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A week after the developer behind a proposed 24-lot subdivision in western Clifton Park sued the town over the denial of his project by town planners due to concerns pertaining to adequate buffers surrounding agricultural land, lawmakers are seeking to tweak the law regulating the issue. The Daily Gazette reports the Town Board on Monday introduced legislation requiring a minimum 250-foot agricultural buffer between a subdivision or commercial development and an active agricultural operation.

Drivers in New York state can now face harsher penalties for illegally passing stopped school buses. WNYT reports under a new law recently signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, drivers can be fined up to $1,500 if they pass a stopped school bus at least three times within a three-year period. The maximum fine under the previous law was $1,000. The law takes effect Nov. 1.

The Ben Osborn Memorial Fund is holding its 13th annual “Baskets for Ben” fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at the Queensbury Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6196, 32 Luzerne Road in Queensbury.
All are welcome to participate.

The 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is set for Saturday, October 26. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosts this day to provide residents with a way to safely dispose of their unused medication. Drop off sites in Saratoga County include CVS, 12 S. Central Avenue in Mechanicville, Saratoga Police Department, 474 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, and Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, 6012 County Farm Road in Ballston Spa.

Kensington School in Glens Falls went into lockout on Tuesday after police were looking for a suspect.
Police said they were looking for a person who took off from a sheriff’s patrol in the area of Upper Glen Street near Price Chopper, reports WNYT. They believed the person may have headed toward Cole’s Woods near the school.

A Glens Falls man was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years in prison for distributing child pornography.
WNYT reports 54 year old Nobert Morgan, created and used multiple unauthorized accounts on numerous social networking applications to distribute hundreds of images of child pornography. A search of his apartment found a tablet with thousands of images and nearly 200 videos of child pornography.

More than $170,000 was raised in a walk to end Alzheimer’s on Saturday morning. The walk was held at SUNY Adirondack in Queensbury, reports WNYT. Hundreds of people held flowers in the air, representing people who are living with or caring for those with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

A Saratoga Springs senior facility is in search of new employees. The Wesley Community is holding a job fair this Wednesday, October 23. WNYT reports they’re looking for certified nursing assistants, home health aides, license practical nurses, registered nurses, social workers and receptionists. They’re offering interviews on the spot. It’s from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The job fair is at a cafe at the facility.

Saratoga Springs is the 17th-best small city in the country, according to the 2024 Best Small Cities in America report released by personal finance company WalletHub. The Times Union reports
WalletHub compared more than 1,300 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 across 45 key indicators of livability. Those range from housing costs and school-system quality to the number of restaurants per capita and the crime rate.

A Bolton bridge dating back more than 130 years has been demolished. According to WNYT, the county-owned Middleton Bridge over the Schroon River was demolished after a state inspection this year. Warren County tried for three years to sell the bridge. The Department of Transportation said it was time to take it down.
The bridge was built in 1890, but has been closed since 2009 because of serious safety issues.