Bethlehem News

Taking the day off, and more than a few next week. Hope you do the same. The only thing older than me is this style of base ball.

Rapp Road landfill expansion moves forward Posted on: 07/01/09 Dan Sabbatino email: sabbatinod@spotlightnews.com The state Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an expansion permit for the Rapp Road Landfill.

Dara Shareef, director of strategic investments for First Columbia, will advise the seven companies in which First Columbia has part ownership.

Organizing For America is bringing helping activists organize for health care reform, and they're kicking off their efforts with a National Health Care Day of Service today.

THE EXILE Jihad Jaara, who was accidentally wounded by one of his own men, received temporary asylum in Ireland after the siege at a church in Bethlehem in 2002.

State environmental regulators are poised to grant the city permission to expand its Rapp Road landfill into eight undeveloped acres east of its current location -- a move projected to extend the dump's life an additional seven years, a city official said.

The Times Union recently reported that the Capital Region's median age is above the national figure.

I'm getting married in October, and need to find a place for a rehearsal dinner.

Nearly 150 people filled Bethlehem Town Hall Wednesday night to hear about plans for a nine-mile bicycle trail from Albany to Voorheesville.

The Great River Day Flotilla along the Hudson River has been making its way to the Capital Region and will be here Friday and Saturday.

Only the most unpatriotic -- or imbecilic -- Americans consider Punxsutawney Phil of greater importance than the American flag.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the UTU have filed a petition for an emergency order with the Federal Railroad Administration seeking to prohibit the use of one-person train crews - including conventional and remote control yard switching operations.

Elizabetta Sforza Brewer-Krebs, formerly of Rye Beach, died Friday, May 22, 2009, in New York City.

It may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of vacationing in the Adirondacks, but frankly that's part of Long Lake's charm.

Posted on: 06/05/09 Written by: Jarrett Carroll, Spotlight Staff email: carrollj@spotlightnews.com The Saturday Delmar Farmers Market will open for the season on June 6 at 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and will feature local, organic and natural farm products, baked goods, local and fair trade crafts and music.

Charlie Brown seeks advice from Lucy in the musical "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" at NYSTI.

Three men, three medals, one village. Three recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award, gathered in the Village of Altamont on Sunday for a ceremony honoring the oldest among them: Lt.

Public works investigators in the town of Bethlehem say they're looking into possible tampering at the water plant after a small amount of mercury was found in a suspicious location, said the town's Department of Public Works.

First graders from Glenmont Elementary School in Bethelehem and Troy PS 14 sing "This Land Is Your Land" on Friday at the State Museum in Albany.

View Larger Map How's this for "beyond the Beltway" experience: Skimming through the new White House 100-days progress report on the economic stimulus package , I noticed that the massive jobs and recovery project has directly impacted my hometown of Delmar, N.Y. "Construction began on May 1st on the $14.9 million Delaware Avenue reconstruction ...