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Recent Stories
Candidate under fire from own party
GOP serves supervisor hopeful Jared King with accusatory letter
Republican and Bethlehem supervisor hopeful Jared King is on the outs with his own party.
A trail of troubles
For local landowner, ATV trespassing hints at a broad, complicated issue
ATVs trespassing on private land is a growing problem, and one that has real consequences for some landowners.
Town grants stipend to acting highway head
Interim super will be compensated for rest of 2013
The Town of Bethlehem will be compensating Interim Highway Superintendent Erik Deyoe with a $10,000 stipend for his work to help transition the department to the control of a leader voters will select in November.
Bethlehem's budget outlook good
Leaf collection fee taken off the table
After the tax levy went up by 8 percent this year, officials in the Town of Bethlehem are painting a much rosier picture for the coming budget cycle.
BC makes last-minute budget shift
Cuts restored using expected surplus from this year
The Bethlehem Central Board of Education made changes to its adopted 2013-14 school year budget in an early morning meeting held less than two weeks after the spending plan was adopted in a 6-1 vote.
Spotlight recognized at NYPA awards
Spotlight News was recognized among the top weekly publications in the state at the New York Press Association spring conference, with the paper’s staff capturing several first-place awards in the group’s annual Better Newspaper Contest.
Rail Trail at issue in class action lawsuit
Trail neighbors say they should have been compensated in recreational deal
A group of property owners neighboring the Albany County Rail Trail are suing the federal government over the recreational corridor.
Ex-cop’s lawsuit to go to trial
Judge rejects Town of Bethlehem’s motion to dismiss case
It will be up to a jury to decide whether former Bethlehem police officer Christopher Hughes faced a hostile work environment for expressing what he argues was protected speech.
Such a thing as free lunch in Reubenville
Town of Coeymans wins national contest by altering its name for a month
The Town of Coeymans has won the Arby’s “Reubenville Challenge” by changing the name of the municipality for a month.
Bethlehem fundraiser takes a wacky turn
For the past six years, Bethlehem Central faculty have gathered to play in a basketball game aimed at raising money to benefit the district’s classrooms. They’ll be doing the same this year, but with some notable twists.