New transfer-station super set to get bids for truck scale
GUILDERLAND — The town will be replacing the 40-year-old scale at its transfer station. Thomas Valletta, the transfer station’s superintendent, told The Enterprise he expects it will cost between $95,000 and $125,000. “It’s a major expense that nobody was expecting,” he said. At its Feb. 3...
Man arrested on drug charges in Albany
ALBANY, NY — Detectives executed a search warrant at a residence on the 600 block of Warren Street near Ontario Street on Wednesday around 1:05 p.m. as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. During the search, detectives from the Albany Police Department’s Community Response Unit recovered a quantity of...
Voorheesville asks governor to claw back $5M grant to Norfolk Southern
VOORHEESVILLE — The village of Voorheesville is not giving up on its fight with Norfolk Southern. Mayor Rich Straut in a Feb. 9 letter to Governor Kathy Hochul asked that “Norfolk Southern be added to the State of New York’s list of non-responsible, debarred, or otherwise ineligible contractors, and precluded from...
📢 770 Albany High students honored for top grades
Albany High celebrated 770 students for their strong grades in the second quarter of the 2025–26 school year. 478 students made the Principal’s List with GPAs of 89.5 or higher, and 292 students earned a spot on the Honor Roll with GPAs between 84.5 and 89.4. The school recognized them on Feb. 12, 2026, with...
Fifty couples renew their vows at Albany ceremony
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Fifty couples in Albany got an early start to Valentine’s Day on Friday. A wedding vow renewal ceremony was held at Jack’s Oyster House. Some of the couples have been married for more than 50 years. That includes Richard and Betty Ann Filkins of Westerlo, who will celebrate their 60th wedding...
The Tiny Hot Dogs That Define Upstate New York
In the world of hot dogs, sometimes bigger isn’t necessarily better, especially if you’re familiar with the pint-sized sausages considered iconic in upstate New York’s Albany region. The area around the state’s capital city, like much of the Northeast, was home to millions of Europeans who had emigrated in the early...
New York Titan Resigns From Positions After Epstein Scandal
There's another major local development in the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Where In Capital Region to get Heart-Shaped Pizzas on Valentine’s
This Valentine's, some local pizzerias are baking up something special. A heart-shaped pizza could be the perfect way to say 'I love you'!
Albany Under Fire as $1.4 Billion Medicaid Cash Sits Idle
State lawmakers in Albany are pressing health officials after discovering that approximately $1.4 billion collected from New York’s managed care insurer tax has not yet been distributed to hospitals, nursing homes, or community clinics. The delay has raised questions about when, or if, the funds will reach providers...
Albany Pediatric Nursing Home To Pay $1.3M
St. Margaret’s Center, operated by the Center for Disability Services Holding Corporation, agreed to the settlement following an investigation by the New York Attorney General’s Office and the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York. Investigators found that between Jan. 1, 2018, and Dec....

















