I hope everyone had a great summer. Construction continues on Dutch Village IV, Family Dollar, The Lofts @ Albany International and the former Two Guys property. We look forward to seeing these projects completed and up and running soon. One business that has completed their renovations is Il Faro, the new Italian restaurant at the former Other Co. site. On [...]

It is hard to believe that summer is quickly coming to an end but a lot of exciting things happened over this short period of time: The Summer Concerts in the Park were a great success. Despite the threat of rain every week, the concerts were well attended and the music was awesome. Thank you to the Menands Fire Co., [...]

Congratulations to Carol and Lyle Darmetko and the Pay It Forward Together committee on receiving the Hudson Shores Rotary Club Citizens of the Year award in recognition of "Service Above Self." This award was presented to the group at the Rotary awards dinner on July 15th for their service to our community. In a short period of time PIFT membership [...]

As my new term begins as Mayor I am excited about the next four years. Together with Trustees Aileen Nicoll and Seth Harris, we look forward to continuing the efforts already begun, as well as working on future projects with newly elected Trustees Diane Foley and Steve Boulet. I wish to thank Mike Mackay and Mark Lansing for their hard [...]

I wanted to share some exciting news that started circulating around Facebook last week. In the 2015 Niche Survey for Best Suburbs to Raise a Family in the Albany Metro Area, Menands ranked #2. With our year round youth programs, awesome school district and continuous community events this does not come as a surprise. This weekend alone there were fundraising [...]

I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend. Memorial Day honors those who lost their lives while serving in the military. We remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice and their families. It also marks the start of the summer season. With more kids playing outside, people walking and motorcycles on the road now, please be extra cautious especially around our [...]