What you don’t see here is the discarded Christmas tree that had been waiting on the verge for the past two trash days. It’s gone because Republic Services picked it up today, the regular trash pickup day in our neighborhood.
Bottle Bill: More empties to return
Written January 11th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Oregon has expanded its “Bottle Bill” deposit law to include more containers, and I’ve been wondering whether the system to redeem the empties can handle the additional load.
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Tags: Albany bottle drop, Cherilyn Bertges, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, Oregon bottle bill, returning empties for deposits
Tags: Albany bottle drop, Cherilyn Bertges, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, Oregon bottle bill, returning empties for deposits
It’s open: Inside Waverly Place
Written January 10th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Waverly Place, the latest addition to Albany’s string of accommodations for the aged, was under construction for most of 2016 and ’17. It’s on one of my bike routes, and now that the place is finally finished, I stopped by on Tuesday to see the inside.
Bus shelter: Sidewalk too thin?
Written January 8th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
This downtown bus stop of the Albany Transit System is only temporary, but passengers who wait there probably wouldn’t mind the benches and roof the old one had.
Sunrise upgrade: Pretty soon now
Written January 8th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
If you’re wondering what happened to the long-gestating plans to renovate Albany’s Sunrise Park, wonder no more. The city parks department hopes to call for bids on the project by the first week of February.
Bike lanes: Lots of broken glass
Written January 7th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Riding the bike along some of Albany’s thoroughfares Saturday, what I wondered about was this: Where is all that splintered glass coming from?
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Albany car store has new owner
Readers kept asking about changes at one of Albany’s remaining new-car dealerships, and Friday I finally got around to finding out what’s what.
Tags: Albany Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, MTM, Ram