 a.m., blood pressure screening
from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m., luncheon
of baked chicken or cold plate at
11:30 a.m., and bingo, games and
billiards at 12:30 p.m.;
Wednesday: Scheduled shopping, cardio circuit at 9 a.m.,
Strong Bones Plus at 10:30 a.m.,
no senior fitness, needlecraft at 1
p.m., and Strong Bones Plus at
1:30 p.m.
Thursday: Scheduled shopping, Strong Bones Plus at 9 a.m.,
scheduled Medicaid and legal
appointments from 9:30 to 11:30
a.m., scheduled Food Stamp appointments from 10 a.m. to noon,
art and culture trip to JCC at
11:30 a.m., Mahjongg at 12:30
p.m., and Pinochle at 1 p.m.; and
Friday: Scheduled shopping,
painting at 10 a.m., Bridge at 10
a.m., and quilting at 1 p.m.
Learn about Medicare
Will you soon be 65? Are you
already enrolled in Medicare but
still have questions about your
coverage options? There are
Medicare counselors trained to
help you understand your choices
and options. Attend a presentation
designed to provide you with an
understanding of Medicare and
the choices available to you.
This program is on Thursday,
Oct. 24, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in
the town hall boardroom. Please
call the senior office to register
ahead of time.
Thinking about changing your
current Medicare coverage? This
is a great time to get a better understanding of the whole picture.
A Word Of Wisdom
The enrollment change period will
begin in October and end early in
December.
Having trouble paying your
Medicare premium or related
medical expenses? Find out if you
may qualify for federal assistance
with your medical expenses.
Come learn about how Medicare
works. You’ll probably be surprised
by the number of choices available
to you and all the factors that you
should consider when making your
choices.
Janet Kiffney from the Albany
County Health Insurance Counseling Program will be in the
senior office every Monday from
Oct. 21 to Nov. 25. If you would
like to schedule a free 1-hour appointment between 10:30 a.m. and
2:30 p.m., call the senior office.
Thanksgiving
dinner deliveries
Thanksgiving Day preparations
are in the works by Equinox, Inc.
for their 44th Annual Equinox
Thanksgiving Day Dinner. In
order to get home delivery, we
need to update our list of dinner
recipients, so please contact the
senior office to make your reservation by Nov. 8.
Driver fitness center
The Town of Guilderland Senior Office and the town’s police
department have been working
together to help senior drivers
drive safer and longer through
the town’s driver fitness center.
Located in Guilderland town hall,
the center is designed to ensure
the safety and independence of
older drivers and to help seniors
and their families find tangible solutions to their driving challenges.
For more information please call
Cindy in the senior office.
Call the senior office at 3561980, ext. 1048 for any questions
or information
Sharing secrets: On Tuesday afternoon, Vera Brooks, left, talks to her son, Charles, as she is
feted for her 100th birthday at Town Hall by members of the Guilderland Seniors, a group in
which she is an active member. Known for being a beautiful seamstress and for helping others,
Vera Brooks lives on her own in Westmere. Her son lives in the house next door and she often
cooks for the family. For full story go to www.altamontenterprise.com.
Kinda Early For Santa
— Photo by Linda Cure
Goodwill messengers: Fourth- and fifth-graders at Altamont Elementary School entertained
the Altamont Seniors at their Tuesday luncheon, a much-anticipated event.
With Support Of Family
Cheerful and engaged, Vera Brooks speaks to some of her friends
during the weekly luncheon and bingo game at Guilderland Town
Hall. The Guilderland Seniors held a birthday party for Brooks
who hit the century mark last Friday. Jean Cataldo, the town’s
receiver of taxes, made the birthday cake for Brooks.
Sam Venezia, flanked by his son and daughter-in-law, was honored as one of the nominees
at the Senior Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony. He is a resident of Atria Guilderland
Senior Living.
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The Altamont Enterprise –Thursday, October 10, 2013
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Guilderland
By Mark Curiale
You can mingle with the twodozen Albany County authors who
are coming to the Guilderland
Public Library’s Local Author
Book Fair on Saturday, Oct. 19. No
need to register, no need to sign up;
just come to the fair and meet your
soon-to-be favorite local writers.
While “mingle time” with the
authors starts at 2 p.m., and lasts
until 4 p.m., the event officially
kicks off at 1 p.m. with a very
special keynote interview with
New York Times bestselling author
and Guilderland’s own Joseph E.
Persico, who’s crafted a wealth of
historic works, notably his latest,
Roosevelt’s Centurions: FDR and
the Commanders He Led to Victory
in World War II.
Along with Mr. Persico, you’ll
get to meet:
— Children’s author L.D. Campbell whose Confusion on the
Farm and Who Will Play? are a
delight;
— Amy Hauer, whose learn-toread books feature the popular
Emily Grace;
— Dr. Larry Malerba, whose
Green Medicine: Challenging the
Assumptions of Conventional
Medicine will give you a lot to
think about;
— Laurel Petersen, who’s turned
mice into captivating characters in
a children’s book;
— Vicki Schacter, the writer
behind It’s My Life and I’ll Do As
I Please and other works;
— Jan Tramontano, poet and
novelist; and
— Tim Wiles, local baseball
expert, librarian at the Baseball
Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, and
author of several works on baseball (of course), including Baseball
Before We Knew It: A Search for the
Roots of the Game.
And those are just the authors
from Guilderland.
You’ll also get to meet published
writers from Albany, Delmar,
Latham, Glenmont, Slingerlands,
and other cities and hamlets
throughout Albany County.
Each author will bring copies
of their works, a particularly opportune time for you to get in some
early holiday shopping.
This local author book fair
is just another example of the
library’s commitment to provide
the community opportunities
for cultural enrichment, lifelong
learning, and enjoyment.
Hear About a Struggle
with Breast Cancer
Local author Connie Bramer
was a 39-year-old single, working mother of two when she was
diagnosed with breast cancer. She
will tell you how she triumphed
over this tragedy at a special
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
program at the library on Friday,
Oct. 18, at 6 p.m.
Bramer will relate how she
stayed sane by blogging about her
experience – then gathered those
thoughts in a book filled with
laugh-out-loud humor chronicling
her adventure through breast
cancer treatment. She will share
some of the funny – and poignant
– moments of self-discovery on her
way to good health. The author
will have copies of her book, How
Connie Got Her Rack Back, to sell
and sign.
Monday matinee
He’s not the man of steel, but
he is a man made of iron. And the
third movie featuring this iron
man will show at the library on
Monday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m.
Tween science
enrichment series
The library has teamed with
4-H to offer a four-part series,
Adventures in Earth Science, that
starts on Tuesday, Oct. 15, from
2:30 to 4 p.m.
Tweens in fourth and fifth
grades will practice science skills
such as predicting, measuring and
observing with hands-on activities. Registration is required, and
can be completed using our online
calendar, or by calling 456-2400,
ext. 4, or visiting the Youth Services Desk.
This workshop is supported
in part by Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds,
awarded to the New York State
Library by the Federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services.
Saratoga: The Battle
and the Park
Learn about one of the gems of
the Capital Region – the Saratoga
National Historical Park – at the
library on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7
p.m.
Preserving lands on which the
Battles of Saratoga were fought
in September and October of 1777
during America’s revolutionary
war, this national park – just 19
miles north of Albany Airport –is
the site of British Major General
John Burgoyne’s defeat, arguably
the turning point of the American
Revolution.
But what happened to the people who inhabited the land and the
land itself after the battles were
fought? You’ll learn about how the
battlefield returned to farming,
became a New York State Historic
Site and was later transformed by
President Franklin Roosevelt into
the Saratoga National Historical
Park. Perhaps this program will
entice you to visit.
Library info
For more information about
the library, call the library at
456-2400, or e-mail us at info@
guilpl.org. The library is located
at 2228 Western Ave., Guilderland. Visit the library’s website
at www.guilpl.org. Check out the
“unofficial” library stuff at facebook.com/Guilderland.Library,
follow the library on Twitter @
GuilderlandLib, and get music
information and free downloads
on the library’s Freegal page. It
all starts at guilpl.org.
Altamont
By David Warner
Grab your copy of a Julia Child
book and get cookin’. This month’s
stop on the Pot Luck Around the
World tour is France. It will be the
first time we’ve ever been there.
We’ve long been savoring the possibilities. Monday, Oct. 28, is the
date at 6 p. m. at the Altamont
Free Library. C’est si bon.
Kid’s craft
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 4
p.m., we’ll be making negative
images of fall trees. The tools
needed for this craft are masking
tape and sponge painting. It’s an
event for all ages.
Ghost tour
Libraries love Halloween – the
drama, the excitement, the make
believe, the fantastic adventures
with their sweet, happy endings.
This year teens and adults are
encouraged to take a walk on
Altamont’s haunted side with
Norm Bauman, on Tuesday, Oct.
29, at 7 p.m.
Daffodil bulb collection
As we noted in an earlier Enterprise edition a group of library
flower garden fans are hoping
to come up with 96 donated daffodil bulbs (tulip or other spring
blooming bulbs are also welcome)
to commemorate the 96 years
our library has been serving this
community.
The collection has begun and
will continue through Oct. 18.
Bring them in, we will be very
grateful.
Rensselaerville
By Kimberly Graff
Wednesdays at the Rensselaerville Library in October, neighbor
Robert Blum will present a series
of after school readings at 4:30
p.m., throughout the month. Each
Wednesday’s program will highlight classic children’s literature,
stories, and poetry.
Educational seminar
On Oct. 16 and 23, at 6:30 p.m.,
the library presents an educational seminar designed to be a
comprehensive look at planning
for a successful retirement. The
seminar will focus on the issues
and decisions facing retirees.
Please register for this program.
Board meets
On Oct. 21, the library board of
trustees meets at 7 p.m., at the
library. This meeting is open to
the public.
Story time
On Saturday, Oct. 26, Creepy
Carrots! story time with Leah.
Do you have a passion for carrots?
10:30 a.m., join us for a reading of
Creepy Carrots! crafts, and a photo
opportunity with the characters.
Intuitive consultant
On Saturday, Oct. 26, from 7
to 8 p.m., join us at the library
for an evening with Dawn Balak
of Sunflower Sanctuary, intuitive
consultant. Balak will speak about
her work and then she will “read”
people depending on what comes
to her from the audience. The cost
is $15. Please register, as seating
is limited.
Ghostly program
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, remember: ’Twas the night before
Halloween and what to do… Join
us at 7 p.m. for a special ghostly
program. It will take us to one
of the most haunted locations in
the United States as members of
the Albany Paranormal Research
Society searched for the supernatural on the hallowed grounds
of Gettysburg, Pa. Come and learn
some of the history of those three
fateful days in July 1863, listen
to their personal experiences and
also hear EVP audio evidence captured during their adventures.
Halloween
On Oct. 31, visit the library for
special treats.
One-on-one computer
and Internet help
Would you like one-on-one
computer or technology help with
setting up an e-mail account, word
processing, Facebook, Overdrive,
E readers, job searching sites, and
more? Kim is offering individual
sessions at the library to help
get you started with almost any
common everyday computer or
Internet questions. Appointments
are recommended, please visit or
call the library at 797-3949.
PC based laptops will be provided for all classes, you do not
need to bring your own.
Computer classes
Computer classes return in November. Please register, as space is
limited to 7 people. The following
classes are offered:
— Intro to Computers class; if
you have limited or no computer
experience before taking any of
the other classes. This class is on
Nov. 5, at 7 p.m.;
— Working With Photos; get
them off your camera and do
something with them. This class
is on Nov. 7, at 2 and 7 p.m.;
— Intro to the Internet, on Nov.
12, at 7 p.m.;
— Intro to Power Point, presentation software, on Nov. 14, at 2
and 7 p.m.;
— Communicating Online, on
Nov. 19, at 7 p.m.;
— The program for Nov. 21 is
still being determined; and
— Word Processing, on Nov. 26,
at 7 p.m.
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Library Notes
Voorheesville
By Lynn Kohler
On Wednesday, Oct. 23 and
Friday, Oct. 25, from 11 a.m. to
4 p.m., Healthy Capital District
Initiative will be holding private
meetings with patrons to discuss
health care options. This will include the Healthcare Marketplace,
as well as other options that may
be available. The representatives
from HCDI are trained navigators
for the Affordable Healthcare Act
and will be able to help you fill
out whatever paperwork or online
forms needed to register for this
new state-based health insurance
exchange.
Due to high demand, we are asking that you call ahead to register.
Please call the Voorheesville Public Library at 765-2791 to schedule
an appointment.
Fall hiking
We have 2 upcoming programs
that you won’t want to miss. On
Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m., the
library will be hosting author Alan
Via and his dog Bookah. Via’s book,
The Catskill 67, A Hiker’s Guide
to the Catskill 100 Highest Peaks
Under 3500’ was named as one of
the top 10 new books in 2012 by
the Schenectady Daily Gazette. For
over 35 years, he has led hikes for
the Adirondack Mountain Club,
the Catskill 3500 Club and the
Appalachian Mountain Club.
On Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 6:30
p.m., we will be welcoming Erik
Schlimmer, hiker and founder of
the Trans Adirondack Route. Erik
will give a presentation highlighting the history, ecology and preservation of the Adirondack Park, as
well as photographs of his personal
trek traversing the entire park.
His guidebook and maps will also
be available, so you can follow his
footsteps across the largest park
in the United States.
Overdrive
Overdrive is a digital library
where card holders can browse,
check out and download bestselling and classic audiobooks and
eBooks. Overdrive is always
available, 24/7, wherever you
have an Internet connection, anywhere in the world. Go to www.
voorheesvillelibrary.org, choose
online resources/overdrive. You’ll
need your library card number,
but other than that, just browse
and download. The files will automatically expire in 3 weeks, so
you don’t ever have to worry about
overdue fines or losing something.
Up to 10 titles can be checked out
at any time.
NYC bus trip
On Saturday, Dec. 7, the Friends
of the Library offer a bus trip to
New York City. The bus will leave
from the Voorheesville Elementary
School parking lot at 7 a.m. and
arrive at Bryant Park in NYC at
10 a.m. For the return trip, we
will be leaving NYC at 7 p.m. and
arrive back in Voorheesville at 10
p.m. The FOL bus trips always
fill quickly, so stop by the library
at your earliest convenience. The
price is $35 for Friends of the
Library members and $40 for
non- members. Paid reservations
will be accepted at the circulation
desk at the library.
Bethlehem
By Louise Grieco
On Thursday, Oct. 17, at 7
p.m., join us at the Bethlehem
Public Library for a cow’s birthday
party. There will be party games,
Jan Thomas’s books, and cake, of
course. This program is for children ages 3 to 9.
Listening Party
On Thursday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m.
the Listening Party series will
present music by Mose Allison
at the library. Listen to the best
in jazz; learn about jazz history;
share observations and stories.
— From Judy Petrosillo
Dog-eared takes on new meaning as kids at the Berne Library’s story time this week learn that “D”
is for “dog.”
Berne
By Judy Petrosillo
According to the 2012 Survey of
Public Participation in the Arts,
54.5 percent of Americans read
books. That number has held
steady for the last ten years but
we find that shocking. With free
access to digital books and print
in many genres, our goal is to increase that percentage for Berne
and Knox residents at the Berne
Public Library
Teen Read Week
Teen Read Week is Oct. 13 to
20. Its purpose is to encourage
teens to make time to read for
the fun of it. Studies show that
teens who read for leisure achieve
more in school. Stop by the library
for some electrifying young adult
books.
Story time
Electricity is the theme for
story time this week. Preschool
children and their caretakers are
invited to the library on Tuesday,
Oct. 15 to investigate the letter
E. Stories, activities, and a craft
are all part of this free program
that begins at 11 a.m. Lyme disease
Finding out that you have Lyme
disease is jolting news. There
are methods to protect yourself
from Lyme and other tick borne
diseases. A spokesperson from
the Department of Health will be
addressing this topic on Monday,
Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. Please contact
the library by phoning 872-1246
or e-mailing director@bernepubliclibrary.org if you plan to attend.
There is no charge for the program
but a minimum number of ten
attendees is required. This will
be our first program in the new
library.
Volunteers needed
Furniture that was in storage
will be moved into the new library space on Saturday, October
12. Strong volunteers with pickup
trucks are needed at the Senior
Center at 9 a.m. Please help if
you can. Library move
The library will be closed on
Saturday, Oct. 19 for the big move
when the library contents will be
moved from 1656 to 1763 Helderberg Trail. Adults and teens
are needed to move books in the
morning beginning at 9 a.m. The
library will supply the truck and
book carts. Parade
The Picture Book Parade will
be held Saturday afternoon at 4
p.m. Families are invited to bring
wagons, strollers, wheelbarrows,
or anything else with wheels that
can carry a box of books from the
old library to the new library. Once
we are all loaded with the picture
books, we will parade down the
road to the new location across
from the elementary school.
Assist with the effort to light up
our community with an amazing
new library.
Middleburgh
By Anne LaMont
On Monday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. the
Middleburgh Library will show
the family film Epic rated PG.
Story time
On Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 10:45
a.m., come to the library for drop
in story time. Get ready to move
in this interactive story time designed especially for children up
to age 5 and their caregivers. We’ll
read books, sing songs, recite fingerplays, dance and watch a short
movie based on a weekly theme.
No registration is required.
Book discussion
On Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m.,
the NYSCA book discussion will
be The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey.
This discussion will be facilitated
by Susannah Risley. No registration is required. Books are available at the circulation desk.
Movie matinee
p.m., the library will show The
Great Gatsby rated PG 13 and
starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Joel Edgerton.
Remember the popcorn is free.
Kundalini Yoga
p.m., join us for Kundalini Yoga.
This program is facilitated by
Debra Krol and involves repetitive movements with the breath,
building strength, toning the
nerves and clearing the adrenal
glands. Wear comfortable clothing and bring 2 blankets or a
mat and blanket. A $5 donation
is requested.
UFOs
p.m., the library presents Investigating UFO’s. The Tri City Paranormal Society is returning with
their UFO expert Tom Conwell.
Registration is required.
Knitting Circle
On Thursday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m.
the ladies (men are welcome, but
we have not seen any yet!) knit
and crochet, embroider and quilt,
and more. You can learn a new
skill here, share your own special
talents with others, or just craft
in the company of friends. Drop
in anytime. No registration is
required.
Dinner and a movie
On Friday, Oct. 18, at 5:30 p.m.,
come to the library for the movie
42 the powerful story of Jackie
Robinson. The library will provide
pizza, salad, and drinks and you
bring a dessert to share. Please
note that this film is rated PG13 and is not appropriate for
young children. Registration is
required.
Flash fiction
On Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m., the library will
present the program Quick as a
Wink: Flash Fiction with Karin
Lin-Greenberg. Flash fiction are
stories with less than 1000 words.
You will leave with at least two
very short stories. With a master
of fine arts in creative writing
Karin Lin-Greenberg has taught
creative writing, poetry, short
fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction. She teaches at Siena College. Registration is required.
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We were driving along the highway and started a discussion about
the road maintenance signs. They
are all over and advertise the local group that has volunteered to
clean up along the highways as a
community service project.
Some cleanup is sponsored
by corporations or companies
and others are sponsored by
fraternal groups, school groups,
scouts, police, fire fighters,
EMTs, churches or any group
of people who want to do something for their community to
help keep it clean.
My husband, Jim, is a member
of Noah Lodge in Altamont that
clean the sides of Route 146 from
McCormick’s Corners to Gun Club
Road. In the spring and again in
the fall they send out a call for
volunteers to pitch in and help
clean. The Lodge has done this
for many years and the members
always look forward to helping
keep the road to Altamont neat
and clean for Altamont residents
as well as visitors and for folks
passing through the area.
The Master of the Lodge, Dale
Hotaling said, “The work is not
hard and the members have a good
time talking and joking while they
work. After they finish they gather
for some refreshments. This is a
good way for the men to get to
know their Lodge brothers and to
do some bonding.”
They do a good job of cleaning.
There are days when they have
had to work in the rain, or when
it has been very warm, but regardless of the weather, these guys
always do a good job. If you have
not seen them while they are at
work, you can always tell they
have been there by the bags of
trash left along the road waiting
to be picked up and discarded.
At one point on our trip, we did
not see any sign advertising who
was picking up the roadside trash,
but we did see several miles of
bags waiting to be picked up. At
another point, we saw a roadside
tent sign that said, “Prison Inmates at Work”. A little further
down the road we saw about
a dozen men in bright colored
work suits with a prison guard or
two overseeing the work detail.
We have seen signs in almost
every state we have traveled
through that were very similar.
They all said something to the
effect that, “throwing trash out of
the car is illegal and drivers will
be fined.” Even with the threat of
fines up to $500, the drivers do not
seem to care.
As we crossed the border of
another state, the large sign that
greeted us said, “Our State is not
an ashtray!” It gave me hope that
they would have better luck keeping the roadside clean.
Driving near my sister’s house
and hometown of Jamestown,
N.C., we received a real treat. The
medium of the highways and the
entry and exits from the highway
had been seeded and those areas
were resplendent with colorful
flowers. One exit might have had
all red flowers and the next entry
might have all yellow flowers.
Then the next medium might have
had a mixture of flowers and were
dazzling with a beautiful variety of
colors. It was a beautiful sight and
we enjoyed seeing the area filled
with this glorious scenery.
Think about it. The lawns
did not need to be mowed every
week reducing the cost of maintenance, and travelers were able
to enjoy the beauty.
Although, we were impressed
with the cleanup details, work
crews and the beauty of the flowers, we were still disturbed with
the need for the details. Why do
people just open the window of
their car and throw out trash
that should be placed in a garbage
can? If they stop at a fast food
restaurant while traveling, they
could hold on to the trash until
the next rest stop.
Eating out
When one goes to a nice restaurant for dinner they most
likely have the table covered with
You do not have to pick up
or wash the dishes that
were used for your dinner.
a tablecloth. That is one of the
amenities for which you pay extra.
If the server is good they will be
good at their job whether it is in a
diner, café, or fancier restaurant.
Another benefit of a restaurant,
other than the service, good food
and nice ambiance is the ability
to just get up and walk out when
you are finished with your dinner. You do not have to pick up or
wash the dishes that were used
for your dinner. I only mention
this because of what I saw at a
fast food eatery the other day. Jim
and I were in a hurry and ducked
into one of the popular fast food
places. The restaurant was busy
with a lot of folks who popped in
for a quick bite before they went
back to work.
Everyone waited patiently in
line to order and then waited for
the food. Our food arrived and we
sat down at a clean table to enjoy
our lunch.
When we started to pick up our
trash to throw it away, we noticed
a young woman sitting at a table
along the sidewall of the room.
Almost everyone is respectful about others time and work.
However, there are others like
this young woman we saw who
do not respect others. They sit,
often self-absorbed, eating and
when they finish just get up and
walk out. Are you kidding me?
Just walk out?
How rude! Customers usually do not leave tips in fast food
restaurants but they do pick up
after themselves. Not this young
woman! She just got up and
walked out, leaving her mess for
someone else.
If you did not get the tone, I
was (and still am) really angry
at the inconsiderate attitude of
this woman. Probably because it
is not the only time I have seen
actions like this inconsiderate
woman, but because I see them
much too often.
In the workplace, people throw
away items and they miss the
basket. Instead of taking an extra
step back they just go on with what
they are doing. On the highway
people throw things out of the
window, or they may get a flat tire
and just leave the bad tire there
for someone else to discard.
We have a beautiful world to
live in. Let’s take care of it. Let
us all enjoy what we have and not
need to be reminded. Remember
that sign we read as we traveled,
“Our State is not an Ashtray”.
Let’s all try to keep everything
around us clean.
Clothing sale
The Farnsworth Middle School
PTA is now selling T-shirts, sweatshirts, flannel shorts, (girls only)
and flannel pants. All articles of
clothing have the FMS emblem.
The costs are as follows: Tshirts $10; hooded sweatshirts
$25; hooded zip up sweatshirt $30;
flannel shorts $16; and flannel
pants $25. The items come in the
following sizes: Child (S-L) and
adult, (S-XXL). please add $2 to
all sizes larger than XL.
All orders and checks are due by
Oct. 18. Checks should be made
payable to FMSPTA. Delivery of
items ordered should be by Nov.
22 via backpack mail.
Questions should be directed to
Jessica Peck at ct_pecks@yahoo.
com
School banking
The Altamont Elementary
School in conjunction with
SEFCU once again offers students
the opportunity to save money
and to have their very own
savings account. The Altamont
school has designated Fridays
as banking days.
If parents have questions regarding this program, they may
contact Mary Beth Mulligan,
school banking coordinator at
861-8565 or by e-mail at mmullig@
nycap.com. You can also contact
SEFCU by calling 452-8234 or by
e-mail atschoolbanking@sefcu.
com.
Village office
In observance of Columbus Day,
the village of Altamont office will
be closed on Monday, Oct. 14.
Night of comedy
The Altamont Fire Department
has announced that it will sponsor
its 5th annual Night of Comedy. It
will be held on Saturday, Nov. 9.
More information to follow.
Halloween parade
The members of the Altamont
Fire Department and the ladies
auxiliary will again host the
Altamont Halloween Parade on
Thursday, Oct. 31. More details
will be forthcoming.
GHS PTSA
The first fund-raiser of the
school year for the GHSPTSA
will be the opportunity to buy or
renew your BJ’s membership. A
15-month membership costs
$43.80 with $5 of that amount
going to the PTSA. Applications
will be available at the open house.
For information, contact Emily
Santoro at magi150@verizon.net.
Membership forms to the GHSPTSA are available on the
Guilderland High School website
under PTSA.
Anniversaries
Happy-anniversary wishes are
extended to:
— Natalie Michael and Eileen
Margaret who will celebrate their
special day on Oct. 11
— Heidi and Paul Levin on
Oct. 12;
— Tammy and Ray Weiler on
Oct. 13;
— Marian and Bud Munroe on
Oct. 14;and
— Marcia and Bud Peerlee on
Oct. 17.
Birthdays
Happy-birthday wishes are
extended to:
— Benny Crupe, Audra Kalinski, Dan Neet, and Grant Roberts
on Oct. 11;,
— Josephine Cox, Richie Kronsberg, and Jeff Timer on Oct. 12;
— Elizabeth Caruso, Shannon
Dowen, and Darlene Stanton on
Oct. 13;
— L.J. Brock, Andy Krauss, Sandra Radzewicz, Matthew Schuhle,
and Kyle Weiler on Oct. 15;
— Louise Adams, Christian Marie Delf Bracken, Thelma Crounse,
Henry Stuart, and Janell Stevens
on Oct.16; and
— Kody Adams, Dan Felgentreeff, Morgan Elizabeth Munroe,
and Eleanor Paradis on Oct. 17.
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Thompsons Lake
By
Lora
Ricketts
872-1691
On Monday I had an appointment for a physical with Dr.
Kolanchick. My daughter, Kathy
came and watched Zoey. She took
Zoey in the stroller and went to
the apple orchard on our farm.
Zoey loved the bumpy ride into
the apple orchard.
Kathy came back to my kitchen
and made applesauce. It was
delicious, especially warm, our
favorite way.
On Tuesday, I enjoyed a taco
dinner at Jenn Smith’s and her
son Iain’s house. She also invited
Brandon, Marcia and Kyra.
On Wednesday, a friend of Dan’s
Tom Masse of Cohoes, stopped in
to visit me.
Thursday was Kathy and Gary’s
anniversary. Marcia came home
with a pizza, red velvet cupcakes
and ice cream. Jenn and Iain came
to eat with us. Kyra was already
here; she got off the school bus
here.
On Friday, Jenn Smith and Iain
went with Brandon to pick up
Samson and Nichole in Schoharie
for the weekend.
On the way back to Berne, they
went to the Pumpkin Patch and
had a marvelous time. The huge
slide was a real favorite. They
talked about it and the maze for
hours.
On Saturday, my grandson,
Miles Pangburn, took me to lunch
in Westerlo and then we went to
the grain store. Brandon, Jenn,
Samson, Nichole and Iain went
to Spiders: Fact and Fiction at
the Eldridge Research Center in
Rensselaerville.
They learned many facts about
spiders and especially remembered that Daddy Long Legs are
not spiders because they only have
one body part.
They also went on a hike and
saw many animals.
On Saturday evening Jenn had
us all make our own pizzas. They
were healthy (whole wheat) and
loaded with vegetables.
Sunday was a quiet day. after
church, we went to the Nature
Center and played games. The
boys played video games but
Nichole and I played house and
then school.
Wedding anniversary
Warren and Wilma Willsey
went to the Knox church hall on
Saturday, Sept. 28, to celebrate
the 50th wedding anniversary of
Shirley and George Washburn.
Their daughter Valerie Washburn
hosted the party.
Wilma and Warren were honored by the large crowd who also
helped celebrate their 66th wedding anniversary.
Before going to Knox all five
of Wilma and Warren’s children
including Winnie, Warren, Joel,
Erin, and Amy gathered at their
home for a family photo which
is rare.
Bible reading
Rev. Tim Van Heest will teach
the second class of his Wednesday
night classes on Oct. 16 from 7 to
8:15 p.m. in the church hall at the
Knox Reformed Church. He will
start with the basics and teach
foundational skills to reach new
levels of insight when you read the
Scripture. Everyone is welcome.
Bible study
The Bible study for adults led by
the Rev. Bob Hoffman will meet on
Thursday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m., in the
church hall at the Knox Reformed
Church. Come and learn more
about God and how we disciples
should live our faith in the world.
All are welcome.
Turkey supper
Our next big event is the annual turkey supper on Saturday,
Oct. 19, from 4 to 6:30 p.m., at
the Thompson’s Lake Reformed
Church. Takeouts are available.
The menu includes turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy,
squash, coleslaw, homemade pies
and more. The cost for adults is
$10; 12 and under $5; and children
under 5 free. Call 872-0432.
American Legion Essay Winner
It’s Official
— Photo from Russ Pokorny
The Helderberg Kiwanis Club installed new officers at its
Sept. 5 meeting at the Highlands Restaurant. From left are
Zenie Gladieux, installed as Secretary; Anton Konev, the lieutenant governor for the Capital District who presided over the
installations; Marty Herzog, who served as president during
the past year; Amy Pokorny, who will be the new president; and
Russell Pokorny, who will serve as treasurer.
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NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF
THE VILLAGE OF ALTAMONT
FALL WATER MAIN FLUSHING 2013
Water main flushing will begin Monday, October 7
and will continue through Friday, October 25.
Flushing will occur Mondays through Fridays between
8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
During the cycle you may experience discoloration
coming from your faucets.
Please check your water for discoloration before
doing laundry. For additional information, or if
discoloration persists, please contact the village offices
at 861-8554.
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Winning writer: Dylan Vititow, a Guilderland High School student, right, is presented with a certificate for winning the National American Legion Auxiliary Americanism Essay Contest. Making
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sponsored him, while Jan Precopia, the Americanism Chairman for the North Albany American Legion
Auxiliary, looks on, at left. Vititow wrote the winning essay last year and won for the Eastern Division of
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...Runion proposes budget
The town submitted a legal noThe amount that municipalities are required to contribute to tice to The Altamont Enterprise
the state system increased mark- on Oct. 3, containing all elected
edly in recent years as the pen- officials proposed salaries for
sion fund investments falstered the 2014 budget. These salaries
are:
along with Wall Street.
Supervisor, $108,176;
“The biggest drivers of the
To w n b o a r d m e m b e r s ,
budget are retirement contributions and health insurance costs,” $22,578.75 each;
Town clerk,
said Runion
$55,518;
l a s t y e a r,
Superinwhen the
tendent of
retirement
highways,
contributions
$79,030;
the town
Receiver of
was required
“He’s redefined what
taxes, $55,518;
to make inand
creased by
the town tax bill is.”
Judges:
r o u g h l y
$47,749 each.
$400,000. “It
Grimm said,
is difficult for
if elected, he
us to handle
will make
these unfundchanges to
ed mandates
the way the
— we have
no control over them, we can’t budget is prepared.
“If I’m elected I will have a topanticipate it; we just get the bill
to-bottom review of the spendand have to pay it.”
Even with the pension tax, ing in every department,” said
Runion said, the average house- Grimm. “I went and talked to the
hold in Guilderland will pay department heads when I was on
the town board, but maybe they
under $70 per year in taxes.
“We have the lowest tax rate in weren’t able to speak freely.”
Runion, though, is proud of the
Albany County,” he said.
“He’s redefined what the town way he has handled the budget
tax bill is,” Grimm maintained. since he became supervisor. In
2005, the town tax rate was 32
“That’s misleading.”
Grimm also took issue with cents per $1,000 of assessed
the fact that the budget proposal valuation, and Runion said that,
posted to the town website does especially with the economy spinot include the supervisor’s spe- raling downward in 2008, it is a
wonder that the town has been
cific salary.
“The way the state comptroller able to hold the line.
“Mr. Grimm can make whatrequires budgets to be filed, it
doesn’t show individual salaries ever allegations he chooses to
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Office location: Albany County.
SSNY has been designated as
agent upon whom process against
it may be served. The SSNY shall
mail service of process (SOP) to NW
Registered Agent LLC @ 90 State St
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for SOP at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40. Purpose of LLC: To engage
in any lawful act or activity.
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filed with Secy. of State of NY
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Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process
to Richard Jones, 1436 First St.,
Watervliet, NY 12189. Purpose:
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EPNY Developers LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY
served. SSNY shall mail process to
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
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167 Hart LLC Arts. of Org. filed
with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
on 5/24/13. Office in Albany Co.
SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
Purpose: General.
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157 Lorimer LLC Arts. of Org.
Purpose: General.
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Purpose: General.
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Notice of Formation of Better
Edge Tutoring LLC. Arts of org. filed
with New York Secy of State (SSNY)
on 9/24/13. Office location: Albany
County. SSNY is designated as
agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to: 510 W. 110th
St., 8E, NY, NY 10025. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
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Notice of formation of Terticus
LLC. Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
9/23/2013, office location: Albany County, NS is designated as
agent upon whom process may be
served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to NW Registered Agent
LLC @ 90 State St STE 700 Office
40, NW Registered Agent LLC is
designated as agent for SOP at 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, purpose
is any lawful purpose.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Town of Westerlo Hydrofracking Committee will hold a
meeting on Monday, October 21,
2013 at 7:00 PM in the Westerlo
Town Hall located at 933 County
Route 401 ln Westerlo.
Dated: Oct. 2, 2013
Kathleen Spinnato
Town Clerk
(2-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name: ONLY IF
ARCHITECTURE, PLLC. Articles
of Organization were filed with the
Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on 09/23/2013. Office location: Albany County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of the
PLLC upon whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail a copy of
process to the PLLC, 404 West 51st
St. Apt 4B, New York, NY 10019.
Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
(22-12-17)
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: CAR GARDEN LLC. Articles
(SSNY) on 8/15/13. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY has been
designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail a copy
of process to the LLC, 176 Harvard
Rd, Watervliet, NY 12189. Purpose:
For any lawful purpose.
(25-12-17)
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NAME: SHARK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary
of State of New York (SSNY) on
6/26/13. Office location: Albany
County. SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon whom
SSNY shall mail a copy of process
to the LLC, 176 Harvard Rd, Watervliet, NY 12189. Purpose: For any
lawful purpose.
(24-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Drakon
Construction LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on August, 02, 2013, office location:
Albany County, NS is designated
as agent upon whom process may
be served, NS shall mail service
of process (SOP) to Registered
Agents Inc. @ 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, Registered Agents Inc. is
(26-14-17)
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
the Zoning Board of Appeals of
the Town of Rensselaerville will be
changing its scheduled meeting
from Tuesday, October 22nd to
Tuesday, October 29th at 7pm.
The meeting will be held at the
Town Hall, 87 Barger Road, Medusa, NY.
DATED: October 8, 2013
BY ORDER OF THE ZONING
BOARD OF APPEALS FOR
THE TOWN OF RENSSELAERVILLE
Mary Carney
Secretary
Planning Board
(30-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of T and N
Sagar LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secretary of
State June 14, 2013. Office location, Albany County. NY Secretary
of State designated as agent for
service of process. Secretary of
State shall mail Service of Process
to NW Registered Agent LLC,
90 State St., STE 700 Office 40,
Albany, NY 12207. NW Registered
for Service of Process at 90 State
St., STE 700 Office 40, Albany, NY
12207. Company purpose-any lawful purpose.
(19-12-17)
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Notice of formation of Path Consulting Group, LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on August 21, 2013. office location:
be served, NS shall mail service of
process (SOP) to NW Registered
Agent LLC @ 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, Albany, NY 12207, NW
Registered Agent LLC is designated
as agent for SOP at 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(20-12-17)
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Board of Trustees of the Village of
Voorheesville adopted Local Law
No. 2 of 2013 abolishing the Office
of Village Justice and the Village
Justice Court.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the aforesaid local law,
adopted on October 2, 2013, is
subject to a permissive referendum
and will not take effect for 30 days
or until a referendum is held in
the event the requisite number of
petitions subscribed and acknowledged by electors of the Village in
opposition to such expenditure are
submitted to Village Clerk within 30
days of the date of the adoption of
said local law. A copy of the Local
Law and form petitions are available
at the Village Hall, 29 Voorheesville
Ave., Voorheesville, NY.
October 3, 2013
By Order of the Village of
Voorheesville Board of Trustees
Linda M. Pasquali, Village Clerk
(38-12)
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Town of Westerlo Water
Board will hold a meeting on
Thursday, October 17, 2013 at
7:30 PM in the Westerlo Town Hall
located at 933 County Route 401
in Westerlo.
Dated: Oct. 2, 2013
Kathleen Spinnato
Town Clerk
(3-12)
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Proposed Budget of the
Guilderland Center Fire District of
the Town of Guilderland, State of
New York, will be presented to the
Board of Fire Commissioners of the
Guilderland Center Fire District, for
its consideration.
A PUBLIC HEARING will be held
at 7:00 p.m. at the Guilderland
Center Fire Station, 30 School
Road, Guilderland Center, NY
12085, in the Town of Guilderland,
State of New York on Tuesday,
October 15, 2013. ‘
Pursuant to Town Law §105,
the Board of Fire Commissioners
must hold a public hearing on
the budget, make the proposed
budget available to the public prior
to the public hearing, allow the
public to comment on the budget
at the public hearing. This public
hearing must be held to allow
maximum public participation in
the hearing.
The purpose of the public hearing is to allow any person to be
heard in favor of or against the
proposed budget as it is submitted, or for or against any item or
items contained in the proposed
budget, and hearing all persons
interested in the subject concerning same.
That a copy of the proposed
budget is available at the Office
of the Town Clerk of the Town of
Guilderland at Guilderland Town
Hall 2nd Floor, 5209 Western TPK.,
Guilderland, NY 12084 and Fire
District Secretary at 30 School
Road, Guilderland Center, NY
12085 where it may be inspected
by any interested person during office hours 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Dated: October 2, 2013
Board of Fire Commissioners
Guilderland Center Fire District
30 School Road
Guilderland Center, NY 12085
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LEGAL NOTICE
GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Albany County, New York
******
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED June 30, 2013
I. ANALYSIS OF GENERAL FUND BALANCE:
FUND BALANCE - July 1,2012 .................. $7.089,015
ADD: REVENUES
Real Property Tax.......................................... $63,518,579
Charges for Services . ........................................ $612,871
Use of Money and Property ............................... $402,832
Sale of Property & Compensation for Loss ......... $36,992
Miscellaneous .................................................... $379,915
Interfund Revenues ....................................................... $0
Revenues from State Sources ...................... $20,782,320
Revenues from Federal Sources . ...................... $140,683
Interfund Transfers ............................................. $532,530
SUB TOTAL...........................................$86,402,722
LESS: EXPENDITURES
General Support.............................................. $7,858,633
Instruction ..................................................... $45,148,567
Pupil Transportation ........................................ $4,426,332
Community Services ..................................................... $0
Employee Benefits ........................................ $21,556,225
Debt Service ................................................... $7,923,682
Prior Period Adjustments .............................................. $0
Interfund Transfers ............................................. $245,923
SUB TOTAL ..........................................$87,159,362
FUND BALANCE - June 30, 2013 ........$6,3636,375
* School Store per GASB 54 included in General Fund
II. ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL LUNCH FUND BALANCE:
FUND BALANCE - July 1, 2012 ...........$224,799
ADD: Revenue from Sales ..................................................................... $355,084
All Other Revenues ............................................ $862,166
SUB TOTAL ..........................................$1,217,250
LESS: Value of Food Sold ...................................................................... $394,459
All Other Expenses . ........................................... $816,922
SUB TOTAL ..........................................$1,211,381
FUND BALANCE - June 30, 2013 ........$230,668
III. ANALYSIS OF SPECIAL AID FUND:
FUND BALANCE - July 1,2012 ............$0
ADD: Revenues from Federal Aid ....................................................... $2,255,779
SUB TOTAL ..........................................$2,255,779
LESS: Expenditures for Instruction ..................................................... $2,255,779
SUB TOTAL ..........................................$2,255,799
FUND BALANCE - June 30, 2013 .......$0
IV. ANALYSIS OF CAPITAL FUND:
CASH BALANCE - July 1, 2012 ...........$1,105,253
ADD: Rescue Aid .............................................................................................. $0
Bonds . .............................................................................................................. $0
Bond Anticipation Notes ..................................................................... $2,747,052
Other Misc. ....................................................................................................... $0
Transfers from General Funds . .............................................................. $100,000
SUB TOTAL ..........................................$2,847,051
LESS: Expenditures for Projects . ....................................................... $3,151,256
Transfer to General Funds . .................................................................... $332,530
SUB TOTAL ..........................................$3,483,786
CASH BALANCE - June 30, 2013 . .....................$468,519
V. ANALYSIS OF CASH SECURITIES OF AGENCY AND
INSURANCE FUNDS, EXPENDABLE TRUST
FUND BALANCE - July 1,2012 ........................$1,507,729
ADD: Receipts of Cash ..................................................................... $62,364,771
LESS: Disbursements of Cash . ........................................................ $62,128,448
BALANCE- June 30, 2013 ...............................$1,744,052
VI. STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL ASSET ACCOUNTS
(June 30, 2013)
Sites ....................................................................................................... $779,749
Buildings ......................................................................................... $125,688,839
Less Depreciation ........................................-$42,422,438
Equipment . ....................................................................................... $11,461,888
Less Depreciation ..........................................-$6,974,327
Construction Work in Progress .............................................................. $151,574
TOTAL GENERAL FIXED ASSETS ...................$88,685,285
VII. STATEMENT OF CAPITAL INDEBTEDNESS ACOUNTS
(June 30, 2013)
Interest Payable to Maturity on Serial Bonds ..................................... $7,253,285
Serial Bonds . .................................................................................... $42,607,339
Bond Anticipation Notes Payable ....................................................... $2,767,655
TOTAL CAPITAL INDEBTEDNESS ...................$52,628,279
VIII. The full text of the Annual Financial Report in the form filed with the State Education Department is
available for public inspection at the District Administratiion Office, 8 School Rd., Guilderland Center, NY
between hours of 9:00 am. And 4:00 p.m. weekdays.
(31-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Malkev
Properties, LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 65 E. 55th
St. 34th Fl., New York, NY 10022.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
(25-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of New J
LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York
Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/23/13.
SSNY is designated as agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to: 215-54 Jamaica Ave,
Queens Village, NY 11428. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(26-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of Onslow
Bay Servicing LLC. Authority filed
with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on
County. LLC formed in North Carolina (NC) on 7/17/13. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom
SSNY shall mail process to: 110
Oakwood Dr., Ste 210, WinstonSalem, NC 27103. NC address of
LLC: 110 Oakwood Dr., Ste 210,
Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Cert.
of Formation filed with NC Secy of
State, Corporation Division, 2 S.
Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27601.
(27-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of TBG
Holdings, LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 99-57 62nd
Dr., Rego Park, NY 11374. Purpose:
(28-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of WHMF
257 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
New York Secy of State (SSNY)
shall mail process to: 440A 13th
St., Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose:
(29-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
RELATIONSHIP AND MARITAL
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING,
PLLC
The name of the company is
Relationship and Marital Mental
Health Counseling, PLLC. Articles
of Organization were filed on July
24, 2013. PLLC’s office is in Albany
County. The Secretary of State of
the State of New York is designated as agent for service of process
and shall mail a copy of process to
the PLLC c/o Kim Ploussard, 200
Trillium Lane, Albany, New York,
12203. The purpose of PLLC is to
engage in the profession of mental
health counseling.
(11-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Premier Leads LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(1-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
874 Dekalb LLC Arts. of Org. filed
with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
SSNY shall mail process to PO Box
10873, Albany, NY 12201. Purpose:
General.
(2-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT –
COUNTY OF ALBANY
ONEWEST BANK, FSB, Plaintiff
against
LEANDRO RODRIGUEZ, et al
Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure and Sale entered on
June 26, 2013.
I, the undersigned Referee will
sell at public auction at the Albany County Courthouse, 16 Eagle
Street, Albany, N.Y. on the 23rd day
of October, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.
Said premises known as 55 Lincoln Avenue, Cohoes, N.Y. 12047.
Tax account number: SBL # :
20.8-3-27.
Approximate amount of lien
$ 130,608.56 plus interest and
costs.
Premises will be sold subject to
provisions of filed judgment and
terms of sale.
Index No. 7614-11. Budrawi
Alan Bazzari, Esq., Referee.
Fein Such & Crane, LLP
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff
1800 First Federal Plaza
Rochester, N.Y. 14614
(32-9-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
40 Granite Realty LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(3-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Haim Maimon LLC Arts. of Org.
Purpose: General.
(4-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
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LEGAL NOTICE
Nu 4217 LLC Arts. of Org. filed
General.
(5-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Lefferts NY LLC Arts. of Org. filed
General.
(7-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Prims
Marketing LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on 9/6/13, office location:
Office 40, NW Registered Agent
LLC is designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
(8-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of American Risk Services, LLC. Articles
of Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on August 23, 2013,
office location: Albany County, NS
is designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
Registered Agent LLC @ 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40, Albany, NY
12207, NW Registered Agent LLC
is designated as agent for SOP
Albany, NY 12207, purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(9-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name:
JACKSON514 LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with Secretary of
State of NY (SSNY) on 8/12/2013.
SSNY designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to: THE LLC 199
Lee Avenue, Suite 308, Brooklyn,
NY 11211. Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
(10-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
limited liability company (LLC).
Name: RRH HOLDINGS LLC.
Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 9/4/2013.Office location: Albany
County. SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whomprocess against
copy of process to: THE LLC 15W
47th Street, Suite 704, New York,
purpose.
(11-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
NAME: JACKFIT, LLC, Articles of
Organization filed with the Secretary
of State of New York (SSNY) on
August 2, 2013. Office Location:
upon whom process against it
a copy of process to the LLC c/o
Northwest Registered Agent LLC,
located at 90 State Street Suite 700,
Office 40, Albany, New York 12207.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
(12-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Braver
Associates LLC. Articles of Org.
(13-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of foreign qualification
of Camino del Avion (Delaware),
LLC: App. for Auth. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 8/28/13.
Office location: Albany County. LLC
formed in Delaware on 4/18/13. Address for service of process (SOP)
in DE: 2711 Centerville Rd STE 400
Wilmington. Cert. of Form. filed with
Sec. of State, 401 Federal Street
STE 4 Dover. NS is designated as
agent for SOP. NS shall mail SOP
to NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90
State St STE 700 Office 40. NW
as agent for SOP @ 90 State St STE
700 Office 40. Purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(14-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Partush Equities LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(11-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of foreign qualification of
Emport, LLC: App. for Auth. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
County. LLC formed in Pennsylvania on 2/7/11. Address for service of
process (SOP) in PA: 313 W Liberty
St #232 Lancaster. Cert. of Org.
filed with Dept. of State, 401 North
St RM 206 Harrisburg. NS is designated as agent for SOP. NS shall
mail SOP to NW Registered Agent
LLC @ 90 State St STE 700 Office
40. NW Registered Agent LLC is
State St STE 700 Office 40. Purpose
(15-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of CSL
Partners LLC. Arts of org. filed with
New York Secy of State (SSNY) on
shall mail process to: c/o Capucilli Firm, PLLC 175 Varick St., NY
activity.
(16-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of DStar
Holdings LLC. Arts of org. filed with
shall mail process to: c/o Capucilli Firm, PLLC 175 Varick St., NY
activity.
(17-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: AEA Holdings, LLC. Articles
(SSNY) on August 27, 2013. Office
Location: Albany County. SSNY
has been designated as agent
of the LLC upon whom process
shall mail a copy of process to the
LLC: 147 Old Stage Road, East
Berne, New York 12059. Purpose:
For any lawful purpose
(18-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: 1614 PROSPECT LLC.
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on
of LLC upon whom process against
Lee Avenue, suite 308, Brooklyn,
purpose.
(19-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: NEW REALTIES WEB, LLC.
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on
West 29th Street 4th Floor, New
York, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(20-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic]
of Graf Capital Management LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on May 2nd, 2012,
STE 700 Office 40, purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(22-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of EARTH
METRIX LLC. Authority filed with
the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on
2/2/2012. Office in Albany County.
Formed in DE on 11/4/2011. SSNY
shall mail process to the LLC, 111
8th Ave New York, NY 10011. Purpose: Any lawful purpose
(1-11-16)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic] of
REEL INTENTIONS, LLC. Articles
of Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on April 02, 2013 office
location: Albany County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
mail service of process (SOP) to
NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, NW
700 Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(2-11-16)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of QS2
Financial LLC. Articles of Org. filed
on July 9th, 2013, office location:
(3-11-16)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of domestic qualification
of Wu Di Capital, LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of State
(4-11-16)
LEGAL NOTICE
ORGANIC CODE LLC, a Limited
Liability Company. Arts. of Org. filed
with Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on 09/16/2013. Office loc.:
Albany County. SSNY designated
be served. SSNY shall mail process
to: c/o Lightman Law Firm LLC,
345 Seventh Avenue, Floor 21,
New York, NY 10001. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
(5-11-16)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of LLC-Jinlee
LLC has filed an Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of
New York on 3/22/13. Its office is
located in Albany County. The Secretary of State has been designated
be served. A copy of any process
shall be mailed to 93 Bradford St.,
#4, Albany, NY 12206. Its business
is to engage in any lawful activity
for which limited liability companies
may be organized under Section
203 of the New York Limited Liability
Company Act.
(6-11-16)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Nantucket’s Finest Seafood LLC. Arts. of Org
filed with the New York Secretary of
State (SSNY) on 9/17/2013. Office
Location: Albany County. SSNY is
designated as agent of LLC upon
served. SSNY shall mail process to:
Christopher M. Lasky, 10 Brookview
Ave., Delmar, NY 12054. Purpose:
(7-11-16)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of
ECHONEVA SOLUTIONS LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 9/18/2013,
lawful purpose.
(8-11-16)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: Ohana Farm LLC Articles
(SSNY) on upon whom process
shall mail a copy of process to the
LLC, P.O. Box 81, East Berne, NY
12059. Purpose: For any lawful
purpose.
(9-11-16)
LEGAL NOTICE
Zabdav LLC Arts. of Org. filed
Purpose: General.
(15-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: Quick Cat, LLC. Certificate
of Authority was filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)
County. LLC was formed in MS on
5/17/2006. Principal office address:
145 Planters Grove, Brandon, MS
39047. Art. Of Inc. filed with MS
Secretary of State, 700 North St.,
Jackson, MS 39202. SSNY has
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail a copy of process to the LLC,
145 Planters Grove, Brandon, MS
39047. Purpose: For any lawful
purpose.
(25-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
STONERIDGE FARMS, LLC Notice of Formation of Limited Liability
Company Articles of Organization of
Stoneridge Farms, LLC (the “LLC”)
were filed with the Department of
State of New York (“SSNY”) on
July 1, 2013. Office location: Albany County. SSNY is designated
SSNY shall mail a copy of any
process c/o the LLC, 3711 Western
Turnpike, Altamont, NY 12009. The
LLC does not have a specific date
of dissolution. Purpose: All legal
purposes. Filer: Lavelle & Finn, LLP
29 British American Blvd., Latham,
NY 12110
(29-10-15)
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Notice of formation of Cleverli
LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 8/21/13,
STE 700 Office 40, NW Registered
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(2-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
DIRTY HARRY’S LAUNDROMATS LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC DIRTY HARRY’S
LAUNDROMATS LLC Art. Of Org.
Filed with NYS Dept. of State
Co. SSNY is designated as agent
upon whom process against LLC
copy of process to: The LLC,
204 Jay Street, Albany, New York
12210. Any lawful purpose.
(3-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of 107 Vogel
LLC . Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy
of State (SSNY) on 08/09/2013. Office location: Albany County. SSNY
is designated as agent of LLC upon
to: Allstate Corporate Services 99
Washington Avenue, Suite 1008
Albany, NY 12260. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(4-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Retail Group Cortefiel, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
(“Cortefiel”) filed its Application of
Authority with the Secretary of State
of New York (“SSNY”) on June 25,
2013. Cortefiel’s office location is
of process to: c/o Retail Group
Cortefiel, LLC, 3 West 35th Street,
Third Floor, New York, NY 10001.
The general purpose is a retail
clothing store.
(12-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Keyworld SEO & Concepts LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State
of NY (SSNY) on 8/30/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
(20-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
Retail Group Flormar, LLC, a
(“Flormar”) filed its Application of
2013. Flormar’s office location is
Flormar, LLC, 3 West 35th Street,
clothing store.
(9-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Edgecombe Avenue 287 Realty LLC.
Arts of Org. filed with New York
process to: 65 E. 55th St. 34th Fl.,
New York, NY 10022. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(15-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Retail Group Germany, LLC, a
(“Germany”) filed its Application
of Authority with the Secretary of
State of New York (“SSNY”) on July
9, 2013. Germany’s office location
is Albany County. SSNY has been
Germany, LLC, 3 West 35th Street,
clothing store.
(8-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
377 Jefferson LLC Arts. of Org.
Purpose: General.
(10-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
Retail Group Jennyfer, LLC, a
(“Jennyfer”) filed its Application of
2013. Jennyfer’s office location is
Jennyfer, LLC, 3 West 35th Street,
clothing store.
(10-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Retail Group Lipsy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Lipsy”) filed its Application of Authority
with the Secretary of State of New
York (“SSNY”) on June 25, 2013.
Lipsy’s office location is Albany
to: c/o Retail Group Lipsy, LLC, 3
West 35th Street, Third Floor, New
York, NY 10001. The general purpose is a retail clothing store.
(6-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Retail Group Zippy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Zippy”) filed its Application of
2013, under the name of Retail
Group Ziddy, LLC. Zippy filed a
Certificate of Amendment changing its name to Retail Group Zippy,
LLC on .luly 15, 2013. Zippy’s office
location is Albany County. SSNY
shall mail a copy of process to: c/o
Retail Group Zippy, LLC, 3 West
35th Street, Third Floor, New York,
NY 10001. The general purpose is
a retail clothing store.
(11-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Retail Group Spain, LLC, a
(“Spain”) filed its Application of Authority with the Secretary of State of
New York (“SSNY”) on July 9, 2013.
Spain’s office location is Albany
to: c/o Retail Group Spain, LLC, 3
West 35th Street, Third Floor, New
York, NY 10001. The general purpose is a retail clothing store.
(7-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of ARTiFECT LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 50 Bayard
St. Apt 8J, New York, NY 10013.
(13-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Riverside Drive 635 Realty LLC. Arts of
Org. filed with New York Secy of
location: Albany County. SSNY is
to: 65 E. 55th St. 34th Fl., New
York, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(18-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Riverside Drive 894 Realty LLC. Arts of
Org. filed with New York Secy of
(19-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of RTS I
LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New
York Secy of State (SSNY) on
shall mail process to: 40 Airport Rd,
Lakewood, NJ 08701. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(20-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of RTS
Nostrand LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 40 Airport Rd,
Lakewood, NJ 08701. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(21-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Shlaf 1
process to: 174 Fifth Ave, Ste 301,
lawful activity.
(22-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of West
135th Street 634 Realty LLC. Arts
of Org. filed with New York Secy
of State (SSNY) on 6/18/13. Office
(23-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Simply Pink LLC Arts. of Org.
PO BOX 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(19-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
(24-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
(25-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Yedidya Enterprises, LLC Arts.
of Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 8/13/13. Office in
(18-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
(26-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Ever Green Ave LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
process to Usacorp Inc., PO Box
General.
(27-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
133 Patchen Realty LLC Arts.
process to c/o Usacorp Inc, PO Box
General.
(28-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Forest Bay Enterprise LLC Arts.
(29-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
654 East 156 LLC Arts. of Org.
Purpose: General.
(30-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
New Generation Software Intelligence , LLC Arts. of Org. filed
9 Gaslight Dr, Colonie, NY 12205.
Purpose: General.
(12-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
317-319 Marav 35, LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(13-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
2B Entertainment LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
process to c/o Usacorp Inc, POB
General.
(14-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
921 E. 26th St. LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(15-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
953 E. 26th St. LLC Arts. of
PO BOX 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(16-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
2311 Creston Ave LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(17-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Independent Media, LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 8/21/13. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY is designated
as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall
mail service of process to InCorp
Services Inc. One Commerce Plaza,
99 Washington Ave Ste 805-A,
Albany, NY 12210. Purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(1-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Articles of Incorporation of Distill
Mill LLC under Section 203 of the
Limited Liability Company Law.
The purpose for which the Company was formed on May 14, 2013
in Albany County is to engage in
any lawful act or activity under the
LLCL of the State of New York. The
Secretary of State is designated as
the agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be served
at 982 Altamont Blvd, Altamont,
NY 12009
(2-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Groundwork Publishing, LLC. Articles of
(3-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic]
of CLEANMOV LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY. Articles of Org. filed
on 05/09/2013, office location:
(4-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Precision Surgical Dermatology PLLC.
12207, NW Registered Agent LLC is
State St STE 700 Office 40, Albany,
NY 12207, purpose is practice of
profession of medicine.
(5-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation domestic
of Atrium Real Estate Group, LLC.
lawful purpose.
(6-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation qualification,
foreign of Powercon Associates,
LLC. Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on
8/9/2013, office location: Albany
County, SSNY is designated as
agent upon whom process may be
served. The Post Office address to
which the SSNY shall mail a copy
of any service of process (SOP)
against the LLC served upon him is
C/O Business Filings Incorporated
BizFilings, 187 Wolf Road, Suite
101, Albany, New York 12205, purpose is any lawful purpose.
(7-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Impel
Studio LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS) on
January 07, 2013, office location:
(8-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Jackson Heights Enterprises LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State
of NY (SSNY) on 9/10/13. Office in
(15-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
27 Louis Place LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(16-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Jetlife LLC Arts. of Org. filed with
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
General.
(17-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of domestic
LLC. Name: STKeros Financial
Planning,LLC. Articles of Org.
(19-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of 38B, LLC.
process to: 3-1 Park Plaza, Old
Brookville, NY 11545. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(21-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of 40B, LLC.
lawful activity.
(22-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Build4NY,
lawful activity.
(23-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Jet Set
Laundromat, LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 57 W. 38th
St., 2nd Fl., New York, NY 10018.
(24-9-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Retail Group France, LLC, a
(“France”) filed its Application of
Authority with the Secretary of
State of New York (“SSNY”) on
July 9, 2013. France’s office location is Albany County. SSNY has
a copy of process to: c/o Retail
Group France, LLC, 3 West 35th
Street, Third Floor, New York, NY
10001. The general purpose is a
retail clothing store.
(5-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of David
Wiess II, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 858 Bedford
Ave, Apt #1, Brooklyn, NY 11205.
(14-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
327 Kosciuszko LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(6-10-15)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Edgecombe Avenue 291 Realty LLC.
process to: 65 E. 55th St. 34th Fl.,
lawful activity.
(16-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of MARWYTE LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to: 2388
Valentine Ave, Bronx, NY 10458.
(17-7-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of FTZ
Services, LLC. Arts of Org. filed
with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on
process to: c/o The LLC, 16 Rotterdam Drive, Glenmont, NY 12077.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
(3-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
1471 Nostrand LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(11-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of OLIVIO
CAPELLAN INTERIORS, LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on April 26th, 2013,
Murray LLP, 305 Broadway, 14Fl,
New York, NY10007, purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(4-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of domestic formation
of Granonut LLC. Articles of Org.
(5-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Lady
Thinktank, LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Department of State (DOS)
on August 1, 2013, office location:
Albany County, DOS is designated
be served, DOS shall mail service of
process (SOP) to Michael Mesnick
@ 11300 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite
610, Los Angeles, CA 90064; purpose is any lawful purpose.
(6-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name:
Peiser LLC. Articles of Org. filed
on August 5, 2013, office location:
purpose is practice of law.
(7-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of REVX635 LLC. Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/7/13.
LLC was formed in Montana (MT)
on 6/24/13 for the purpose of any
lawful business. Arts. of Org. were
filed with MT Secy of State P.O. Box
202801, Helena, MT 59620-2801.
LLC is located in Albany County,
New York. SSNY is designated as
agent for LLC upon whom process
may be served. SSNY shall forward
such service to LLC at its office:
8 South Idaho, Ste. C, Dillon, MT
59725.
(8-8-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of REVX627 LLC. Authority filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/8/13.
LLC was formed in Montana (MT)
on 12/18/12 for the purpose of any
lawful business. Arts. of Org. were
filed with MT Secy of State P.O. Box
202801, Helena, MT 59620-2801.
LLC is located in Albany County,
New York. SSNY is designated as
agent for LLC upon whom process
may be served. SSNY shall forward
such service to LLC at its office:
8 South Idaho, Ste. C, Dillon, MT
59725.
(9-8-13)
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Notice of Formation of Sennamachkin LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of
State of New York (SSNY) On July
5, 2013. Office Location: Albany
County SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom Process against
process to: The LLC, 47 South
Clement Ave Ravena, NY 12143
(10-11-16)
LEGAL NOTICE
Legal Notice of
Public Hearing on the Budget
Notice is Hereby given that the
Proposed Budget of the Berne
Fire District of the Towns of Berne
and Knox, State of New York, will
be presented to the Board of Fire
Commissioners of the Berne Fire
District, for its consideration.
A Public Hearing will be held at
7:00 p.m. at the Berne Fire House,
30 Canaday Hill Road, Berne, New
York 12023, in the Town of Berne,
State of New York on the 15 day of
October, 2013.
Pursuant to Town Law 105,
must hold a public hearing on the
budget, make the proposed budget
available to the public prior to the
public hearing, and allow the public
to comment on the budget at the
public hearing. This public hearing
must be held to allow maximum
public participation in the hearing.
proposed budget as it is submitted,
or for or against any item or items
contained in the proposed budget,
and hearing all persons interested in
the subject concerning same.
of the Town Clerk of the Town
of Berne, 1656 Helderberg Trail,
Berne, New York and Town Clerk of
Knox, 2192 Berne-Altamont Road,
Knox, New York, and the Berne Fire
District Secretary, Mildred Zuk, 30
Canaday Hill Road, Berne, New
York, where it may be inspected
by any interested person during
office hours.
Berne Fire District
30 Canaday Hill Road
Berne, NY 12023
(11-11-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
2014 BUDGET
HEARING NOTICE
WESTMERE FIRE DISTRICT,
TOWN OF GUILDERLAND
The Westmere Fire District will
conduct its annual budget hearing
on October 15, 2013 starting at
6:30pm. The hearing will be conducted at offices of the Westmere
Fire District, 1741 Western Ave.,
Albany, NY 12203. Copies of the
proposed 2014 budget may be
obtained by contacting the Westmere Fire District at (518) 456-6734,
online at www.westmerefire.org, or
from the Guilderland Town Clerk.
Individuals may offer oral or written comments in favor or against
the proposed budget as compiled,
therein contained.
Dated: September 27, 2013
Sean M. Maguire Secretary,
Westmere Fire District
(12-11-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF WESTERLO
VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC.
SOLICITATION OF BIDS
FOR SNOWPLOWING
Board of Directors of the Town of
Westerlo Volunteer Fire Company,
Inc. is soliciting bids for snowplowing service to be performed at the
Modern Woodman Hall, Station
1 (Including adjoining property)
and Station 2. The snowplowing
service agreement will commence
November 1, 2013 and terminate
on April 30, 2014. Questions
may be directed to the BOD via
e-mail (treasurer@westerlofire.
org) or by leaving a message at
797-3321. ALL bids are to be
mailed in SEALED envelopes to
Town of Westerlo Volunteer Fire
Company, Inc., Attn: Treasurer,
PO Box 87, Westerlo, NY 12193.
All bids must be received by 7:00
p.m. on Monday, October 28 2013.
Bids received after 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 28, 2013 will not be
considered. This is not a public
bid opening.
The BOD of the Town of Westerlo Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
reserves the right to accept or
reject any and all bids.
(20-11-14)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name:
Valenti Management LLC. Articles
of organization were filed with the
(ssny) on 9/18/13. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY is designated
to the LLC, 14 Cheshire way Loudonville NY 12211. Purpose: For any
lawful purpose
(4-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF ALBANY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
UPON PRELIMINARY BUDGET
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the preliminary Budget for the Town
of Knox for fiscal year beginning
January 1, 2014 has been completed and filed in the office of the
Town Clerk at the Knox Town Hall
where it is available for inspection
by any interested person at all reasonable hours.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the Town Board of the
Town of Knox will be held at the
Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the 6th
day of November, 2013 and that
at such hearing any person may
be heard in favor or against the
Preliminary Budget as complied
therein contained.
PURSUANT to Section 113 of
the Town Law, the proposed salaries of the following Town Officers
are hereby specified as follows:
Supervisor ...................$16,672.00
Town Justices (2) Total
..................................... $20,286.00
Councilmen (4) Total ...$15,300.00
Town Clerk ..................$12,585.00
Highway Supt ..........$55,358.00
DATED: October 8, 2013
BY ORDER OF THE
KNOX TOWN BOARD
KIMBERLY D. SWAIN
Town Clerk
(37-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
the Zoning Board of the Town of
Berne will hold a public hearing
pursuant to Article IX of the Zoning Ordinance, on the application
for an Area Variance for Cynthia
Alexander.
The applicant wishes to obtain
an area variance for an existing
deck on property located at 1 Jones
Lane, Parcel No. 80.14-3-31.
Said hearing will be held on
Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at
the Berne Town Hall, Helderberg
Trail, Berne, New York, at 7:00 p.m.
at which time all interested persons
will be given an opportunity to be
heard.
PLEASE NOTE that this hearing
was originally scheduled for October 16, 2013.
BY ORDER OF THE ZONING
BOARD OF APPEALS
George Christian, Chairman
(34-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Zoning Board of Appeals of the
Town of Berne will hold a public
hearing pursuant to Section VIII of
the Zoning Ordinance, on the application for a Special Use Permit
for the Evangel Church.
The applicant is requesting a
Special Use Permit allowing occupancy of the site for the purpose of
cleaning, repair and construction of
the grounds and certain structures,
and with no more than 40 individuals on site at any one time, for a limited term. This application does not
cover any future use of the property
for more extensive purposes, or for
the demolition, repair or construction of other structures not covered
in the plans.
The property is owned by Evangel Church, 38-21 Crescent Street,
Long Island City, NY. Said property is situated at 1425 Helderberg
Trail, Berne, NY, noted as Parcel Id
#79.-3-27.
Said hearing will be held on
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at
the Berne Town Hall, Helderberg
Trail, Berne, New York at 7:00 p.m.,
at which time all interested persons
will be given an opportunity to be
heard.
PLEASE NOTE that this hearing
was originally scheduled for October 16, 2013.
BY ORDER OF THE
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
George Christian, Chairman
(35-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CSD
BERNE, NY 12023
SALE OF SURPLUS BUSES
The Berne-Knox-Westerlo CSD
is offering the following items listed
below for sale as surplus items.
Bids for these items will be managed by Auctions International.
Anyone interested in any of these
items should access their website
www.auctionsinternational.com
(2) 2002 66 passenger International RE
(2) 2002 28 passenger GMC/
Corbrel
(2) 2004 7 passenger Chevy
Suburban
(1) 1998 7 passenger Chevy
Suburban
(36-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Town Board of the Town of Rensselaerville has scheduled the following
Special Meetings to work on the
2014 Tentative Budget; October
17, 21 and 24, 2013. All meetings
will begin at 7PM at the Rensselaerville Town Hall, 87 Barger Road,
Medusa, NY 12120.
October 10, 2013
BY ORDER OF
THE TOWN BOARD
Kathleen A. Hallenbeck
Town Clerk
(32-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
the Rensselaerville Water/Sewer
Committee has scheduled an information Meeting for October 12,
2013, 10 AM at the Rensselaerville
Fire House, 4990 Delaware Tumpike
(Route 85), Rensselaerville, NY to
give a presentation on the state of
the Water District distribution and
treatment system. Following the
presentation all persons interested
in the forgoing may be heard at the
time and place indicated above.
October 3, 2013
Water/Sewer Committee
Douglas Story
Water System Operator
(33-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE BUDGET
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Proposed Budget of the Mckownville Fire District of the Town of
Guilderland, Albany County, State
of New York, will be presented to
of the McKownville Fire District, for
its consideration.
A PUBLIC HEARING will be held
at 7:00 p.m. at the Mckownville Fire
District ‘ firehouse located at 1250
Western Avenue, Albany New York
12203, in the Town of Guilderland,
Albany County, State of New York
on the 15 day of October, 2013.
must hold a public hearing on the
budget, make the proposed budget
available to the public prior to the
public hearing, allow the public to
comment on the budget at the public hearing. This public hearing must
be held to allow maximum public
participation in the hearing.
proposed budget as it is submitted,
contained in the proposed budget,
and hearing all persons interested in
the subject concerning same.
of the Town Clerk of the Town of
Guilderland located at 5209 Western Turnpike, Guilderland, New
York 12084 and the Fire District
Secretary at McKownville Fire
District Firehouse located at 1250
Western Avenue, Albany New York
12203 where it may be inspected
by an interested person during
office hours.
(28-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
Legal Notice of Public
Hearing on the Budget
Knox Fire District
Notice is hereby given that the
Proposed Budget of the Knox Fire
District of the Town of Knox, State
of New York, will be presented to
the Board of Fire Commissioner
of the Knox Fire District, for its
consideration.
A public hearing will be held at
7:00 p.m. at Fire Station #1, 2198
Berne Altamont Rd, Altamont
(Town of Knox), New York 12107,
in the Town of Knox, State of New
York on the 15m day October
2013.
must hold a public hearing on
the budget, make the proposed
budget available to the public prior
to the public hearing, allow the
public to comment on the budget
at the public hearing. This public
hearing must be held to allow
maximum public participation in
the hearing.
proposed budget as it is submitted, or for or against any item or
items contained in the proposed
budget, and hearing all persons
interested in the subject concerning same.
budget is available at the Office of
the Town Clerk of the Town of Knox
at the Town Hall during the Clerk’s
normal hours or from the Fire District Secretary at Fire Station #1,
2198 Berne Altamont Rd, Town of
Knox where it may be inspected
by any interested person between
the hours of 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on
Monday nights.
Knox Fire District
(27-12)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEAR|NG
TOWN OF KNOX ZONING
BOARD OF APPEALS
A Public Hearing will be held
on Thursday, October 24 @ 7:45
pm at the Knox Town Hall at the
request of Pam and Matt Fenoff,
1641 Township Road, Town of
Knox. Mr. and Mrs. Fenoff are
requesting a Special Use permit
for more than 2 farm animals and
more than 15 fowl.
Comments or concerns regarding this request may be submitted
to the Recording Secretary @
sweetpea62597@yahoo.com The
public is invited to attend.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Barber
Recording Secretary
(29-12-13)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT
MEETING OF GUILDERLAND
CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT,
IN THE COUNTY OF
ALBANY, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to a resolution of
the Board of Education of Guilderland Central School District, in
the County of Albany, New York,
adopted on September 10, 2013,
a Special District Meeting of the
qualified voters of said School
District will be held on
Thursday, November 14, 2013
from 7:00 o’clock A.M. to 9:00
o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) at
the following five voting places:
(1) Altamont Elementary School,
117 Grand Street, Altamont, New
York, for those persons residing in
School Election District No. 1; (2)
Guilderland Elementary School,
2225 Western Avenue, Guilderland Center, New York, for those
persons residing in School Election District No. 2; (3) Lynnwood
Elementary School, 8 Regina Drive,
Schenectady, New York, for those
persons residing in School Election District No. 3; (4) Westmere
Elementary School, 6270 Johnston
Road, Albany, New York, for those
persons residing in School Election
District No. 4; and (5) Pine Bush
Elementary School, 3437 Carman
Road, Schenectady, New York, for
those persons residing in School
Election District No. 5; for the purpose of voting upon the following
two Bond Propositions:
BOND PROPOSITION NO. 1
RESOLVED:
(a) That the Board of Education
of the Guilderland Central School
District, in the County of Albany,
New York (the “District”), is hereby
authorized to construct improvements and alterations to District
buildings and the sites thereof (the
“Project”) substantially as referred
to and described in the report
entitled “A Report to the Board
of Education Prepared by the
Districtwide Facilities Committee,”
dated July 2, 2013 prepared with
the assistance of CSArch, Architects/Engineering/Construction
Management (the “Report”), which
Report is on file and available for
public inspection at the office of
the District Clerk, including (as and
where required): roof, window, door,
floor and skylight replacements;
improvements to the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical,
and plumbing systems; parking lot
resurfacing and bus loop redesign;
enhancements and upgrades to
technology infrastructure systems;
improvements to the safety and
security systems, including lobby
modifications, the acquisition of
visitor management and tracking
software and the installation of additional cameras and access control
devices; and exterior masonry and
structural improvements; all of the
foregoing to include the original
equipment, machinery, furnishings,
apparatus, and all ancillary, site and
other work required in connection
therewith; and to expend therefor,
including preliminary costs and
costs incidental thereto and to the
financing thereof, an amount not
to exceed the estimated total cost
of $17,324,650; provided that the
estimated costs of the components
of the Project as set forth herein and
in detail in the Report may be reallocated among such components if
the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the
best interests of the District;
(b) that a tax is hereby voted
in the amount of not to exceed
$17,324,650 to finance such cost,
such tax to be levied and collected
in installments in such years and
in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and
(c) that in anticipation of said tax,
bonds of the District are hereby
authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of not to
exceed $17,324,650 and a tax is
hereby voted to pay the interest
on said bonds as the same shall
become due and payable.
RESOLVED:
(a) THAT IN THE EVENT BOND
PROPOSITION NO. 1 IS APPROVED, the Board of Education
District, in the County of Albany,
New York (the “District”), is hereby
authorized to construct further
improvements at the High School
building and site (the “Project”)
substantially as referred to and
described in the report entitled “A
Report to the Board of Education
Prepared by the Districtwide Facilities Committee,” dated July 2,
2013 prepared with the assistance
of CSArch, Architects/Engineering/
Construction Management (the
“Report”), which Report is on file
and available for public inspection
at the office of the District Clerk,
consisting of the replacement of
auditorium seating and stadium
light poles; the foregoing to include
the original equipment, machinery,
furnishings, apparatus, and all ancillary, site and other work required
in connection therewith; and to expend therefor, including preliminary
costs and costs incidental thereto
and to the financing thereof, an
amount not to exceed the estimated
total cost of $846,300; provided
that the estimated costs of the
components of the Project as set
forth herein and in detail in the
Report may be reallocated between
such components if the Board of
Education shall determine that such
reallocation is in the best interests
of the District;
(b) that a tax is hereby voted
in the amount of not to exceed
$846,300 to finance such cost, such
tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such
amounts as shall be determined by
said Board of Education;
(c) that in anticipation of said tax,
bonds of the District are hereby
authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of not
to exceed $846,300 and a tax is
hereby voted to pay the interest
on said bonds as the same shall
become due and payable; and
(d) that if this Bond Proposition
No. 2 is approved, it shall become
effective only in the event that
Bond Proposition No. 1 is also
approved.
Such Bond Propositions shall
appear on the paper ballots used
for voting at said Special District
Meeting in substantially the following condensed form:
YES
NO
RESOLVED:
(a) That the Board of Education
District is hereby authorized to construct improvements and alterations
to District buildings, and to expend
$17,324,650 therefor; (b) that a tax
is hereby voted in the amount of not
to exceed $17,324,650 to finance
such cost, such tax to be levied
and collected in installments in such
years and in such amounts as shall
be determined by said Board of
Education; and (c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District
are hereby authorized to be issued
in the aggregate principal amount
of not to exceed $17,324,650 and a
tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall
become due and payable.
YES
NO
RESOLVED:
(a) THAT IN THE EVENT BOND
PROPOSITION NO. 1 IS APPROVED, the Board of Education
District is hereby authorized to
construct further improvements at
the High School building and site,
and to expend $846,300 therefor;
(b) that a tax is hereby voted in the
amount of not to exceed $846,300
to finance such cost, such tax to
be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such
amounts as shall be determined by
said Board of Education; (c) that in
anticipation of said tax, bonds of
the District are hereby authorized
to be issued in the aggregate
principal amount of not to exceed
$846,300 and a tax is hereby voted
to pay the interest on said bonds
as the same shall become due and
payable; and (d) that if this Bond
Proposition No. 2 is approved, it
shall become effective only in the
event that Bond Proposition No. 1
is also approved.
The voting will be conducted
by paper ballot as provided in the
Education Law and the polls will
remain open from 7:00 o’clock
A.M. to 9:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing
Time) and as much longer as may
be necessary to enable the voters
then present to cast their ballots.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that the Board of Registration shall
meet on October 28, 2013, October
29, 2013, and November 1, 2013,
from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
(Prevailing Time) at the following
places, for the purpose of preparing
a register of the qualified voters of
the District for said Special District
Meeting, at which time any person
shall be entitled to have his/her
name placed upon such register,
provided that at such meeting of
the Board of Registration he/she is
known or proven to the satisfaction
of such Board of Registration to be
then or thereafter entitled to vote
at said Special District Meeting for
which such register is prepared:
SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT
NO. 1:
Place of Registration:
Altamont Elementary School
117 Grand Street
Altamont, New York
NO. 2:
Guilderland Elementary School
2225 Western Avenue
Guilderland Center, New York
NO. 3:
Lynnwood Elementary School
8 Regina Drive
Schenectady, New York
NO. 4:
Westmere Elementary School
6270 Johnston Road
Albany, New York
NO. 5:
Pine Bush Elementary School
3437 Carman Road
Schenectady, New York
Additionally, any person otherwise entitled to vote at said Special
District Meeting may register at the
District Offices, 8 School Road,
Guilderland Center, New York, on
October 28, 2013, October 29,
2013, and November 1, 2013,
between the hours of 8:30 o’clock
A.M. and 4:30 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time).
The register of the qualified voters of said School District prepared
at the Annual Meeting and Election
held on May 21, 2013, shall be
used by said Board of Registration
as the basis for the preparation of
the register for said Special District
Meeting to be held on November
14, 2013. Any person whose
name appears on such register
or who shall have been previously
registered for any annual or special
District meeting or election and who
shall have voted at any annual or
special District meeting or election
held or conducted at any time since
January 1, 2009, will not be required
to register personally for this Special District Meeting. In addition,
any person otherwise qualified
to vote who is registered with the
Board of Elections of Albany County
under the provisions of the Election
Law, shall be entitled to vote at said
Special District Meeting without
further registration.
Immediately upon its completion, the register will be filed in the
office of the District Clerk, located
at 8 School Road, Guilderland Center, New York, and will be open for
inspection during regular business
hours on each of the five (5) days
prior to November 14, 2013, except
Sunday, November 10, 2013, and
Monday, November 11, 2013; and
on Saturday, November 9, 2013,
by appointment only between the
hours of 9:00 o’clock A.M. and 1:00
o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time).
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that applications for absentee
ballots may be applied for at the
office of the Clerk of the District.
Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least
seven (7) days prior to the Special
District Meeting if the ballot is to
be mailed to the voter, or the day
before the Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be delivered
personally to the voter. Absentee
ballots must be received by the
District Clerk no later than 5:00
o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on
November 14, 2013.
A list of all persons to whom
absentee ballots shall have been
issued will be available in the office of the Clerk on each of the five
days prior to the day of the election, except Saturday and Sunday,
between the hours of 9:00 o’clock
A.M. and 4:30 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time).
The boundaries of the school
election districts are as follows:
NO. 1 - includes all of the lands contained within the boundaries of the
Altamont Elementary School zone.
NO. 2 - includes all of the lands
contained within the boundaries of
the Guilderland Elementary School
zone.
the Lynnwood Elementary School
zone.
the Westmere Elementary School
zone.
the Pine Bush Elementary School
zone.
Only qualified voters who are
duly registered will be permitted
to vote.
BY THE ORDER OF
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
LINDA LIVINGSTON
District Clerk
(21-10, 12, 14, 16)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of NYC
Urban Foot Tours LLC. Articles of
(NS) on 8/21/13 office location:
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation domestic/
qualification of Shop In Piece LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on July 22, 2013,
NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90
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Friday, October 25, 2013 by e-mail to:
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Hasn’t lost in 10 games
BKW beats Schoharie,
tied for first in conference
Headshot: The Berne-Knox-Westerlo soccer team hasn’t lost since
its season-opener on Sept. 4, and a Oct. 2 victory over Schoharie
vaulted the Bulldogs into a first-place tie with the Indians. Here,
junior Sam Abbott heads the ball for BKW, which has given up only
12 goals on the season; six of those were to Schoharie on Sept. 4.
Legs out: Guilderland’s Kledis Cappollari, back, tries to reach the ball before a Bethlehem player
during a game in Guilderland between the two teams last Thursday. The Dutch got goals from Chris
Czekay and Jack Hanlon, winning, 2 to 1. Guilderland has rallied off nine straight wins since Sept.
16, including wins over Niskayuna (2-0) and Columbia (3-2) on Saturday and Tuesday.
Dutch on Nine-Game Win Streak
Locking his eyes on the ball is Berne-Knox-Westerlo soccer
player Nico Padros-Creus before he volleys the ball out of midair during a game at Schoharie on Oct. 2. The Bulldogs beat the
Indians, 1 to 0, putting the two Western Athletic Conference teams
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Nancy Lown ........................................... 160
Howard Bishop .............................. 210, 162
Tom Govel ...................... 213 256, 215, 584
Chris Lesher .................................. 187, 191
Paul Hempstead ............ 248, 203, 248, 699
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Carol Boyd ............................................. 150
Ed Czuchrey .......................................... 202
Dan Decker .................... 236, 238, 213, 687
Dana Jennings .............................. 197, 166
Deb Govel ...................................... 166, 177
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Albany beats Schenectady
in annual chess match, 6-5
Joel Miranti, rated 500 points
By Peter Henner
The match between the Albany lower. Last year, Schenectady’s
and Schenectady chess club is one large rating advantage on the lowof the highlights of the Capital est board gave the club a relatively
District chess calendar, and a good easy point: This year, Albany had
cross section of the Capital District the edge.
Phillips – Henner
chess community participates.
(Dutch Defense)
Since several strong players are
1. d4 f5, 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6
members of both clubs, and it is
common for “ringers” from Rensse- 4. c4 d5 5. Nf3 Nbd7 (c6 is more
laer County or Saratoga to play for common) 6. cd (0-0 is probably
one club or the other, winning the better) ed 7. 0-0 Bd6 8.Nc3 c6
match does not confer significant 9. Qc2 Ne4 10. Nd2 Ndf6 11.
bragging rights, and the match is f4? (The position had been pretty
even — now Houdini says Black is
usually a very friendly affair.
This year, the match was con- up 0.3 because the Knight on e4
tested on Oct. 3 on 11 boards at can not be dislodged) 0-0 12. Nf3
a time limit of 90 minutes per N:c3 13. bc Ne4 14. Ne5 Qc7 15.
player for the game. Albany ended c4 Be6 16. c5 Be7.
According to Houdini, White
a two-year drought by winning the
is now slightly better. 17. a4
match, 6-5.
Last year, Schenectady was I had been expecting Bd2, and
propelled to victory by sweeping considered offering a draw soon
the top four boards, 4-0. This thereafter. The advanced knights
year, Albany, scored 4-1 on the cancel each other, and I thought
top five boards to secure the it would be difficult for either side
match win. Five of the six play- to make any progress. a4 may
ers who competed in the finals of be OK, but I thought I had some
the Schenectady championship play now.
Qa5 18. Rb1
participated in
Rab8 19. Rd1
the match: two
Houdini says
played for Albany
White still is up
(Mike Mockler
Laccetti was up
.2, but the fireand myself) while
a piece when
works are about
three played for
to begin. I had
Schenectady
his clock ran out
been threatening
(Dave Finnerto play Qd2 or
man, Carl AdQc3, and try to
amec, and Carlos
infiltrate White’s
Varela). Mockler,
Finnerman and myself, as well position. Both John and I thought
as Cory Northrup, Bill Little, Black had an initiative, and John
and Jon Leisner are members of thought a long time before playing Rd1.
both clubs.
After the game, he wondered
The Board One match-up between Albany’s Dean Howard and if there were any good moves
Schenectady’s Peter Michelman for White here. While he was
was very even for 15 moves when thinking, I analyzed my reply,
Michelman made a very weak and concluded that Rd1 loses
move, which permitted a winning for White – as it turns out I was
wrong. I thought for about ten
attack.
The games on Board Two minutes and played Nc3, and after
(Jeremy Berman – Carl Adamec) 20. Bd2, I immediately responded
and Board Three (Gordon Magat with N:e2+.
Now Houdini says that White is
– Jon Leisner) were described by
Eastern New York Chess Associa- up 1.7! After 21. Kf2 N:d4 White
tion blogger Bill Little: “Careful is down two pawns, but both John
play by both sides [led] to logical and I had missed 22. Qa2 Q:c5 23
Bb4, where White regains matedraws.”
On Board Four, Mockler and rial and keeps the advantage. But
Schenectady Champion played a after 22. B:a5 N:c2 23. Nd3 (I
complicated game, typical of their had expected Bc7, which may be a
usual match-ups; this time won little stronger) Bd8 (23..Na3 was
significantly better, because 23
by Mockler.
I won an interesting game ..Bd8 permits White to minimize
against John Phillips on Board the damage with 24. B:d8). 24.
Five (see below). On Board Six, Bc3 d4 Black is up two pawns
Bill Little, playing Black, estab- and has a positional advantage –
lished equality fairly quickly, and Houdini says Black is up 2.1).
25. Bd2 Bf6 26 Ba5? Ne3 27.
the game was drawn.
On Board Seven, Bill Townsend Re1 Bd5 (Bc4 was stronger) 28.
(who also directed the match) won B:d5 N:d5 29. Re6 Kf7 30. Rd6
a Rook for a Bishop, and held on to Rfe8 31. Nb4? (this is a very
win against Glen Perry. On Board bad move – but it creates a lot of
Eight, Zachary Calderon defeated complications and we both had
less than ten minutes to play. The
Cory Northrup.
On Board Nine, Mike Laccetti, correct response, which puts the
rated 1625, almost upset Carlos game away is Nc3. I suspected
Varela, rated 1839; Laccetti was as much during the game, but
up a piece when his clock ran out didn’t have the time to calculate
and he forfeited. On Board Ten, everything, so I played the safe
a rapidly improving Tom Clark Be7 32. Rd7 Ke6, and after one
drew Schenectady President last desperate try: 33. N:c6 K:d7
34. N:b8 R:b8 35. Rb5 Kc6, White
Richard Chu.
Finally, on Board 11, Albany resigned.
President Arthur Alowitz defeated
Homecoming Winners
— Photo by Heather Nolan
All for one: The Voorheesville varsity boys prepare for the homecoming soccer game last Friday night
under the lights in their pink jerseys, worn for breast cancer awareness. They beat Cobleskill-Richmondville, 3 to 0; the team is 7-4 in the Colonial Council. “Our homecoming celebration was an enormous
success,” said Domincik Campana, president of the Voorheesville High School Soccer Booster Club.
“Several hundred families and fans were on hand for the night. And all four teams won!” Varsity and
junior-varsity teams played Cobleskill-Richmondville.
Bentley gets
FASNY scholarship
GUILDERLAND — Joseph
Bentley of Guilderland has been
selected by the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York
to have his college tuition costs
reimbursed for the 2013 spring
semester, as part of the FASNY
HELP initiative.
A member of the Guilderland
Fire Department, Bentley is a student at Hudson Valley Community
College, majoring in automotive
technician services. In addition
to being a firefighter and going to
school, he holds a part-time position at a local car dealership.
Under FASNY HELP, an individual who hasn’t already achieved
a college degree, or has not taken
80 or more college credits, can
have up to 100 percent of his or her
tuition reimbursed in exchange
for maintaining good grades and
fulfilling service requirements in
one of New York’s volunteer fire
companies.
The deadline to apply for tuition
reimbursement for the fall semester is Oct. 18. FASNY HELP is made possible
by the $4.2 million dollar United
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Fire and Emergency Response
grant. For more about FASNY
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or www.fireinyou.org.
Her Pride Shows
— Photo by Tanya Hensel
Hand in hand: New Scotland Kiwanis soccer player Carly
Burke escorts Voorheesville girls’ varsity player Ashley Bates
onto the field prior to the homecoming game under the lights at
Voorheesville last Friday night. “In addition to the unprecedented
community support, the involvement of the New Scotland Kiwanis
soccer program really brought the event to a whole new level,” said
Domincik Campana, president of the Voorheesville High School
Soccer Booster Club. The event also featured a bonfire.
Guilderland High School sports sign-ups underway
GUILDERLAND —Students
who want to play a winter sport
at Guilderland High School —
boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’
swimming, bowling, ice hockey,
cross-country skiing, gymnastics,
wrestling, cheerleading, or indoor
track — should sign up now.
Packets may be picked up from
the nurses’ office and should be
returned there as soon as possible
but no later than Friday, Nov. 1.
The sport packet includes three
forms: the School and Sport Physical Form, the Athletic Form, and
the Health History Form — all of
which are also available online at
www.guilderlandschools.org.
Students will not be able to
try out or participate in practices
without a sports packet cleared by
the nurses’ office.
Physicals will be held in the
high school nurses’ office on Monday, Oct. 21, from 4 to 5:45 p.m.
Students are encouraged to sign
up for their physicals in advance.
Appointments may take up to one
hour. Physicals are also open to all
students. If applicable, students
should bring glasses or wear contacts for the eye exam.
Students may have physicals
done by their own doctors, but the
physical must be completed on the
high school’s form and reviewed by
the school nurse before a student
can sign up for a sport or attend
practice.
If a student is seen by a doctor
for any injury, accident, or serious
illness, the parent or guardian
must notify the school nurse.
This is required whether or not
the injury or illness occurred on
school grounds. Upon the student’s
return to school, after seeing a
doctor, the student must present
to the school nurse either a written
release or a Physical Education
Program Modification Form, filled
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SPORTS
Blackbirds still growing wings as season progresses, beat Titans 33-6
By Jordan J. Michael
VOORHEESVILLE — The
Blackbirds easily handled Taconic
Hills last Saturday, but the football
team is striving for much, much
more.
Voorheesville is 3-2 in Class C
entering a Week 6 game against
crossover opponent Granville (2-3).
However, a burden to the Birds’
winning record is abysmal losses
to Fonda (49-12) and Chatham
(61-6).
The Blackbirds are still growing,
still learning.
“We’re still developing,” said
senior Slater Nolan after the 33-to6-homecoming victory over Taconic
Hills; he caught two touchdowns.
“You have to keep developing, getting the chemistry together, and
that’s where we still are, unfortunately.”
Chatham is steamrolling opponents in 2013; the Panthers beat
Fonda, 44 to 14, in Week 5. What
separates Chatham and Fonda
from the rest of Class C?
“Their defensive aggressiveness
was 10 times better than ours,”
to beat Taconic Hills by 27 points;
the team wanted a shutout. The
Titans are 0-5, one of the worst
Class C teams.
“They have very high expectations as football players, as leaders,
and they want to do the best that
they can do,” Sapienza said of his
players. “They play very hard, but
make some mistakes that they
probably shouldn’t be making at
this point.”
Coming off that depleting loss to
Chatham in Week 4, did Voorheesville improve?
“Definitely,” said Sapienza after
Saturday’s game. “We talked about
making our defense better; we’ve
given up a lot of points [165]. Today,
our defense got better.”
Sapienza told The Enterprise
that Voorheesville picks something
specific to progress on every week.
“We address things every Monday;
that’s what a good football team
does, figure out their weaknesses,”
he said. “Then, you fix them.”
But, focusing on specifics can be
a double-edged sword, Sapienza
said.
“It was nice to win,
but we could have done better.”
Jared Paigo said from his experiences. “They come out ready to
hit, looking to hit you hard. If you
look afraid, they come at you even
harder, so we’re trying to bring that
mentality to our game.”
Play against Taconic Hills was
physical, and a fight broke out in
the fourth quarter. Voorheesville
players Andrew Waldbillig, Justin
Lee, and Scott Roney were ejected
from the game for “unsportsmanlike conduct.”
Paigo was talking about Voorheesville’s need to be tougher, but
fighting people probably wasn’t
what he was thinking.
Head Coach Joe Sapienza prides
himself with maintaining composure during a game, and expects
his players to follow his lead. “That
should never happen,” he said,
referring to the fight. “If you get
into, ‘He did this,’ or ‘He did that,’
then you have rationale for throwing a punch, and I can’t say that’s
OK; I can’t.”
Matt Feller, who rushed for 149
yards and a touchdown against
Taconic Hills, said that Voorheesville is making a lot of mistakes.
The Birds’ execution has room to
mature.
“There were a few highs, but like
Matt said, there’s some stuff that
we have to clean up,” Nolan said.
“It was nice to win, but we could
have done better.”
Voorheesville didn’t seem excited
“Sometimes, you fix those problems, but then something else goes
by the wayside,” he said. “It’s a
constant battle to make sure that
everyone understands that every
single play, every block, every
special team, makes a difference
against a good opponent. It takes
a while for the kids to understand
that.”
Voorheesville realizes that Fonda and Chatham may be superior
teams, but that doesn’t mean that
it’ll lie down and die if it sees those
opponents in the playoffs.
“We still have potential to come
back,” Feller said.
“We can’t ever settle for enough,”
Nolan added. “Got to keep pushing.”
Still, Chatham is a very experienced, senior-laden team that
probably won’t lose this season.
“They’re that good, that’s the
main thing,” Sapienza said of
Chatham. “That’s a state- championship-contending team. I always think teams can get better
every week, make game plans to
put themselves in a position to
win, but I consider Chatham the
frontrunner.”
What is Voorheesville to do if it
is lined up against Chatham (5-0),
Fonda (4-1), or Hoosick Falls (5-0)
in the Class C playoffs?
“We’re going to prepare and go
after them,” said Sapienza. “That’s
all we can do.”
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Touchdown! Voorheesville’s Slater Nolan catches a 10-yard pass from Robert Denman in the end zone,
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