“Firefighters were on the scene of a garage fire in Delanson Thursday evening, dispatchers confirmed. The fire at 395 Main St. broke out around 3 p.m. and produced a large plume of smoke over the rural Schenectady County village, visible from as far away as Voorheesville, Amsterdam and Sloansville, a hamlet in Schoharie County, … [Read more…]
Video: Installation of NX Flow Energy Storage System
“NX Flow Energy Storage System: Maximize Returns with Zero Degradation NX Flow integrates advanced tracker, battery, inverter, and software technologies to improve return on investment for owners of solar power plants. At the core of the system lies an advanced vanadium flow battery (VFB), which is DC-coupled with the photovoltaic (PV) array for high … [Read more…]
Obituary: Seymour Vander Veen
“VanderVeen, Seymour DUANESBURG Seymour, Seiko a.k.a. “Koos,” VanderVeen, died amidst an enormous embrace of love and prayers from his family and many friends on Thursday, July 8, 2017, ending a long and full life spanning 80 years (or “four-score,” as he liked to say.) Seymour was born in Marum, Groningen of the Netherlands as … [Read more…]
Birds Eye Solar PILOT to Sharon Springs Central School District
“4.) Unfinished Business Upon recommendation of the Superintendent, a motion to pass the following Resolution PILOT Agreement with Birdseye Solar, LLC , made by Laura Jackson and seconded by Renee Bade, was carried unanimously 4:0: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PAYMENT-IN-LIEU-OF-TAXES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCHOHARIE COUNTY,THE TOWN OF SHARON, AND BIRDSEYE … [Read more…]
New emergency radio tower planned in Duanesburg
“SCHENECTADY COUNTY — A $610,436 state Homeland Security grant has been secured to help improve police, fire and medical emergency communications in western Schenectady County. The money will be used to increase the height of an emergency radio antenna in Duanesburg, as well as to pay for a countywide study of whether there are … [Read more…]
Schenectady County Expands Renewable Energy Program and Officially Opens Second County Solar Farm
“Schenectady County officials were joined today by representatives from Monolith Solar to formally open the new three acres solar farm that was installed on County-owned property in the Town of Niskayuna. “Schenectady County is proud to open this new facility that continues the County’s effort to save taxpayers money through a more efficient government … [Read more…]
City PD Arrest 2 for Possession of Fentanyl
“On Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 Members of the Plattsburgh Police Department Narcotics Unit, with assistance from the New York State Police K-9 unit and the Adirondack DEA Task Force, stopped a vehicle on Interstate 87 near the City of Plattsburgh. During the subsequent investigation officers located and seized 170 individually wrapped packets of Fentanyl; … [Read more…]
Police: Ambulance driver fell asleep ahead of fatal Duanesburg crash
“The Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office released the cause of a fatal crash that involved a Mohawk ambulance. The ambulance was transporting 64-year-old Chris Aernecke, of Sloansville, on Route 20 in Duanesburg when the vehicle veered off the road and hit a tree. Aernecke died as a result of massive internal injuries sustained in the … [Read more…]
Patient dies after ambulance crashes in Duanesburg
“A man has died after a crash involving a Mohawk Ambulance on Route 20 in Duanesburg. Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino said a 64-year-old man died after the rig crashed into a tree at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday as it was bringing a patient home.” read the entire article Downen, Robert. Times … [Read more…]
Duanesburg school chief announces retirement
“She’s been at the helm of the K-12 district of 743 students in rural Schenectady County since 2007. The veteran administrator also helped guide the district through a successful capital construction project to repair, renovate, modernize and update Duanesburg elementary, where the improvements are done and high school, where the work is scheduled to … [Read more…]