Student study concludes landfill is fouling stream

  “A smelly, orangish stream flows into the Normans Kill near the former Duanesburg landfill. “It’s really hard to miss,” remarked Corey Arndell, a senior from Duanesburg High School, pointing to a photo of the substance leaking from the creek bed’s rock. Arndell is among a group of 20 area high school students from the … [Read more…]

Ethical Conduct for Members of Planning Boards and Zoning Boards of Appeals

  “Ethics Generally • Defining Ethics • Guidance – Primary Sources Article 18 of the General Municipal Law • Pinpointing Potential Conflicts • Disclosure Requirements • Public Official Actions Subject to Legal Code/Laws Common Law Conflicts Results of Interested Contracts Municipal Checklist”   read the entire article   New York State Department of State 2008 … [Read more…]

Post office could close doors

  “The Quaker Street Post Office in Duanesburg may be closed and its operations consolidated with nearby post offices, a U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman said Wednesday. “This is the beginning of a process to determine what to do with the facility,” said spokeswoman Maureen Marion. The Postal Service will hold a public meeting at 6:30 … [Read more…]

The Vespa guy

  “What was your first job out of college? It probably wasn’t as cool as what Peter Caschera’s got going on. After graduating this past May from Georgetown he came back to the Capital Region and opened a Vespa dealership. (His brother Giuseppe, who’s still in college, helps out during school breaks.) We stopped by … [Read more…]

Indictment alleges ex-Schenectady police chief was part of drug ring

  “Former Schenectady Police Chief Gregory T. Kaczmarek has been indicted on charges related to a drug operation for which his wife and stepson already had been charged. A six-count indictment unsealed this morning in Schenectady County Court charges Kaczmarek, 56, with one count each of second- and sixth-degree conspiracy, two counts of third-degree criminal … [Read more…]

5 more lawyers lose credits – Pension scrutiny costs attorney who retired after working for Duanesburg district for 25 years, comptroller says

  “Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli stripped state pension credits Tuesday from five more lawyers working for upstate school districts. The action came as part of a review of hundreds of attorneys who may have improperly earned the taxpayer-funded benefits. Paul Callahan, who worked for the Duanesburg school district for 25 years until he retired in March, … [Read more…]