Duanesburg News

Obituary: Sam Florio

  “Sam Florio 94, of Western Turnpike, Town of Duanesburg and formerly of Staten Island, passed away Tuesday evening, June 13 th at his home with his wife of nearly 55 years by his side.”   read the entire article   June 16, 2023  

Schenectady County reaches deal to repurpose Duanesburg YMCA

  “County lawmakers have reached an agreement to repurpose the shuttered Duanesburg YMCA that includes plans to provide free gym memberships to some local high school students and other public benefits over the next decade. Under the proposed agreement, the county would purchase the 26,000-square-foot facility located at 221 Victoria Drive in Delanson for $1.8 … [Read more…]

Fiera Infrastructure and Palisade Infrastructure Group complete the acquisition of Amp US, a Leading Renewable Energy and Battery Storage Platform

  “A consortium comprising funds managed by Fiera Infrastructure Inc. (“Fiera Infrastructure”), an affiliate of Fiera Capital Corporation (TSX: FSZ), and Palisade Infrastructure Group (“Palisade Infrastructure”), have completed the joint acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in Amp US Primary Holdings Inc. (“Amp US”), a US-based renewable energy generation and battery storage business from … [Read more…]

Duanesburg local secures board, budget wins through community engagement

  “In the Duanesburg Central School District, 2022 was a contentious year. Two anti-teacher and anti-public education community members were elected to the Board of Education and, even though they were in the minority, tried to change the culture of the schools. Talk of freezing teacher pay, ignoring contracts and eliminating administrator stability permeated board … [Read more…]

Duanesburg takes action on ARPA funds

  “DUANESBURG — Lawmakers on Friday agreed to claim more than half of the over $600,000 in funding the town received as part of the American Rescue Plan Act as lost revenue. In a 3-0 vote during a special Town Board meeting, lawmakers claimed $356,411 of the $608,613 federal windfall received under the 2021 law … [Read more…]

Dental tech for veterans stole gold and silver used in teeth and sold it, feds say

  “A dental technician working at a clinic serving U.S. military veterans made thousands of dollars on the side by stealing precious metals from his job, federal prosecutors said. The employee sold the stolen metals — including gold, silver and palladium — meant for patients’ teeth procedures at the Albany Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, … [Read more…]

Schenectady County Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Precious Metals from VA Dental Clinic

  “ALBANY, NEW YORK – Arthur Hanvey, age 65, of Delanson, New York, pled guilty today to theft of government property. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Christopher Algieri, Special Agent in Charge of the Northeast Field Office for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, made the announcement. Hanvey … [Read more…]

Duanesburg school superintendent to resign

  “James Niedermeier, the superintendent of the Duanesburg Central School District for the past three years, announced Monday that he would be resigning from the position to take on a new role at BOCES. In a letter to the school district community, Niedermeier said he would be stepping down Sept. 7 or “until such time … [Read more…]

Schools have similar voter turn out, regardless of size

  “Almost as many voters turned out to cast ballots in Schenectady County’s smallest school district elections this year as did in the county’s largest district. The number of votes separating Schenectady City School District and Duanesburg Central School District — a district about 1/15 the size — was less than 200. Duanesburg had 1,093 … [Read more…]