With the arrival of spring, I am pleased to announce a Village wide initiative, Grow Menands. This project is spearheaded by our Director of Economic Partnership, Bill Giering. 2014 will mark the 90th Anniversary of Menands and as part of that celebration, we would like the residents and businesses to participate in bringing color to Menands by planting additional flowers [...]

As we move into 2013, I thought I would re-cap some of the events of 2012 in the Village of Menands in my first Mayor’s Message of the year. Infrastructure: We have nearly completed the second phase of our infrastructure projects that will upgrade and improve our sewer and water service in various neighborhoods in the Village. Both the S. [...]

With the holiday season upon us I am grateful for the community that I live in. Menands is such a generous Village and the extent of that generosity continues to amaze me. With many fund raisers throughout the year, November was another month filled with events to help those in need. Once again the support was overwhelming. The 5th annual [...]

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all who assisted in preparing for Hurricane Sandy in the event that it hit our area. Unlike our neighbors in Downstate NY, NJ and CT, we were very fortunate. We began making preparations on Thursday and continued through Sunday. I can’t thank everyone enough for their commitment and dedication to the [...]

One of my favorite things about living in Menands is the strong sense of community. There are events throughout the year but Menands was rich in community spirit during the month of October and especially the weekend of October 13th. The Menands Farmers Market held their annual Harvest Festival on October 13th, with farmers and other vendors selling locally grown [...]

Now that school is back in session I wanted to take this opportunity to remind drivers to be aware of kids at bus stops and alert to stopped school buses. As the hours of daylight decrease it will become increasingly difficult to see the kids as they wait for the bus or walk to school. Keeping our kids safe is [...]