Farm to homes in Loudonville
Starlight Development Co. won approval for a 40-lot subdivision in Loudonville on Albany Shaker Road, the site of a former farm. Starting prices are expected to be in the $400,000s, at 1,500 to 2,800 square feet, the Albany Business Journal says. Barbera Homes and Development of Colonie is the builder.
School shooter talks to SSPD
Jon Romano, an ex-convict, told Saratoga Springs police why he brought a 12-gauge shotgun to school in 2004, intent on killing people, but focused also on his advocacy for mental health education for youth, the Daily Gazette says. He was convicted on attempted murder. Romano’s hour-long discussion with a room full of police was part of the Policing and Safeguarding Schools’ inaugural School Safety Training Conference.
Schenectady Muni greens fees up
The pandemic will drive you to bogies. The health crisis encouraged people to take up golf again, so the maintenance costs have risen and have forced greens fees up at the Schenectady Municipal Golf Course, the Daily Gazette says. The city council must approve the increases: 50% up for season pass holders; 9 and 18 holes would increase by $3 for residents, seniors and veterans, and non-residents. Juniors’ fees would grow $2. The city increased green fees by $1 last year, the story says.
Grocery in Halfmoon specializes in South Asian food
Al-Amin Asian Supermarket has opened in Halfmoon and specializes in Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Indian ingredients, the Times Union is reporting. This includes various types of dates and coconuts. They have Indian teas. They cut beef with knives that are not used for other procedures so as not to contaminate the food, the story says. The fast-growing town of Halfmoon has people from all over the world, thanks to the jobs at GlobalFoundries, the story says, and that has created a community to support a specialty store.
Covered police still covered
An internal Albany Police Department report is more than two months old but is still under wraps, says the Times Union. The internal report examines the conduct of officers who covered their badges while responding to a protest last spring around South Station and Arch Street. The police are waiting to release the report after they have made departmental changes. The story says the report will finger the commanding officer who allowed the move. A push from the Times Union is hurrying the release along.