Stephentown News

Big levitated spinning disks will provide electricity to the grid in a project set to begin next month.

Big levitated spinning disks will provide electricity to the grid in a project set to begin next month.

A plan to build an array of 200 flywheel batteries to store spare power from New York's electrical grid and transmit it back when needed has been approved by state regulators.

Stephentown's rural politics spilled into the Rensselaer County Courthouse when an attempt to knock the Democratic candidates off the ballot failed Friday.

The U.S. departments of Energy and Treasury awarded $600 million in loan guarantees to three companies for renewable projects in July 2009.

A Pittsfield woman is among those who unwittingly drank tainted water from a Stephentown, N.Y., spring along Route 22 near the Hancock town line.

Rensselaer County officials are warning Berkshire residents to stay away from a popular Stephentown spring that has caused an outbreak of giardiasis -- a disease commonly known as "beaver fever" -- that has sickened about a dozen people so far, with symptoms ranging from abdominal pain to diarrhea and vomiting.

Wind farms typically generate most of their energy at night, when most electricity demand is lowest.

TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. a ' They weigh a ton, but they're still energy efficient. Spinning flywheels have been used for centuries for making pottery and running steam engines.

The Rensselaer County Health Department closed a spring Friday after six people became sick with "Beaver Fever." Residents are advised not to drink water from a spring located one-quarter mile north of the intersection of Routes 22 and 43.

A sign on the front doors of the empty building at 69 N. Pearl St. in Albany says, "Coming soon: Asian restaurant and lounge." The large four-story building most recently was an OTB.

The damage caused to the county by flooding on July 29 has been estimated to be $1.1 million, according to county officials.

" Two people suffered serious injuries after a motorcycle accident in Perinton around 11:40 p.m. Thursday night.

So says a sign on 69 North Pearl St. in Albany, a large four-story building that most recently operated as an OTB.

Dancers, storytellers, and Grammy Award-winning musical acts will gather this weekend at Gardner's Field in part to honor veterans, as well as bring a sense of community to American Indians and non-natives alike.

" Two people suffered serious injuries after a motorcycle accident in Perinton around 11:40 p.m. Thursday night.

The widespread flooding that swamped this town just across the border from Berkshire County prompted Town Supervisor Margaret "Meg" Robertson to declare a state of emergency.

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed free agent linebacker David Holloway to a contract today.

SRI Sprinkler Corporation at 1064 Central Ave. has been flooded out because of the rain this morning.

Still dealing with the damaged roads and the collapsed bridge from Wednesday into Thursday's storm, more rain Friday piled on the problems for those in Stephentown.