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The Altamont
Enterprise
& Albany County Post
No. 39 Thursday, april 14, 2016
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Albany County’s independent newspaper since 1884
‘Reset
the clock’
Citizens ask for reprieve
with sheriff’s towers
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
ALBANY COUNTY —Hilltown residents spoke to the
Albany County Legislature Monday night, asking that towers
proposed by the sheriff not be
built in places that would mar
important Helderberg views.
In February, without a public
hearing and by unanimous vote,
the legislature had passed a resolution stating that towers for the
sheriff ’s countywide communica-
“We weren’t aware
of the visual impact.”
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Meeting on the mound: Guilderland’s Maddie Harrigan, left, along with teammates Alexa Watts, Nicole Fyvie and the other infielders
give each other high fives before the start of the inning on Monday afternoon. Guilderland lost to Columbia, 10 to 0. The game was called
after six innings due to deteriorating field conditions with the off-and-on rain. See more on page 27.
Parents want smaller classes, school leaders offer programs
By Jo E. Prout
NEW SCOTLAND — Parents of a large
middle school class asked the school board
here to add a fifth section next year, but
contentious board discussion with parents on
Monday questioned the use of resources for
smaller classes against the addition of high
school programs that would bring Voorheesville graduates up to speed with their peers.
The school board approved next year’s
budget at $23,796,334, with a tax levy increase of $153,000, or 0.9 percent — under
the state-set tax cap. The 2016-17 budget
includes an additional $216,000 in state aid
from the removal of the state’s gap elimination adjustment for 2016-17.
“This is a good year for us,” said Superintendent Brian Hunt, describing the extra
state aid as a one-time source of funds. He
said that the district is using the funds to
add a teaching position for the large incoming kindergarten class and to make one-time
expenditures.
Class sizes
Parents filled the school board meeting
room to protest the administration’s decision to keep the sixth grade at four sections
instead of five.
Parent Heidi Arnaud, whose son is 10
years old, said that the children work hard,
but are not given recognition in school “so
they can find out who they are….Of course,
we want everything for the high school, and
everything for the kindergartners, but...is
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there room to add a little buffer?”
Some parents cited studies that show
small class size contributes to success, but
school board President Timothy Blow said,
“To me, class size doesn’t come before enrichment. This is not Albany City Schools. This
but he said that the district’s middle school
teachers helped write the new curricular
changes proposed for next year, and the
existing enrichment period for help has not
been eliminated from the proposed schedule.
In a recently negotiated contract, teachers
“Class size is the cherry on the sundae.
Enrichment is the meat and potatoes.”
is Voorheesville. We have good teachers. We
have good students. Class size is the cherry
on the sundae. Enrichment is the meat and
potatoes.”
Another parent said that professors malign
the writing skills of college freshmen who
cannot write, and that class size should be
reduced.
“To quote a study questioning the ability
of our students to not write their way out of
a paper bag…” Blow said. “Are you saying
Voorheesville students can’t write? That’s
beyond my comprehension.”
Hunt agreed with parents that teachers are
generally happier with smaller class sizes,
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and the school board agreed to set maximum
class sizes at 27 students for kindergarten to
fifth grade, and 30 students for the middle
and high schools, Hunt said. The current
fifth grade has 102 students, Hunt said,
and classes next year would have 25 or 26
students if the district keeps a four-section
schedule.
The curriculum changes proposed include
science, technology, the arts, math, and language skills. Many of the changes include
digital education and training for students
and teachers across multiple subjects.
According to a presentation by Hunt and
(Continued on page 17)
tion system would be “immune
from local regulations.”
The lawmakers on Monday
applauded each of the half-dozen
speakers, even those who called
their resolution disrespectful.
“That’s what they do when
someone speaks; they clap,” Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple
told The Enterprise the next day,
dismissing the idea that the tide
was turning.
“We went through the planning
process in both towns and were
good to go,” he said of Berne and
Rensselaerville. New towers — of
metal lattice standing 180 feet
tall — are planned for Edwards
Hill Road in Rensselaerville and
Jansen Lane in Berne.
Apple said of the county’s resolution to squash home rule, “We
passed the legislation because
the town officials were getting
blowback.”
The resolution states, “Local land use regulation would
negatively impact development
of the Project in that it could
delay or prohibit development
of system infrastructure which,
in turn, would deprive Albany
County’s public safety agencies,
law enforcement and emergency
responders of adequate basic and
emergency communications.”
Chris Smith of East Berne, a
Democrat who represents District 39, including both Berne
and Rensselaerville, told The
Enterprise he had voted for the
resolution. “We weren’t aware
of the visual impact,” he said.
(Continued on page 10)
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, April 14, 2016
From the Editor
Fourteen awards place The Enterprise second in New York State
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
The Altamont Enterprise
placed second in the state among
single-flag newspapers based
on awards given at this past
weekend’s New York Press Association; we were fourth among
all newspapers — including the
chain newspapers — for editorial
content.
Seven-hundred–and-sixtyone papers are members of the
association, both weeklies and
dailies, with a combined circulation of 16.6 million. Judges — our
peers in the state of Washington
— read 2,836 entries this year to
come up with the winners.
Continuing a longstanding
tradition, The Enterprise placed
first, and second, for Community Leadership. We also won
for News Story, Picture Story,
Editorials, In-Depth Reporting,
Obituaries, and Best Editorial
Pages.
And we were recognized, too,
for our coverage of local government, of education, and for
editorial cartoons, graphic illustration, feature photos, and for
providing the best overall digital
experience.
Preet Bharara, the United
States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, known
most recently for his successful
prosecution of corrupt politicians, was the keynote speaker
for the conference. He received a
standing ovation Friday from the
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that knows what problems we
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Although journalists, like
lawyers, “have become much
maligned,” said Bharara, “There
is tremendous nobility for the
practitioner that remains true to
ideals.” Both professions “abhor
hypocrisy and corruption…both
know to temper toughness with
fairness” and that “the ultimate
responsibility is to the public.”
Although both have the power
to right wrongs, champion underdogs, and destroy myths,
both can also end careers, ruin
reputations, sow confusion, and
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“We will be judged by how well
we have wielded our power,” said
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against fraud, and against corruption. “Ordinary people need
to have confidence in how their
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“We don’t know where all the
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Beyond that, we draw on a wide
variety of community contributors for whom we are grateful.
Saturday night, as The Altamont Enterprise was named the
winner of the Sharon R. Fulmer
Award for Community Leadership, Michelle Rea, the longtime
executive director of the New York
Press Association said, “In the
eight years that this award has
been in existence, The Enterprise
has been honored six times…
They really have their fingers
on the pulse of the communities
they serve.”
While many of the competitions
are divided into categories based
on circulation, the Community
Leadership Award applies to all
sizes of papers — from those
with the largest circulation to
those, like The Enterprise, with
the smallest.
The winning series showed the
role The Enterprise along with
residents and their letters had
in opening up the government in
the rural Helderberg Hilltown
of Westerlo, including articles,
editorials, and many letters to the
editor. Most of the stories were
written by Iaia, and the editorials
by Hale-Spencer.
The Westerlo Town Board
planned, and voted for, an expensive project to build a new
highway garage and to update the
town hall, breaking New York’s
two sunshine laws in the process.
The board met illegally — not
notifying the public — with engineers to plan the project and then
denied Iaia access to documents
detailing the costs — documents
to which the public was entitled.
Our editorial outlined the
problems and called for citizens
to petition for a vote on the $2.8
million project. They did, and
the issue was soundly defeated
at the polls.
The controversy and our coverage spurred Republican candidates to back a full town
board slate for the first time in
memory. Democrats outnumber
Republicans by more than 4 to
1 in Westerlo and all the elected
officials are Democrats.
Our post-election editorial
urged citizens to continue to
demand transparency from the
representatives elected to serve
them.
The judges wrote, “It is not an
easy job in a smaller community
to uncover the truths behind
council actions when the facts
are not there. Your coverage and
community engagement on your
editorial page seems to have
brought about change in the council election as well. You are a true
leader in community journalism
and deserve this special award.”
Community Leadership is the
only press association award
that comes with a cash prize. We
plan to donate the $500 to the
Hilltowns Community Resource
Center, located in Westerlo, because we know it has needs and
does real good.
The second-place award in
Community Leadership was for
a series on heroin addiction. The
series began in 2014 when Anne
Hayden Harwood — our longtime
Guilderland reporter who left
The Enterprise in December to
pursue her passion to become a
midwife — wrote about a young,
homeless man, Adam Rappaport,
who hanged himself in Albany
County’s jail.
We used his story as a way
into examining in great depth
two nationwide problems for inmates today, drug addiction and
self-harm. The reams of research
are brought home through the
insights of the superintendent of
the county jail, the sheriff, and
chief deputy. In an editorial, we
outlined five changes that should
be made at the county jail, which
might have prevented his death.
We also looked at the ways
school and community leaders
were tackling the heroin epidemic in our midst.
In 2015, Floyd Mair dug into
the story of a bungled burglary
at an Altamont laundry to
document how heroin had led
a middle-aged, middle-class
mason astray. Painkillers for
work-related injuries caused an
addiction that he satisfied with
heroin and resulted in his first
arrest as he sought funds to feed
his habit.
In July, Hale-Spencer profiled
a local mother who bravely
told the story of her daughter, an addict — “Heroin and
cocaine were her drugs of
choice,” she said — who died of
an overdose of synthetic cannabinoid — fake pot. She had been
deeply wounded by sexual abuse
in her childhood and never got
the help she needed, in and out
of jail on arrests for petty crimes
to support her habit.
In an August editorial, we
scolded the Albany County District Attorney for squandering
money gotten from drug busts
on self-promotion rather than
getting to the root of the drug
problem — helping the addicts
who commit crimes to satisfy
their habits. “Addiction leads to
crime as those who are hooked
will steal to support their habits.
A program at the jail could break
the vicious cycle,” we wrote.
In October, we commended
the Albany County Sheriff for
starting a program at the jail —
the sheriff ’s Heroin Addiction
Recovery Program called SHARP
— that could do just that, providing treatment and counseling for
inmates who are committed to
kicking their habits. A year of our
hammering away on the problem
yielded a result that could, indeed, break a vicious cycle.
We wrote the editorial on
the anniversary of Adam Rappaport’s death and hope the
program will keep others from
the fate he suffered.
“This series of articles revealing the hardships of addictions
and the justice system were
very well produced,” the judges
wrote. “Excellent job bringing
insight from your community
about a national problem. Your
staff writing, photography and
page layouts were outstanding
and engaging…Once again, you
got the ball rolling to inspire
your community leaders to take
a look at the process and work
on finding solutions to solve this
problem.
So, yes, Prosecutor Bharara,
we are continuing to cover public safety issues, to educate and
raise awareness.
In-Depth News
A traffic stop in which a sheriff ’s deputy fired his Taser at a
young man who had his hands
up would barely get a mention by
most media but it opened a door
for reporter Floyd Mair to look
closely and in depth at police use
of Tasers, or stun guns.
In her initial report, in July,
Floyd Mair got all sides of the
story, from the cops who face fear
as they make traffic stops — “You
never know what’s on the other
side of that door,” said one — to
the kids who felt harassed by
the traffic stop. She reviewed
videos — one from the patrol car
and another taken by one of the
passengers in the stopped car.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, April 14, 2016
‘Coverage of police tasing practices is extensive, relevant, and compelling’
design restraint as well; one cords at other schools weren’t.
Photography
She also reviewed local depart- letters — evidence of an engaged
The two-part story ran under
Michael Koff added two more more image would have been
ment policies on use of Tasers, community.”
a single banner headline — the
The Enterprise also won first awards to his growing tally — clutter.”
wrote about citizens frustrated
Almost all of the winners in girls’ story, by Hale-Spencer, and
with the deputy who made the place for editorials; the entry he won first place for Picture
stop and shot the Taser, and in- consisted of three, written by Story and third place for Feature photography in recent years are the administrator’s perspective,
colored pictures. Remarkably, by Iaia. While the viewpoints
Photos.
2
terviewed the director of the local Hale-Spencer.
Koff has worked for The Enter- both of Koff ’s award-winners are distinct, the issues cross
It
is
gratifying
when
words
chapter
of
the
American
Civil
Editorial
Liberties Union on the rights of move people, when shining a prise since June 2007 as a gen- were in black and white. He uses back and forth, creating an inTasers,
like guns, shatter lives: Rules for their use must be reformed
eral-assignment photographer. classic elements of light and formative and dynamic reading
light on a problem lets
citizens at a traffic stop.
We first wrote about Tasers when the Guilderland Police chance of a Taser producing cardiac arrest; many of the once when a person with mental problems was kicking
Department started using the stun guns in 2003. Over the suspects tased by police are drunk.
and punching an officer and another time when a suspect
citizens
leaders
see gardenHe has covered a wide variety shadow to emphasize shape and experience.
Wewe’veran
editorial
withunderher
last dozen years,
includedan
in our weekly
reporting
“Because
certain circumstances
Tasers can and
kill, threatened
a police officeralike
with a three-pronged
of local arrests each time a Taser was used.
law enforcement should use the weapon judiciously, with tool after throwing a chair.
Our stories,
opinion has not changed:
Tasers background
should be used the same respect
as a firearm, and
if possible avoid
shoot- way
The Guilderland
says a Taser may be used “at the
In an editorial in the same
of events — from sports to fires, elicit emotion.
clearly
the
to apolicy
solution.
giving
on the
only as a last resort — when an officer, victim, or suspect ing the chest and repeated, or long, trigger pulls,” Zipes officer’s discretion” under four circumstances. Two of those
is seriously,
physically
Period. and urging
told our reporter
Elizabeth Floyd Mair,
whose
story on thewe
are reasonable:
“When
necessary
to defend himself/herself
His feature-photos entry was edition, we described why we
beauty pageants to funerals.
In
June,
wrote
an
editorial,
use
of threatened.
Tasers
local
A Taser gun, also called an electro-muscular disruption Dimmitt arrest appears on page one.
or others,” and “when lower levels of force are deemed inefweapon, shocks a person with 26 watts of electricity, or
We support Zipes in his call for a mandated national fective.” The other two are off the mark: “To effect an arrest”
Koff says he has taken pictures another black-and-white picture covered the story and how, and
calling
citizens
ofof aWestpolice
departments
tighten
over 50,000
volts. The gun
fires two prongs that create an to
database
of the physiological effects
of Taser use. on the
and “to prevent
the commission
public offense.”
electric current in the target’s body, overriding that person’s
Tasers can also cause brain-related injuries, like seizures,
However, this list of circumstances is preceded by the
motor and
sensory systems,
incapacitating him.
according to a study done at Toronto
Westernto
Hospital
and statement,for
“A Taser
be used to
a dangerous
since he was a little kid. “I’ve page, “Silent Night,” shot last we outlined three changes that
erlo,
petition
amayvote
socontrol
the
their
rules.
Ten years ago, the New York Civil Liberties Union raised the University of Toronto. The study looks at the case of a or violent subject when it is reasonable to do so.” And the
a ruckus after a 15-year-old boy was tased at Crossgates police officer who was accidentally
hit by two Taser
probes list is
followed by a
use of force,”
always loved it,” he said. “I like December a year to the day that should be made to safeguard
could
have
adescription
sayof “improper
on an
In short, Floyd Mair produced public
Mall by Guilderland Police after, police said, he was vio- meant for a suspect. He collapsed, lost consciousness, and which it says means force that is “excessive, unnecessary
lent and belligerent, punching and swinging at officers. stopped breathing, then his arms and legs jerked for about or unreasonable.” Captain Cox of the Guilderland Police
5-year-old Kenneth White was the future. A new and we hope
capturing moments.”
expensive
building
project.
and weapons
balanced
atat the mouth.
“Tasersa
arethorough
very dangerous, life-threatening
and a minutelook
as he foamed
Once conscious, thetown
Department
assured The Enterprise
that Guilderland uses
they shouldn’t be used unless they’re a significant threat officer was confused, and a later neurological exam showed tasers only when a subject is violently resisting, and not
to the safety
of aincident,
police officer,” said Melanie
Trimble,
ex- didn’t
traumatic brain
injury.
when they are simply refusing to obey commands.
the
but
she
stop
ecutive director of the NYCLU’s Capital Region chapter,
Others who were tased have sustained brain injuries
We consulted our blotters columns over the last decade
at the time.
after hitting their heads when they collapse.
to see what Taser use by Guilderland Police was legitimate
there. She dug deeper,
filing a
We’re focusing on Tasers again this week because of a
Melanie Trimble put it succinctly, telling Floyd Mair and found several examples where the use was questionletter we received from Sara Dimmitt. She shared with this week, “We believe that the conditions under which a able. (On average, the Guilderland Police use, or threaten
Freedom
Information
Law
us a video
taken by a friend ofOf
her brother.
The video, police officer should
be using a Taser is just short of where to use, Tasers about a dozen times a year.)
corroborated by a tape from the Albany County Sheriff’s he would use a gun. Now, if somebody refuses to get to the
A November 2014 arrest of a 35-year-old man fleeing his
Office taken
from the dashboard
of a deputy’s
car, Taser
ground, is herules
willing to kill that person?”
vehicle after a traffic stop, for example, was problematic:
request
to look
atpatrol
the
documents a traffic stop involving Sara Dimmitt’s brother,
Police offers in the area we cover — Guilderland, New The arrest report said he fled the vehicle, at which point
Christopher Dimmitt. Dimmitt, the driver, verbally refuses Scotland, and the Hilltowns — rarely, if ever, fire their the officer ordered him to stop or be tased. “The officer
followed by the sheriff ’s departto comply with a deputy’s orders, and his passenger friend, guns. Good for them. Like the quintessential London deployed the taser,” the report said, and one probe struck
Corey Hughes, goads the officer when the young men are bobby who carries a billy club but not a gun, good polic- the man,
who continued to run,
and was eventually broughtilluminate issues that impacted the community in a meaningful fashion.”
“These
editorials
ment,
and she continued
to follow
threatened
with tasing.
ing means
knowing your beat and preventing rather than to the ground by the officer; he had a bag of white powder
The deputy making the stop, Philip Milano, holds a Taser escalating violence.
in his hand and was charged with criminal possession of
in his hands,
pointing
it
at
Christopher
Dimmitt
during
The
Norwegian
government
this
summer
released
staa
controlled
substance.
the arrested man’s case in court.
a verbal exchange that lasts several minutes, as Milano tistics showing police in Norway often don’t carry guns and
This fits the Guilderland policy of using a Taser to “efwaits for backup. As soon as a second deputy arrives on those who do rarely draw their guns: In 2014, Norwegian fect an arrest.” But what if the man had died? And how
When the FOIL request was
the scene, Milano pulls the trigger, and Dimmitt collapses police threatened to use their weapons 42 times but only effective was the Taser anyway, if only one probe hit the
to the ground.
two shots were fired, wounding no one. The Washington man? The police knew who the fleeing man was from his
answered,
While
it is true that Dimmitt wasFloyd
not cooperative Mair
and did Post,reported
which wrote about the report, calculated that, in the car’s license plate and could have caught up with him later,
not comply with Milano’s order to get in the car, he was not United States, more than 400 people have been shot and without endangering anyone.
violent,that
nor did he pose
a physical
threat to anyone County
— not killed by police
already this year.
We’re not faulting the Guilderland officer here; he folthe
Albany
Sherto the officer, not to himself, not to anyone else.
Granted, the United States has many more people and lowed the rules. But we believe those rules should be
Since back-up had arrived, it seems it would have been police officers than Norway but, still, the numbers raise changed, to narrow the use of a potentially lethal weapon
A graduate of the Albany murdered in Knox. The page more permanent and responsible
Westerlo
Town
Board
had
iff
’sDimmitt
Office
Taser
policy
stated
possible
to get
to comply without
incapacitating
an important
question: Are gunsThe
needed here
in our towns to situations
where someone
— an officer,
a victim, or a
him. The officer never approached Dimmitt and Hughes to enforce the laws?
suspect — is in danger.
Academy for Boys, Koff went is topped with a close-up of two leadership team is now in place
approved
the
$2.8a goodmillion
projthat
stun
guns
could
berealistic
used
in an effort
to handcuff
them. Dimmitt
had his arms,
bent
We’re
enough to know
that our police officers
Otherwise,
cop could end up
with blood on his
at the elbows, raised to about shoulder level, and Hughes are not going to give up their guns, nor are they likely to hands.
had hisagainst
hands on the top of subjects
his head, when Dimmitt
was giveare
up their stun
guns.
at the school.
ect, breaking both of the state’s on to earn a bachelor’s degree weeping women.
who
vertased.
But we are calling for the tightening of local departments’
A Taser can kill. Amnesty International says, between rules on the use of Tasers. The Altamont and Guilderland
“This is an example of powerful
The central image is of the
sunshine
laws. Hilltown reporter in psychology from Siena Colbally
noncompliant
—
as
in
the
2001 and 2012, at least 540 people in the United States police both immediately shared their
policies with us; we’re
died after being shocked with Tasers. These are not all still waiting to see the Taser policy from the sheriff’s office.
recent
traffic
stop
—We’ve
and
alsoof Information Law request sinceIaia persevered to get lege in 2002. In order to pursue murdered boy’s father, his solemn investigative reporting coupled
police shootings.
Since Tasers
use electricity
rather than
filed a Freedom
bullets, they are not regulated as firearms, and no license the policy is a matter of public record.
is needed
to buy one. Anyoneto
can go
online and purchase
Altamont Police chief,
the informa- his passion for photography, he face illuminated by the candle with an even more powerful
referred
Tasers
as Todd
aThemeans
a Taser gun for a few hundred dollars.
Pucci, said his dePolice make the argument that Tasers are safer than partment has only
t i o n then earned a second bachelor’s he holds — with pitch black all editorial,” the judges wrote. “This
ofprotect
de-escalating
“potentially
guns and
officers from harm without permanently
tased twice in
hurting suspects. But an officer firing a Taser has no way its history—
reporter should be proud for not
cit- degree, in art with a concentra- around him.
violent
of knowing
if the suspect confrontations.”
he is shooting will die.
People with heart conditions are particularly vulnerable.
Dr. Douglas T
F. Zipes
“Rarely do you get to see this only uncovering the truth about
tion in photography, from the
h ewrote insthe
hAmerican
e r i fHeart
f ’sAssociaoftion’s journal, Circulation, that the electric current from
the Taser probes, especially in the chest, can take over
side of people,” the judges wrote. a ‘creepy’ man but also calling
University at Albany.
fice
policy,
sheleading
was
the control
of heart
rhythms, sometimes
to
ventricular fibrillation, cardiac arrest, and death.
Week after week, Koff captures “The photographer brings you in the community to action against
Zipes also says intoxication can increase the
allowing this type of behavior to
for our pages the substance of so close you feel their grief.”
go unnoticed. Well done.”
News Story
small-town American life. This
Best Obituaries
Only The Enterprise covered
past year was no exception.
Following another longstandHis Oct.1 “Watchfire Inflames the story of an interim adminisPatriotism” picture page, de- trator who resigned from Berne- ing tradition, The Enterprise
signed by Ekstrom, depicts — in Knox-Westerlo, a rural district was again awarded first place for
its obituaries — a category that
seven photographs — an event at with a crisis in leadership.
Mothers of students in the includes newspapers of all sizes.
the Altamont fairgrounds honorThe Enterprise considers
school told us he resigned being veterans.
K o f f c r o u c h e d o n t h e cause he touched their daughters obituaries to be important news
ground to shoot through the in ways that made them feel rather than paid advertising;
grass a monolithic World War uncomfortable. The mothers reporters interview family and
II tank. He captured one Gold didn’t want him to be passed from friends of the deceased to create
Star mother comforting another, school district to school district a full portrait.
told, was modeled
The winning obituaries were
both of them dressed in white. the way that offending priests
after the recommenHe depicted the crisp posture had been passed from parish those in the Jan. 29 and Feb. 26
dations of TASER,
of Patriot Guard Riders, in pro- to parish. We wanted to talk editions. Jan. 29 had a front-page
International, which
file, backed by American flags. to the girls, to hear from them obituary of Altamont’s Mojimar
manufactures and sells
izens A close-up showed a flag being directly, and agreed to protect Frinta by Hale-Spencer. Born in
the stun guns. Floyd Mair
needed ceremoniously cut and he showed their identities. Their stories Prague in 1922, he had planned
followed up with the company;
to be a painter uyt, “the war
and were en- a Battlefield Cross made up of a were convincing.
its vice president told her, “We’re
We also learned that this ad- got in the way,” the obituary
experts in making the device, titled to. They did, indeed, peti- soldier’s rifle, boots, and helmet,
but we don’t issue use-of-force tion for a vote and the measure a solemn reminder of the dead. ministrator had had problems related. After World War II, he
Another close-up of retired flags at other schools and we were hitchhiked around Europe, seewas soundly defeated.
policies.”
In July, we wrote an editorial stacked on a pallet ended finally determined to document his ing the devastation but also
Floyd Mair continued to folin the finding hope in the churches he
low the story and learned from calling for police to narrow the with a shot of an inferno — the problems here,
Helderberg Hillthe sheriff in August that this rules for use of Tasers — stun watchfire.
“Engaging images really do the towns, so they
sentence had been added to the guns that can be lethal. We went
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policy: “If possible, members over research like that from Am- storytelling with minimal assis- would be acshould avoid using Taser equip- nesty International that found tance from the text,” the judges cessible in the
ment...on passively resisting between 2001 and 2012, at least wrote. “Nice variety of angles and way the resuspects.” Before the year was 540 people in the United States close-up detail contrasted with
out, she learned that the deputy died after being shocked with the wider-angle shots.
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who had fired the Taser was no Tasers. Floyd Mair had detailed A d m i r a b l e
a traffic stop in which a sheriff ’s
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suspects.”
and Editorial Pages
In November, Floyd
The Enterprise once again was
recognized for both its editorials Mair wrote about a faand its editorial pages. Our edi- ther who had called us,
torial pages reflect the richness upset his son was being
of our community. The dialogues harassed by a sheriff ’s
among letter writers shed light deputy, Philip Milano.
on varied issues. And our colum- She advised the father to
nists are treasured: Guilderland do what we had reported
historian Alice Begley; John R. on: File a complaint. In
Williams whose wit and wisdom our editorial we reviewed
show through each week as he the stories we had written
describes the breakfasts shared where Milano had behaved
by The Old Men of the Mountain; inappropriately, and we
Mike Seinberg whose off-beat urged local police departhumor lends fresh insight; Frank ments to review their data
R. Palmeri who revels in the quo- for bias and to develop politidian; and Dennis Sullivan who cies to ensure fair treatment.
Later, the sheriff told us, and
delves deep in the human soul.
Each of our editorials is il- we reported, Milano is no longer
lustrated by Carol Coogan with on patrol.
“These editorials illuminate
the pages creatively designed by
issues that impacted the commuChristine Ekstrom.
“The editorials are well written nity in a meaningful fashion,” the
and interesting and the graphics judges wrote. “The voice is clear
are very good,” wrote the judges and consistent. Each editorial is
in awarding us first place for Best well organized.”
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Editorial
The anonymity of white hoods may be replaced by that of the Internet
‘Excellent stories covered all sides, obviously
had an impact on life in the area’
H
(Continued from page 3)
ate hides in dark places.
That is why we are grateful to the Southern
Poverty Law Center, and organizations like it, for
shining a light on hate groups.
We wrote a dozen years ago about a young
man from Berne whose family did not know
he belonged to a white supremacist group
until he died in West Virginia at one of
its compounds. “He wasn’t raised that
way,” his mother told us. “I don’t
know how he became involved in
this blind, destroy-your-heart
movement.”
His mother asked us to look
for answers, and, after our
story ran, she wrote a letter
to the editor that said, in part,
“We give thanks for the wideeyed innocence of the child
and ask that each one of all
of our children be blessed
with kindness, knowledge, a
sharing nature, forgiveness,
and love.”
We kept those words
in mind this week as we
looked into the Southern
Poverty Law Center’s annual report, mapping hate
groups. The way to contain
hate is to be aware of it
and to redouble our efforts
to teach tolerance.
The center’s report — “The
Year in Hate and Extremism,”
published in its quarterly “Intelligence Report” — drew our
attention this year because it listed
Altamont as the only place in the
state with an active cell of the Ku
Klux Klan. “It brings up concerns
about the safety and well being of
our families,” one villager wrote us
in an email; a member of a “racial/
ethnic minority,” he asked that he not
be named.
The Altamont mayor, James Gaughan,
cautioned us about writing a story that
would further incite fear. “The last thing I
want to see happen,” the mayor told our village
reporter, Elizabeth Floyd Mair, “is that the village’s reputation as a wonderful, safe, and welcoming community is
destroyed in the process of seeking to assess the validity
of these claims.”
Like the mayor, we believe Altamont is a good place to
live. Because we want to keep it that way, we were compelled to investigate the claim and report what we could,
and last week devoted our entire front page and an inside
page, too, to the issue.
What we found was a responsive police chief, Todd Pucci,
who assembled representatives from the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, the New York State Police, the Albany
County Sheriff’s Office, and the Guilderland Police Department. Pucci told us after the meeting, “None of us have any
substantiation of any chapter of the KKK here....The most
recent activity in this area was back in the 1920s.”
Heidi L. Beirich, director of the SPLC’s Intelligence Proj-
Iaia wrote on June 11 that
Coogan lives the life of a woman
visited, in “the redeeming beauty passionate about her art — she the Westerlo Town Board met
of the art made by humans,” his illustrates a thoughtful children’s without public notice about plans
book with the same care she uses for a new highway garage and
daughter said.
“Dr. Frinta spent the better to make a political point in an then directed the clerk to withpart of a lifetime restoring, re- editorial cartoon. She supports hold documents related to the
searching, and teaching about herself with her art, and teaches project.
Hale-Spencer wrote on
that art,” the obituary said. “He it, too.
In a category dominated by Aug. 13 how the rural and
was a world-renowned scholar
of medieval painting and sculp- computer-generated art, Carol scenic town of RensselaerCoogan’s arresting hand-drawn ville was divided over the
ture….”
Inside, the Jan. 29 edition had image captured third place for county sheriff’s proposal to
build a 180-foot radio tower
two obituaries written by Prout. Graphic Illustration.
Ellen P. Abbruzzese, a founder of
Altamont Orchards, “was the one
who held the farm together,” her
son told Prout. “All she did was
work, with six boys!”
Marie D. Hallenbeck, Prout
“All of these obituaries had fascinating
wrote, was “a woman whose smile
ledes that drew the reader in.”
lit up a room.”
The January edition also included an obituary by Hayden
Harwood on Beryl E. Naginey, “a
on their number. The report also concludes
woman with many interests who
and evocative drawing
of
the problem
that attacks
planned
in groups — as they commonly
lists both“Beautiful
Altamont and Buffalo.
was dedicated to her community,”
This may be part of an encouraging trend. For the second were during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and
internet
and racism,”
judges
ofabandoned
Carolbecause they are
1960s the
— have
been largely
year in awith
row, there
has been a significant
decline in hate said
Coogan illustrated the Oct. in the midst of a protected vista.
Hayden Harwood wrote.
groups across the country. In 2008, America’s radical right “just too easy to infiltrate and disrupt, and so terrorists
Coogan’s cartoon.
swelled with the election of its first black president and, are increasingly acting alone.”
Prout wrote on Sept. 10 about a
The Feb. 26 edition featured an 29 editorial, “We must stop
These “lone wolf ” attacks can be inspired by rhetoric on
soon after, the collapse of the economy, reaching a peak of
2,018 in 2012. In 2013, that number declined to 939, and the Internet. Stormfront, the largest and most active web
obituary by Hale-Spencer on the the nightmare of rape by standing missed deadline to save New Scotin 2014 — the subject of this year’s report — the number forum in America, which swelled with Barack Obama’s
election, now has nearly 300,000 registered users — “a
declined to 784.
editorial page of a Voorheesville together behind the survivors,” by land’s historic Hilton barn from
Why the decline? The center cites a combination of rea- fairly astounding number for a site run by an ex-felon and
sons: a stronger economy; crackdowns by law enforcement; former Alabama Klan leader,” says the report.
showing a woman trapped in a destruction by a developer.
community icon.
The center did a study last year, which found that, in
the advance of same-sex marriage, racial and religious
And Hayden Har“Roger Spencer had a sheriff ’s coil of rope that ends in a noose.
diversity, and intolerance toward those with openly racist the prior five years, registered users of Stormfront had
views; and the movement of radicals out of groups and into murdered close to 100 people. “In their cases,” the report
The woman’s forehead is w o o d w r o t e o n
badge. It was perhaps his most
the anonymity, safety, and far-reaching communicative states, “the forum seems to have helped cultivate their
thirst for violence or at least nurtured and rationalized
power of the Internet.
treasured possession. He had it creased with worry, her eyes are Dec. 10 about
That last reason gives us pause. The Internet offers a their ideological hatreds. Almost all of the killers had been
posting regularly on Stormfront and other racist sites in
with him always, even when he wide with fear, and her hand grips Guilderland’s
the 18 months prior to picking up the gun....”
So where does that leave us with the Ku Klux Klan?
died…” wrote Hale-Spencer. “He the hand that covers her mouth. “senior center
Some Klan groups have stopped making their chapter lists
We can see our neighbors clearly, and recognize them for who they are —
public. “As with other groups,” said the center’s report,
The colors are vivid — her red that wasn’t” —
couldn’t read or write but he
different than us, surely, for each one of us is unique.
“exposure of membership in the Klan has cost at least
We may not be the same but we are equal.
some members their jobs, families or friends.”
had a way of reading your mind. hair disheveled as she is awash in months after
We would like to believe membership is declining in hate
He had a high-pitched voice and a turbulent sea of blues and grays. the town angroups because, as a whole, our society is becoming more
enlightened, more accepting of the wealth to be found in
“Great use of graphics and nounced a new
sometimes it was hard to decipher
ect, said the information about the “small cell of Klansmen new kind of anonymity, different than a white hood and diversity. But, at the same time, we must be wary of the
insidious and hidden forms prejudice and hate can take. We
more insidious.
n t in that area” came from a “law enforcement source” perhaps
what he was saying, but his exu- colors,” the judges wrote. “Clearly d e v e l o p m e active
We blushed with shame last week as we leafed through put the center’s report on our front page last week and are
who “did not want to talk.” She also said the Altamont listcrumbling copies of our newspaper to illustrate our article devoting our second page to it this week because we believe
ing
on
the
website
of
the
Loyal
White
Knights
of
the
KKK
was offering
shows the fear of survivors.”
berance was always clear.”
on the KKK. In the 1920s — during the second surge of the our readers here in Altamont as well as people across the
was new in 2014; it hadn’t been there the year before.
Floyd Mair called a long list of local, state, and federal Klan after its founding in the South during Reconstruc- country and around the world have to pay attention.
Coogan also garnered second space for the
The piece was headlined,
The fear we heard from residents who knew Altamont
law enforcement agencies, all of which said they were not tion — the organization reached across the nation and at
its height enrolled an estimated tenth of white males in was on the Hate Map is precisely how hatemongers functhe source and knew nothing about the situation.
town’s senior
“Roger’s
greetings were like a place for Editorial Cartoon. Her
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, February
26,White
2015 Knights — one of many splintered this country.
tion — they victimize targeted groups, letting fear spread
The Loyal
The pages of our newspaper carried notices and reports like shadows at dusk, covering a familiar landscape in
robin in spring — at once expected winning cartoon is both elegant programs, the
Klan factions — is based in North Carolina; “the Grand
Dragon of North Carolina” said he’d have a New York State of the KKK meetings. One item, headlined “Organizes utter darkness. They separate us as a people by focusing
project ha
d call Floyd Mair; he did. A man who called himself Women of ‘Invisible Empire,’” pictured one Mrs. R. H. on our differences.
and
miraculous,” and it was illus- and terrifying.
leader
Editorial
We are a diverse nation, a nation where wealthy, white,
“Exalted Cyclops,” Douglas Baker, claimed there were Davis, presumably a society woman, wearing a bonnet
stalled. and an
It ranin
with
an April
9,
2015expected
trated
by Coogan
with awere
sensitive
400 to 500 members in Syracuse and more throughout with flowers on its brim. But was this news of aid for the straight males are no longer the dominant force. We need to
Roger’s
greetings
like
a
robin
spring
—
at
once
miraculous
poor, a temperance rally, or a strawberry social she was stand together, arm in arm — men and women, white and
upstate New York.
“All excellent
pen-and-ink
portrait, showing editorial, “The anonymity of white
black and yellow and brown and red, Jewish and Christian
“Letdid
merespond
say simply
that he’s lying,” responded Michael organizing?
to him.”
Roger Spencer had a sheriff’s badge. It was perhaps his he’d tell you what color car they drove and what they said, her voice trailing off. “Animals
No. She was organizing 1,000 women to be initiated and Muslim and Hindu and Buddhist and atheist, straight
Potok,
a senior
fellow
with the Southern Poverty Law
stories
that
he couldn’t
read, covRoger
enjoyed
looking
at The
like.” may be replaced by that of Although
hoods
most treasured
possession.
He had
it with him always, looked
Roger
Spencer
in his
ever-present
into the Ku Klux Klan Auxiliary. Imagine how socially and gay and lesbian and transgendered and bisexual — to
Center.
“That interpret
is completely
and would
the false. It’s very typical of these
Even in the nursing home, said Ms. Letko, Roger would Altamont Enterprise every week
even when he died last Thursday at the nursing home in
groups
claim
members when they have four, and acceptable racism must have been to have produced an beat back the fear.
ered
all Hesides
the
detailing
recent
cowboy
hat,
of the pictures.
liked
best to
of all
the 40
Altamont
take
up aInternet,”
post in the hallway
while the othersawere
eat- meaning
Guilderland
Center.aHerobin
was 65. nearby.
Not here, not now. You won’t frighten us in Altamont. You
autocaster image like that. The phrase that haunts us —
4,000
when
they have
40.”
full
of photos
of farm
He was a familiar figure in downtown Voorheesville, a big, ing dinner to be sure no one went into the empty rooms Fair editions, which were chock
Across
the
United
States, the number of Klan chapters, enveloping rapes, and lynchings, and cross-burnings — is won’t frighten us as Americans. We are shining lights in the
and
gave
good
trend
of
racists
who
work
as
“lone
On
the
obituary
pages
were
animals.
bearded man who wore cowboy boots — even with shorts to take belongings.
darkness. We can see our neighbors clearly, and recognize
called “klaverns” by members, fell by more than half, from this: “Invisible Empire.”
a year, Ms. Letko would take Roger to the Double
“He felt it was his duty to police the hallways,” she said.
in the summer — and a cowboy hat. He worked sweeping
background
onin 2013 to just 72 last year; several Klan groups disap- The Internet is invisible with far-reaching tentacles, them for who they are — different than us, surely, for each
wolves,”
often online rather thanM Twice
two
portraits by Iaia. He wrote of “He
163
tent sales in Ballston Spa. “He’d buy cowboy boots and
was his own law-enforcement agency.”
up the laundry there and lived in an apartment nearby.
peared completely, according to the center report. Its Hate linking people from around the globe. It can be used for one of us is unique. We may not be the same but we are
He felt that
it was authentic
if it came from the
He liked to helpin
others.
“He’d
mow the
lawn and
take shirts there.
He couldn’t
read
or write but
hehomemaker
had a way of reading
issues
obmeeting
Ku
Klux
Klan
groups
Daisy
May
Schanz,
“a
equal, and none of us need be afraid if each of us stands
Map for the KKK lists only Altamont in New York State, great good or great evil.
your mind. He had a high-pitched voice and sometimes it out people’s garbage,” said Ms. Fuglein. “He never said a Double M,” she said, adding, “He saved every plastic bag
The center’s report maintains that “the high social cost firmly against hate groups and hate speech. The shadows
while the website for the Loyal White Knights of the KKK
Double M. Hehad
was a bit
of a hoarder.”
word about
He was
always positive...He
was from the
was sewed
hard to decipher
what he was saying, but quilts
his exuber- bad
viously
an
that
cananybody.
more
easily
be policed.
who
brightly-colored
of being known to affiliate” with hate groups has cut down won’t envelop us if we carry the torch as one.
Roger also saved the cards he got. He’d let his friends
a gentle, kind soul.”
ance was always clear.
impact
on
life
Coogan’s
drawing
depicts
andWe’re
kept
her
full for
know when
his birthday
was —
June 17, 1949. Roger had
In some
ways, he was completely
alone. “He
had no fam- a
calling
himcookie
Roger herejar
— eschewing
ourher
usual
with him in the nursing home cards from a dog signed
Mr. Spencer style — because that’s what he called himself; ily,” said Ms. Fuglein.
figure
the
center,
workgrandchildren,”
and of Thomas hooded
Lee the
Bowersarea,”
and Mom.”the
Ms. Letko said
that bothat
of his
parents
died when
he “Cruisein
that’s how people knew him.
“Pictures of animals made him smile,” said Ms. Letko,
“Everybody knew him,” said his landlady, Debbie Fu- was young and his aunt, Leona Willsey, took him in. Ms.
judges
wrote.
“Iof stuffed animals. At
ing husband,
at aBill,keyboard.
around
R.glein.
Filkins,
“asitgentle
also had a large
collection
remembered RogerAll
as a kid,
riding noting he
“He used to
on the porchand
of the friendly
apartment and Letko’s
the
home,
he had
with him pictures of two cats,
his
bike
in
his
full
cowboy
regalia,
complete
with
cap
guns
say
hello
to
everyone.”
don’t
like
stories
man
who was a tank mechanic him, he is generating snake-likewithnursing
the message: “I love you. Fluffy and Scribbles.”
Roger liked to say he knew the real sheriff and that’s on his hips.
also made
cardson
to give
to his friends, in colorful
“He always rode his
when he wascords,
young,” agreed
where heWorld
got his badge.
WeII
thought
waspostal
one of his
run
fortentacles
—bicycle
computer
each Rogerthat
during
War
andit a
flights of fancy until we talked to Albany County Sheriff Ms. Fuglein, “and he went to Sunday school at the Dutch crayon. “They always had a rainbow in them, sometimes
a houseever
or an animal,”
said Ms.
Letko.
in New
Salem when
he was
a child.”
Craig Applefor
this week.
unless
they
with Church
a Klan
hood
at its
endpoint.
carrier
most of his career, Reformed
All his life, people helped Roger — not because it was
Ms. Letko regularly took him grocery shopping and
“He’s had that badge for a long time,” said the sheriff,
have
The cobra-like
relishing
role
ofthana a public
their job
but justcontent
because theythat
liked to. The New Salem
his rituals, like thetentacles
need to call her onare
certaininwho’s been withthe
the force
for more
quarter of a understood
Volunteer Fire Department made him an honorary member,
century. “Before I was in the office all the time, I used to days.
has
point,
sidious
and
servant.”
Fugleinawhose
husbandbut
belongs.
Roger was very
proudthreatening.
of his Harley chain wallet and said Ms.
stop and talk to him. I’d get him a coffee every now and
Magrum helped Roger, too, teaching him how to
watch, because it was like a cowboy’s, she
then; we’d shoot the breeze.”
kept me in“Beautiful
and evocative draw- Stevethese
Also
inside were two obituaries his pocket
Sheriff Apple went on, “I’d see him every year at the recalled. “Even in the hospital, he pinned it to his gown,” count change and tell time. “He was a little rough around
the edges,”
said Ms. Letko
of the late Mr. Magrum, “a
said.of the problem with internet
Fair, wearing his sheriff’s
badge...He
a good she
terested
throughing
byAltamont
Hale-Spencer.
“Betty
R.wasVan
After he had fallen a few times, his landlady tried to hard-core biker dude. He always said he’d get into heaven
guy. I never saw him angry; nothing bad came out of his
get
him to racism,”
go to the doctor. the
The county
got involved,
Ms. becauseout
mouth. He
always her
had hishands
smile — and
his cowboy
hat.”
of his the
work with
Roger.”
read.”
and
judges
wrote.
Hosen
kept
busy
with
Maybe because of the badge, Roger took his duties of Letko said; Roger was supposed to go to the hospital. He
One of the visitors Roger had in the nursing home was
Coveage
of
“A difficult
decision
to and
place
thishis neighbor, Chris,
crafts
and
her
filled
go until the sheriff’s
deputies came
“took him
patrolling
seriously.
At theheart
coin-operated
laundry,with
he’d tell wouldn’t
and his huge bullmastiff,
named Cocoa.
you if your load was finished washing. He’d point the way off the porch where he sat and put him in the ambulance,” “Roger always called the mastiff ‘Mama,’” said Ms. Letko.
Education
second.”
generosity,”
she wrote. And: “An sheassaid.
“He always loved the Albany County Sheriff ’s “When Chris brought
to empty dryers, too.
the dog to the home, it was a big day
Sitting on the bench outside the laundry or in a white who gave him an honorary badge. He claimed Craig Apple for Roger and Mama.”
stories and
onenthusiasm
education,
Coverage
of Local
efficient
particular
woman,
“Clearly shows the fear of survivors,” said the judges about Carol
him.”
plastic chair and
on the porch
next door, he’d watch
the scene personally knows
Roger hadFive
the impetuousness
of a child.
“they found him incompetent,” she Ms. Letko
in the village’s Main Street.
how, and
when she
was doing laundry,
bydescribed
Prout
Hale-Spencer,
Government
Eileen
Ruth McKenney put her He was assessed and
Coogan’s illustration for an editorial about cutting support for
“He was always watching out for kids, to make sure they said. “In the hospital, they told him he’d never live inde- Roger helped her match up her husband’s many socks
again.
He cried and so didwas
I,” Ms. awarded
Letko said. and, in garnered
weren’t getting
bullied,”
said Ms. Fuglein.
She added
softly, pendently
return, rewarded him
with
whatever changemention
had
an
honorable
The
Enterprise
family
first,
followed
by
her
faith,
rape survivors.
He chose not to have his tumors treated, she said, and was fallen out of his pockets in the wash. One time, they found
sadly, “I think kids picked on him when he was little.”
to the place
nursing home
in November.
“He was the
neighborhood
watchdog,” said Becky Letko, moved
forbill.
The Enterprise.
third
this
year for Locala 20-dollar
friends,
and
community.”
“He could daydream like a child,” said Ms. Letko. “He
his friend of 30 years who first met him when she
“You can’t tell Billy or he’ll start emptying out his pockThese
included
a look at local
Government
“All of these
obituaries
had
rewrite the story in aCoverage
positive way so hebased
could move on
was a customer
in the laundry.
“If he would
ets,” Ms. Letko
instructed
Roger.
saw a stranger come to on. He said, ‘I don’t care what they say; I’ll go home.’ He
Then, the first time after that, when he saw Mr. Letko,
schools’
reactions
tohimrelaxing
five
stories.
fascinating ledes that
drew
that hope
until the very end.”
yourthe
home, had
Ms. Letko
reported, “He started
giggling and told
right
He loved animals of all kinds. “Every year in the spring, off. He couldn’t keep it in.”
Common Core requirements, a
Floyd
took
anhim,”
in-depth
reader in,” wrote the judges.
he said Mair
his friend would
come visit
recalled
Roger also had a sweetness about him and an ability to
Ms. Letko.
“He wasat
referring
to a robin.
I suspendstudy
reality forof
fantasy.
“As an adult living
on Main as it
suburban
poverty
look
how
a con“The first story,
On-line or Print
saw it happen. I know it couldn’t Street, he woke up one Christmas Eve night and he saw
possibly
be the same robin Santa on
Main Street,”
said Ms. Letko, surmising
it might
affects
education,
a
look
at incluvenience-store
about Roger
for 30 years, but have been a costumed father. “He continued to believe in
still — ” in
Santa Claus
life.”
sionhis whole
through
the eyes of a boy
expansion
Spencer, is
s h e
He had so many friends to shower him with gifts at
palsy
feels he
A l t a m o n Christmas
t with
particularly
time cerebral
that one Christmas,
whenwho
Ms. Letko
couldn’t make the time he had named for her to come by
belongs
atwent
Altamont
Elementary
would aftouching.”
with gifts,
her husband
by later and “saw
shifts of
she said.
School,
and the story of Bernefect
a people,”
IllustraRoger gave as much as he received, or more. “One
the biggest things I learned from
Roger,” said
Ms.
girls
who
felt
v i l l a g e ofKnox-Westerlo
tions
Letko, “is, when somebody doesn’t seem to have that
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much and is needy, you can feel
like you’re
with
thealways
way an
neighbor- uncomfortable
and
giving. Then, he’d give back and you’d be humbled.
touched
them.
hood for administrator
CarYou’d realize he was taking
care of you, too.”
She started crying as she reached into her
Albany County Address — $38.00 per year
“Good
our May
toons
handbag
andmix
pulled of
out stories
her keys. “Heand
noticedexcelI was always digging around for my keys,” she
reporting
in
each
one,”
the
14 real- lent
Out-of-County Address — $42.00 per year
said. Ms. Letko easily retrieved her keys, which
were hanging
from an orange carabiner. “He
wrote.
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gave me this clip so I’d always be able to find
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saying he didn’t want to die alone. He didn’t
want to
in the third
dark.”
This
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year in a row
A nurse named Donna and an aid named
we’ve
been
recognized
a site we
Tammy,
who had
known him fromfor
VoorheesYour Name
ville and worked at the nursing home, were
launched
three
years
Halewith him when
he died,
said Ms. ago.
Letko.
She had heard the nurse tell him, “Roger,
Spencer
sketched
out
the original
you’re not
alone. We all love
you.”
Mailing address
That, to us, is the sign of a life well
design
with help from Iaia who
(PO Box or Street)
lived.
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maintains
it.
The
site
was
built
A celebration of Roger Spencer’s life will
held on Saturday,
Feb. 28,
at the
Reilly
frombe scratch
using
the
DrupaconCity/Town/Village
& Son Funeral Home at 9 Voorheesville Ave.
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system
by3Gavin
Voorheesville with calling
hours from
to 6 p.m. There will be pictures, stories, and
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at Rensdisplays tothen
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judges
Oakland Ave., Menands, NY 12204.
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font
and use of
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photos as well as art...Nice variety
of stories and coverage.”
“Touching” the judges called the obituary about Roger Spencer, illustrated by Carol Coogan.
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To the editor
Politics equals pettiness — I’m sick and tired of it
To the Editor:
We’ve been following the Berne
Highway Department story for
weeks now. I am not a resident
of Berne, but am in her sister
town, Knox, since 1978.
The 11 most feared words in
the American language (note I
did not say English because we
lost that a long time ago) are: I
am from the government and I
am here to help. At this time,
any citizen of this great country
should know, if you hear these
words, run, do not walk, from the
person saying them!
Politics equals pettiness. It
has been my long experience
that when local "politicians" get
involved in anything, what once
was a simple problem to fix,
somehow becomes so massive,
that you can't tell which end is up
— same in Knox, where the new
supervisor has yet to do anything
about cleaning this town up (with
regard to run-down, filthy and
abandoned properties, trash, etc.
- which brings all of our property
values down); ending all the bipartisan squabbling and actually
accomplishing something would
be a start!
I would have begged, pleaded,
and bargained for a four-day
workweek — once you are at
work, you're at work. Eight
hours, 10 hours — does it really
matter? I believe I am in the
solid majority of working people
when I say this.
4. I come from a family that
has been involved in unions
since their inception. Give it
up — their usefulness ended a
long time ago.With all the laws
that are in effect, an employer
would be in serious legal trouble
if "abuse" were authenticated.
5. Who in God’s name gets
their healthcare for free these
days? Only government employees, my friends. And, by the way,
that is for life! When the average
person in this state has to pay
$500 or more for a single-person
policy with a $6,000 deductible
something is very wrong. Obam-
acare? How about Noodycare?
6. The Taylor Law was put into
effect, if one remembers their history, during the air controllers’
contract negotiations, basically
making it illegal for state or
federal employees to go on strike
during negotiations.
I cannot tell you how sick and
tired I am of politics. With the
presidential campaigns, it is so
obvious that my husband has
been right for all these years.
There are no statesmen left,
only carpetbaggers. If you don't
know the words "statesman" or
"carpetbagger,” look them up.
Thank you for letting me vent
and I hope [Knox supervisor] Mr.
Lefkaditis sees this letter and
realizes he has some very disappointed backers here in Knox.
My husband said to me that you
will not print this letter due to
"PC” [political correctness]. I
hope he is wrong.
Denise and Kent Vertefeuille
Knox
The Old Men of the Mountain
You used to be able to fix things yourself
By John R. Williams
Tuesday, April 5, was a tad
unusual. The Old Men of the
Mountain headed off to Mrs. K’s
Restaurant in Middleburgh and
it was cold.
Some car loads of OFs reported
temperatures as low as 10 below
in Gallupville, and 7 below in
Schoharie. All the car loads of
OFs spoke about the scenery
along the flats of Fox and Schoharie creeks as being in a Disney
movie.
The trees glistened white
covered in either frozen fog, or
hoar frost. There were stretches
of thick fog as the OFs approached Middleburgh where
the creek and the highway are
close together.
The fog rolled along the ground
but most of the time the OFs were
able to see over this blanket of
white and, out of the blanket, the
white trees and shrubs rose from
the fog. Unusual to see and drive
through, it was a very short scene
— sleeper-inners missed all this.
Throw-away society
The OFs talked about how we
are continuing to be a throwaway society, at least in this
country, and maybe worldwide.
The OFs talked about tools and
appliances that they used to have
fixed and then continued to use.
Today, many items, if they fail,
or won’t work, the stores do not
try to fix them. They just grab a
new one from the shelf and take
the old one and send the OF on
his way.
There used to be mom-and-pop
repair shops all over. If the TV
didn’t work, the repairman would
come to your home with his toolbox and truck full of parts and
fix the broken item. Now there is
no fix to it; whatever it is, it is
scrapped and the OF gets a new
one, or a discount on a new one.
The OFs remember going to
the store called Lake Electronics in Albany that had parts
to fix just about any appliance.
If the OF knew how to use a
screwdriver, a pair of pliers, and
a soldering iron, he could fix just
about any appliance with parts
from Lake Electronics
You could also go to Wards or
Sears and get parts to fix most
appliances, lawn mowers, weed
whackers — you name it.
Even a little further back,
when the OFs purchased a car
or truck or tractor, a set of tools
came with it, so the OFs or anyone else for the matter, could fix
it. Some cars, trucks, tractors,
equipment, and appliances gave
the option to purchase spare
parts that were just part of preventative maintenance.
The manual that came with
the appliance would also include
a maintenance schedule that
would advise when these parts
should be installed. One OF said
that even these days some of the
small, cheap models of cars are
throw-away vehicles. It’s less
expensive to buy a new one than
have the old vehicle repaired.
Whatever happened
to the no-call list?
The OFs were wondering if
the no-call list is still active. The
OFs were complaining about the
frequency of robo-calls that seem
to be interrupting their day.
Many heads nodded in agreement as this subject came up. The
OFs said that some are receiving
as many as 10 a day.
This scribe thinks that 10 a day
is a throw-out number because
he did not know of any OF who
puts a tick on the wall each time
the phone rings and one of these
calls come in. However, even the
scribe has noticed an increase in
these types of calls and the scribe
is supposed to be on the no-call
list as well.
Politicians were sneaky enough
to eliminate their calls from the
no-call list. Almost all of the OFs
claim that one way for a politician to lose a vote is to call many
of the OFs.
An OF said he could have his
head and half his body under
the sink fixing a faucet when the
phone rings. The OFs said he may
be expecting a call from someone to help, so then he unwinds
himself from under the sink and
answers the phone.
It is a political call from some
young supporter working the
phones. Many of the OFs were
in the Navy and that young
supporter may hear words they
never knew existed.
Too old for the chase?
As the OFs get older, their
minds tend to become younger
and they think they are 40-something. Some purchase new boats
with 150-horsepower engines;
others purchase a Mazda Miata;
and one OF (who should know
better) just purchased a new,
or almost new, Trike (threewheeler) motorcycle.
The next thing you know,
some of the OFs will be chasing
younger women. These OFs won’t
catch them though, even if the
young damsels are running away
in spiked high heels, because the
canes of the OFs will get in their
way and trip the OGs up.
Hot topics
The conversations at last
Tuesday’s breakfast covered a
number of hot-topic items: the
gun law, the $15-an-hour wage,
paid leave, and the five-dollar
charge on all insurance policies
imposed by the state to pay police
for issuing tickets.
Last year, the insurance companies on the OFs’ behalf paid
into this fund $125 million so the
police can issue their tickets. The
OFs’ opinion is: We are paying for
our own tickets
One OF said, “Well, if we
weren’t breaking the law we
would not get a ticket; we would
just be out 5 or 10 bucks — or
maybe a little more.”
Condolences
We must mention the passing
of two of the OMOTM and offer
our condolences to both families. The older members of the
OMOTM will remember Stephen
Torok, and Howard “Skip” Skinner who both passed away the
week of April 3.
Those OFs who made it to Mrs.
K’s restaurant in Middleburgh
and, as the old saying goes, if
the OF catches what the OF is
chasing, he wouldn’t know what
to do with her, were: George
Washburn, Robie Osterman,
Bill Lichliter, Roger Chapman,
John Rossmann, Harold Guest,
Glenn Patterson, Chuck Aelesio, Mark Traver, Mace Porter,
Lou Schenck, Gerry Irwin, Ed
Traeger, Bob Fink, Bob Benninger, Gerry Chartier, Elwood
Vanderbilt, Mike Willsey, Ted
Willsey, Jim Rissacher, Harold
Grippen, and me.
Back In Time. . .
1916
100 Years Ago
2016
Back in Time April 14, 1916
SHORTAGE OF PAPER MATERIAL
Department of Commerce at Washington Advises
People to Save Waste Paper and Rags, Instead of
Burning Them.
The attention of the Department of Commerce at Washington is called, by the president of a large paper manufacturing
company, to the fact that there is a serious shortage of raw
material for the manufacture of paper, including rags and
old papers. He urges that the Department should make it
known that the collecting and saving of rags and old papers would greatly better existing conditions for American
manufacturers.
Something like 15,000 tons of different kinds of paper
and paper board are manufactured every day in the United
States and a large proportion of this, after it has served its
purpose, could be used over again in some class of paper.
A large part of it, however, is either burned or otherwise
wasted. This, of course, has to be replaced by new materials. In the early history of the paper industry publicity was
given to the importance of saving rags. It is scarcely less
important now. The Department of Commerce is bringing
this matter to the attention of the public in the hope that
practical results may flow from it. A little attention to the
saving of rags and old papers will mean genuine relief to our
paper industry and a diminishing drain upon our sources of
supply for new materials.
FARMERS TO BE REIMBURSED
$235,000 Provided to Pay Claims for Diseased Cattle
and Horses Slaughtered by the State of New York
Announcement is made by Commissioner of Agriculture
Charles S. Wilson that an appropriation of approximately
$235,000 is to be provided for payment of claims for diseased
cattle and glandered horses slaughtered by the state. All
claims submitted and proved in the department up to March
1 will be paid. Governor Whitman was informed by Commissioner Wilson that in some cases the slaughter of diseased
cattle or horses worked a hardship on the owner since the
funds to pay claims were not immediately available and that
as a result the owner is often affected disadvantageously,
especially if he is without money to replace the cattle killed.
In order that the cause of agriculture be not retarded in
any way, Governor Whitman gave his immediate approval
of an appropriation from which the claims will be paid. The
Governor was insistent that provision be made for the payment of every proved claim to March 1st.
Published continuously since July 26, 1884
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, April 14, 2016
Stunning material from Crounse Family Archives featured in Village Hall exhibit
— Photo by Ron Ginsburg
To the Editor:
The Village of Altamont Archives and Museum has received
the largest gift of historical
documents, handwritten wills,
mortgages, and correspondence,
including Civil War letters, we
have ever received. Pamela
Crounse Jones had established
the Crounse Family Archives
within our collections with this
extraordinary gift. Documents
date from 1752 to the 1920s.
During the past few weeks,
trained volunteers have processed over 100 documents, receipts, and letters into acid-free
materials for labeled storage
boxes. In addition to tboxes for
deeds, documents and mortgages,
and for family receipts, correspondence, and house photographs, we have three larger flat
boxes for indentures and deeds;
the Mary Ann Brock painting;
and the two archival boxes storing the letters of Mary Crounse
Some of Mary Crounse’s letters
are so faded that they cannot be
transcribed — I took some 20
of the letters to the University
at Albany Preservation Library
and, with the help of Dr. Karen
Kiorpes and the labs infrared
lamp, we will be able to transcribe their contents. That will be
done this summer. That facility
is amazing!
We will move other Crounse
family gifts (such as those from
her recently deceased brother,
Fred) into this larger collection.
Ron Ginsburg has already photographed some of the important
documents from this recent gift.
Our next exhibition in the
Hallway Gallery at Village Hall
is “Given in Trust: Recent Gifts
to the Collections.”A public reception will be held on Sunday,
May 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the
village hall.
Naturally we will be including some of the stunning material from the Crounse Family
Archives.
Marijo Dougherty, archivist
Village of Altamont
Holding history in their hands: Pamela Crounse Jones and Altamont Mayor James Gaughan look
at some of the documents she donated to the Altamont Archives and Museum just after Crounse signed
her deed of gift.
Keep on dancing with Jesus
To the Editor:
Bobbie Scrafford was one of the
finest most genuine Christians I
have ever known. She was full of
the love of Jesus and it spilled
over to everyone with whom she
came in contact.
She was one of those people
you loved to see coming. With
some people you think, “Oh, Oh
— here comes so-and-so — duck.”
With Bobbie, you said, “Oh boy,
here comes Bobbie — this will be
good!” and it always was.
She was the first person I had a
serious talk with when I came to
St. John’s; she was worried about
Don’s restlessness; he wanted to
move to Florida. She did not. Her
home and friends were here. We
prayed together and decided to
let him go take a look at Florida.
He did, and decided his home was
here, too!
Don started coming to church
with Bobbie. He took Christ
in his heart and began asking, “What would Jesus do?” in
all his decisions. His business
flourished. His life with Bobbie
flourished. They were a wonderful, loving couple. Now Scrabbie
will continue living; Bobbie will
help him; Jesus will help him.
I need to mention Bobbie and
Don were very popular youth advisors in St. John’s for a number
of years. Bobbie was the “mother
hen” to the youth. They adored
her. Later, she started a “clown
ministry” that was popular in St.
John’s and beyond. Her clown
name was “Flutterby,” a clever
take off on “Butterfly.” And with
Bobbie — always — always the
love of Jesus.
Bobbie will continue to be in all
our lives. Every time we think of
her, she will be with us and that
will bless us.
Just as Jesus lives, especially
in this Easter season — Bobbie lives! And, as Cindy said to
me the night of Bobbie’s death,
“She’s dancing right now.”
Keep on dancing with Jesus,
Bobbie, and help us to dance and
rejoice in our life with Christ. We
love you, Bobbie.
Written with love
Keen Hilton
Balsdwinsville, New York
Editor’s note: Keen Hilton, an
Altamont native, was pastor of
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran
Church in the village for 29 years.
See obituary on page 26.
Berne fire company says:
Thanks for supporting us
— Photo by Ron Ginsburg
The oldest document in the recent gift to the Crounse Family Archives is a handwritten genealogy
of the early Crounse family showing their origins in the city of Schlaitdorf in the country of BadenWurttemberg. It is East of Tuebingen. The village is still there. Charly Gehring of the New York State
New Netherland Institute reviewed the document. He is one of only a few people who can read and
translate the old language.
To the Editor:
The Berne Volunteer Fire
Company would like to thank
everyone for their donations to
our 2016 calendar drive.
We feel very fortunate to be
volunteering for you — our community; your support is greatly
appreciated.
The gift certificate drawing
was held on March 7 at our
monthly meeting. A huge thankyou goes to the businesses that
donated these gift certificates.
The following is the list of winners. Congratulations to them
and thank you for your support:
— $25 from Old Berne Mill for
Fred Buthe;
— $25 from Old Berne Mill for
Steve Edelman;
— $25 from Price Chopper for
Audrey Stalker;
— $25 from Hannaford for
Marcia Kent;
— $25 from Maple on the Lake
for John and Angela Fisher;
— $25 from Township Tavern
for the Hamilton family;
— $25 from Casa Mia’s Italian
Specialties for Mace Porter;
— $10 from Fox Creek Market
for Joe and Annette Primiano;
— $10 from Fox Creek Market
for Rose Dewey;
— $10 from Helderberg True
Value for Don and Diane Chrysler;
— $10 from Helderberg True
Value for Victoria Martin;
— Two tickets for the Berne
Fire Company Roast Beef Dinner
for Mark Sengenberger;
— Two tickets for the Berne
Fire Company Roast Beef Dinner
for Arthur Ritter; and
— Two tickets for the Berne
Fire Company Roast Beef Dinner
for Ray and Karen Schimmer.
Vickie Snyder,
corresponding secretary
Berne Volunteer
Fire Company
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, April 14, 2016
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To the Editor:
We wanted to take a moment
to say thank-you to everyone
in our community who helped
our food pantry provide Easter
meals and baskets to our needy
families. A special thanks goes to
the Helderberg Kiwanis.
The Kiwanis provided 24 meals
for families to prepare. The meals
included: ham, potato, carrots,
cabbage, and rolls. They came
to the pantry and put all the
baskets of food together and we
are so grateful for the support
they give to our program.
We are also excited to be rolling out our Mobile Food Pantry.
Through a grant, we have been
able to purchase a van and
provide a driver to deliver food
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The Mobile Food Pantry will be
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Keep sounding the drumbeat for transparency and dialogue
To the Editor:
In a previous Enterprise letter,
I promised to keep you updated
on my proposal to give citizens
a greater chance to be part of
the dialogue involving county
legislature issues.
My social media resolution
would create an official hashtag
(a label which would point you
to the online discussion of the
meeting) for each legislative
meeting so anyone could add
their two cents to an issue and
also see what others were saying.
I would also create free Wi-Fi in
the legislative chamber so anyone could take part in discussion
there regardless of income.
Many legislators are leery of
new technology and have yet
to fully embrace it. Though my
resolution was defeated Monday,
we did gain a majority of votes
of the Republican conference and
seven votes from Democrats.
This bipartisan support bodes
well for the future and I believe
if we pursue a steady drumbeat
for transparency and dialogue,
we will eventually succeed. In
the meantime, county legislature
meetings will be live streamed on
the internet starting next month
and digital files of those meetings, and all committee meetings,
will be posted on the county
legislature website (just Google
“Albany County Legislature” to
find them).
I have also created county legislature pages of my own on Facebook and Twitter in a grassroots
effort to build citizen awareness
and participation. Find them at
facebook.com/grimmleg and twitter.com/grimmleg.
If citizens pay more attention
to government and they participate more in the process, we will
get better government.
Mark Grimm, District 29
Albany County Legislator
Guilderland
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There’s no need for expensive building program,
seek out less expensive ways to provide useful facilities
To the Editor:
At the Westerlo Town Board
meeting April 5, the Building
Committee reported its current
recommendations to the town
board. As I recall Mr. [William]
Bichteman reporting them, they
were:
— Solicit proposals for removing asbestos from the basement
of the town hall;
— Consider rehabilitating the
town hall overall as the only
reasonable course of action; and
— Consider eventually going forward on the entire plan
for the town hall and highway
garage, financed by “long-term
borrowing.”
Each of these got discussion
from the public (something Mr.
Bichteman continues to prohibit
in the meetings of the Building
Committee, leading to big backlogs of questions and concerns).
Removing (“abating”) asbestos
from the town hall basement is
relatively non-controversial, but
the cost to do so is not known,
despite estimates made both by
Delaware Engineering and PSI.
The still-open grant from
the New York State Dormitory
Authority for $53,000 for this
purpose will be applied, and the
town board resolved to authorize
borrowing up to $80,000 to pay
for this work, but the town board
assured the public that the work
is not expected to cost $133,000.
The town board also assured the
public that bids for this work will
be quoted on a lump-sum basis
(not just hourly and other rates
for kinds of work), and that the
town board may not proceed if
all bids are too high.
Rehabilitating the town hall
remains controversial. The town
board resolved to regard this
rehabilitation as the only reasonable course of action, but the
cost of doing so is still unknown
and may well exceed the cost
of other approaches the Building Committee has refused to
consider. Residents of Westerlo
will continue to investigate such
alternatives, present findings
to the Building Committee and
town board, and request either
or both to consider these.
The Building Committee’s
recommended next step to rehabilitating the town hall is to
retain and pay Delaware Engineering to conduct the “design
phase” of DE’s overall plan,
out of which will come better
estimates of costs (the $2.5 million plan rejected by taxpayers
and its more expensive phased
variants described since then
are not based on firm estimates;
both the Building Committee
and Delaware Engineering have
made clear when pressed that
the numbers currently in that
plan are not reliable and could
be, among other things, much
bigger in actuality).
It will only be after DE does
its design phase that anyone
will have any reliable notion of
what it will actually cost to re-do
the town hall. Since the current
plan already calls for over halfa-million dollars, and that has
low numbers or no numbers for
some significant items (for example, demolition of any walls,
partitions, floors, etc. that may
contain non-friable asbestos,
which will need to be done by
specialized contractors at high
rates), the numbers coming from
DE’s design phase will be higher.
Only then can the town board
responsibly decide whether to
rehabilitate the town hall or
replace it, and it can only do
that by comparing DE’s cost
estimates with estimated costs
of alternatives.
Mr. Bichteman went on at some
length, saying Westerlo taxpay-
ers had to give back to the town
to pay for the work recommended
by the Building Committee so
Westerlo would have a town hall
of which it could be proud. This
remains controversial in view
of taxpayers’ express concern
about not having rates rise, and
the town’s “stressed” financial
situation.
At the very least, there’s no
immediate need to start any
expensive building program, and
there’s plenty of need to seek out
less expensive ways to provide
the town staff, town court, and
highway department with stable,
useful facilities over time.
The town board did not yet
resolve to have DE conduct its
design phase. No one on the town
board knew at the recent meeting what DE would charge for
that, so someone will call DE to
find out what the company will
charge. It continues to be an issue
to taxpayers how much the town
board and Building Committee
have been paying and will pay
DE over the course of planning
and actual work.
On the third recommendation, Mr. Bichteman assured
the public that the “long-term”
borrowing recommended by the
Building Committee will indeed
be subject to a permissive referendum.
The next Building Committee
meeting (at which the public will
not be allowed to ask questions or
speak) is scheduled for Wednesday, April 13, at 7 pm. The next
town board meeting — at which
public questions and comments
will be permitted, and the town
board is likely to resolve to pay
Delaware Engineering to conduct
its design phase — is scheduled
for Tuesday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m.
Leonard Laub
Westerlo
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To the editor
Grateful my experience may
have helped in moving of Hilton barn
To the Editor:
Back in 1999, a beautiful
historic barn built in 1854 was
located on my property very
close to the home that I had
recently restored on the corner
of Youmans Road and Route 85.
Unfortunately, the foundation of
that barn had deteriorated over
the years and had become structurally unsound, putting the
future of the barn in jeopardy. Of
course, one option was to take it
down but the structure’s beauty
and historical significance inspired me to seek other options.
I considered lifting the barn
on-site and constructing a new
foundation under it but I was
uncomfortable with the building’s proximity to the house. At
that time, I investigated the possibility of having the barn moved.
My search eventually led me
to Larmon House Movers Inc.
of Schuylerville, New York, a
company that had moved many
very large and unique structures.
The barn was successfully moved
a bit further up Youmans Road.
I then built a new foundation
under it for it to rest on and it
will likely see another 100-plus
years of use.
Like most other longtime residents of New Scotland, and because of this positive experience
that I had in rescuing a historic
building, the future preservation
of the Hilton barn was always of
particular interest to me.
In April of 2014, when the future options for the Hilton barn
seemed to be limited to being
dismantled, I approached [former
New Scotland Councilman] Dan
MacKay about the possibility of
moving it. Initially, he thought
that the barn’s massive size
made that option beyond feasibility, as most people would.
However, I then told him about
my barn-moving experience and
arranged a meeting with Larmon
House Movers at the Hilton barn
site to discuss the details of a
potential move and to assure him
that moving the barn was indeed
very possible.
After recently witnessing
the successful move of the Hilton barn, I’m grateful that my
barn-moving experience and
encouragement may have helped
in some small way to eventually
make that a reality.
David Moreau
New Scotland
Thinking about things
A would-be “wussy’ cowboy’s view of Westerns
Montana West Rizzuto plays Marcus Lycus in a Honolulu production of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.”
He first appeared on stage at Altamont Elementary School.
From King Midas to Marcus Lycus
To the Editor:
It was at Altamont Elementary
School in his second grade class
production that Montana West
Rizzuto, my son, got his first
taste of acting as King Midas,
then again as a cast member of
“The Tempest” in 2002.
After high school, he pursued
his dream by studying theater at
the University of Hawaii where
he received his bachelor of arts
degree in 2012. This April, after
a four-week run, he completed
his role as Marcus Lycus in “A
Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the Forum” at Manoa Valley Theatre in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Eila Algood
Hawaii
Seeking new members
Thompsons Lake Cemetery
holds annual meeting
To the Editor:
On May 11, the Thompsons
Lake Rural Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at 6 p.m. at the Thompsons
Lake Reformed Church in East
Berne. In addition to the annual budget review and trustee
appointments, we will recap the
2015 season.
We are an all-volunteer organization and need new members.
If you are a deed holder and care
that the cemetery is well managed and maintained into the
future, please join us to learn
who we are, what we do, and how
you can help.
Our future depends on you!
If you are unable to attend,
please consider sending a donation to help with the cost
of summer mowing, repair of
headstones, and maintaining
the roadway. Checks should be
made out to Thompsons Lake
Rural Cemetery and mailed to
Sue Jordan, 276 South Manning
Blvd, Albany, NY 12208.
If you are not a deed holder but
would like to be, cemetery plots
may be purchased as follows: a
whole plot with eight graves costs
$750; a half plot with four graves
costs $400.
If you have questions, call
Don VanHoesen at(518) 3261549, Shirley Salisbury at (518)
673-5711, Lora Ricketts at (518)
872-1691, Melva Williman at
(518) 872-1766 or me at (518)
487-4698.
Sue Jordan
Albany
NOTICE
TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
WATER MAIN FLUSHING PROGRAM
Spring 2016
AREA #1 – 4/4 to 4/15
Slingerlands, North Bethlehem,
Town of New Scotland
AREA #2 – 4/11 to 4/29
Delmar, Elsmere
AREA #3 – 4/25 to 5/13
Glenmont, Selkirk
Some discoloration may be seen during this flushing program, which could result
in staining of laundry. Run water until it clears before doing laundry
Please post near washing machine
By Frank L. Palmeri
There's nothing quite so quintessentially American as a Western movie. I'm a baby boomer
and I can remember Westerns
for as long as I can remember.
Little boys back in the day (and
many today still I'm sure) spent
hours pretending to be cowboys
as they imitated their Western
movie idols.
The thought of a strong,
handsome cowboy packing a
six-shooter while straddling his
gallant steed is a virile image
we all know and admire. I guess
that's one reason Western movies, books, clothing, and music
are still so popular today.
So I've enjoyed plenty of Western movies, no doubt about it, but
I've always wondered about some
things when I've watched them
over the years. For example, in
every Western movie I've ever
seen, when the bad guys ride
into town, the first thing they do
is find the local saloon and order
shots of whiskey.
Now whiskey is a wonderful
thing — in moderation of course
— but if I'd come into a place all
dusty, dirty, and dry like those
banditos, the first thing I'd do is
order three big glasses of water to
rehydrate myself. I know Sports
Nutrition wasn't a big thing in
the time period of the Western
movies, but humans are humans.
Who wouldn't want a big glass
of water after being out in the
boonies with the rolling tumbleweeds all day before having that
first glass of hooch? Never could
figure that one out.
Then, of course, as they start
drinking more and more, the
guys in all the Westerns get all
loosey goosey and want to have
a good old time. That's when the
music and the women come into
the picture.
There always seems to be a guy
just waiting at a piano to play
some honky-tonk at a moment’s
notice. I guess being there were
no stereos back then they'd like
you to think the piano player
was a fixture in the saloons and
bars, always available to get the
cowboys drinking and spending
their money.
I wonder if it really was like
that. You'd think if you could
play that well you'd open a piano
studio where you could give
lessons in peace and not have
to worry about getting shot or
punched out. Seems obvious to
me, though I suppose the tips in
the saloon would be pretty good
— if you could live long enough
to spend them.
Then you had the women.
Without fail, every saloon in
these movies featured the most
beautiful women all dolled-up
in the fanciest dresses you could
imagine, with big hair, makeup,
the whole bit.
What always killed me about
that is you'd look at the towns
these saloons or bars were in, and
they were the most rundown, depressing, dirt-filled Podunks you
could ever imagine. So how then
did these ladies get all dolled-up
all the time?
Was there a Macy's or a Kohl's
or a Filene's around the corner
behind the blacksmith's shop?
Was there a hair stylist or beautician shop there as well? I know
there was always a Sears catalog
where you could order anything,
so the fine duds could have come
from there.
And maybe there was a gal or
guy in town who could really do
up the hair and makeup. But it
always struck me that in these
miserable, depressing places,
women could achieve such levels
of beauty and style that would
still be admired today.
I know, I know, it's a movie
and it's really just a story, but
I like things that are somewhat
based on truth or history. The
more believable the better. That's
why I never liked time-travel
stories. If time travel were possible, wouldn't it have happened
already? Yes, it's not easy being
a fact-based party-pooper all
the time but that’s my lot in life
so be it.
A Western movie wouldn't
be complete without plenty of
horses. Now I bet on horses for
many years, and that's really the
extent of my knowledge about
them, but it sure seems to me
horses had it pretty rough in
these movies.
When they weren't getting shot
at, they were expected to run at
top speed for hours and hours
in the dusty desert heat. I know
horses are big and tough, but I
can't imagine that's a good way
to treat them.
Every now and then, you'd see
a horse drinking out of a wooden
trough in a Western movie, usually in front of the saloon, but I
don't think I ever saw a horse
eat in one of these movies. You'd
think horses, being that they
were serving as primary transportation back then, would have
been treated better (and I'm sure
in real life they were).
Another staple of Westerns
is the macho cowboy, say Clint
Eastwood, riding around with
a little unlit cigar in his mouth.
Now Clint can do whatever he
wants, whether in the movies or
real life, but I know when I'm
lucky enough to obtain a fine
cigar it's either in my humidor or
it's giving me a relaxing smoke.
No way I'm just walking around
with it unlit, just poking out of
my mouth. That would be like
having an icy cold drink on a hot
day and not being able to enjoy
it. What’s the point?
Of course, you can't talk about
Westerns without talking about
guns, a timely topic even today.
I've never owned a gun but I've
shot them, and I know they have
recoil, yet, in all the gun battles
in these movies, they are fired
willy-nilly like they're water
pistols. A gun, of course, is a
precision-machined instrument,
yet you rarely if ever see guns
misfire or get cleaned in these
movies, despite the dusty and
dirty conditions.
Finally everyone in these movies shoots like there's no tomorrow, yet isn't it common sense
that you'd only have a finite
supply of ammunition? There's
only so much ammo you could
carry. If I were ever in a gun
battle, I'd make sure, as best I
could, that every shot counted
instead of just firing wildly. But
then that wouldn't make as good
of a movie, I guess.
If I'd have been a cowboy, there
are several things I would have
done differently. First, I'd have
kept my hair in a permanent
buzz cut, to keep the dirt out of it
and make it easier to keep clean.
There was probably no sunscreen
back then, so I would have asked
the lovely ladies in the saloon
for some of their facial cream,
to keep my face from getting all
dried up and leathery in the sun.
Then I would have tried to
figure out a way to make my
own toothbrush and dental floss
— maybe from hemp fiber — to
keep my teeth looking good. I'd
probably always be carrying
around a gallon of water and a
change of clothes too, especially
underwear and socks. I mean,
yuck, after being out for day
after day in the sun, you must
get pretty rank
And I'd tell my fellow cowboys
to at least treat the Indians with
respect since they were here first.
Now that I think about it, I'm
sure I would have made kind of
a wussy cowboy, but that's just
how I am.
Western movies are a timehonored American tradition.
If you don't examine them too
closely like I unfortunately do
you can still enjoy them very
much to this day.
9
The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, April 14, 2016
Crash at Guilderland town line turns fatal, MacGilfrey mourned
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
This intersection at the town line between Guilderland and Princetown was the site of a two-vehicle
car crash Thursday morning April 7. The driver of the Ford sport utility vehicle, at left, was uninjured,
while the driver of the Pontiac, 52-year Stephanie MacGilfrey of Altamont, was killed.
Three injured Sunday as
cars collide on Route 155
cal Center for injuries they
By Elizabeth Floyd Mair
GUILDERLAND — Sunday sustained in the crash. Joy
morning saw the second serious Cotazino told The Enterprise
car crash in a week on Route 155. on Wednesday that she was just
Both drivers in Sunday’s crash “bruised up.”
Chamberlain was extricated
were from Voorheesville, and
both were taken to the hospital. from her car by the Slingerlands
One of the drivers was Jo- and Westmere fire departments
seph Cotazino, 61, of 5 Robin and was taken to Albany Medical Center with
Dr., who leads
serious injuries.
the Orchard
Alcohol is not
Park Neighborbelieved to be
hood Associaa factor, police
tion, an organisay.
zation that has
Chamberlain
donated food to
may well have
the New Scothad a medical
land Community
Food Pantry at “Hopefully he’ll be able event of some
Thanksgiving
to continue to support kind prior to the
crash, said Capand adopted a
the community.”
tain James Goss
family during
of the Albany
the holidays for
C o u n t y S h e rtwo decades.
iff ’s Office. She
Cotazino’s
was previously
wife Joy Cotaziin critical conno said by phone
dition, he said,
Wednesday that
and police had
he has undernot been able to
gone surgery and
is now beginning recovery. “Hope- interview her.
The cause of the accident refully he’ll be able to continue
to support the community,” she mains under investigation.
Assisting at the scene were
said.
A spokeswoman at Albany the Albany County Sheriff ’s
Medical Center that both he and Office, the Albany County Sherthe driver of the other car are iff ’s Emergency Medical Sercurrently hospitalized in serious vices, Western Turnpike Rescue
Squad, Voorheesville Ambulance,
condition.
At about 10:30 a.m., according Helderberg Ambulance, Onesto the Albany County Sheriff ’s quethaw Ambulance, SlingerOffice, a 2004 Buick driven by lands Fire Department, New
Gladys Chamberlain, 78, collided Salem Fire Department, Onhead-on with Cotazino’s 2016 esquethaw Fire Department,
Guilderland Paramedics, and
Ford Explorer.
The crash on Sunday occurred Guilderland Police Department.
This crash comes six days afon the stretch of Route 155 that
lies between Wormer Road and ter one that claimed the life of
Voorheesville Avenue, Sheriff ’s mental-health therapist Ashley
Chief Deputy Michael Montele- Taheri, age 55, also on State
Farm Road, in Guilderland, beone told The Enterprise.
According to a witness’s ac- tween Wormer Road and Griffin
count and evidence at the scene, Laboratory. In that earlier crash,
investigators say, Chamberlain Taheri lost control of her car and
was headed south when she spun into oncoming traffic in an
crossed over into the northbound early spring snowfall.
Roads were clear and there
lane and struck Cotazino’s
Explorer, which was traveling was no precipitation on Sunday
when Chamberlain lost control
north.
Cotazino and his wife were and veered across the road.
both brought to Albany Medi-
Week
of woe.
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
and Elizabeth Floyd Mair
GUILDERLAND — Shahzad
Anwar was working at his gas
station and convenience store on
Thursday morning, just before
10 a.m., taking money from a
customer, when he was startled
by a sudden, loud noise.
“I hear a big, big, blam — really
big,” said the co-owner of Brother
Convenient Mart. “I looked over.”
What he saw was horrible. A
Pontiac that had been turning left
out of the mart, onto Route 20 at
the corner of Gifford Church Road
had been broadsided by a Ford
SUV. The Pontiac, totally smashed
on the driver’s side had spun
nearly off the road. The front end
of the SUV, also totally smashed,
was stopped in the center of the
road.
“I called 9-1-1,” said Anwar.
He said a police officer arrived
“within seconds” and surmised
he may have been at the nearby
Chuckwagon Diner.
“Everybody went to the people
who were hurt,” he said.
Route 20 was closed in both
directions between the town line
and Gifford Church Road until
about 3 p.m.
State Police, who are investigating the case, announced that afternoon that the driver of the 1998
Pontiac, Stephanie S. MacGilfrey,
died as a result of the crash. She
is a 1981 graduate of Guilderland
High School. She was 52.
The driver’s side of her 1998
Pontiac was broadsided by Earl
E. Allen, 72, of North Blenheim,
who was driving a 2012 Ford, the
release said.
MacGilfrey was extricated
from her car and taken to Ellis
Hospital, where she died. Allen
was evaluated at the scene and
was not hospitalized.
The cause and circumstances
are still being investigated. No
tickets or charges have been issued at this time.
MacGilfrey’s family wrote in
her obituary, “Very family oriented, Stephanie devoted her life to
raising three very strong-willed
children, Samantha, Cole, and
Logan, all of whom will miss her
bright and fiercely loving spirit.”
Marcia Oliveri wrote an online
condolence saying Ms. MacGilfrey had worked for her many
years ago at the state’s Office of
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Services. She described her as a
“wonderful, caring, quiet young
lady with a huge heart.”
Anwar has worked at the
Brother Convenience Mart, located just over the Guilderland
town line in Princeton, for a decade, he said. He has seen a few
accidents there over the years,
he said.
“The speed limit should be
less,” he said, noting traffic often
speeds along Route 20.
Anwar also said that there was
work being done on a utility pole
nearby. “When people are working, people need to slow down,”
he said.
He did not know if MacGilfrey
was a regular customer at his
store. “I’m trying to figure who
she is,” he said on Thursday
night. “I was sad all day. I continue sad.”
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
The curved ramp onto the Northway at Schoolhouse Road was the site of Cory Ash’s accident. Speeding
west on Route 20, at left, he attempted to turn onto the ramp, where the truck is. He crashed through the
guardrail and left this track across the Citizens Bank parking lot before smashing into the bank building.
On Route 20
Radar clocks stolen car at 95 mph before crash
Elizabeth Floyd Mair
GUILDERLAND — Cory Ash
of Albany was observed on radar going 95 miles per hour on
Western Avenue at 12:40 a.m.
Tuesday, not long before he hit
a guardrail at Schoolhouse Road,
police say. Ash died as a result
of the crash.
The car that Ash was driving
had been reported stolen from
the city of Albany minutes before
the crash, according to a release
from the Guilderland Police.
His speed was observed by
a Guilderland police officer on
Western Avenue near Crossgates
Mall, police say. The officer did
not chase the vehicle, but did
try to find it, checking Western
Avenue into the city of Albany
and also notifying Albany City
Police and University at Albany
Police about the speeding car
shortly before it crashed.
The crash sent Ash’s car careening into the parking lot of
the Citizens Bank. The force of
the crash left a guardrail lying in
the road, and the bank building
damaged by debris from the car.
Guilderland Police responded
to a report of the accident, as
did the Westmere Fire Department. Ash was extricated from
the heavily damaged car; he was
treated on scene by emergency
medical personnel and rushed
to Albany Medical Center, where
he was later pronounced dead.
He was 23.
Ash was alone in the car.
Schoolhouse Road was closed
from the time of the accident
until about 7 a.m.
10
The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, April 14, 2016
Town board lifts age rule
for Mill Hollow development
By Elizabeth Floyd Mair
GUILDERLAND — On
Tuesday, the town board
unanimously agreed to lift the
age restriction for Mill Hollow,
a project that languished because, the developer said, the
market had soured for senior
housing.
Town officials met with
Mill Hollow representatives
and concerned residents of
the neighboring community,
Twenty West, on Saturday
morning to try to encourage
dialog and edge both sides
closer together before Tuesday’s vote.
In 2006, the developer had
agreed that each unit would
have at least one resident
aged 55 or older. Owner James
Verseput said the project
and dwelling units that will
ensure that the project remains in keeping with its stated goal of a luxury community.
These amended landscaping
plans and maintenance plans
will be added, Barber said,
as conditions to the project’s
special-use permit.
At the April 5 meeting,
the board issued a negative
declaration, stating that the
conditions that the developer
sought — to lift the age requirement and to amend the
requirements for building
sidewalks — would not have
any significant impact on the
environment.
The developer has withdrawn his request for relief
from sidewalk requirements
and has said he will follow the
Verseput “provided lots of detailed data
about the current market and why
the project is designed and priced as it is.”
would fail if the restriction
were kept in place.
At the end of an April 5 public hearing, Supervisor Peter
Barber called for Twenty West
residents to meet with the
developer so he could listen to
their concerns, and postponed
the board vote until after the
meeting.
Some Twenty West residents are angry that the
developer asked the town to
lift Mill Hollow’s minimum-55
age requirement and open up
the units to people of all ages.
Further, they are angry that a
project marketed for years as
a senior condo development,
with units for sale, is now to
be luxury apartments, with
units for rent.
At Saturday’s meeting, the
developer was represented by
Steve Buck of Buck Construction, owner Verseput, and
attorney Mary Beth Slevin,
according to neighbor Tony
Cresswell of Millingston Way;
Barber and Councilman Paul
Pastore represented the town.
Cresswell said that Verseput
explained the reason for the
proposed change from the
original plan “in a pretty clear
and orderly way.” Verseput
“provided lots of detailed data
about the current market and
why the project is designed
and priced as it is.”
Homeowners were mostly
unconvinced, said Cresswell.
None spoke in favor of the
project, he said; some suggested that the project should
be started over from scratch,
while others asked for the
buildings to be moved further
from the luxury houses or for
boundaries to be erected between the two developments.
Cresswell himself felt, he said,
that the developer’s position
was reasonable, and that the
developer could hardly be
expected to start over from
scratch or continue with an
untenable condition that
banks would not fund.
Barber told The Enterprise
that, at the Saturday meeting, Verseput agreed that the
town’s zoning inspector can
require additional landscaping to address any impacts on
existing or future residential
properties. The developer also
agreed, he said, to provide for
town-approved maintenance
plans for both common spaces
original plan for sidewalks.
Barber, an attorney, wrote
a resolution suggesting that
the developer’s request be
approved and the age limit
lifted, because, among other
things: the original local law
did not ban school-age children or bar employed persons;
the original law was adopted
partly because it provided for
a town senior center — which
has been largely constructed
already — at the developer’s
cost; the apartments are designed with accessibility in
mind and will tend to attract
older tenants anyway; the
compactness the apartments
— two-bedroom maximum
— will not be conducive to
families; and records from the
state’s Department of Transportation show, he said, that
eliminating the age restriction will increase total peak
traffic on Route 20 by only
3.5 percent.
After the board passed the
resolution, Twenty West resident Annie Mirochnik complained to The Enterprise that
the developer had received a
special exception, in the original approval, for buildings to
be just 50 feet from adjoining
residences, rather than the
usual 100 feet, because the
buildings were planned as
senior housing.
Asked about that, Barber,
who had formerly chaired
the town’s zoning board, told
The Enterprise that variances
from one-size-fits-all regulations on setbacks are sometimes granted when an applicant proposes landscaping,
berms, or fencing to buffer the
adjacent properties, and that,
in 2007, the town’s planning
and zoning boards had established the 50-foot setback
based upon the earthen berms
and extensive landscaping
that were included in the plan.
Barber said that, with the
town's senior center located
within the project, the town
has an additional compelling
interest in ensuring that the
Mill Hollow project is well
maintained.
Slevin told The Enterprise
that she thinks the town
board did its best to address
both the comments of neighbors and the request of the
property owner.
...Citizens say, ‘Reset the clock’
(Continued from page 1)
“Craig Apple gave a little speech
— it was all safety, safety, safety.”
Frank Commisso, a Democrat
and majority leader of the legislature, told The Enterprise
earlier that he introduced the
resolution because the sheriff
requested it, which Apple confirmed.
Smith said that, after listening
to Monday’s speakers, Commisso
had told Smith they should talk
about the resolution. “He said we
should take a look at it,” Smith
reported.
Commisso told The Enterprise
on Wednesday, “The county is not
reconsidering the resolution.”
He said of the Hilltown citizens
seeking different placement for
the towers, “I sympathize with
their concerns but you have to
weigh the conditions that exist
out there…The first time there
is an incident and someone is
saved, everyone will realize we
need this type of protection.”
Commisso also said, “Sheriff
Craig Apple is the specialist. We
don’t want to tie law-enforcement’s hands.”
“Most of the legislators have
no idea what is going on in the
Hilltowns,” Smith said on Tuesday. “Once it was pointed out
last night, they could see the
importance of the views.”
Asked if he was in favor of reinstating home rule, Smith said,
“I’m in favor of taking a second
look. We thought the towns were
for it.”
He also said, “The Hilltowns
need communication. We need
a plan that works for everyone.”
In December, Scenic Rensselaerville, a group that court papers say has 170 members, many
of them artists, sued the sheriff,
the Rensselaerville Planning
Board that had granted a permit to
build the Edwards Hill tower, and
the owners of the property where
the tower would stand.
In March, the planning board’s
lawyer filed for an order dismissing the suit, saying the tower is
immune from the planning board’s
jurisdiction.
The lawyer for Scenic Rensselaerville says her clients’ suit
seeks a better review process
and now, because of the county’s
resolution, passed after the fact,
her clients will have to pay more
for dragged-out court battles,
stymying a chance for the case to
be heard on its merits.
Speaking out
Alexander Gordon, a Knox
farmer and former county legislator, told his one-time colleagues,
“We need to evaluate the resources
we have….These artists come to
paint, enjoy, and drink the views…
Many of you go there for Sunday
drives.”
The scenic views, Gordon said
to the legislators on Monday, are
“the best economic development
tool we have.”
He urged, using a phrase that
others would repeat, “Reset the
clock on this…Take a deep breath.”
Mark Segenberger of Berne told
the legislators he has worked for
34 years as a landscape architect,
environmental specialist, and
regulator having reviewed over
2,000 applications for the Adirondack Park Agency.
From a visual standpoint, he
said, the Jansen Lane tower would
be “in the absolute worst location,”
visible from highways, schools,
and parks.
The county never offered workshops or outreach opportunities,
he said, and county officials
seemed unaware of town zoning or
Berne’s draft comprehensive plan.
Segenberger called the resolution that the county had passed
in February “disrespectful to the
community.” He told the legislators, “You can plan new towers not
readily visible.”
He also said he had met with
The Enterprise — Melissa Hale-Spencer
Susan Hawkes-Teeter tells county legislators about the significance of Uhai Mountain to the Berne community; Uhai is in the
Berne-Knox-Westerlo alma mater. The sheriff has plans to put a
communication tower on Uhai.
Apple and reported he was “optimistically hopeful” that a way
could be found “to improve services and be sensitively located.”
“These need not be mutually
exclusive goals,” he concluded.
“Let’s make it a win-win for the
community and the county.”
Legislator Smith said that he
met last Thursday with Apple,
with Inspector Ralph Mariani,
who has shepherded the sheriff ’s project though various town
reviews; with Segenberger; and
with Tim Lippert, Berne’s building inspector, a member of the
comprehensive planning committee and previously a member of
the planning board.
“I’ll meet with anybody,” Apple
told the Enterprise on Tuesday,
when asked if it was likely plans
would change because of the
get-together. “I’ll let them vent
all day long….We did an engineering study and we got the
absolute best locations…I owe it
to the entire county to maximize
efficiency.”
Referring to another proposed
tower location, Apple went on,
“On Sickle Hill Road, we’d lose
the Berne hamlet,” which includes the school, the library, the
town hall, and churches.
“We are looking at the height
of the antennas; maybe they can
be a little bit lower. It’s up to the
engineers,” he said.
Apple also said, “There is so
much misinformation. I’m going
to stop talking and let it play out
in the courts.”
Mark Hohengasser was the
third Hilltown resident to address the county legislators on
Monday night. He is from Berne
and said he has worked for 18
years locating facilities in parks.
“You need to consider the
public,” he said. “I know there’s
a better way to do it.”
Hohengasser also said, “Most
people didn’t know about this.
Most people feel communication
is important. They feel there’s a
better option.”
He called the county’s resolution against home rule “disre-
spectful to the town.”
He praised the work county
planners had done on bicycle and
pedestrian routes and suggested
they could hold a charette, referring to an intense effort to design
a project.
“If we all work together, we
could come up with something
better,” Hohengasser said.
Susan Hawkes-Teeter, also of
Berne, said the hamlet is the
social center of the community.
The Jansen Road location is on
Uhai Mountain, she said, which
is in the alma mater for BerneKnox-Westerlo.
She said, too, that the tower
would be across from the Lutheran Church where organizers
met for the Anti-Rent Wars.
“No one opposing this is
against communications,” said
Hawkes-Teeter. She also said,
“We are not called the Hilltowns
for nothing. There are a lot of
hills.”
Kathleen Moore, who chairs
Berne’s conservation board, told
the legislators, “It’s our charge as
a board…to review any action,
any action that is designated in
our open-space index.”
She said the tower on Jansen
Lane would be in a designated
scenic vista that has existed
since the late 1970s or early
1980s.
Moore stated her board was
“dismayed to say the least” and
that the review process was run
over roughshod with inadequate
analysis of the impact.
The influence of the Berne
tower would extend to the neighboring town of Knox where the
impact hasn’t been evaluated,
she said.
“They produced no map,” she
said of the applicants and there
was no photomontage of the balloon test conducted as the Berne
Planning reviewed the proposal.
Moore said the law was violated with “no process of genuine
community engagement.”
There was a March 17 public
hearing; the sheriff appeared at
a Berne Town Board meeting,
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...Commisso says, ‘We don’t want to tie law-enforcement’s hands’
inviting people to attend the
hearing.
Moore urged the legislators,
“Turn back the clock.”
Finally, Tom Ellison, who lives
in Albany, spoke in support of the
Hilltown contingent. He called
Rensselaerville “one of the most
beautiful places in the United
authority, allotting $7 billion and
a swath of radio spectrum to build
a broadband network for public
safety that would encompass the
entire country.
A FirstNet spokesman said satellites may be used in rural areas
which Apple dismissed earlier saying, “FirstNet is pie in the sky…
The Enterprise — Melissa Hale-Spencer
Kathleen Moore, who chairs Berne’s conservation board, told
county legislators on Monday that a proposed tower in Berne
would also affect Knox where there has been no review.
States” and said the county had
erred when it passed the resolution.
“Set the clock again to start
over,” he told the legislators.
Ellison said he had read about
the issue in The Enterprise. “I’ll
stand up for any just cause,” he
said. “You should always have a
public hearing when local laws
are being trumped.”
Further concerns
Across the nation, research
is being done to develop a First
Responder Network. In 2012,
Congress created the FirstNet
they’ll be putting up towers, too,
not just using satellites.”
This week, Bob Tanner told The
Enterprise he was concerned the
proposed towers wouldn’t help
local volunteers. Although Tanner
is the first assistant chief for the
Rensselaerville fire department,
he stressed that he was speaking
as an individual, not as a representative of the fire company.
Tanner said he had been following the issue from Iraq where he
was deployed.
“The 800-band system isn’t
meant for day-to-day use to page
firefighters,” he said. “You can’t
page off that system. It’s not fixing
the problem,” he said of pockets in
the Hilltowns that don’t allow for
radio communication.
The sheriff’s system, he said, is
“designed for interoperability to
talk between agencies or across
different counties and states. The
problem in the Hiltowns is little
pockets you can’t talk to or page
to because of the terrain.”
The pagers that volunteer
firefighters use cost $250 to $300
each, Tanner said, while the radios
for the new system cost $3,000 to
$7,000 each.
“If the sheriff ’s department
gives us a radio for the chief, it
doesn’t help if the chief is not
around; you have no backup,” said
Tanner. “The 800-band radios are
cost prohibitive for a small fire
department.”
Apple responded through The
Enterprise that the current paging system is not being replaced.
“We just made sure it’s up to date,”
he said.
The new communication system
is already working in the north
end of Albany County, Apple said.
“The radios are crystal clear.”
Asked about the radios being
cost prohibitive, Apple said of local
fire departments, “If they have a
radio now, they’ll get a radio.”
Tanner said that Knox volunteers, in areas that radios can’t
reach, are using an “IamResponding” system that “comes through
your cell phone; it’s the same as
the pagers — you can hear it and
see it in a text message.”
Tanner went on, “The new towers won’t help the pockets unless
there are cell antennas on them.”
“Cell service is not my issue,”
said Apple. “My priority is radio
service and interoperability. My
second issue is high-speed internet. The Hilltowns deserve that.”
Legislator Smith had commented on Tuesday, “If we’re looking at
an ugly tower, we should at least
get internet from it.”
Apple also said, “I’m trying to
not be adversarial. Responding
to their houses is more important
than their views.”
He went on about lack of reception in parts of the Hilltowns,
“Everyone has complained for 30
years.” In the last week, he said, he
has been “inundated” with emails
and calls from citizens wanting to
push forward with the project as
planned.
“The thing that made me madder than anything else — I don’t
oppose the 800-band system — is
a lot of questions haven’t been
answered or even asked,” said
Tanner.
In 2005 or so, River Valley Radio
of Westerlo had wanted to put up a
tower on Route 253, he said. “Everybody shot it down; they said it
would destroy the vista. The town
board made a law they couldn’t
do that. Now three members of
the board are part of emergency
services. Since the sheriff is backing it, the legislators are saying,
we don’t care about your law; we’ll
supersede it.”
He went on, “I just came back
from fighting in a war where
people’s lands are being taken
away and they’re being made to
do what they don’t want to do.
I come home and they’re doing
the same thing here. It really
got me mad.”
Tanner concluded with this
advice, “Be smart about it; do
your research. Don’t shove it
down people’s throats.”
The Enterprise — Melissa Hale-Spencer
Frank Commisso, majority leader of the Albany County Legislature, listens to Hilltown citizens on Monday night as they express
concerns over proposed communication towers in the Helderbergs.
He said on Wednesday he would not reconsider the resolution he
had introduced in February, passed by unanimous vote of the
legislature, making the towers immune from local regulations.
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Library Notes
Voorheesville
Guilderland
Altamont
By Lynn Kohler
Join us at the Voorheesville
Public Library tonight, April
14 at 6 p.m., for the second in
our series of healthy lifestyles
programs. For centuries, we’ve
known that the health of the
brain and the body are connected. But now, science is able
to provide insights into how to
optimize our physical and cognitive health as we age.
This program offers participants an opportunity to learn
about research in the areas of
diet and nutrition, exercise,
cognitive activity, and social
engagement.You will learn tips
and tools to help you incorporate
these recommendations into
a plan for healthy aging. The
program will be led by Maura
Fleming of the Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New
York. Please register.
Elder Law assistance
T his presentation on Saturday, April 16, at 11 a.m.,
includes a general overview of
legal issues affecting seniors
and their families and members
are trained to answer general
questions. Our community partner, the Rural Law Center of
New York, has also provided
us with several print materials with questions and answers
in these areas, we will make
available for distribution at our
presentations. Please register.
The march for voting
rights
The year 2015 marked 50
years since the landmark civil
r i g ht s m a r c h s p e a rh e a d e d
by Martin Luther King. This
program, on Wednesday, April
20, will include a showing of
the movie, “Selma,” followed
by a discussion facilitated by
Dr. Paul Murray from Siena
College, an expert on the civil
rights movement. Susan Butler, a civil rights activist who
marched during the Selma to
Montgomery event, will share a
firsthand account of her experience. The movie will be shown
at 5:30 p.m. The discussion will
begin at 8 p.m., after a short
break at the movie’s conclusion.
Join us for this special educational program. The program is
suitable for high school students
and up. Light refreshments will
be served.
Lego building
Drop in on Monday, April 25,
between 10:30 a.m. and noon for
an open-to-all building event.
We’ve got bricks for all ages and
stages, from toddlers to tweens.
No registration is needed.
Movie matinee
Join everyone’s favorite good
guy, Charlie Brown, as he embarks on a heroic quest, while
his beagle pal, Snoopy, takes
to the skies to pursue his arch
nemesis, the Red Baron. This
matinee PG rated movie will
start at 1:30 p.m., and run for
89 minutes on Monday, April 25.
All ages are welcome and light
refreshments will be served.
STEAM Storytime
On Tuesday, April 26 at 10:15
a.m., following a short story
time, parents and children will
explore and play at different stations using hands-on Science,
Technology, Engineering, Art,
and Math, building not only
their reading skills but their
STEA M skills, too. Stations
will include building a playdough f lower, carrot painting,
seed sorting, a sensory table
play garden, growing a bean
seed, and f lower petal counting.
This program is for preschool
through age 5. Please register.
Mark Curiale
Guilderland Public Library’s
“Read Local” series presents
Matt McElligott, children’s
author and illustrator on Saturday, April 16, at 2 p.m. He will
explain his process of writing
and illustrating through a highly
entertaining interactive digital
presentation.
By Joe Burke
Tonight! On Thursday, April
14, from 4 to 9:30 p.m., Mio
Vino, located at 186 Main Street
in Altamont, will graciously be
donating 15 percent of all drink
and meal proceeds including
those from its menus of AFL
Centennial drink specials, to
help raise funds for the Altamont
Free Library.
You’ll need reservations, and
time slots are filling up fast, so
please call Mio Vino at 595-5095
to make your reservations today.
100 for 100
On the topic of our 100th anniversary, there are countless ways
to participate in the celebrations.
One way that you can participate
is by making a contribution to
our centennial fund.
We are looking for 100 donors
to donate $100 each to ensure
that your library will be able to
continue to thrive at the heart of
our community for the next 100
years. Donors to the centennial
fund will be acknowledged in the
library’s display case throughout
the year and will be invited to a
special party this summer at the
Breitenbach Castle.
For more information, please
give me a call at 861-7239 or
email me at director@altamontfreelibrary.org.
Earth Day craft
Celebrate Earth Day and the
spring season at the library on
The creative genius
behind a dozen
children’s books.
The creative genius behind
a dozen children’s books, some
star-reviewed, including “Even
Aliens Need Snacks,” “The Lion’s
Share,” and the engaging “Mad
Scientist Academy” series.
Get to the library early; this
will be another very special and
popular program. Children are
especially welcome.
Financial check-up
“Financial Fitness: A 10-Point
Check-Up,” presented at library
on Monday, April 18, at 6 p.m.,
is a course for people of any age
who seek to fund and protect active lifestyles by making sound
financial-health decisions. Participants will work on practical,
hands-on worksheets and materials. The presenter is Frank
Finch, from Principal of Life
Stages Financial Group and an
adviser with Halliday Financial.
Please register for this class by
calling 456-2400, ext. 2.
Healthy habits
Learn about the connection
between screen time, sleep,
physical activity, and how these
activities can affect your child’s
health and behavior, when you
attend “Healthy Habits for a
Healthy Future, a Family Health
Series with CDPHP,” on Tuesday,
April 19, at 6 p.m.
Participants can discuss challenges and learn ways to help
kids and teens establish healthier habits for life.
Alzheimer's workshop
When you attend this Alzheimer's workshop, with Community
Caregivers, on Wednesday, April
20, at 6 pm, you’ll get insight into
how to effectively communicate
with people who have Alzheimer's. You’ll gain techniques for
decoding verbal and behavioral
messages, and strategies to help
you connect and communicate at
any stage of the disease. Please
call 456-2400, ext. 2 to register.
Fabric self-portrait
Come to the library on Friday,
April 22, at 3:30 p.m., and celebrate Earth Day with local fabric artist, Cheryl Gorn. Children
of varied abilities accurately
capture their essence in fabric.
They learn about textile art as
they use bits of fabric, yarn, and
glittery sequins to create portraits of themselves. Please call
456-2400, ext. 4 to let us know
you’re coming; we’ll have your
favorite fabrics waiting for you.
Overdrive office hours
Want to learn how easy it is to
get free library books or magazines on your iPhone or Kindle?
Ask us how. Sign up today for a
one-on-one session, on Wednesday, April 20, starting at 2 p.m.
A librarian who is an expert in
downloading via Overdrive will
show you how to do it. Please
bring your library card and your
device to the appointment. Devices we can cover are Kindles and
Kindle Fire, Nook, iPhone, iPad,
Android tablets, and Laptops.
Register in-person, or call the
library at 456-2400, ext. 2.
Self-portrait with an elephant captures Matt McElligott’s distinctively whimsical style — kids love it! See him in real life at
the Guilderland library on April 16.
Celebrate Earth Day
and the spring season
at the library.
Matt McElligott will explain how he writes and illustrates books
for kids, giving an interactive digital presentation at 2 p.m. on
April 16 at the Guilderland Public Library.
Keep in mind that
April is National Poetry Month,
so you may find adventure in rhythms
of iambic pentameter, the concise elegance
of haiku, or the humor expressed in limericks!
Read it. Write it. Share it.
Saturday, April 23, at 11 a.m.
We’ll be making wildflower seed
balls that you can strew about
your yard and watch the beautiful, bright flowers bloom.
Please pre-register to ensure
that we have craft materials
for all by calling the library at
861-7239, e-mailing at director@
AltamontFreeLibrary.org, or
by stopping at the library and
signing up in person. We’ll also
have stories, snacks, and more, so
circle the date on your calendar
with a bright green marker and
join us!
Book and Garage Sale
Save the date: On Saturday,
May 7, we will hold our annual
book sale in conjunction with
the PTA’s village-wide garage
sale. In addition, this year, we
will hold a garage sale to raise
funds for the library. From noon
on Wednesday, May 4, until the
day of the sale, we will be very
grateful to accept your books
which will either be added to the
library’s collection or sold to raise
money for library programs. We
will begin accepting donations
of garage sale items in good
condition (no clothes, please!)
on Thursday, May 5. We will be
happy to make up a receipt for
you for tax purposes, if you like.
Please don’t forget to visit us
during the sale to find your next
favorite book.
One-on-one tech help
Flummoxed by your Nook?
Curious about your Kindle?
Ready to throw your iPad across
a room? Let us help. Make an
appointment with a staff member
and bring whatever eReader or
tablet you’ve got and we’ll (try
our best to) help you download
books to it or help troubleshoot
any basic problems you might
be having. You can schedule up
to a half-hour to work through
your tech issues by calling us at
861-7239 or e-mailing director@
altamontfreelibrary.org.
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Library Notes
Berne
Middleburgh
By Judy Petrosillo
Although rain in April is annoying, it does supply moisture
for the flowers blooming in May.
Many of the native woodland
flowers bloom before the leaves
come out on the trees. This allows
them to use the sun's energy
while the rays can still penetrate
to the forest floor.
If you have never seen Dutchman's Britches or Trout Lily,
borrow a wildflower book from
the Berne Public Library and
head out for a spring walk in
the woods.
Many of the native
woodland flowers bloom
before the leaves come
out on the trees.
Lego League
Make a forest of wildflowers
during Lego League at 11 a.m.,
on Saturday, April 16. Children
ages 5 to 12 use the library's
Legos for their creations. Scenes
are displayed at the library until
next month when they are disassembled and reused.
Soup at the library
If the cold April rains leave
you craving a hot bowl of soup,
the Friends of the Berne Library
can help. On Saturday, April
16 the Friends are serving soup
and chili to those who purchase
a pottery bowl for a suggested
donation of $10. Lunch will be
served from noon to 2 p.m. in the
community room of the library.
There are three great reasons to
attend this event. You are able
to eat delicious food, take home
a handmade pottery bowl, and
support the purchase of junior
books for the library.
Knit wits
It is possible to make a bouquet
of knitted or crocheted flowers. If
you are interested in this type
of craft, the Knit Wits meet on
Sunday, April 17 at 7 p.m. Bring
your own project to work on
while sharing ideas, problems,
solutions, and conversations with
creative adults.
Story time
Flowers will bloom during
story time on Tuesday, April 19.
Children ages 1 to 5 are invited
to join Ms. Kathy at 10:30 a.m. to
discover why April showers bring
May flowers. Stories, activities,
and a daffodil crafts are all a
part of this pre-literacy program.
Pajama story time
The staff at the library is
planning ahead for spring vacation. For ages 1 to 5, there is a
pajama story time at 6:30 p.m.,
on Tuesday, April 26. Youth ages
10 and up will investigate remote
controlled helicopters during our
“Vacation Makerspace” at 2 p.m.,
on April 27. Please register at the
library for these events.
Hopefully, the tulips and
bleeding hearts along the library
walkway will bloom soon. Even
without flowers, the library is a
cheerful place to visit. Come see
for yourself.
Westerlo
By Sue Hoadley
The Westerlo Board of Library
Trustees will meet on Monday,
April 18, at 7 p.m. at the library.
This is an open public meeting.
Read poetry in April
The library book discussion
group will meet on Thursday,
April 21, at 7 p.m. at the library.
For the month of April, we will
“choose our own adventure.”
Keep in mind that April is
National Poetry Month, so you
— Photo by Judy Petrosillo
Artists at work: Emma and Henry Zelenak follow instructions from the internet to paint at the Berne
library, part of the library’s TAG — Teen Advisory Group.
may find adventure in rhythms
of iambic pentameter, the concise
elegance of haiku, or the humor
expressed in limericks! Read it.
Write it. Share it.
Check it out at www.poets.org.
Please join us. New members
are welcome.
Story time
From 11 a.m. to noon on
Wednesday mornings, Miss Lee
presents stories, songs, and
movement activities designed
for infants to children up to 5
years old.
In addition to developing prereading skills, singing, moving to
music, and playing instruments
all help foster a sense of rhythm
and timing that are essential
elements in developing the part
of a child’s brain that shapes
math skills.
Story times are also a great opportunity to meet other parents
of small children in Westerlo.
After school
Join Miss Lee on Monday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
for homework help, games, crafts,
puzzles, music, and a lot more!
Programs will also include
storytelling, hands-on demonstrations, and visits from special
guests.
Lee is also available on Thursdays from 3 to 8 p.m. for homework help.
Technology
Walk-In Wednesdays
Do you have a new smartphone
or tablet, but don’t know how to
download books? Need to brush
up on your computer skills — or
obtain basic skills?
See Amy on Wednesdays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for
free, personalized, one-on-one
instruction.
More info
All library programming is
free (unless otherwise noted)
and open to the public. For more
information, contact the library
during business hours at (518)
797-3415, visit westerlolibrary.
org or find us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/westerlolibrary.
Children’s author Bruce Coville will be at Bethlehem Public
Library, Friday, April 15, at 7 p.m. to talk about his life and work.
Bethlehem
By Kristen Roberts
Mark your calendar, because this
Friday, April 15, the Bethlehem
Public Library has two great events
scheduled a musical performance
in the afternoon and a visit from a
well-known children’s author in the
evening.
At 1 p.m., get ready to tap your
toes at a lively concert featuring Bob
Altschuler and Tom Thorpe, who play
what they call “American acoustic
music,” a mix of bluegrass, country,
folk, blues and originals. Best friends
and musical partners, Altschuler and
Thorpe have performed together for
more than 30 years.
Altschuler is a banjo performer,
instructor and writer. Born into a
musical family, Thorpe started playing guitar, piano and accordion when
he was 5 years old. He now plays all
of the traditional instruments found
in a bluegrass band and a few that
aren't.
Author evening
Later in the day, author of the
popular “Unicorn Chronicles”
series Bruce Coville will stop by
at 7 p.m. to discuss his work in
children’s literature.
Now the bestselling author of
more than 100 books for children,
Coville had dreamed of being a
writer since he was 17 years old,
but spent many years in between
working as a toymaker, teacher,
assembly line worker, and even a
gravedigger.
His first published book, “The
Foolish Giant,” remains popular
among young and old today.
He grew up and currently lives in
Syracuse. When he is not writing,
he spends his time visiting schools,
libraries, and other organizations.
Books will be available following
his talk for purchase and signing.
Because space is limited, this is
a first-come, first-admitted event;
doors will open at 6:45 p.m.
By Anne Lamont
The Middleburgh Library is
having a drawing for a Perception Sound 9.5 Kayak with
paddle. Tickets, at $10 each,
can be purchased at the library,
from library board members, or
at the NBT Bank. The winner
will be drawn on April 23, at the
Middleburgh Sloughter Kayak/
Canoe Regatta finish line. The
kayak is on display at the library.
House tour
On Monday, April 18, at 10
a.m., join us at the Dr. Best
House and Medical Museum.
Step back in time to 1920, take
a tour of a 19th Century medical office which includes many
medical instruments of that
time. Discover Civil War artifacts, period clothing, a 1920s
kitchen, paintings, and many
other treasures of the 19th and
early 20th centuries. After the
tour we will make a "Muddy"
putty jar also known as a memory
jar. This program is appropriate
for homeschooled children ages 6
and up. Registration is required.
Story time
On Tuesday, April 19, at 10:45
a.m., join us at 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.
Mahjong mania
On Tuesday, April 19, at 1 p.m.
men and women are invited to
come learn the game of Mahjong.
No experience or registration is
necessary, just a willingness to
learn and have fun.
Insight meditation
On Tuesday, April 19, at 5:15
p.m. join us for a simple group
Zazen meditation practice. All
are welcome. No registration is
required
Book discussion
On Tuesday, April 19, at 7
p.m., join us for a discussion of
"The Member of the Wedding" by
Carson McCuller. The novel that
became an award-winning play
and a major motion picture and
that has charmed generations of
readers. Books can be picked up
at the circulation desk.
Discovery Wednesday
On Wednesday, April 20, at 11
a.m., get ready for “Cooking @ the
Library.” We'll be putting on our
aprons for this special story time.
Children and their caregivers
will practice mixing, measuring,
and preparing healthy snacks for
their friends. Appropriate for
ages 3 and up and their caregivers. Registration is required.
Movie
On Wednesday, April 20, at 1
p.m., join us for the Wednesday
matinee showing of "Suffragette," rated PG-13. Remember,
the popcorn is free.
Kundalini yoga
On Wednesday, April 20, at 5
p.m. join us for Kundalini Yoga.
This program involves repetitive movements with the breath,
building strength, toning the
nerves, and clearing the adrenal
glands. Wear comfortable clothing and bring two blankets or a
mat and blanket. A $5 donation
is requested. Please use the
back entrance when entering
the building. No registration is
required.
Tai Chi
On Thursday, April 21, at 10
a.m. join us for Beginning Tai
Chi or at 11 a.m. for Advanced
Tai Chi. Wear comfortable, loosefitting clothing. Registration is
suggested.
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2019 Western Ave., Guilderland
(near intersection of rtes. 20 & 155)
Sunday
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Mon - Prime Rib - $14.99
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Menu
$6.49
Open Daily 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Brook’s
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At Onesquethaw Vol. Fire Co. Inc., Tarrytown Road, Clarksville
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Chicken Dinner $10.00 • Ribs Dinner $12.00
1/2 Chicken Only $8.00 • Ribs Only $9.00
Take - Out Only
Community
Thursday, April 14
Used Book Donation Drop
Off at Voorheesville Fire House,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. FOL will
be accepting donations of used
books for our annual used book
sale in September and for Encore,
our soon-to-open book sale shed,
during the Village Green Clean
Day on April 16. Books are being
collected at the fire house. All
gently used books are accepted.
No encyclopedias or magazines,
please. For more information,
contact the Voorheesville Public
Library at 765-2791.
Friday, April 15
Spaghetti Dinner: The Voorheesville Rod and Gun Club will
be holding a Spaghetti dinner
from 4 to 7 p.m. The menu is,
salad, spaghetti, meatballs, sausage and a beverage (one beer,
wine, or soda included.) Cost is
$12 for adults, $6 for children
6-11 and under 5 free. Proceeds
support the Dollars for Scholars
program. Location is 52 Foundry
Rd., Voorheesville.
Three Cheers for 100 Years:
Join AFL for “Centennial Night”
at Mio Vino, from 4 to 9:30 p.m.
Mio Vino, located at 186 Main
Street, Altamont, will graciously
be donating 15 percent of all
drink/meal proceeds — including those from its menus of AFL
Centennial drink specials — to
help raise funds for the library.
Call Mio Vino at (518) 595-5095
to make your reservations and
help us get the 100th year party
started!
Guilderland State of the
Town at Funny Bone Comedy
Club, 7:30 to 9 a.m., includes
breakfast. Get news you can use
for your business and the community at this event featuring
Guilderland Town Supervisor
Peter Barber, Guilderland Central
School District Superintendent
Marie Wiles, Guilderland Public
Library Director Tim Wiles, a
Guilderland Chamber of Commerce representative and Crossgates Mall General Manager Mike
Patounas. $10 admission, register
at www.guilderlandchamber.com
or 518-456-6611.
Saturday, April 16
Bamboo Garden
CHINESE RESTAURANT
Eat In And Take Out
Tel.: 518-861-8611 / 861-8612
187 Main St. Altamont, NY 12009
FREE
All Pick Up
OVER $10 – Get Egg Roll or Pt. Wonton Soup
OVER $25 – Get Qt. Chicken or Roast Pork Fried Rice
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Mother’s Day
Sunday May 8, 2016
Colonie Golf and Country Club
Join us
for our great Brunch buffet
or our extravagant Dinner buffet
Adults
$35 Brunch
$38 Dinner
Children under 5 Complimentary • Children 5 and over $17
Brunch Buffet 10am-1pm
Dinner Buffet 3pm-7pm
Call for Reservations
518.765.4100 ext 14
Village Green Clean: The
Village of Voorheesville will once
again host Village Green Clean,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. an opportunity for village residents to be
involved in some spring cleaning
of village streets, parks and neighborhoods, to recycle a variety of
household items, possibly adopt
a new pet, and to enjoy time with
friends and neighbors. If you
would like to participate in the
Village Green Clean, please contact Karen Finnessey at village
hall, 765-2692, or at deputyclerktreasurer@villageofvoorheesville.
com.
Bottle Drive: The Voorheesville Fire Department Auxiliary
will be hosting a bottle drive from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the firehouse,
12 Altamont Rd., Voorheesville.
Accepting clean, retur nable
bottles and cans as well as clothing and linens, books, personal
care and cosmetic containers,
blankets, towels, plastic bags
and plastic film. Please visit
villageofvoorheesville.com for
complete information.
Bowls for Books at the Berne
Public Library from noon to 2 p.m.
Buy a hand -decorated and glazed
bowl for $10. Sample homemade
soup/chili prepared by the Friends
of the Library. The bowl is yours
to keep and proceeds will be used
to purchase children’s non-fiction
books.
Cliff-top Walk at Thacher
Park: Take in the views from
the cliff edge on this early spring
walk. We’ll take the Long Path
out to Hailes Cave and walk the
escarpment trail back, stopping
to take in a cliff top perspective
of the Indian Ladder Trail and
the rushing waters of Outlet and
Mine Lot Falls. Starts at 10 a.m.
Walk is about 1.5 miles in length
and is over fairly level terrain.
Participants should dress for cool,
damp weather and muddy trails.
Please call 872-0800 to register.
Earth Day in the Pine Bush:
Come celebrate Earth Day a little
bit early by volunteering on a conservation project in the Pine Bush.
A variety of activities suitable
for all ages will be taking place.
All equipment will be provided.
Starts at 9 a.m. Please dress appropriately for the weather and
outside working conditions and
bring drinking water. Lunch will
be provided for all volunteers.
Albany Pine Bush Discovery
Center, 195 New Karner Road.
Registration required. Please
sign up by calling 518-456-0655.
Roast beef dinner: Ravena
Grange Route 143, Coeymans
Hollow. Take-out available. Serving from 4:30 pm until sold out.
Adults $11. Children under 12, $5.
Sunday, April 17
Wonder Walk: Join us for this
0.9 mile walk in the Pine Bush
at 1 p.m.. We will use our senses
to explore the big and the small,
the living and non-living and the
seasonal surprises around us.
We will use Rachel Carson as
inspiration, taking in everything
around us, searching for a sense
of wonder. Ages 6 and up. Albany
Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195
New Karner Road. Fee is $3 per
person/$5 per family. Registration required. Please sign up by
calling 518-456-065.
Spring Arts Show: An open
reception for a new art show at the
gallery at the Greenville Public
Library will be held from 2 to 4
p.m. Library is located at 11177
NY Rte. 32 near the intersection
of Rte. 81. The exhibit includes the
works of ten local artists who are
members of the Tuesday Sketchers Club.
All you can eat breakfast
at the American legion Altamont
Post 977, 988 Altamont Blvd. from
8 to 11 a.m. $9 per breakfast, $8
seniors, kids under 12 are $4. Call
861-6848 for information.
Monday, April 18
The Duanesburg Historical
Society will meet at 7 p.m. at
Bishop Scully Hall, 1735 Alexander Rd. in Delanson. Bart MacDougall will present “Duanesburg
Street and Roads.” Bart will discuss Routes 7 and 20 and the side
roads of Duanesburg during the
mid-1950s. He will also include
“predictions” of future landmarks
in 2016. All are welcome, refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, April 19
Healthcare and Financial
Decision Making: What You
Need to Know Now: As part of
National Health Care Decisions
Day, Shaker Pointe will host its
first session of a two-part informational series about making better,
more informed decisions regarding senior health care. Join the
discussion about the importance
of advance directives, including
health care proxies, living wills
and Powers of Attorney. The session will be led by experienced
elder law attorneys from Burke
& Casserly, P.C. Starts at 10:30
a.m. To RSVP to this event or
learn more about Shaker Pointe,
please call 518-250-4900 or visit
ShakerPointe.org.
“The Truth About Drugs in
Our Community,”: Guilderland
High School is teaming up with
the Guilderland Police Department and several local organizations to host a community conversation about substance abuse.
The informational event, titled,
“The Truth About Drugs in Our
Community,” will be held at 7
p.m. inside the Guilderland High
School auditorium. The event is
intended for all community members over the age of 12 and will
feature presentations and a panel
discussion focused on substance
use, resources, recovery and hope.
Wednesday, April 20
American Woodcock Survey
Training from 7 to 8 p.m. The
American Woodcock is one of the
first birds back to the Albany Pine
Bush in the spring and it starts
singing and displaying just as
quickly. Join us this evening to
learn how you can become a Citizen Scientist and help us monitor
American Woodcock in the Preserve. Ages 15 and up, free. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center,
195 New Karner Road, Albany,
NY Registration required. Please
sign up by calling 518-456-0655.
Brooks BBQ: at Onesquethaw
Volunteer Fire Department, Tarrytown Rd, Clarksville from 3:30
to 6:30 p.m. Chicken dinner, $10
Ribs dinner, $10, half chicken, $8,
ribs only, $9. Take out only.
Parent Orientation at the
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary
School at 6 p.m. for incoming
kindergarten. If you have a child
turning 5 on or before December
1, please cal Mrs Farnam at 8722030 if you have not received a
packet in the mail.
Thursday, April 21
Science Lecture Series: Gone
but not forgotten? Do black locust
trees leave a “legacy” even after
they are removed and pine bush
habitat is restored? Dr. Jeff Corbin
of Union College has been looking
at whether restoring the plant and
animal communities also translates to these critical ecosystem
components. Join us from 7 to 8
p.m. as Dr. Corbin discusses the
results of his research and what it
means for future efforts to restore
the Pine Bush. Ages 15 and up. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center,
195 New Karner Road, Albany,
NY Registration required. Please
sign up by calling 518-456-0655
or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org
and click on “Events Calendar”.
The People of Watervliet:
Unexpected Stories of Life in
the Albany Shaker Community”
will be the program presented
by Shaker Heritage Society
Education Director Samantha
Hall-Spencer at the Guilderland
Historical Society’s meeting. Nonmembers are welcome to attend
this free program beginning 7:30
p.m. at the Mynderse-Frederick
House, Route 146, Guilderland
Center. For information call 8618582.
Job Fair: Anyone interested in
a job in a school-related career is
invited to attend a school job fair
at Guilderland High School from 3
to 7 p.m. in the senior high school
gymnasium. Area school districts
are in need of substitutes in all
areas of the operation of a school.
Bus drivers and bus attendants
Custodial workers
Food Services
School nurses
Clerical
Aides/monitors
Teaching assistants & teachers
For more information, please
contact the Guilderland Central
School District Office of Human
Resources at (518) 456-6200,
ext. 3117.
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Calendar
Michael Engle will present an
illustrated talk about diners in
Bethlehem and the Capital District. Engles has been researching diners since 1996. A faculty
member at HVCC, he co-authored
“Diners of New York” and wrote
“Diners of the Capital District.”
His current project focuses on
the history of diners in the Great
Lakes states. He is passionate
about Capital District diners and
those built in western New York
between 1921 and 1950. Starts
at 7 p.m.
Friday, April 22
Sunset Symphony: Enjoy the
Pine Bush at night while listening for the creatures that utter
the peeps, chirps and trills so
familiar in spring. Join us on
a 1.2 mile evening walk, from
6:30 8 p.m. at Kings Highway
Barrens to listen for the spring
sunset symphony. We will meet
at the Discovery Center and then
caravan to the trailhead (#9). Participants must provide their own
transportation. Waterproof boots
are recommended. All ages. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center,
195 New Karner Road, Albany,
NYFee is $3 per person/$5 per
family/Children under 5 yrs free.
Registration required. Please
sign up by calling 518-456-0655
.
Saturday, April 23
Wetlands Walk at Thacher
Park: Explore dynamic wetland environments along one
of Thacher Park’s most popular
trails. On this 1.5 mile walk we
will observe a vernal pool and a
large swamp ecosystem and talk
about the greater importance of
wetlands both for humans and
the local fauna. Starts at 2 p.m.
Participants should dress for cool,
damp weather and muddy trails.
Program is appropriate for adults
and children. Please call 872-0800
to register for Saturday or Sunday
walk and for meeting place.
Ham Dinner at Dormansville
United Methodist Church from
4 to 7 p.m. Take outs available,
cost is a donation. 54 Beckman
Rd., Westerlo.
April
Chicken and Biscuit Dinner:
The VFW 7062 Auxiliary is hosting a Chicken n Biscuit Dinner
at the Boyd Hilton VFW on 11
Mill St, Altamont. The dinner
will include chicken ‘n’ biscuits,
mashed potatoes, gravy, veggies,
cranberries. There will be a large
variety of pies for dessert, along
with coffee and tea. The donation for the dinner will be $10.50
per person advance tickets and
tickets at the door are the same
price. Dinner will be served 4 to 7
p.m. Eat in or take out available.
Please call 470-7310 or 861-8323
if you have any questions.
Solarize Albany! Interested
in solar energy? Join Solarize Albany at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center for a short Power
Point presentation that describes
the Solarize concept and lays out
specifics for homeowners. From 1
to 2 p.m. Ages 15 and up. Albany
Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195
New Karner Road, Albany. Registration required. Please sign up
by calling 518-456-0655 or visit
www.AlbanyPineBush.org and
click on “Events Calendar”.
Roast Pork Supper: New
Scotland Presbyterian Church,
2010 New Scotland Road in Slingerlands is holding their annual
Roast Pork Supper from 4:30 to
7p.m. Family Style serving, no
reservations needed, first comefirst served. Adults $11, children
$5, under 5 free. We are handicap
accessible. Everyone is welcome
to join us and enjoy a delicious
home-cooked meal with all the
trimmings. There will also be
Special Sale Booths with baked
goods, crafts, treasures and fair
trade items.
Yves Lambert Trio at 7:30
p.m. at the Old Songs Community Arts Center, 37 South Main
Street, Voorheesville, NY. Tickets
are $23 for adults; $5 for children
12 and under are available at oldsongs.org or by calling Old Songs
at (518) 765-2815.
Specials
APPETIZERS
OnE dOZEn clAmS with Banana Peppers, Sun dried tomatoes and Saratoga IPA.
Served with garlic bread. $10.95
REubEn Egg ROllS served with Russian dressing $11.95
OnE dOZEn STEAmEd clAmS. $8.95
PIZZA
WhITE PIZZA WITh bASIl PESTO, marinated grilled chicken,
Sun dried tomatoes and banana peppers..
Sm. $12.00 lg. $16.00
SAndWIch
PEPPER, Egg, PROvOlOnE on rustic Italian Bread.
Choice of side. $10.95
EnTREES
Your choice of soup or salad
1/2 ROASTEd chIckEn - with a Rosemary demi glaze
with roasted Potatoes and Asparagus. $18.95
bAkEd SAlmOn - with a local Maple - Walnut compound Butter
with roasted Potatoes and Asparagus. $18.95
OnE dOZEn clAmS, Shrimp, Italian Sausage, Roasted Potatoes
and diced Cherry Peppers in a White Wine sauce. $20.95
hOmEmAdE dESSERTS
mIxEd bERRy PIE with a Streusel topping with Vanilla Ice Cream. $5.95
SEA SAlT cARAmEl cAkE. $5.95
PEAch SchnAPPS PARFAIT with Vanilla Ice Cream. $6.50
*contains alcohol*
**gluTEn FREE**
Choice of soup or salad and side.
RIcE bREAdEd chIckEn PARmESAn $14.95
RIcE bREAdEd chIckEn mARSAlA $15.95
EggPlAnT PARmESAn $14.95
lOuISIAnA FudgE cAkE $5.00
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Closed Mondays Hours: Tues - Thurs 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. • Fri - Sat 4 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Sunday Dinner 2 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
The Yves Lambert Trio will play on Saturday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Songs Community
Arts Center, 37 South Main Street, Voorheesville. Tickets are $23 for adults; $5 for children 12 and
under are available at oldsongs.org or by calling Old Songs at (518) 765-2815.
Out & About
Altamont PTA holds Village-Wide Garage Sale
ALTAMONT — On Saturday,
May 7, the Altamont ParentTeacher Association will hold
the Albany area’s largest annual
community sale. Sales will run
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will
be found throughout the area.
The event will take place rain
or shine. Shoppers may stop by
the Altamont Free Library, the
Altamont firehouse, Hungerford
Market, Home Front Café, or
Stewart’s to pick up a map that
outlines where participating
sales are located and a description of items each has for sale.
Maps will be available beginning
after 4 p.m. on Friday, May 6, as
well as the morning of the sale.
Reservation forms for those
who want to host a sale are
available at the Altamont Village
Hall, the library, Hungerford
Market, Home Front Café, and
Stewart’s. Sellers may also email or call the co-chairwomen:
Amber Brate at abrate80@gmail.
com and 641-9797 or Jennifer
Hausler at jenhausler@yahoo.
com and 861-6213, to obtain the
form via e-mail or for further
information. The cost to participate is $20, which includes
all advertising and maps done
by the PTA.
All proceeds will benefit the
students of Altamont elementary
School through PTA programs.
Individuality of Albany Shakers explored
By Mary Ellen Johnson
GUILDERLAND CENTER
— “The People of Watervliet:
Unexpected Stories of Life in the
Albany Shaker Community" will
be the Guilderland Historical
Society's program at its Thursday, April 2, meeting. Samantha
Hall-Saladino, education director
of the Shaker Heritage Society,
will be making the presentation.
"The accent on union and
order in Shakerism did not
produce mindless conformity,"
Shaker historian Stephen Stein
wrote in his book "The Shaker
Experience in America." Because
the Shakers stressed aspects of
community and unity, it is sometimes easy to forget the individu-
als who made up these villages.
The personalities, idiosyncrasies, and life experiences of
converts made up the dynamics
within each Shaker family and
sometimes led to surprising interactions, close friendships, or
even divisions within the community. Hall-Saladino's presentation will explore the fascinating
stories of the individual Shakers
who lived at the Albany community in this program presented
by the Shaker Heritage Society.
As education director at the
Shaker Heritage Society, HallSaladino develops, presents, and
promotes educational programming about the history of the
Shakers and their influence on
American culture for audiences
ranging from schoolchildren to
seniors living with Alzheimer's.
A lifelong resident of Fulton
County, she also serves as the
Fulton County historian.
Our April 21 meeting begins
at 7:30 p.m. at the MynderseFrederick House, 451 Route
146, Guilderland Center. Nonmembers are welcome to join
us for this free and fascinating
program. For information, call
861-8582.
Editor’s Note: Mary Ellen
Johnson is the vice president
of the Guilderland Historical
Society.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, April 14, 2016
Bulldogs Hit
The Ground Running
Photographs By Michael Koff
Battling through the breeze on Tuesday afternoon, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo
Bulldogs took on Schoharie and Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons in track and field
at home. Breaking the school record in shot put and discus, at top, Shayla Lyons
prepares to put her shot during her first attempt Tuesday — BKW’s first meet of
the season. Lyons broke Sarah Hannay’s record of 39 feet with a throw of 41 feet.
Taking off, below left, Zane Valachovic vaults, easily clearing the bar. Ahmeik
Robinson, bottom right, wins the 110 high hurdles. Robinson also won the high
jump and long jump. The BKW boys beat Schoharie, 103 to 34, and also won
against Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons, 87 to 49.
Winning easily, BKW’s Zxavier Rich, below right, and Annielaura Schafer,
bottom left, ran away from their competition — Rich in the1500-meter race and
Schafer in the 1600-meter race. Rich and Schafer also won in the 800-meter
race. The BKW girls lost to Schoharie, 94-to-42, and to Notre Dame-Bishop
Gibbons, 62-to-60.
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...Parents want smaller classes
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middle school Principal Jennifer Drautz, the new programs
will “prepare our middle school
students for high school and for
the global society and economy
they will inhabit as adults, enhance students’ interests and
creativity with regard to what
they are learning, [and] support
and contribute to students’ social
and emotional well-being and
growth,” they wrote.
Teacher Kathy Fiero, the president of the Voorheesville Teachers’ Association, said that teachers would opt for 20 students
rather than 26 in a classroom,
but said, “The teachers here are
going to work with any class size
we’re given.”
“I don’t want to lose instructional time,” Hunt said.
“I agree,” Fiero said.
The middle school proposals
will help the students prepare for
and schedule advanced classes
in the high school, including
courses in an enrichment STEM
(science, technology, engineering,
and math) program new to Voorheesville, Project Lead the Way,
Hunt said. At the middle school
level, academic intervention can
continue to be given to students
during a daily enrichment period,
he said.
“Based on the discussion,”
Hunt wrote The Enterprise, “the
principal will discuss scheduling
ideas and options with the teachers and staff, and she will present
some scheduling options for the
board to consider. The intent is
that we hope to come up with
a way to have the five regular
class sections and the enrichment period also for students.
The enrichment, perhaps, could
be taught by other teachers. It
is not certain this can be accomplished, but we are going to give
it our best effort.”
Hunt explained at the board
meeting that core teachers — for
English, math, science, and social
studies — cannot be assigned
more than five classes without
their permission, but that teachers outside the core classes can
be assigned six classes without
permission.
Scheduling for high school
students, rather than teachers, also fueled the changes, as
students have no time during
their four years to take all the
advanced courses they could; the
middle school program proposed
includes accelerating eighthgraders into math and science
courses, as other district do, to
free up time at the high school
level, administrators said.
The district plans to add fourtenths of a business teacher position next year to assist current
teacher Heather Garvey, who
currently teaches 145 students
in six sections, Hunt said, describing her as, “by far, the most
overloaded teacher at Voorheesville.” Garvey has received 200
requests for her courses next
year, Hunt said.
“The board of education has set
[a goal] ...to increase enrichment
and acceleration and to offer
more course options for our students,” Hunt wrote to The Enterprise. “That is why the funds we
received from the state are targeted toward enhancing course
offerings at the high school, as
well as for smaller class size at
the kindergarten level.
“The enrichment discussion,”
he continued, “is really about how
we use the time and schedule
instruction for students in sixth
grade. There is also a budget
implication in the sense that, if
we need to hire additional staff
to do both five sections and the
enrichment period, that would
take away from the additional
staff we need at the high school
The Enterprise — Jo E. Prout
Program concerns: Voorheesville high school Principal Laura
Schmitz listens to parents express their frustration at class sizes in
the middle school, at a school board meeting Monday. According to
the newly-adopted teachers’ contract, class sizes are capped at the
middle and high school levels at 30 students, Superintendent Brian
Hunt told The Enterprise. Hunt said this week that administrators
will try to add another section without removing programs from
high school students.
Hearing waived for barn foundation
By Jo E. Prout
NEW SCOTLAND — The
planning board last week
waived a public hearing on the
town’s application to install
a foundation for the recently
moved Hilton Barn off Route
85A.
“We’re under contract with
the moving company,” said
Councilman William C. Hennessy Jr., referring to Wolfe
House and Building Movers
of Pennsylvania. The town has
45 days from when the barn
was moved from its original
site, on March 29, to build
a foundation to support the
massive 60-by-120-foot barn,
he said.
“In 45 days, the company
will come back and set the
barn down on the new foundation,” Hennessy said.
The project cost is roughly
$200,000 for a new foundation,
site preparation, and the land
it will stand on, across Route
85A from the barn’s original
location; it now stands next
to the Albany County rail
trail. The town received
grants totalling $175,000. The
town is paying the remaining
$25,000, and the not-for-profit
Voorheesville Community and
School Foundation is accepting donations to return to the
town that $25,000.
In 1898, Joseph Hilton had
Frank Osterhout build the
barn on his farm. The land
it was on is now owned by a
new - used
sales - service
developer who planned to tear
it down. Hilton heirs agreed to
sell an acre across Route 85A
from where the barn had stood
for over a century.
At last week’s planning
board, engineers from Barton
& Loguidice described the
remainder of the project that
will include site improvements like a gravel parking
area, a trench system to
move rainwater to the soil
efficiently, and prevention
of soil compaction. The barn
placement is within all townrequired setbacks, they said.
The planning board approved, with a vote of 4 to 0,
a motion to waive a public
hearing for the site plan for
the foundation, with Jo Ann
Davies, Justin Perry, Thomas
Hart, and Daniel Leinung
voting, and planning board
Chairman Charles Voss, a
Barton & Loguidice employee,
recusing himself.
The board also issued a
negative State Environmental
Quality Review Act declaration for the foundation, meaning there are no significant
environmental impacts, and
approved the town’s site plan.
Hart noted that the action
of waiving the hearing was
limited to offsets of property
lines for the foundation, but
not related to future plans for
a parking area or other site
improvements.
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Parent Heidi Arnaud asks administrators and the Voorheesville
School Board to create a “buffer” for middle school students by
adding an additional section to next year’s sixth-grade class, as
elementary Principal Jeffrey Vivenzio, left, listens.
to strengthen our program.”
Board member C. James Coffin
spoke to those who suggested the
district should worry more about
non-advanced students who need
to be sure of graduating.
“The board asks the staff,
‘Where are the ones having a
problem?’ ” Coffin said. “The
bells ring and people respond,
and we get the children through
the program.
“We are so far behind some
other districts,” Coffin said about
altering the middle school program to address needs for high
school classes. The district, he
said, must “dig up the money and
push it through. We’re running
out of time.”
Blow said that Voorheesville
“has never changed, except to
get better. What has changed are
cuts. We have cut a lot to maintain our budget.” The additional
programs at the high school will
restore to Voorheesville “what
has been stripped from this place
over the last six or eight years,”
he said, noting that, in his 25
years in the schools, Project
Lead the Way is “the single most
important thing this district is
adding since I have been here.”
“Please don’t ask me to pick
one grade over others,” said board
member Doreen Saia. “Your
grade will move up.”
Drautz said that the program
changes in the middle school will
also look at making coursework
more accessible and interesting
to students.
“Not everyone is the ace in
math or science,” she said. Other
students are at the top of their
classes, “but, it wasn’t their interest,” she said.
Her goal for the future is to
create a curriculum that attends
to student interests and allows
“a flow to the high school that is
not there now,” she said.
Administrators will present
new class-scheduling options at
the board’s meeting in May.
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Robinson’s in Slingerlands
Business Corner
Gurock named
nursing home administrator
The Enterprise — Marcello Iaia
Looking for a screen to fit inside his new water hose, customer Ray Mitchell stands at the large
wall of nuts, bolts, and other small parts at Robinson’s hardware store in Slingerlands April 9.
The grand re-opening weekend had vendor displays, a giant garage sale, a grilling demonstration,
and a chance for customers to look at the store’s products. The store at 1900 New Scotland Road
was previously Olsen’s ACE Hardware & Garden Center and allows Robinson’s to add several
greenhouses to its business. “It’s close enough to our other location that we can cross-market,” said
co-owner Judd Robinson, adding that greenhouse products can also be used at its other location
on Route 20.
Wacky Day, leprechauns, and the Easter Bunny
entertain Knox Nursery School students
By Cynthia Quay
KNOX — Another busy month
is behind us. March began with
“Wacky Wednesday,” our way
of acknowledging the birthday
of Dr Seuss. Upon arrival, the
children, many dressed “wackily,”
were greeted by their wackily
dressed teachers. They found
shoes hanging on the wall, upside
down pictures, and things generally out of whack!
We reversed our usual schedule and did the last things first
and the first things last. We read
Dr. Seuss’s “Wacky Wednesday”
story and painted pictures using
toys rather than brushes! It was
a crazy, wacky day!
March activities normally include a favorite with the 3-yearolds, making lions and lambs
to go with the adage: If March
comes in like a lion, it will go out
like a lamb; St Patrick’s Day and
the beginning of spring.
This year, we also needed to
plan for Easter projects. The
long month of March was very
welcomed!
St. Patrick’s Day books about
leprechauns, rainbows, with
pots of gold were great fun for
the kids.
Always, a highlight with the
4-year-olds is the Grandparents’
Easter Party. After making and
mailing their invitations, the
kids worked on bunny headbands. The day of the party they
did a fantastic job entertaining
their guests with the Bunny
Hop and a “Funny Little Bunny”
Poem.
After the entertainment, there
was “work” to do. Making a Happy Easter Bunny card, creating
a chick treat holder, and coloring
six hard-boiled eggs kept the
children and their grandparents
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“The Matriarch” by Stanley Maltzman will be on display at
the Greenville Public Library exhibit, opening on April 17 with
a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Thirty years ago, Maltzman founded
the Tuesday Sketchers Club, which meets at the library. Ten artists from the club will display their work though the end of April.
Gallery at the Greenville Public
Library will be held on Sunday,
April 17, from 2 to 4 p.m.
The library is located at 11177
Route 32 near the intersection
of Route 81. The show will be
at the library through the end
of April and may be seen during regular library hours. The
exhibit includes the works of 10
local artists who are members
of the Tuesday Sketchers Club.
On display are oil paintings,
watercolors, pastel paintings,
and drawings done by artists
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very busy. All were rewarded for
their hard work with some very
delicious snacks.
Both classes continue with
their trip through the alphabet.
We completed letters R, S, T, and
U. We ended March, appropriately, by planting flower seeds.
We will watch and water and
hope that healthy seedlings will
grow and bloom!
As the 2015-2016 school year
quickly wraps up, we are making
plans for the 2016-17 school year.
The Knox Nursery School is accepting applications to register
for the September 2016 session.
We will again run a program
for 2-year-olds on Tuesday and
Friday mornings from 9 to 11:15.
The tuition is $80 per six-week
period. For more information
about our classes for 2-, 3-, or
4-year-olds,, please call the
school at 872-2015.
GUILDERLAND CENTER —
The Grand Healthcare System,
which provides management and
administrative services for the
Guilderland Center Rehabilitation
and Extended Care Facility at 428
Route 146, has appointed Joshua
Gurock as administrator.
In his new position, Gurock will
be responsible for the direction,
supervision, compliance, and maintenance of the facility’s day-to-day
operations, as well as its adherence
to federal, state, and local laws and
regulations.
Prior to joining The Grand
Healthcare System, Gurock worked
as chief operating officer of Omaha,
Nebraska-based Reliable Rock
Counseling & Consulting, P.C., a
mental health agency he formed
in January 2013.
Before that, he spent eight
years as director of operations for
Omaha’s Jewish Social Services
and its agencies. While serving in
that role, he oversaw the dietary, activities, volunteer, transportation,
environmental services, information technology, and maintenance
departments for the Rose Blumkin
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Many of the works on display
show local scenes that will be
familiar to visitors to the exhibit.
Most of the items in the show
are for sale; 10 percent of the sale
proceeds will go the Greenville
Library.
The Sketchers Club, which has
been meeting at the library for
30 years, was founded and is coordinated by Stanley Maltzman,
a landscape artist who lives in
Freehold, known for his images
of trees.
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County Honors Volunteers
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
“There are many ways to help the food pantry,” Patricia
Glennon, a retired Westmere Elementary School teacher, told
The Enterprise about working with the Altamont Food Pantry,
which she led for nine years. She was honored Monday at the
annual County Executive’s Volunteer Awards ceremony. The
food pantry serves about 60 families in Guilderland.
Thank you: Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy on Monday presented honors to eight individuals cited for exemplary community service, including Guilderland resident W. Brian Barr at the
annual County Executive’s Volunteer Awards ceremony held in Albany. Barr is a member of the county’s
Community Service Board, working to improve mental hygiene services.
Senior News
Helderberg
By Phyllis Johnson
There’s been a lot of talk lately
in the seniors magazines about
second careers. Now, I’m not
totally sure why anyone would
want a second career, unless they
were on the young side of senior
and still needed to work.
And if I still needed to make
money, I’m not sure I’d agree that
starting over as a novice makes
the best economic sense. On the
other hand, I’ve had some really
crappy jobs, and some really
crappy bosses over that time, so
maybe making less money with
more satisfaction is worth it.
Personally, I don’t recall having that option in any significant
way, but nobody was ever paying
me enough to be able to take a
cut in pay. I’ve never completely
understood what gets some people
ahead in business, and leaves the
rest of us back at our desks shuffling paper, or cleaning up after
the elephants.
However, the subject does make
me think, and I’m afraid that at
this point in my life, I may have
to let go of some of my more
treasured career-change ideas.
For instance, I believe that lion
taming is probably out. It’s my
understanding that you need to
bring up the lion from a kitten
(cub?), and that takes several
years, plus all the training. That’s
quite a time commitment, and I’m
not sure that I want to invest that
much of my remaining time into
that learning curve.
Spying, on a small scale, always
sounded exciting. I’m very fond of
a series of stories about an older
lady who happened into the CIA
just when they were expecting
an experienced courier, and got
hired because they had already
told her too much by the time they
discovered their error. She likes
Guilderland
gardening, wears silly hats, and
takes karate lessons.
Lately, though, I’ve been doing
some reading about the CIA and
MI6, its British counterpart, and
it sounds pretty boring, grubby,
and unpleasant, with very little
resemblance to James Bond. I can
understand being willing to bend
the rules to protect your country,
or your deeply held beliefs, but
betraying your friends and their
trust is just a little too far over
onto the dark side.
Besides, would any of us like to
have the government looking that
closely into every single thing
we’ve ever done? I’m not so sure
that I, or anyone else, could stand
that kind of scrutiny. So spying is
out, although it did sound like a
great way to get free travel.
New careers involve risk,
whether you’re starting your own
business or going to work in a new
field. Bosses can be great, but a lot
of them are just as maladjusted
as the rest of us
For instance, unless you’re an
orphan, and really desperate, stay
away from anyone who describes
their workplace as a “family.”
Human-services people do this a
lot, and the level of dysfunction in
those “families” can be truly scary.
If you didn’t spend all your school
years as a fullback, you might
want to avoid testosterone-fueled
occupations like construction.
I’m a big fan of emergency
services. You get the excitement,
and are helping others at the
same time, but you can’t work
effectively if you throw up at
the sight of blood, or are deathly
afraid of fire. The Red Cross has
a lot of less-risky but still crucial
jobs available, but a lot of those
are volunteer.
In fact, most of the things I really love are volunteer jobs. The
pay is lousy, but the rewards are
inestimable. I guess I’ll forego the
extra cash of a “second career,”
and go for less money but a much
higher payoff.
The payoff for having read this
far is that we have some new
events coming up, including the
menu for next week at the Helderberg Senior Center.
Free smoke alarms
You still have time to sign up for
the free smoke alarms for seniors
provided through the Berne and
Knox fire districts. They have
10-year batteries, and will be
installed by members of the fire
company in your area.
Close counts for this program,
so don’t worry if your mailing
address is not completely or specifically in Town. You can sign up
at the Helderberg Senior Lunch
program, or you can tell one of the
officers of your local fire company,
or you can call me at 872-9370 to
register for Berne and East Berne,
or call 861-8960 for Knox.
A fire company member will
call you back in the near future to
schedule the installation. Alarms
are provided by a grant from the
New York State Association of
Fire Chiefs.
Build a birdhouse
There will be a Bluebird House
Building class at the Senior Center on Tuesday, May 10. All supplies will be provided, including
posts to mount your birdhouse
when it’s complete.
Space is limited, so sign up
early at the Senior Center.
Menu
— Monday, April 18: Lasagna
roll-ups, meat sauce, cauliflower,
whole-wheat roll, milk, and tropical fruit;
— Tuesday, April 19: Orange
glazed chicken, orzo (pasta), zuc-
chini and tomato, whole-wheat The Guilderland Senior Services is
bread, apple juice, milk, and tapi- offering the following activities the
week of April 18. Call the senior ofoca pudding;
— Friday, April 22:Roast-beef fice at 356-1980, ext. 1048 with any
sandwich, carrot and raisin salad, questions or for information.
grape juice, milk, and vanilla — Monday: Scheduled shopping,
aerobics at 9 a.m., Strong Bones
pudding.
As always, there will be games Plus and senior fitness at 10:30 a.m.,
and cards on Mondays and Tues- and Strong Bones Plus at 1:30 p.m.;
— Tuesday: Strong Bones Plus
days, and a varied selection of live
at
9 a.m., blood pressure screening
music provided by Nancy Frueh
from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m., luncheon
on Friday..
Please call 24 hours in advance of baked herb cod loin or cold plate
to 872-9400 to reserve lunch. at 11:30 a.m., and bingo/Rummikub
Email plightbody@nycap.rr.com, at 12:30 p.m.;
— Wednesday: Scheduled shopor sign up when you come in.
ping,
20-20-20 Fitness at 9 a.m.,
Tell us how many are coming,
your name, and your telephone Strong Bones Plus and senior fitnumber. If you’d just like to come ness at 10:30 a.m., needlecraft at
and help out, give Mary Moller 1 p.m., and Strong Bones Plus at
a call at 861-6253, or email her 1:30 p.m.;
— Thursday: Scheduled shopat helderbergseniormeals@aol.
ping,
Silver Sneakers, and Strong
com, and put “volunteer” in the
Bones Plus at 9 a.m., Mahjongg
subject line.
Lunches are provided by Hel- at 12:30 p.m., and Pinochle at 1
derberg Senior Services, the p.m.; and
— Friday: Scheduled shopping,
Albany County Department of Aging, and Senior Services of Albany. painting and Bridge at 10 a.m.,
The Hilltown Senior Center is quilting and intermediate Bridge
located at 1360 Helderberg Trail at 1 p.m.
Save the date
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
True Bearing Weather Intelligence, LLC Arts of Org filed
Sec. Of State of NY (SSNY) on
1/20/2016. Office in Albany Co.
SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process may be served &
shall mail process to PO Box 211,
Altamont, NY 12009. Purpose:
General
(1-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic]
of The Omakase Box LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on January 25, 2016, 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, 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.
(2-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Warriors
Musick Production LLC. Articles
of Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on November 4, 2015,
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 designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(3-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Giacobbe Project Management LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on January 12, 2016,
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 designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(4-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Limitless
Winner LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS) on
January 12, 2016, 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 designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(5-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of House
Dress LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on December 10, 2015, 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 designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(6-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
APP FOR AUTH for MAC Specialists LLC App for Auth filed with
SSNY 5/29/2015 LLC. Registered
in New Jersey on 10/31/2007 Off.
Loc.:Albany Co. SSNY designated
as agent upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY to
mail copy of process to The LLC,
1120 Ave of the Americas, 4th Fl.,
New York, NY 10036. Purpose: Any
lawful act or activity.
(7-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of The
Kolodny Group LLC. Arts of Org.
filed with New York Secy of State
(SSNY) on 2/26/16. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to: 159
Delaware Ave #115, Delmar, NY
12054. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(8-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of domestic formation
of CREAM Nail Studio LLC. Art.
of Org. filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on 2/29/2016 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.
(9-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Lights
Media Collective LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on 02.26.2016, 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.
(10-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Resourcely Marketing, LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
01/13/2016 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.
(11-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
PATHWAYS TO ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE, HENKEL CONSULTING LLC. Art. of Org. filed
with the SSNY on 02/26/16. Office:
Albany County. SSNY designated
as agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail copy of process
to the LLC, 220 Wormer Road,
Voorheesville, NY 12186. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
(12-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of a Limited
Liability Company (LLC); Name:
SOFTWARE TRAINING SOLUTIONS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on 1/25/2016.
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: c/o STS LLC, 6677 Dunnsville
Rd., Altamont NY 12009. Purpose:
Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date
upon which LLC is to dissolve: No
specific date.
(13-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic]
of Far Roc, LLC.
Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on 12-15-2016, 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, 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.
(14-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
RACHEL DANZING ART CONSERVATION LLC. Articles of Org
filed with Secr of State of New
York (SSNY) on 3/3/2016. Office
location: Albany Co. SSNY is
designated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy of
process c/o the LLC at business
address: 90 State St, Suite 700,
Off. 40, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful act.
(15-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: 585 STATE ROUTE 143,
LLC.
Articles of Organization were
filed with the Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on February
24, 2016. 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: c/o LLC, 1227 Thacher
Park Road, East Berne, NY 12059.
(16-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of PUP-APORTER LLC
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on February 10, 2014 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.
(17-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of FND
Realty Group LLC. Arts. Of Org.
filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY)
on 2/3/16. Office: Albany County.
SSNY is designated as agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to 51 Forest Rd #316-163
Monroe NY 10950. Purpose: any
legal activity
(18-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of BIRU
NOMI LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on March 1, 2016. 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 at 90 State Street Suite
700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207.
NW Registered Agent LLC is designated as agent for SOP at 90
State Street Suite 700 Office 40,
Albany, NY 12207. Purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(1-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Ho Foods
NYC LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 3/7/15
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, 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.
(2-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
NUBIA FILM LLC Art. Of
Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY
1/08/2016. Off. Loc.:Albany Co.
An amendment filed on 2/17/2016.
SSNY designated as agent upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 911 Central Ave,
# 201, Albany, NY 12206. Purpose:
Any lawful act or activity.
(3-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic]
of 210 EMPIRE LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 2/9/16,
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, 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.
(4-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of WA Consulting LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS) on
October 21, 2015, 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 designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(5-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation domestic
of Up & Beyond Property Maintenance, LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 1/27/16,
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 designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(6-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is given that a limited liability company named 385 Leedale
Street, LLC (hereinafter, the “LLC”)
has been formed. The articles of
organization were filed March 2,
2016. The office of the LLC is located in the County of Albany. The
Secretary of State is designated
as agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be served.
The address within this state to
which the Secretary of State shall
mail a copy of any process against
the LLC is 21 Borthwick Avenue,
Delmar, NY 12054. The purpose
of the LLC is to own real estate.
(7-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of CARTER STRATEGIES LLC Appl. for
Auth. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 10/23/15. Office
location: Albany County. LLC
formed in Virginia (VA) on 5/11/15.
Princ. office of LLC: 700 Fontaine
St., Alexandria, VA 22302. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process
to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80
State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.
VA addr. of LLC: 700 Fontaine
St., Alexandria, VA 22302. Cert.
of Form. filed with Clerk of the of
State Corporation Commission, PO
Box 1197, Richmond, VA 23219.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
(8-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of LLC. SB
Building Solutions LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on March
2, 2016 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 designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(9-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name:
DG 1124 GRANT LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with Secretary of
State of NY (SSNY) on 8/11/2015.
Office location: Albany County.
SSNY designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail copy of
process to: THE LLC 47 KOSSUTH
PLACE, BROOKLYN, NY 11221.
Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(10-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
limited liability company (LLC).
Name: 1560 PROPERTIES LLC.
Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 6/7/2010. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail copy of process to:
THE LLC 1560 PROPERTIES LLC
1360 EAST 14TH ST, SUITE 101,
BROOKLYN, NY 11230. Purpose:
any lawful purpose.
(11-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name:
BROOKLYN TAMI LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with Secretary of
State of NY (SSNY) on 2/23/2016.
Office location: Albany County.
SSNY designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to: THE LLC 140 32ND
STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11232.
Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(12-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Application for Authority of a foreign limited liability
company (LLC). Name: 9708-12
KINGS HIGHWAY LLC. Application
for Authority filed with Secretary
of State of New York (SSNY) on
2/23/2016. Office location: Albany
County. SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to: THE LLC C/O
111 BROADWAY 20TH FL NEW
YORK, NEW YORK, 10006. Office
address in jurisdiction of organization: c/o National Registered
Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Drive,
Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904. Copy
of Articles of Organization on file
with Secy. Of State of Delaware,
Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St.,
Suite 3, Dover, DE 19901
(13-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
ELEGANT PAINTERS NYC, LLC
Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of
NY 3/9/2016. Off. Loc.: Albany
Co. NYLLCCO, LLC designated as
agent upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY to mail
copy of process to The LLC, c/o
NYLLCCO, LLC, 305 Broadway,
Suite 200, New York, NY 10007.
Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.
(14-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Pollln
LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
03/07/2016, 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.
(15-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of HUA
HSU, LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on 02/03/2016, 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.
(16-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of By The
Yard Delivery LLC. Articles of
Organization were filed with the
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 03/08/2016. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY has been
designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail
process served to: The LLC at 15
Sturbridge Ct. Voorheesville, NY
12186 Purpose: any lawful act.
(17-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Katie’s
Graphic Designs, LLC. Articles
of Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on February 23, 2016.
Office location: Albany county. NS
is designated as agent upon whom
process may be served.NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
Northwest Registered Agent LLC
@ 90 State St. STE 700. office 40.
Northwest Registered Agent LLC
is designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St. STE 700 office 40.
Purpose is any lawful purpose
(18-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of 12-14
Chestnut Hill LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with the NY Secretary
of State (NYSS) on 3/2/16, office
location: Albany County. NYSS is
designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NYSS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
InCorp Services, Inc., One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave.,
Ste. 805A, Albany, NY 12210-2822.
InCorp Services, Inc. is designated
as agent for SOP at One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave.,
Ste. 805A, Albany, NY 12210-2822.
Purpose is any lawful purpose.
(19-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: NAIL 7 LLC.
Articles of Organization were
filed with the Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on March
4, 2016. 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: Hang Nguyen, 7
Keystone Court, Albany, NY 12205
(20-35-40)
of Org. filed with the SSNY on
03/09/16. Office: Albany County.
SSNY designated as agent of the
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to the LLC, c/o
Northwest Registered Agent, LLC,
90 State Street, STE 700, Office 40,
Albany, New York 12207. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
(1-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation domestic
of Soapy Mobile Carwash, LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on March 1, 2016
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 designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(2-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Wang Technology, LLC, a New
Jersey limited liability company
(WTLLC) filed its Application of
Authority with the Secretary of
State of New York (SSNY) on Feb.
15, 2007. WTLLC’s office location
is 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: Wang Technology LLC, 42 Washington Rd.,
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550. The
general purpose is a engineeringconstruction firm .
(3-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Well
Rooted LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS) on
January 22, 2016, 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 designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(4-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION
of CATALYST CAPITAL TACTICAL
FUND LP. Appl. for Auth. filed with
Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on
1/13/16. Office location: Albany
County. LP formed in Delaware
(DE) on 1/5/16. SSNY designated
as agent of LP upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail service process to Registered Agents Inc., 90 State St., STE
700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207,
regd. Agent upon whom and at
which process may be served.
Name and addr. of each general
partner are available from SSNY.
DE addr. of LP: 16192 Coastal
Highway, Lewes, DE 19958. Cert.
of LP filed with DE Sec. of State,
401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
(5-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Vitae
Health Products, LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 0311-2016 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 designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(6-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: FASER RENTALS, LLC
Articles of Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on 03/14/2016. 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, 27
Arrow Street, Schenectady, NY
12304. Purpose: For any lawful
purpose.”
(7-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: Spiecher Import, LLC.
Articles of Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on 11/20/2015. 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, 562
Boght Rd., Cohoes, NY 12047.
Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
(8-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Pursuant to the Limited Liability
Company Law of the State of New
York, notice is hereby given that the
limited liability company with the
name “Bluebird Montessori, LLC,”
has been formed. The Articles of
Organization were filed with the
Secretary of State of the State
of New York (SSSNY) on January
20, 2016. The office of the LLC is
to be located in Albany County,
New York. The SSSNY has been
designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against it may
be served. The post office address
to which the SSSNY shall mail a
copy of any process served is: 56
Hudson Ave, Delmar, NY 12054.
The nature of the business of the
LLC is to engage in any lawful
act or activity for which limited
liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability
Company Law.
(9-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name: Dickinson & Avella, PLLC. Articles of
Organization filed with Secretary
of State of New York (SSNY) on
January 29, 2016. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY designed as
agent of PLLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail copy of process to the
PLLC at 111 Washington Avenue;
suite 606 Albany, NY 12210. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(10-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of 512dcsre, LLC
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 1/19/2016,
office location: Albany County, NS
is designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
Veil Corporate, LLC @ 911 Central
Ave # 188 Albany, NY 12206, Veil
Corporate, LLC is designated as
agent for SOP at 911 Central Ave
# 188 Albany, purpose is any lawful purpose.
(11-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of 146dcsre, LLC
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 1/19/2016,
office location: Albany County, NS
is designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
Veil Corporate, LLC @ 911 Central
Ave # 188 Albany, NY 12206, Veil
Corporate, LLC is designated as
agent for SOP at 911 Central Ave
# 188 Albany, purpose is any lawful purpose.
(12-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of 119dcsre, LLC
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 1/19/2016,
office location: Albany County, NS
is designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
Veil Corporate, LLC @ 911 Central
Ave # 188 Albany, NY 12206, Veil
Corporate, LLC is designated as
agent for SOP at 911 Central Ave
# 188 Albany, purpose is any lawful purpose.
(13-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of 51dcsre, LLC
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 1/19/2016,
office location: Albany County, NS
is designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
Veil Corporate, LLC @ 911 Central
Ave # 188 Albany, NY 12206, Veil
Corporate, LLC is designated as
agent for SOP at 911 Central Ave
# 188 Albany, purpose is any lawful purpose.
(14-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of 20dcsre, LLC
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 1/19/2016,
office location: Albany County, NS
is designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
Veil Corporate, LLC @ 911 Central
Ave # 188 Albany, NY 12206, Veil
Corporate, LLC is designated as
agent for SOP at 911 Central Ave
# 188 Albany, purpose is any lawful purpose.
(15-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Noah
Elkrief LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on 3/4/16, 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. at 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, Registered Agents
Inc. is designated as agent for
SOP at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40. The purpose of this LLC
is to help people lose emotional
suffering through books, videos,
events, 1-on-1 counseling, website
content, and other online content.
(16-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of ASRAI
ENTERPRISE LLC
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 03/09/2016,
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, 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.
(17-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
All Star Software Systems, LLC,
a foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed an Application
for Authority with the Secretary of
State of NY (SSNY) on 02/09/16.
Organized in CT on 09/04/2002.
NY Office location: Albany County.
SSNY is designated as agent
whom process against the LLC
may be served. SSNY shall mail a
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of LLC
Caton Park Holdings LLC. Art.
23
The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, April 14, 2016
LEGAL NOTICE
copy of any process served to him/
her to: All Star Software Systems,
LLC, 440 Smith St., Middletown,
CT 06457. Purpose: Any Lawful
Purpose.
(18-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION
DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY (LLC).
Name: QUAY’S LANDSCAPING
LLC. Articles of Organization filed
with NY Secretary of State, March
17, 2016. Purpose: to engage in
any lawful act or activity. Office: in
Albany County. Secretary of State
is agent for process against LLC
and shall mail copy to 6 Shaker Bay
Road, Latham, New York 12110.
(19-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of 8th Ascension LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on March
15, 2016, 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.
(20-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Torbi LLC
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NYS) on March
2, 2016, office location: Albany
County, NYS is designated as
agent upon whom process may
be served, NYS 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.
(21-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of limited
liability company (LLC). Name:
Norma Flowers Soaps, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on 02/16/2016. NY office
location: Albany County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of the
LLC upon whom process against it
may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail
a copy of any process against the
LLC served upon her is 90 State
St., STE 700, Office 40, Albany,
NY 12207. Purpose of LLC: Any
lawful purpose
(22-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY:
Name: of Dynamic Digital Air, LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 02/29/16,
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 designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(23-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Why
Not Ventures LLC. Articles of
Organization were filed with the
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on
3/15/2016. Office is located in Albany County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process
to the LLC, c/o: InCorp Services
Inc., One Commerce Plaza, 99
Washington Avenue, Suite 805-A,
Albany, NY 12210-2822. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
(24-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of THE
RISK COOPERATIVE, LLC Authority filed with Secretary of State of
NY (SSNY) on FEBRUARY 05, 2016
Office Located 1100 New York Ave,
NW, Suite 710W, Washington, DC
20005 in the County of Albany
SSNY designed as agent of LLC
upon whom process against it
may be served SSNY shall mail
process 1100 New York Ave,
NW, Suite 710W, Washington, DC
20005 Purpose : Non Resident
Insurance Agency
(25-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of JazzElm Music, LLC. Application for
Authority was filed with NY Secretary of State (NYSOS) on March
15, 2016. Jurisdiction is Delaware
and was organized on February
17, 2016. Office location is Albany
County. NYSOS is designated as
agent upon whom process may be
served. NYSOS shall mail service
of process (SOP) to Paracorp Incorporated as designated agent for
NYSOS at One Commerce Plaza,
99 Washington Avenue, #805A,
Albany, NY 12210. Office required
to be maintained in jurisdiction
of formation is 2140 S. Dupont
Highway, Camden, DE 19934.
Authorized officer in jurisdiction of
formation is Delaware Secretary of
State at 401 Federal Street, Ste. 4,
Dover, DE 19901. Purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(26-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Mable
Pang Beauty LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on March
LEGAL NOTICE
1st 2016, 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 designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(27-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Oasis
Digital Support, LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on December 4th, 2015, 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.
(28-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of domestic formation
of At Last Denim LLC. The Articles of Org were filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 3/7/16:
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 designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(1-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Equalibrium Group LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 2/16/16
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.
(2-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation domestic
LLC of AllWeather Glass & Metal
LLC
Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
[12/1/2015], 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, 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.
(3-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
UltraCamp LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on
12/17/15. Office location: Albany
County. SSNY is designated as
agent upon whom process against
the LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to UltraCamp
LLC, 1559 Walling Lane, Niles,
MI 49120. Purpose: Any lawful
purpose.
(4-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of Foreign LLC. Name: MERIDIAN
DESIGN BUILD LLC. Organized in
IL on 9/1/05. NY Secretary of State
Certificate of Authority issued
3/10/16. Office Location: Albany
County. Process can be served to:
Meridian Design Build, 790 Estate
Dr., #220, Deerfield, IL 60015.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
(5-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY (LLC)
The name of the LLC is Saratoga
Lake Building LLC. The Articles of
Organization of the LLC were filed
with the NY Secretary of State on
March 22, 2016. The purpose of
the LLC is to engage in any lawful
act or activity. The office of the
LLC is to be located in Albany
County. The Secretary of State is
designated as the agent of the LLC
upon whom process against the
LLC may be served. The address
to which the Secretary of State
shall mail a copy of any process
against the LLC is Dean DeVito,
621 Columbia Street, Cohoes, New
York 12047.
(6-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
New Lots Realty NY LLC Arts
of Org filed with the Secy. of State
of NY (SSNY) on 12/2/14. Office of
Albany Co. SSNY Desig agent of
LLC upon whom process against it
may served & shall mail process to
Po Box 10873 Albany NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(7-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Wander
Travel Love LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on 3/15/2016, 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.
LEGAL NOTICE
(8-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation domestic
of Sweat Equity Music Conglomerate LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on 3/10/2016, 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 AgentsInc.
is designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(9-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Precept
Power LLC formerly known as
Moniron Ventures LLC.
Initial Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
August 28, 2015 & name change
took effect on February 23, 2016,
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.
(10-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: Saleem Property, LLC
Articles of Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on 03/23/2016. Office
location: Schenectady 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, 1102 Congress Street,
Schenectady, NY 12303. Purpose:
For any lawful purpose.
(11-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of BESPOKE ARCHITECTURE, PLLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 2/16/16,
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 Street Suite 700 Office 40,
Albany, NY 12207, NW Registered
Agent LLC is designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State Street Suite
700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207,
purpose is Architecture.
(13-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of a LLC:
Crystal Celebrations LLC Articles
of Organization were filed with the
Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on February 19, 2016.
Office location is in Albany County.
The 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, at 10 Saradale Avenue
Albany, NY 12211. Purpose: any
lawful purpose.
(14-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Layman Tiles LLC Arts of Org
filed with the Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 1/13/16. Office of
Albany Co. SSNY Desig agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may served & shall mail process
to 1/13/16 Albany 206 PO box
10873 Albany NY 12201. Purpose:
General.
(15-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Dunkey
Punch Groove Armada LLC. Articleof Org. Filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on 03/11/2016, office
location: Albsny County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mailof process (SOP) to NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90 State Street
STE 700 Office 40, NW. Registered
agent LLC is designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St. STE 700
Offce 40, purpose is any lawfull
purpose
(16-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Closed Casket Activities, LLC
Notice of Formation of the
above Limited Liability Company
(“LLC”). Articles of Organization
(DOM LLC) filed with the Secretary
of State of New York (“SSNY”) on
January 11, 2016. Office location,
County ofRensselaer. SSNY has
been designated as agent of the
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
a copy of any such process
(17-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of LIVIN
PICTURES, LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on 03/07/2016 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.
(18-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation domestic llc
of HMMK LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
07/20/2012. office location: Albany County, NS is designated as
agent upon whom process may
LEGAL NOTICE
be served, NS shall mail service of
process (SOP) to NW Registered
Agent LLC @ 1773 Western Ave
Albany NY 12203, NW Registered
Agent LLC is designated as agent
for SOP at 1773 Western Ave
Albany NY 12203, purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(19-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
SEVENTH AGE MUSIC, LLC.
Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on
12/31/15. Office: Albany County.
SSNY designated as agent of the
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to the LLC, c/o
United States Corporation Agents,
Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202,
Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any
lawful purpose.
(20-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of FINN &
MANTEY LLC. Art. Of Org. filed
with the Sect’y of State of NY
(SSNY) on 03/25/16. Office in
Albany County. SSNY has been
designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail process
to the LLC, 56B Haswell Road
Watervliet, NY 12189. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose
(21-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of a Limited
Liability Company(LLC): Name:
Kairos Ventures, LLC Articles of
Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)
on January 15, 2015. 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 C/O Kairos
Ventures LLC, 3045 Evelyn Drive,
Schenectady, NY 12303. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
(22-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation domestic of
Elitecom Distribution, LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on March
08, 2016, 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.
(23-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of the
domestic LLC Tepui Consulting
LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 1/5/16
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, 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.
(24-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of FAKEHEAD LLC
Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
12/28/2015, 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.
(25-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation domestic of
HEALTHY CORNER GYM NUTRITION LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 02/10/2016
, 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, 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.
(26-26-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of a Limited
Liability Company(LLC): Name:
Kairos Ventures, LLC Articles of
Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)
on January 15, 2015. 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 C/O Kairos
Ventures LLC, 3045 Evelyn Drive,
Schenectady, NY 12303. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
(1-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: 107 Bowery Creek, LLC
Articles of Organization were
filed with the Secretary of State of
New York on 02/16/2016 Office
location: 155 Hillson Rd Westerlo,
NY 12193 Albany County. The
Secretary of State of New York has
been designated as agent of the
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. The Secretary
of State of New York shall mail a
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
copy of process to the LLC,155
Hillson Rd Westerlo, NY 12193.
Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
(2-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Bourn, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed
with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY)
on 1/19/16. Office in Albany Co.
SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: Creative Studio.
(3-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of YOMMER LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
3/21/2016, 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.
(4-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Life
Meets Health LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
3/01/2016, 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.
(5-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of JAD 95,
LLC. Articles of Organization filed
with Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on February 22, 2016. Office Location: 488 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207. County in which the
Office is Located: Albany County.
SSNY is designated as agent of
LLC for service of process and
shall mail copy to c/o the LLC is
488 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
(6-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Fiasco
Enterprises LLC. Articles of Org
filed with NYS Secretary of State
(SSNY) on 03/25/2016. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY is
designated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process
to: 80 University St. Selkirk, NY
12158. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
(7-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
DOMESTIC LLC. Articles of Organization for REFUGIA LLC were
filed with the Secretary of State of
New York on November 21, 2014.
The company office is located
in Albany County. The Secretary
of State has been designated as
agent upon which process may
be served, and can send a copy
of process to the LLC to Anthony
Kippen, 690 Hudson Ave. Apt 2,
Albany, New York 12203. Purpose:
any lawful LLC activity.
(8-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of BERKOVITCH & WEINSTEIN, LLP.
Registration filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on February 10,
2016 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, 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.
(9-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation Lilly’s and
Love LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
3/28/2016 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.
(10-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic]
of Building Envelope Testing LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on March
14, 2016, 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.
(11-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The name of the
LLC is Lola Bean Consulting LLC.
The Articles of Organization were
filed with New York’s Secretary of
State (“NYSS”) on 03/25/2016. The
office is to be located in Albany
County. The principal business
location is 280 Madison Avenue,
Suite 600, New York, NY 10016.
The NYSS is designated as agent
upon whom process may be
served. The NYSS shall mail a copy
of any process to the registered
agent: INCORP Services Inc., One
Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington
Avenue, Suite 805, Albany, NY,
12210-2822. The purpose of the
business of the Company is any
lawful activity.
(12-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
limited liability company (LLC).
Name: FAIRMOUNT REALTY 709715 LLC. Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 1/5/2016. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail copy of process
to: THE LLC 2990 JEROME AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10468. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(13-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of foreign qualification of
DASARO USA, LLC
App. for Auth. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 3/29/16. Office location: Albany County. LLC
formed in FL on 4/3/08. Address
for service of process (SOP) in FL
is 3030 N. Rocky Point Dr. STE
150A, Tampa. NS is designated as
agent for SOP, NS shall mail SOP to
REGISTERED AGENTS INC @ 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, REGISTERED AGENTS INC is designated
as agent for SOP at 90 State St
STE 700 Office 40, purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(14-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC).
Name: MMG OF PARK SOUTH,
LLC. Articles of Organization filed
with NY Secretary of State, March
30, 2016. Purpose: to engage in
any lawful act or activity. Office:
in Albany County. Secretary of
State is agent for process against
LLC and shall mail copy to 43
British American Blvd., Latham,
NY 12110.
(15-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Cruising Tails LLC. Arts. of Org.
filed with the SSNY on 3/28/16.
Office: Albany County. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy of
process to Registered Agents Inc.
90 State Street, STE 700 Office
40, Albany NY 12207. Purpose: all
lawful activities.
(16-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of BUNGALOW INSURANCE SERVICES
LLC Authority filed with Secretary
of State of NY (SSNY) on FEBRUARY 01, 2016 Office Located 813
N Hancock Street,Philadelphia,
PA 19123 in the County of Albany SSNY designed as agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served SSNY shall
mail process 813 N Hancock
Street,Philadelphia, PA 19123
Purpose : Non Resident Insurance
Agency
(17-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Limited
Liability Company. Name: Essential
Relief Assistance Road Service
LLC. Articles of Organization filed
with the NY Secretary of State
(SSNY) on 2/29/2016. Office location: Albany County. SSNY has
been designated as the agent upon
whom process may be served &
shall mail a copy of any process
to the LLC at: 192 Delaware Ave,
Albany NY 12206. Purpose: Any
lawful purpose.
(19-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: Hair Event, LLC. Articles
of Organization were filed with the
Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on March 22, 2016. 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: 107 Wolf Hill Road, Voorheesville, NY 12186. Purpose: For any
lawful purpose
(20-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of CSLSX,
LLC.Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 8/17/15,
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.
(21-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Talaquis
LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New
York Secy of State (NS) on 3/7/16.
Office location: Albany County,
NS is designated as agent upon
whom process may be served,
NS shall mail service of process to
Registered Agents Inc. (RAI) @ 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, RAI is
24
The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, April 14, 2016
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LOCAL NOTICE
LOCAL NOTICE
LOCAL NOTICE
designated agent of LLC. Purpose:
recruiting.
(22-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Rascal’s Albany LLC
Notice is hereby given that an
On-Premises Liquor License for
beer, wine, and liquor has been
applied for by the undersigned to
permit the sale of beer, wine, and liquor at retail rates for on-premises
consumption at Rascals Albany,
LLC located 1 Crossgates Mall,
Guilderland, NY 12203 under the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
Rascal’s Albany LLC
(23-38-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of The
Great Escape Room Albany LLC.
Authority filed with Secy. Of
State of NY (SSNY) on 01/25/2016.
Office location: Albany County.
LLC formed in FL on 12/09/2015.
SSNY designated as agent upon
whom process against the LLC
may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to addr. of LLC: 2 Kross
Keys Dr. Ste 5. Albany, NY 12205.
Cert. of Form. Filed with Dept. of
State, Div. of Corp. Clifton Bldg.
2661 Executive Center Cir. Tallahassee, Fl. 32301. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
(24-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
BH SHIPPING LLC Art. Of
Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY
3/24/2016. Off. Loc.:Albany Co.
NYLLCCO, LLC designated as
agent upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY to mail
copy of process to The LLC, c/o
NYLLCCO, LLC, 305 Broadway,
Suite 200, New York, NY 10007.
Purpose:Any lawful act or activity.
(25-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of PROPTEK GROUP, LLC Articles of
organization filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y.(SSNY) on
12/29/15. Office location: Albany
County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process
to the LLC, 911 Central Ave #188,
Albany, NY 12206. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
(26-26-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
Quinlanjayuya, LLC. Arts of
Org filed with the Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 1/25/16. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY Desig agent of
LLC upon whom process against it
may served & shall mail process to
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(27-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
limited liability company (LLC).
Name: 404 PINE STREET HOLDINGS LLC. Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State of
NY (SSNY) on 1/26/2016. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy of
process to: THE LLC 111 BROADWAY, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK,
NY 10006. Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
(28-32-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: HOMEDAX REAL ESTATE
LLC. Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
03/23/16. 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 designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(29-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of JJM
Advisory LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 3/23/2016,
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, 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.
(30-38-43)
as process agent. Process Service
address: 90 State St. Suite 700 Office 40 Albany, NY 12207. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
(2-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION M&L
INVEST, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on March 3, 2016 . Its
office is located in Albany County.
The Secretary of State has been
designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against
it may be served and a copy of any
process shall be mailed to One
Commerce Plaza - 99 Washington
Ave., Suite 805-A, Albany, New
York 12210-2822. The purpose of
the Company is any lawful activity.
(3-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Limited
Liability Company. Name: M & M
AUTO SERVICE LLC. Articles of
Organization were filed with the
Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on: March 23, 2016. 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: c/o LLC, 718
Columbia Street, Hudson, New
York 12534. Purpose/l For any
lawful purpose.
(4-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of
New York, notice is hereby given
that the limited liability company
with the name “ZRE WV16, LLC,”
has been formed. The Articles of
Organization were filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of
New York (SSSNY) on March 31,
2016. The office of the LLC is to
be located in Albany County, New
York. The SSSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. The post office address
to which the SSSNY shall mail a
copy of any process served is:
ZRE WV16, LLC, 301 West 118th
Street, Apt. 5B, New York, New
York 10026. The nature of the
business of the LLC is to engage in
any lawful act or activity for which
limited liability companies may
be organized under the Limited
Liability Company Law.
(5-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC).
Name: JAM16 LLC. Articles
of Organization filed with NY
Secretary of State, April 4, 2016.
Purpose: to engage in any lawful
act or activity. Office: in Albany
County. Secretary of State is agent
for process against LLC and shall
mail copy to 1219 Angelo Drive,
Schenectady, NY 12303.
(6-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of GMR
Business Intelligence LLC.
Application for Authority filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on March 18, 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 designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(7-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Kembo
International, LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
01/19/2016. 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 designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(8-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Bushvick realty, LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on 1/28/16, 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 designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(9-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of The Culturalite LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on August 10th,
2015, 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, 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.
(10-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
MABG LLC, a foreign LLC,
filed with the SSNY on 02/16/16.
Organized in MD on 07/17/2012.
NY Office location: Albany County.
SSNY is designated as agent upon
whom process against the LLC
may be served. SSNY shall mail a
copy of any process served to the
LLC: Mid Atlantic Benefits Group
LLC, 203 Market Street, Suite
210, Havre de Grace, MD 21078.
General purpose.
(11-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a
new corporation has been formed,
to wit: BM & Son, LLC. Articles of
Incorporation were filed with the
Secretary of State on December
21, 2015. The corporation office
is located in Schenectady County.
The Secretary of State has been
designated by the corporation as
the agent upon whom process may
be served. The mailing address of
the corporation shall be 921 State
Street, Schenectady, New York
12307. The character and purpose
of the corporation shall be limited
to all lawful business.
(12-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of SELKIRK
SELF STORAGE I, LLC. Articles
of Organization filed with the
Secretary of State of New York
(“SSNY”) on 03/22/2016. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY
has been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process may
be served. SSNY shall mail a copy
of the process to the LLC at 560 US
Route 9W, Glenmont NY 12077.
No specific date of dissolution.
Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(13-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of NHK
ENTERPRISES, LLC. Articles
of Organization filed with the
Secretary of State of New York
(“SSNY”) on 03/22/2016. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY
has been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process may
be served. SSNY shall mail a copy
of the process to the LLC at 560
US Route 9W, Glenmont NY 12077.
No specific date of dissolution.
Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(14-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
Name: J&J Garage, LLC. Articles
of Organization were filed with the
New York Secretary of State on
January 12, 2016. Office Location:
Albany County. The Secretary of
Stat of New York State has been
designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against it may
be served. The Secretary of State
shall mail a copy of process to the
LLC at 3180 Delaware Turnpike
Voorheesville, NY 12186. Purpose:
For any lawful purpose.
(15-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Esperance Consulting. LLC Arts. of
Org. filed w/SSNY on 3/1/2016.
Office location: Albany Cnty. SSNY
designated as agent for process
and shall mail to: 99 Washington
Ave Ste 1008 Albany NY 12260.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
(16-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of SKYBOUND AVIATION LLC. Authority
filed with the Sect’y of State of
NY (SSNY) on 12/10/15. Office in
Albany County. Formed in GA on
08/23/06. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process
to the LLC, 2000 Airport Rd #125
Atlanta, GA 30341. Purpose: Any
lawful purpose
(16a-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, pursuant to Article 7 of the Public
Officers Law of the State of New
York, that the regular meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Altamont will be held at 7:00
p.m. on the first Tuesday of each
month in the Village Hall, 115 Main
Street, Altamont, NY, in the event
this date falls on a holiday, the
regular meeting will be held on the
third Tuesday of that month. July
2016 Board meeting to be held on
Tuesday, July 19th.
The Board of Trustees will also
meet on the third Tuesday of each
month, as needed. In the event of
a cancellation of any meeting, a
notice to that effect will be posted
in the Village Hall.
DATED: April 14, 2016
BY ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Patty Blackwood
Village Clerk
(19-39)
bids for the Collection of Refuse
and Recyclables will be received
at the Office of the Town Clerk at
Town Hall, Town of New Scotland,
County of Albany until 10:00 am
on the 9th day of May, 2016 at
which time they will opened and
read aloud. Bids will be submitted
in duplicate in sealed envelopes
which shall bear on the face thereof
the name and address of the bidder and title, “Bid for collection of
Refuse and Recyclables”. Detailed
specifications and bid forms are
available to any interested bidder
at the office of the Town Clerk.
The contract for the purchase of
the above services will be awarded
by the Town Board to the lowest
responsible bidder. In case where
two or more responsible bidders
submit identical bids as to price,
the Town Board may reject any or
all bids at its discretion.
The Town Board reserves the
right to waive any informality in or
to reject any or all bids.
All bids must be accompanied
by Non-Collusion Bidding Certificate required by Section 103-d of
the General Law.
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN
BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NEW
SCOTLAND DATED: March 9, 2016
Diane Deschenes Town Clerk
(23-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Public Notice
Notice is hereby given that The
Planning Board of the Town of
Westerlo will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 26th, at 7:30
pm in the Town Hall located at 933
County Route 401, Westerlo, NY
for the application of Peter Snyder,
229 Goodfellow Rd., Westerlo,
NY. Tax map #138-2-37-11. Mr.
Snyder is requesting a minor subdivision to divide the family farm.
(24-39-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the
Thompson Lake Rural Cemetery
Association will be held on May 11,
2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the Thompson Lake Reformed Church, East
Berne, NY.
Sue Jordan
Sec-Tres
(25-39
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Town of Westerlo 2015
Annual Financial Report Update
Document has been filed with the
NYS Office of the State Comptroller and is available in the Westerlo
Town Clerk’s Office located at 933
County Route 401, Westerlo, NY
for public review.
By order of the Supervisor
Kathleen Spinnato, Town Clerk
Dated: 04/06/2017
(24-39-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Board of Education of the
Guilderland Central School District,
County of Albany, Guilderland,
New York, will receive sealed bids
at the Administration Office, PO
Box 18, 8 School Rd. Guilderland
Center, NY 12085-0018 on May 11,
2016 for the following:
Fresh Pizza 8:30 a.m.
NOI Products 9:30 a.m.
Grocery 10:00 a.m.
Specifications may be obtained
at the Administration Office at 8
School Road, Guilderland Center,
NY 12085. The Board of Education
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Neil T. Sanders
Assistant Superintendent
for Business
(27-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Talent
Advantage, LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on March
24, 2016, 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 Street
Suite 700 Office 40, Albany, NY
12207, NW Registered Agent LLC
is designated as agent for SOP at
90 State Street Suite 700 Office 40,
Albany, NY 12207, purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(1-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Crafterlife LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y
of State (SSNY) 2/25/16. Principal
Office: 1729 East 16th St, Apt 4B,
Kings County. SSNY designated
LOCAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TOWN OF KNOX
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
A Public Hearing will be held on
Thursday, April 28, 2016 @ 7:40
p.m. at the Knox Town Hall at the
request of Mr. Dennis Barber, Town
of Knox. Mr. Barber is requesting
a Special Use permit to re-open
the Knox Store at 2160 Berne
Altamont Rd.
Comments or concerns regarding this request may be submitted
to the Recording Secretary @
mhempstead@knoxny.org
The public is invited to attend.
(17-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, pursuant to Article 7 of the Public
Officers Law of the State of New
York, notice is given that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village
of Altamont will meet and convene,
as needed, on the second Tuesday
of each month at 7:00 p.m. at
the Village Hall, 115 Main Street,
Altamont, New York. If such meeting is not to be held, a notice of
cancellation will be posted in the
Village Hall. December 2016 Board
meeting to be held on Tuesday,
December 19th.
DATED: April 14, 2016
BY ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Patty Blackwood
Village Clerk
(18-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Budget for the Village of
Altamont for fiscal year June 1,
2016 to May 31, 2017 has been
approved and adopted by the
Board of Trustees.
A copy of the adopted budget
is available for public inspection
at Village Office, 115 Main Street,
Altamont, NY during regular office
hours.
The annual salaries of the elected officials are:
Mayor
$4,810
Trustees
$2,897
Justices$4,810
BY ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
VILLAGE OF ALTAMONT
Patty Blackwood, Clerk
DATED: April 14, 2016
(19a-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Town of Westerlo Town
Board will hold a Public Hearing
on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 7:15
PM at the Westerlo Town Hall
located at 933 County Route 401,
Westerlo, NY. The purpose of the
Public Hearing is to hear public
comment on proposed revisions to
the Town of Westerlo Local Law #
1 of 1989 and proposed revisions
to the Town of Westerlo Land
Subdivision Regulations. The proposed revisions can be reviewed
by the public on the Town website:
townofwesterlony.com or in person
at the Town Clerk’s office during
regular business hours.
By order of the Town Board
Dated: 4/5/2016
Kathleen Spinnato, Town Clerk
(20-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Town of Westerlo Town
Board will hold a Public Hearing
on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 7:00
PM at the Westerlo Town Hall 933
County Route 401, Westerlo, NY.
The purpose of the Public Hearing is to hear public comment on
proposed revisions to the Town of
Westerlo Water Use Law, Local
Law No. 1 of 2005. The proposed
revisions can be reviewed by
the public on the Town website:
townofwesterlony.com or in person
at the Town Clerk’s office during
regular business hours.
By order of the Town Board
Dated April 5, 2016
Kathleen Spinnato, Town Clerk
(21-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
OF
PUBLIC HEARING FOR COMMUNICATIONS
TOWER AND RELATED FACILITIES
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the public hearing
previously scheduled for April 21,
2016 for the following application
has been cancelled. Public Notice
will be made when the Hearing is
rescheduled.
The Albany County Sheriff’s Office (“applicant”), has filed an application with the Town of Berne, Albany County, New York requesting
municipal approval to construct,
maintain and operate a public
safety communications facility on
a portion of lands owned by Mr.
Jody Jansen, located at 28 Jansen
Lane in the Town of Berne, County
of Albany, State of New York (Tax
Map Parcel No. 79.00-3-1) in a RAF
(Residence/Agricultural/Forestry)
Zoning District.
The Albany County communications facility will consist of the
following: a 180ft. high self-supported communications structure,
a 60ft. by 50ft. equipment/communications compound area and
a 12ft. by 16ft. communications
building.
Dated: April 7, 2016
BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD, RICHARD RAPP,
CHAIRMAN
(22-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO BIDDER FOR THE
COLLECTION OF REFUSE AND
RECYCLABLES
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
pursuant to resolution of the Town
Board, Town of New Scotland,
Albany County, New York sealed
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that any disabled or physically
challenged individual in need of
assistance in order to participate
at public meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Altamont,
Zoning Board of Appeals, or Planning Board should contact the
Village Clerk, Patty Blackwood, at
least two weeks before scheduled
meeting at 861-8554. A reasonable attempt will be made to meet
your needs.
DATED: April 14, 2016
BY ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Patty Blackwood
Village Clerk
(28-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, pursuant to Article 7 of the Public Officers Law of the State of New York,
notice is given that the Planning
Board of the Village of Altamont
will meet and convene, as needed,
on the fourth Monday of each
month at 7:00 p.m. at the Village
Hall, 115 Main Street, Altamont,
New York. If such meeting is not
to be held, a notice of cancellation
will be posted in the Village Hall.
November 2016 Planning Board
meeting to be held on Monday,
November 15th.
DATED: April 14, 2016
BY ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Patty Blackwood
Village Clerk
(28-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION
GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Guilderland
Central School District, Albany County, Guilderland, New York, will be
held on May 10, 2016 at
7:00 p.m., prevailing time, at Guilderland High School, 8 School Road,
Guilderland Center, New York,
for the presentation of the budget for the school year July 1, 2016 to
June 30, 2017.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said vote and election will be held on
May 17, 2016 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing
time, at the following election districts:
School Election District No. 1 Altamont Elementary School,
117 Grand Street, Altamont, New York
School Election District No. 2Guilderland Elementary School, 2225
Western Avenue, Guilderland, New York
School Election District No. 3Lynnwood Elementary School, 8 Regina
Drive, Schenectady, New York
School Election District No. 4Westmere Elementary School, 6270
Johnston Road, Albany, New York
School Election District No. 5Pine Bush Elementary School, 3437
Carman Road, Schenectady, New York at which time the polls will be
opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:
To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year
2016-2017 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by
taxation on the taxable property of the District;
For the election of three (3) members to the Board of Education;
Upon the appropriation of an amount sufficient to operate the Guilderland School District Public Library separate and apart from the Annual
School District Budget and authorizing the levy of taxes therefore;
For the election of two (2) Trustees to the Board of Trustees of the
Guilderland Public Library.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that two Bond Propositions in substantially the following form shall be presented to the qualified voters of the
District at such Annual District Meeting and Election:
PROPOSITION 2
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 purchase various school buses, vehicles and equipment
for use by the District, at the estimated maximum cost of $1,156,000,
and to expend therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental
thereto and the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated
total cost of $1,156,000;
(b) that a tax is hereby voted in the aggregate amount of not to exceed $1,156,000 to pay such cost, said 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 principal amount of not to exceed
$1,156,000 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds
as the same shall become due and payable.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the
amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s
budget for fiscal year 2016-2017, exclusive of public monies, may be
obtained by any resident of the District during business hours beginning
May 3, 2016, except Saturday and Sunday, at the Administration Office, 8
School Road, Guilderland Center, New York, and at each of the following
schools: Altamont Elementary School, Guilderland Elementary School,
Lynnwood Elementary School, Pine Bush Elementary School, Westmere
Elementary School, Farnsworth Middle School, and Guilderland High
School, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates
for the office of member of the Board of Education for one (1) term of
three (3) years each must be filed with the Clerk of the District no later
than April 18, 2016 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the
Administrative Offices, 8 School Road, Guilderland Center, New York.
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LOCAL NOTICE
Each petition must be signed by at least fifty two (52) qualified voters of
the District with their addresses, and said petition must state the name
and residence of the candidate. Vacancies on the Board of Education
shall not be considered separate; specific offices and the nominating
petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy for which the candidate
is nominated. Candidates receiving a plurality of the votes cast respectively for the several offices shall be declared elected in accordance with
the provisions of Section 2034 of the Education Law.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots will
be obtainable during business hours from the District Clerk; completed
applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7)
days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the
day before the election, 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 p.m., prevailing time, on May 17, 2016.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that personal registration of voters is
required. The Board of Registration shall meet on May 5, May 9 and
May 10, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the following places: (1)
Altamont Elementary School; (2) Guilderland Elementary School; (3) Lynnwood Elementary School; (4) Westmere Elementary School; and (5) Pine
Bush Elementary School for the purpose of preparing a register of the
qualified voters of the school district for said Annual Vote and Election, at
which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon
such register, provided that he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction
of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at
the Annual Vote and Election. Additionally, any person otherwise entitled
to vote at said Annual Vote may register at the District Offices, 8 School
Rd., Guilderland Center, New York, on May 5, May 9 and May 10, 2016
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
The register of the qualified voters of the School District prepared at
the Special Meeting held on May 19, 2015 shall be used by said Board of
Registration as the basis for the preparation of the register for said Annual
Vote and Election to be held on May 17, 2016. Any person whose name
appears on such register or who shall have been previously registered
for any Annual Vote or Special District meeting or election and who shall
have voted at any Annual or Special meeting or election held at any time
since January 1, 2012 will not be required to register personally for this
Annual Vote and Election. 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 a said
Annual Vote and Election without further registration.
Upon its completion, said register will be filed in the office of the District Clerk and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the
District from May 12, 2016 to the day of the vote, May 17, 2016, Sunday
excepted, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (Prevailing Time)
with the exception of Saturday, May 14, 2016 when the hours will be by
appointment only.
The boundaries of the school election districts are as follows:
School Election District no. 1 – includes all of the lands contained within
the boundaries of the Altamont Elementary School zone;
School Election District no. 2 – includes all of the lands contained within
the boundaries of the Guilderland Elementary School zone;
School Election District no. 3 – includes all of the lands contained within
the boundaries of the Lynnwood Elementary School zone;
School Election District no. 4 – includes all of the lands contained within
the boundaries of the Westmere Elementary School zone;
School Election District no. 5 – includes all of the lands contained within
the boundaries of the Pine Bush Elementary School zone;
Only qualified voters who are duly registered will be permitted to vote.
A report of tax exemptions, showing how much of the total assessed
value on the final assessment roll or rolls used in that budgetary process
is exempt from taxation, shall be annexed to the budget document.
Linda M. Livingston
District Clerk
Dated: April 1, 2016
(30-37-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE, AND ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing of the qualified
voters of Voorheesville Central School District, County of Albany, State
of New York will be held on May 9, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the Large
Group Instruction Room of the Voorheesville Middle School/Clayton A.
Bouton High School in said district for the presentation of a budget for
the school year 2016‑2017.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Annual District Meeting will
be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 in the Voorheesville Middle School
Foyer. The polls will open at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time
and voting will proceed until 9:00 p.m. on the following:
To elect two members of the Board of Education for a 4-year term
terminating June 30, 2020, to fill the vacancy created by the expiration
of the terms of Diana Straut, and Timothy E. Blow.
To vote on the Annual School Budget and the appropriation of the
necessary funds to meet the estimate of expenditures, and to authorize
the levy of taxes for this purpose.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that at said Annual District Election
and Budget Vote to be held on May 17, 2016, the following propositions
will be submitted:
PROPOSITION #1: PURCHASE OF BUSES:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Voorheesville Central
School District is hereby authorized to pay the cost of the purchase of
school buses, including incidental expenses, at a maximum estimated
cost of $110,000, and that said amount, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property
of said School District and collected in annual installments as provided
by Section 416 of the Education Law; and, in anticipation of such tax,
obligations of said School District shall be issued.
PROPOSITION #2: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS-POOL:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Voorheesville Central
School District, is hereby authorized to undertake certain capital improvements consisting of reconstruction and replacement of the pool
filtration system and related components of the swimming pool at the
LEGAL NOTICE
2015-2016 Property Tax Report Card
Voorheesville CSD
School District Contact Person: Robin Burch
School District Telephone Number: 518-765-3313
LOCAL NOTICE
LOCALNOTICE
Voorheesville Middle School/High School building, along with the acquisition of certain original furnishings, equipment, and apparatus and
other incidental improvements required in connection therewith for such
construction and school use, all at an estimated maximum aggregate
cost of $90,000, and appropriate, encumber, and expend existing and
unexpended funds and/or funds from the Capital Reserve Fund therefor.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the text of the foresaid
proposition may appear on the ballot labels in the following abbreviated
form:
PROPOSITION
Shall the proposition set forth in the legal notice of this special district
meeting, authorizing a capital construction project consisting of capital
improvements consisting of reconstruction and replacement of the
pool filtration system and related components of the swimming pool at
the Voorheesville Middle School/High School building at an estimated
cost of $90,000 to be appropriated, encumbered, and expended from
unexpended funds and/or the Capital Reserve fund, all as more fully
described in said notice, be approved?
The School District, acting as lead agency to the extent necessary for
this purpose under SEQRA, has completed its environmental review and,
on March 7, 2016, has duly determined and found the purpose to be a
Type II action which will not have a significant impact on the environment
and is not subject to any further environmental review under SEQRA.
PROPOSITION #3: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT-BRIDGE:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Voorheesville Central
School District, is hereby authorized to undertake certain capital improvements consisting of miscellaneous reconstruction and window replacement at the Voorheesville Elementary School/Bus Garage building, and
the repair and/or replacement of an existing foot bridge and abutments
over the Vly Creek that connects a staff parking lot to the Voorheesville
Elementary School, along with the acquisition of certain original furnishings, equipment, and apparatus and other incidental improvements
required in connection therewith for such construction and school use,
all at an amended estimated maximum aggregate cost of $275,000, and
appropriate, encumber, and expend existing and unexpended funds, and
funds from the Capital Reserve Fund, therefor.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the text of the foresaid
proposition may appear on the ballot labels in the following abbreviated
form:
PROPOSITION
Shall the proposition set forth in the legal notice of this special voter
meeting, authorizing a capital construction project consisting of miscellaneous reconstruction and window replacement at the Voorheesville
elementary School/Bus Garage building, and the repair/replacement of
an existing foot bridge and abutments over the Vly Creek at an amended
estimated cost of $275,000 to be appropriated, encumbered, and expended from unexpended funds and/or the Capital Reserve fund, therefor
all as more fully described in said notice, be approved?
SEQRA STATUS OF PROJECT: The School District, acting as lead
agency to the extent necessary for this purpose under SEQRA, has
completed its environmental review and, on March 7, 2016, has duly
determined and found the purpose to be a Type II action which will not
have a significant impact on the environment and is not subject to any
further environmental review under SEQRA.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the
amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school
purposes, exclusive of public money, may be obtained by any taxpayer
in the district during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting, except Saturday, Sunday or holiday, at the following
schoolhouses in which school is maintained during the hours designated:
Schoolhouses
Voorheesville Elementary School 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Voorheesville Middle School 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Clayton A. Bouton High School 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates
for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with
the Clerk of the district not later than the close of business on April 18,
2016. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the district, must
be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the district,
must state the name and residence of the candidate and must describe
the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated including at
least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified
voters of Voorheesville Central School District, County of Albany, State
of New York will be held on Monday, May 16, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Voorheesville Public Library for the presentation of the Public Library
budget for the year 2016‑2017.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that, as part of and contemporaneous
with the Annual District Meeting, a vote will be held for the Voorheesville
Public Library on the following:
To elect one member of the of the Library Board of Trustees for a term
of five years ending on June 30, 2021 to fill the vacancy created by the
expiration of the term of Bryan Richmond.
To vote on the annual Public Library budget and the appropriation of the
necessary funds to meet the estimate of expenditures, and to authorize
the levy of taxes for this purpose.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that letters requesting application for
absentee ballots may be received by the District Clerk not earlier than the
thirtieth (30th) day nor later than the seventh (7th) day before the election.
Requests should be addressed to:
Clerk, Board of Education
Voorheesville Central School District
P.O. Box 498
Voorheesville, NY 12186
Dated: March 30, 2016
Jessica Tabakian
District Clerk
(31-37-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET AND PROPOSITION VOTE,
AND ELECTION WITH VOTER REGISTRATION OF THE BERNE-KNOXWESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF BERNE, COUNTY
Budgeted
2015-16
(A)
Proposed
Budget 2016-17
(B)
Total Budgeted Amount, not including Separate Propositions 23,149,718 23,796,334
A. Proposed Tax Levy to Support the Total Budgeted Amount,
Net of Reserve 16,740,414 16,893,493
B. Tax Levy to Support Library Debt, if Applicable
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C. Tax Levy for Non-Excludable Propositions, if Applicable
D. Total Tax Cap Reserve Amount Used to Reduce Current Year Levy,
if Applicable
E. Total Proposed School Year Tax Levy (A+B+C-D) 16,740,414 16,893,493
F. Permissible Exclusions to the School Tax Levy Limit 269,112
275,585
G. School Tax Levy Limit, Excluding Levy for Permissable Exclusions3 16,446,345 16,619,908
H. Total Proposed Tax Levy for School Purposes, Excluding Permissible
Exclusions and Levy for Library Debt, Plus Prior Year Tax Cap Reserve 16,444,302 16,617,908
(E-B-F+D)
I. Difference: (G-H);(negative value requires 60.0% voter approval)2 2,043
2,000
Public School Enrollment 1,166
1,173
Consumer Price Index 2
LOCAL NOTICE
Percent
Change
(C)
2.79%
0.91%
0.60%
.12%
Include any prior year reserve for excess tax levy, including interest.
Tax levy associated with educational or transportation services propositions are not eligible for exclusion under the School Tax Levy Limit and may
affect voter approval requirements.
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For 2016-17, includes any carryover from 2015-16 and excludes any tax levy for library debt or prior year reserve for excess tax levy, including
interest.
Actual Estimated
2015-16 (D) 2016-17 (E)
Adjusted Restricted Fund Balance 1,470,858
1,522,752
Assigned Appropriated Fund Balance 493,723
325.000
Adjusted Unrestricted Fund Balance 913,689
948,775
Adjusted Unrestricted Fund Balance as a Percent of the Total Budget
3.95%
3.99%
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LOCAL NOTICE
OF ALBANY, NEW YORK
NOTICE is hereby given by the Board of Education of the BerneKnox-Westerlo Central School District, Albany County, New York, that a
public hearing of the qualified voters of said school district will be held
at the High School Building, in said District, in the village of Berne, New
York, on Monday, May 9, 2016, at 7:00 P.M., Daylight Savings Time for
the presentation of the budget document for the 2016-17 fiscal year.
NOTICE is also given pursuant to Section 1716 of the Education Law,
that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes may be obtained by any
qualified voter in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately
preceding the Budget Vote at each of the following locations between
the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M.:
District Office, Berne, New York
Berne Elementary, Berne, New York
Junior/Senior High School, Berne, New York
Berne Public Library, Berne, New York
Westerlo Public Library, Westerlo, New York
NOTICE is also given that the voting upon the appropriation of the
necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures and/or on propositions involving the expenditure of money to authorize the levy of taxes
shall take place at the High School Building on Tuesday, May 17, 2016,
between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.
NOTICE is also given pursuant to Section 2004 of the Education Law,
that petitions nominating candidates for the Office of Member of the
Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between
the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. no later than, April 18, 2016, the
30th day preceding the Annual School District Meeting or election at
which the candidates so nominated shall be elected, and that such
election and voting upon the appropriation of funds shall constitute the
Annual School District Meeting. The following vacancies are to be filled
on the Board of Education:
Two (2) seats for three-year terms to fill the expiring terms of:
Joan Adriance
and
Matthew D. Tedeschi (who filled the remainder of an unexpired term, ending June 30, 2016, due to the resignation, effective January 1, 2016, of Earl
Barcomb).
Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the Board of Education,
must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, or
two (2) percent of the voters who voted in the previous election whichever
is greater, shall state the name and residence of the candidate. Petition
forms are available at the Special Education Office in the High School.
Voting for the election of Candidates for the Office of Member of the Board
of Education will take place at the High School Building on Tuesday, May 17,
2016 between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.
NOTICE is also given that the following proposition will be submitted to
the voters:
Proposition #1
ACQUISITION OF SCHOOL BUSES AND VEHICLES
RESOLVED: Shall the Board of Education of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo
Central School District, in the Counties of Albany and Schoharie, New
York (“the District”), be authorized to (a) purchase school buses at a cost
not to exceed the estimated total cost of $358,932.60; (b) expend such
sum for such purpose; (c) expend a sum not to exceed $150,000.00 from
the Transportation Reserve Fund for such purpose; (d) levy the necessary tax therefore, to be levied and collected in annual installments in
such years and in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of
Education in accordance with Section 416 of the Education Law, taking
into account state aid and the amount expended from the Transportation
Reserve Fund and any other available fund balance as may legally be
made available, and in anticipation of the collection of such tax, issue
bonds and notes of the District at one time or from time to time in the
principal amount not to exceed $208,932.60 and levy a tax to pay the
interest on said obligations when due.
Voting on Proposition #1 (to purchase school buses and vehicles for use by
the District, and to issue obligations of the District), therefore, will take place
at the High School Building on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 between the hours of
9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.
NOTICE is also given that special voter registration will be held on
Tuesday, May 10, 2016, from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. in the High School
Auditorium, only, for the Board of Registration of the School District to
meet to prepare for registration of voters not previously registered. Any
person shall be entitled to have his name placed upon such register
provided that at said meeting of the Board of Registration, he is known
or has proved to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be
then or thereafter entitled to vote at the School Meeting or Election for
which such registration is prepared. The register prepared for the Annual
Meeting will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District, and will be
open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the
hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. during the five days prior to and the
date of the Annual Meeting, except Saturdays and Sundays.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be
applied for at the office of the Clerk of the District. If the ballot is to be mailed
to the voter, the completed application must be received by the District no
later than 3:00 P.M. on May 10, 2016. If the ballot is to be delivered personally by the voter, the completed application must be received by the Clerk
of the District no later than 5:00 P.M. on May 16, 2016. A list of all persons
to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available for inspection
by any qualified voter of the District in the Office of the Clerk of the District
between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. during the five days prior to
the day of the Annual Meeting.
Dated: March 30, 2016
Denise Robinson
District Clerk
(39-37-40)
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, April 14, 2016
Obituaries
Howard M.
Skinner
Stephanie MacGilfrey
ALTAMONT — Stephanie MacGilfrey, of Altamont, who loved her
family, gardening, and crafts, died in a car accident on Thursday,
April 7, 2016. She was 52.
She was born to William and
Irene Zimmerman, July 23, 1963.
“Always one to play in the dirt,
Stephanie loved gardening —
and brought home flowers by the
carload,” her family wrote in a
tribute. “Winter meant craft fairs
and summer, garage sales. Snowmen and benches were brought
home year round.
“Very family oriented, Stephanie devoted her life to raising
three very strong-willed children,
Samantha, Cole, and Logan; all
of whom will miss her bright and
fiercely loving spirit.”
She is also survived by her
father, William; sisters Cynthia
Tirotta and her husband, Joseph, and Deborah DeVito and
her husband, Michael; brother
Stephanie MacGilfrey
Kerby Zimmerman and his wife,
Andrea; nephews Gregory and
Ryan; and granddaughter Caroline.
Her mother, Irene, died in 2010.
Private services were held at the Fredendall Funeral Home in
Altamont.
Memorial contributions may be made to Howes Cave Animal
Hospital, 521 Caverns Road, Howes Cave, NY 12092.
Stephen Torok
WEST BERNE — Stephen Torok, who worked for the county
highway department and later as a railroad construction inspector,
died at Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center on Wednesday, April 6,
2016. He was 84.
Born in New York City, the son of John and Susan Jonyer Torok,
he attended Schoharie Central School. He worked for the Albany
County Highway Department before being employed by New York
Central Railroad and Penn Central Railroad. He had worked for
the railroad in the surveying department and also as a construction inspector for 23 years when he retired from Conrail in 1990.
He lived in West Berne and was a member of the Berne Reformed
Church.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Margaret Nicholson; his
daughter, Susanne Snyder and her husband, Wayne; his son Mark
Torork and his wife, Jommhok; his grandchildren, Jessica Snyder
and Eric Snyder, and his wife, Andrea; and his great-grandson, Toby
Snyder — all of Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is also survived by
his cousins, nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews.
His father and mother, John and Susan Jonyer Torok, died before
him.
The family thanks the doctors, nurses, and other staff members
on the Blue Unit at Daughters of Sarah for their care while he was
a resident there.
Calling hours will be on Saturday, April 9, from 4 to 6 p.m. at
Fredendall Funeral Home, 199 Main Street, Altamont, with a service to follow.
Memorial contributions may be made the Alzheimer’s Association,
85 Watervliet Ave., Albany, NY 12206.
Barbara A. Scrafford
ALTAMONT — Barbara A. Scrafford, who loved being a wife and
mother, was a religious woman who led a Christian clown ministry.
“Bobbie Scrafford changed her
address on Wednesday, March
30, 2016, to heaven,” her family
wrote in a tribute.
She was born in Schenectady
in 1932 to John and Jessie Zamjohn. She graduated from Nott
Terrace High School and Palmer
Method Cosmetology School.
“She and her love, Donald
Scrafford, married in 1952. They
lived and loved in Altamont for
64 years and raised their children there,” her family wrote.
“Bobbie loved being a wife and
mother.”
She taught Sunday school and
was a youth leader. She also led
a Christian clown ministry at
St. John’s Lutheran Church in
Altamont. She had a love and
Barbara A. Scrafford
talent for quilting and was a
member of “Train Station Quilters” in Altamont.
She is survived by her husband, Don; her two sons; David and his
wife, Jeanne, and Daniel and his wife, Jessica; her two daughters,
Cynthia and her husband, Larry, and Donna, and her husband,
Todd; five grandchildren: Kristen, Jonathan, Timothy, Trisha and
Nathaniel; and two great-grandchildren: Alexander and Oliver.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on April 23 at Christ’s
Church at 4 Charles Blvd. in Guilderland. Arrangements are by
Fredendall Funeral Home in Altamont.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Christ’s Church, 4 Charles
Blvd., Guilderland, NY 12084; St. John’s Lutheran Church, 142
Maple Ave. Altamont, NY 12009; or Community Fellowship, 3616
Currybush Rd.. Schenectady, NY 12306
Howard M. Skinner
GALLUPVILLE — Howard M.
“Skip” Skinner, a lifetime firefighter and a member of The Old
Men of the Mountain, died after
a long illness on Wednesday,
April 6, 2016, at Ellis Hospital.
He was 77.
Mr. Skinner was born on Nov.
10, 1938, in Berne to Kenneth
and Gladys (née Zimmer) Skinner. He attended Berne Elementary School and Schoharie High
School. He wed Doris (née Diamond) Skinner on Nov. 23, 1957.
Mr. Skinner served in the
United States Army. He had a
long career with General Electric
as a high crane operator, and
retired in 1999 after 36 years.
Mr. Skinner was a life member
of the Gallupville Fire Department. He was also a member of
the fire police; the Helderberg
Senior Citizens; and the social
group Old Men of the Mountain, the meetings of which are
chronicled in The Enterprise. Mr.
Skinner was a former member of
the Esperance Fire Department.
Mr. Skinner also enjoyed bowling, reading, and studying eagles
and wolves.
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Mr. Skinner is survived by
his wife, Doris (née Diamond)
Skinner; his father, Kenneth
Skinner, of Gallupville; his three
children, Terri-Ann Jeffrey and
her husband, Charles, of Gallupville; Shawn Skinner and
his wife, Patty, of Berne; and
Kathleen Jaqueway and her
husband, Mark, of Schoharie;
his grandchildren, Samantha,
Shari, and Josh Skinner, Kristin
Jeffrey, and Jessica Jaqueway;
his great-grandchildren, Emma,
Alexandra, Ava, and Quinn; his
sisters, Leila Vinson, of Tampa,
Florida; and Debra Stalker of
Central Bridge; his brother, Doug
Skinner, of Gallupville; and
several nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grand-nephews.
Calling hours were held on
Sunday, April 10, and the funeral
service was held on Monday,
April 11, at the Langan Funeral
Home, 327 Main Street, Schoharie. Burial will be in the Gallupville Rural Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to
Scho-Wright Ambulance Service,
Post Office Box 325, Schoharie,
NY 12157, or to the Gallupville
Fire Department, Post Office
Box 15, Gallupville, NY 12073.
Further information is available
at www.guffinfuneralhome.com.
Dorothea E. Walters
Dorothea E. Walters, who was devoted to nursing, to her family,
and to her faith, died peacefully on Saturday, April 9, 2016, with
family by her side. She was 96.
“Dorothea ‘Dottie’ Walters devoted her life to many callings,
the first being nursing, starting as a Registered Nurse at Buffalo
General and ending as the Nurse/Teacher for Altamont Elementary.
She retired in 1983,” her family wrote in a tribute.
“The second calling of great importance was her family she and
husband, Carl, created. During Carl’s 16-year tenure as Guilderland town supervisor, Dottie provided unrelenting support through
campaigns, elections, and day-to-day issues which invariably made
their way home from the office. She was a comfort to her family.
She was also quite proud of the fact that her job as a nurse paid for
all of her children’s college educations.
“And finally, her faith as a Catholic was the calling that gave her
strength for the other two. As a member of St. Lucy’s in Altamont and
eventually St. Mary’s in Wells, Maine, she lived her faith. In Maine
she passed on that belief teaching Sunday school, spending many
hours preparing lessons for her first- and second-grade students.
“She loved Maine, the Atlantic Ocean at sunrise, and the many
seagulls that accompanied her at the beach and beyond. She fondly
spoke of a time in the next life as one of those seagulls. If you’re
at the beach in Maine between York Beach and Wells Beach, listen
carefully for her call.”
She is survived by her children, John C. Walters and his wife, Roberta, of Syracuse; Michael Walters of Gloversville; Judith Dineen of
Altamont; and Mary Oates and her husband, Bob, of Duanesburg. She
is also survived by seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Walter J. Carl, died before her.
Services will be private and scheduled at the convenience of the
family. Arrangements are by Reilly & Son Funeral Home of Voorheesville.
Memorial donations may be made to Teresian House at 200 Washington Avenue Extension, Albany, NY 12203.
Robin P. Salisbury
KNOX — Robin P. Salisbury, a gardener and former courier, died
on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Albany Medical Center following a
long illness. He was 65.
Mr. Salisbury was born on Feb.
24, 1951, in Albany to William
E. and Marguerita (née Wilcox)
Salisbury.
Mr. Salisbury was employed as
a courier for CD&L in Albany for
many years. He lived in Knox
for most of his life, and moved to
Summit (Schoharie Co.) in 2007.
“Robin loved gardening, cooking and evangelizing,” his family
said in a tribute. “He truly loved
the Lord.”
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Mr. Salisbury is survived by his
four daughters, Heather Lashoff
and her husband, George, of
Albany; Christina Salisbury, of
Schenectady; Margarita Monroe,
and Kassandra Salisbury, of
Schenectady; his sisters, Starr
Kennedy and her husband, WilRobin P. Salisbury
liam, of Latham; and Melody
Shwedo, and her husband, Reed,
of Canton, Georgia; his brother, Rusty Krimsky, and his wife, Evie,
of Berne; and his grandchildren.
A graveside service was held on Monday, April 11. A memorial
service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, at Rock Road
Chapel, 96 Rock Road, Knox, New York.
Memorial contributions may be sent to National Kidney Foundation of Northeast, 421 New Karner Rd., Albany, New York 12205.
Arrangements were by Mereness-Putnam Funeral Home, 171
Elm St., of Cobleskill, and Palmer & Shaylor Funeral Home, of
Middleburgh.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, April 14, 2016
SPORTS
Dutch muster just three hits against Blue Devils
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Baffled offense: Just about all nine Guilderland batters had trouble against Columbia’s Maddie
Burns on Monday. Alexa Watts, Bailey Cummings, and Sarah Mahar got the Dutch’s only three hits.
The game was called after six innings due to deteriorating field conditions with the off-and-on rain.
Keaney breaks state record in individual medley
— Photo from Connie Miller
State champs: These members of the Guilderland cyclones Swim
Team were named state champions in the recent YMCA competition: Venn Engstrom, left, in the 11-12 Boys 50 Breaststroke;
Kelly Keaney, center, in the 8 and under 100 Freestyle; and Kasey
Keaney, right, in the 13-14 Girls 200 Individual Medley and the
100 Breaststroke.
The Guilderland Cyclones
YMCA Swim Team, coached by
Connie Miller, had a very good
showing at the recent New York
State YMCA Swim Meet in Buffalo.
The age 13-14 girls placed
third in their age group, with
Kasey Keaney winning the 200
individual medley with a time of
2:09.96, breaking a state record
from 1987.
The Cyclones had four individual state champions: Kasey
Keaney in the 200 IM (girls 1314) and the 100 Breast, Venn
Engstrom in the 50 Breast (boys
11-12) and Kelly Keaney in the
100 Free (girls 8 and under).
Other cyclones members in the
top 16 in meet events were:
— Genevieve Anderson (13-14
Girls) 500 Free, 7th; 50 free, 16th;
200 Free 15th;
— Olivia Anderson (11-12
Girls) 50 Free, 15th;
— Michael Ardito (15 and over
Boys) 500 Free, 4th; 200 Free,
15th; 200 Breast, 5th and 100
Breast, 7th;
— Samantha Burchard (8 and
under Girls) 25 Back, 15th;
— Amy Chen (11-12 Girls) 200
IM, 14th; 50 Fly, 9th; 50 Breast,
9th;
— Alexander Cresanti (15 and
over Boys) 200 IM, 10th;
— Shannon Deyoe (11-12
Girls) 200 IM, 16th; 200 Free,
16th;
— Carson Engstrom (9-10
Boys) 100 Free, 5th; 50 Back,
4th; 50 Free, 8th;
— Venn Engstrom (11-12 Boys)
200 Free, 3rd; 50 Breast, 1st;
— Benedetto Fusco (11-12
Boys) 50 Free, 14th; 50 Breast,
6th;
— Isabella Gitto (11-12 Girls)
200 IM, 6th; 200 Free, 7th; 100
Free, 16th;
— Eva Gitto (8 and under
Girls) 100 IM, 2nd; 50 Free, 13th;
25 Breast, 8th;
— Kasey Keaney (13-14 Girls)
200 IM, 1st; 200 Breast, 2nd; 100
Fly, 3rd; 100 Breast, 1st;
— Kelly Keaney (8 and under
Girls) 100 Free, 1st; 40 Free, 4th;
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Whipping it in: Guilderland’s Madison Harrigan throws a pitch
towards home during Guilderland’s 10-to-0 loss to Columbia at
home on Monday afternoon. Harrigan pitched for four innings,
giving up four hits, six runs, two earned with six walks and five
strikeouts.
...Cyclones
25 Free, 13th;
— Rachel Lai (11-12 Girls) 200
IM, 11th; 50 Fly, 14th;
— Sarah Moon (15 and up
Girls) 100 Free, 13th; 100 Breast,
9th;
—An Nguyen (11-12 Boys) 50
Breast, 11th;
— Eric Ryan (9-10 Boys) 50
Breast, 4th; 100 IM, 9th; 50 Fly,
12th;
— Jordyn Sommo (15 and over
Girls) 200 Back, 13th;
— Luke Tanner (15 and over
Boys) 200 Back, 10th;
— Lillian Teague (9-10 Girls)
50 Back, 8th; 50 Fly, 15th; and
— Laura Waltz (13-14 Girls)
100 Back, 2nd; 200 IM, 10th;
100 Fly, 8th.
Ayer earns
honors as
Ithaca swimmer
BETHLEHEM — Ithaca College swimmer Grace Ayer, a
junior, earned three First-Team
All-Conference selections after she posted wins in the 100
backstroke, 200 backstroke, and
the 200 individual medley at
the Empire 8 Championship in
February 2016.
I order to be considered AllConference, a student-athlete
must have finished in the top two
in her respective events at the
Empire 8 Championship, which
took place Feb. 17 to 20. Studentathletes who finished first were
named First-Team while SecondTeam considerations were given
to the runner-up.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, April 14, 2016
Bulldogs Hit
The Ground Running
Photographs By Michael Koff
Battling through the breeze on Tuesday afternoon, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo
Bulldogs took on Schoharie and Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons in track and field
at home. Breaking the school record in shot put and discus, at top, Shayla Lyons
prepares to put her shot during her first attempt Tuesday — BKW’s first meet of
the season. Lyons broke Sarah Hannay’s record of 39 feet with a throw of 41 feet.
Taking off, below left, Zane Valachovic vaults, easily clearing the bar. Ahmeik
Robinson, bottom right, wins the 110 high hurdles. Robinson also won the high
jump and long jump. The BKW boys beat Schoharie, 103 to 34, and also won
against Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons, 87 to 49.
Winning easily, BKW’s Zxavier Rich, below right, and Annielaura Schafer,
bottom left, ran away from their competition — Rich in the1500-meter race and
Schafer in the 1600-meter race. Rich and Schafer also won in the 800-meter
race. The BKW girls lost to Schoharie, 94-to-42, and to Notre Dame-Bishop
Gibbons, 62-to-60.