ALBANY — A former ShopRite in Bethlehem will be turned into a school for children with disabilities, thanks to $6.5 million from the state, the governor’s office announced Thursday. The school will be the new, larger location of the Langan School owned and operated by the Center for Disability Services in Albany.
The new center is set to be built in a vacant ShopRite at 41 Vista Blvd. in Slingerlands that will be renovated. The grocery store will provide enough space to serve 50 children with disabilities, the governor’s office said.
The store has been vacant since 2023. The lease for the location was acquired by rival grocery chain Price Chopper that year. The lease is in place through 2032, according to a real estate listing for the property. Price Chopper will pay a buyout to the owner, who will sell the building to the Center for Disability Services, according to Gordon Heeps, managing partner of RedMark Realty. The sale price and buyout amount have not yet been disclosed…