TROY, N.Y. Verdile’s Restaurant, an 80-year staple and the oldest Italian-American restaurant in Troy, is on the New York State’s Historic Business Preservation Registry (HBPR). Assemblymember John McDonald awarded the recognition to third-generation owner Michael Verdile Jr. “I’ve been coming here since 1967,” McDonald, D-Cohoes, said. “It’s an honor to recognize Verdile’s for the […]
STATE PARKS CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE: 2024 marks the centennial of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. To celebrate, we invite you to take on the Centennial Challenge! We’ve come up with a list of 100 activities to give you a chance to get outdoors and discover our state parks, to learn […]
STATE PARKS CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE: 2024 marks the centennial of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. To celebrate, we invite you to take on the Centennial Challenge! We’ve come up with a list of 100 activities to give you a chance to get outdoors and discover our state parks, to learn […]
PESTICIDE TRAINING: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County is offering the “30 Hour Training Course For Pesticide Applicators” on February 5 to 16. Would you like to become a certified pesticide applicator? The course will be offered using Zoom. You will need a computer with audio and video capabilities to attend. There will be three […]
RENSSELAER COUNTY, N.Y. The New York State Board for Historic Preservation recently recommended adding 36 properties to the State and National Registers of Historic Places and one property to the State Register of Historic Places, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced in a press release. Of the 37 recommendations, five are in Rensselaer County. “These nominations […]