“The Duanesburg girls basketball team hit not one, not two, not three…let’s speed this up…15 three-pointers in its win over Maple Hill.” read the entire article Davis, Chester. Channel 6 News 15 February 2021.
Climate Action Council Transportation Advisory Panel February 18, 2021
“” listen to the meeting recording New York State Climate Action Council Transportation Advisory Panel 18 February 2021. Minute 56 Utilities will sell a hell of a lot more power increasing their bottom line. Elgie Holstein Adam Ruder – Decoupling of kWh sales and revenue. Paul Allen speaks up that this … [Read more…]
Public Hearing Schenectady County: Steven and Erin Smith 80.00-1-13.1
“PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to section 303-b of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York, that one or more requests for inclusion of predominantly viable agricultural land within a certified agricultural district have been filed with the Schenectady County Legislature. A public hearing is hereby called, on Monday, March … [Read more…]
EDITORIAL: Don’t let government boards keep you in the dark
““We the people.” Those three words, the first three words of the U.S. Constitution, are often cited as justification for citizens exercising their constitutional rights. But those three words apply in a broader sense to the definition of government itself. “We the people.” It’s our government. We own it. We pay for it. We … [Read more…]
State audit dings Duanesburg for sloppy accounting records
“Due to the lack of financial record keeping, the Duanesburg Town Board resorted to asking the town bookkeeper for verbal updates on cash balances to ensure funds were available to make purchases, according to an audit by the state Comptroller’s Office. And because the bookkeeper failed to make timely transfers for disbursements, the audit … [Read more…]
State audit: Duanesburg’s account records not reliable
“he town of Duanesburg’s accounting records were unreliable and not accurately kept during 2019, according to a newly released audit from state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office. The audit, which covered a 13-month period from January 2019 to January 2020, found that $590,808 in revenue and $55,182 weren’t recorded in the town’s books, that … [Read more…]
British baron at the heart of buybacks row
“A New Zealand-born entrepreneur formerly of Woollahra in Sydney who now lives in the Swiss Alps, and a person called Lord Roborough — understood to be an Eton-educated British baron — are among the directors of the Cayman Islands company at the heart of the water buybacks furore. There were at least three directors … [Read more…]
Duanesburg girls hoops team prepared to move forward without its leader
“The coronavirus pandemic has taken so much from so many. High school basketball in the state is just now returning for some. Duanesburg is one of the fortunate schools that has started to conduct practices for what has become an abbreviated season, but the Eagles will begin play without its top player. Madison Meyer, … [Read more…]
Climate Action Council Waste Advisory Panel February 9, 2021
“Climate Action Council Waste Advisory Panel February 9, 2021 Meeting and Public Comment” submit comments to [email protected] Listen to recording of the meeting Sue Fassler minute 90’ish No more speakers minute 105’ish.
Schenectady GOP leader says 2021 slate is party’s most-diverse
“— DUANESBURG: Town Councilman Bill Wenzel was nominated for town supervisor. Incumbent supervisor Roger Tidball is retiring. — SCHENECTADY COUNTY LEGISLATURE: In Dist. 3 (Glenville and Niskayuna), Juliano Febo, who is 23 years old, and Tony Simone. In Dist. 4 (Rotterdam Princetown, Duanesburg) Josh Cuomo and Eric Hess. All those seats are now held … [Read more…]