Wilton Mall has $100M plan
Local residents are worried that the plan to construct 296 apartments and 86 townhouses next to the Wilton Mall, in a $100 million redevelopment, will create too much traffic and jam Northway Exit 15, the Albany Business Journal is reporting. The project proponents call it a live-work-play environment, the story says.
Zeppelin’s Robert Plant peruses vinyl at Sweet Side Records
Robert Plant — yeah, that Robert Plant — walked into Sweet Side Records in Glens Falls and purchased a couple blues records, the store’s owner Ed Martuscello, told the Post-Star. The story says he is on tour with Allison Krauss, with a stop at SPAC, and the crew on the show appeared first and Plant showed up the next day.
McCalmon steps down in the 44th
Democrat Thearse McCalmon suspended her New York State senate campaign in the 44th District, and endorsed fellow Democrat Michelle Ostrelich in the primary. The district includes all of Saratoga County. McCalmon called for unity and is supporting her recent competitor while highlighting the GOP primary infighting, a story in the Daily Gazette says. Former Saratoga Springs Mayor, Democrat Joanne Yepsen endorsed Ostrelich at the same press conference, the story says.
Free lunches must continue, say local officials
The pandemic-era, federal free lunch program that waived eligibility requirements in order to reach all children in New York is set to expire, and local officials are pushing Congress to renew it, a story in the Times Union says. Between job loss and inflation, households are still in crisis, the local leaders argue, the story says. Children will experience a “hunger cliff” if the program fades, the leaders wrote to the New York Congressional delegation.
$10B tax cut to semiconductor projects
The New York State Legislature passed a $10 billion tax credit to promote the growth of environmentally friendly, semiconductor projects. They passed the bill in the waning days of the legislative session last week, a story in the Times Union says. The bill would provide those private businesses up to $10 billion in tax credits over 20 years. The bill was introduced late by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office and was passed by the senate and house on their final days of the session. The money is applied through the Excelsior business tax credit program, the story says.