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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Couple win dismissal of NA speeding tickets

Written November 12th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Albany’s photo radar program in the school zone on North Albany Road hit a bump Wednesday when two speeding tickets were dismissed because the city could not prove that the cameras were working properly.


Trail controversy goes to Albany council

Written November 11th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

When Albany officials and consultants drew up the South Albany Area Plan in 2012, nobody objected to the notion of running a 10-foot-wide paved bike path through the Mennonite Village, the retirement community off Columbus Street.


Bike lanes in the fall, as leaves pile up

Written November 9th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

This is the time of year when Albany bicycle riders must sometimes use the driving lanes because the designated bike lanes are blocked by piles of autumn leaves.


In Millersburg, new factories are going up

Written November 9th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

On Saturday I took a bike ride along Conser Road in Millersburg. All the construction there makes for an impressive sight.


Message on an autumn day: Thank you!

Written November 8th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Every once in a while I realize how lucky I am, reporting on what I see and interests me, and having you folks reading my stuff and sending in comments from time to time.


Is it public art if it’s kind of hard to see?

Written November 7th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

It was five years ago that Albany installed an art arrangement of sculptures near a busy highway. If no one talks about it much, or at all, it’s because the thing is kind of hard to see.


Plaza street gets benches; trees come next

Written November 6th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Bit by bit, Albany’s new plaza street is taking its final shape as the city’s contractor is getting close to winding up three years of construction on the Albany Waterfront  Project.


 
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