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Honey Farms Market seeks approval
The company behind the Alltown Fresh brand is planning to introduce another concept in Saratoga County.
The retail company Global Partners is proposing to redevelop a Mobil in Malta as a Honey Farms Market, the Albany Business Review says. Global Partners owns the Alltown Fresh brand, and owns leases the property on Route 9 to a company that operates the Mobil gas station and XtraMart on the site. Their proposal includes a 4,800-square-foot building and a 10-pump gasoline canopy, the story says.
Schenectady County airport pavement
The Schenectady County Airport will receive $5.4 million for pavement reconstruction from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program, a story in the Daily Gazette says. The money will rebuild a ramp area outside the Empire State Aerosciences Museum (ESAM) and an adjacent taxi lane, the story says. It’s part of the airport’s capital improvement plan.
$12.5M to created Troy’s new City Hall
Converting the former Proctor's Theatre into Troy's new city hall may cost $12.5 million, says a story in the Albany Business Review. The Troy Local Development Corporation is taking the lead on the purchase and redevelopment of the theater at 82-90 Fourth St., the story says. A resolution approved by the LDC says the board will issue tax-exempt revenue bonds to finance the acquisition of $1.8 million and construction of $8.25 million. The resolution includes a buffer, the story says.
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1804 Tavern set to reopen
Slick’s 1804 Tavern in Schenectady is set to reopen Sept. 9 under new owners, the Daily Gazette is reporting. Andrew and Maureen Ottati bought the business from Barbara and Michael Naumoff who retired in 2024. The Naumoffs operated the business for 50 years, the story says.
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Moran Trial
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"No camping" law goes to Outreach Court
"I'm not really concerned about that file." — Judge Francine Vero
By: Stephen Thurston
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A second case related to the city’s new “No Camping” law went before Judge Francine Vero’s Outreach Court Aug. 26.
“I’m assuming that will be dismissed,” Vero said of the “camping” violation issued to Bryan Browne, a man who tells “extraordinarily true” tales from a chair on Broadway. He said he was ticketed for sitting on the chair on the Broadway sidewalk with a sign inviting people to donate to him and hear a story.
Vero indicated that two other charges, both felonies that might be lessened to misdemeanors, are more of a concern.
“On the two other dockets, the two felony drug charges, I'm going to release him to the supervision of RISE on those penal law charges, but not the camping ordinance,” Vero said, speaking with Saratoga County Public Defender Yannick Clayton. Clayton and Browne agreed to the decision. RISE is the nonprofit housing and support services provider in the city. Browne is homeless.
“I’m not really concerned about that file,” Vero said of the camping violation.
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