Communicating Change / Town Zoning Amendments

Nov 30, 2016 Ali Hibbs Bethlehem, Government, News, Towns 0

BETHLEHEM—Another lengthy Town Board meeting, held on Tuesday, Nov. 22, was primarily devoted to discussion of proposed changes to town zoning law, as the town’s Director of Economic Planning and...

Arrests made in Guilderland High School terror threats

Nov 30, 2016 Ali Hibbs Crime, Guilderland, News, Schools, Towns 0

GUILDERLAND—The Guilderland Police Department arrested and charged two teens Tuesday night (Nov. 29) for a threat emailed to school administrators that morning, warning that dangerous materials...

Oxfam Hunger Awareness Banquet hosted by BCHS Key Club to demonstrate food inequality

Nov 30, 2016 Spotlight Newsroom Bethlehem, News, Schools, Towns 0

The Bethlehem Central High School Key Club will host an Oxfam Hunger Awareness Banquet on Friday, Dec. 2, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the high school cafeteria....

Siena College investigating sexual assault

Nov 30, 2016 Kassandra Parisi Albany County, Colonie, Crime, News, Schools, Towns 0

LOUDONVILLE— Siena College is investigating the sexual assault of a student that allegedly occurred on campus last week. The alleged attack occurred on Monday, Nov. 21 in on campus housing. The...

Disney skater dared to dream

Nov 30, 2016 Michael Hallisey Albany County, Entertainment, News, The Spot, Towns 0

ALBANY — Disney audiences know that a dream is a wish your heart makes, but Disney on Ice dares young fans to now only dream, but go after them. That message is the reason one of the production’s...

Town of Bethlehem board members wanted: Planning, Ethics, Zoning; 12/16 deadline

Nov 30, 2016 Spotlight Newsroom Bethlehem, Government, News, Towns 0

Planning Board Member The Bethlehem Town Board will be considering candidates for a Planning Board appointment. This appointment is for a five-year term. Compensation for calendar year 2017 will be...

Members sought for Bethlehem Conservation Easement Review Board, 12/16 deadline

Nov 30, 2016 Ali Hibbs Bethlehem, Government, News, Towns 0

BETHLEHEM—The Bethlehem Town Board is considering candidates for a Conservation Easement Review Board appointment.  Members of this Board serve in a volunteer capacity and are not compensated...

NIGHT and DAY: I Love the 90’s Tour and Troy’s Victorian Stroll

Nov 30, 2016 Spotlight News Entertainment, Music, The Spot 0

NIGHT ALBANY — Throwback Thursday will become much more than a weekly social media trend featurng photographs from the past on Dec. 1 when the “I Love the 90’s Tour” makes a stop at the Times...

Master of the Loop: Zach Deputy’s one-man show is a marvel to the ears

Nov 30, 2016 Michael Hallisey Music, The Spot 0

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Zach Deputy’s schizophrenic one-man show often leaves audiences bewildered, if not amazed and entertained. “I’m not that good at a lot of other things,” said Deputy,...

EDITORIAL: Continue to be thankful

Nov 30, 2016 Michael Hallisey Opinion, Our Opinion 0

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and gone too quickly. The last Thursday of November is, for many, a day full of tradition. It is day set aside just once a year to invite friends and family to join us...