Duanesburg News

More than $1.4 million in Local Government Efficiency program grants were announced Wednesday for the Capital Region.

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Former high school teacher Art Willis has been town of Duanesburg historian since 1979, succeeding his father.

Prize Construction, which planned to convert the former rail car diner on Erie Boulevard into office space, has withdrawn from the project, the Metroplex Development Authority announced this morning.

Joseph J. Merli stands inside a vintage 1941 diner that once stood at Route 9 and 20 in Castleton, Rensselaer County.

At most local malt shops, a buck is hardly enough to buy a soda, much less the ice cream and whipped topping for a float.

Josh Nethaway struck out 10 Duanesburg batters in a 3-1 Fonda-Fultonville win Wednesday, keeping the Eagles off the board until the final inning.

Calling a lower court's decision "inadequate," a state appeals court has unanimously awarded $50,000 in additional damages to a 57-year-old accident victim who suffered traumatic brain injuries and sued Schenectady County.

Scotia-Glenville Scotia-Glenville district residents passed a $46.65 million budget and two building propositions totaling $11.9 million.

The Greater Johnstown School District Board of Education Thursday named district Athletic Director Michael Satterlee the acting principal at Knox Junior High School until the end of the school year.

Kaitlyn Trembley had two singles and Ashley Smith had an RBI, leading Fort Plain to a win over Middleburgh, 5-4, Monday in a Western Athletic Conference contest.

Jason Biron struck out seven in the 7-2 Foothills Council win for Johnstown Monday and added two hits, one of them a double.

Once a hub of activity in the town, the small hamlet at the bustling intersection of Western Turnpike and Duanesburg Road is now characterized by shabby buildings and vacant store fronts.

The homes would then be sold to low- to moderate-income families, who would have to live in them for several years and pay property taxes.

Members of the Town Board unanimously agreed to repeal a law that prevented grocery stores, markets and other businesses from selling booze.

The district plans to downsize the equivalent of five instructional positions and two non-instructional positions in the proposed 2009-10 budget to prevent a double-digit tax increase.

That will mean a blitz of state police traffic ticket enforcement in May and stepped-up patrols throughout this summer.

The Greater Johnstown School District Board of Education Wednesday night accepted the resignation of Knox Junior High School Principal Steven L. Drescher, effective June 30.

The interstate is closed between exits 23 and 24, accordiing to State Police at Princetown.

Hugh W. Frasier, 86, of Edinburg, N.Y., passed away Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, VT following a long illness.