Last Wednesday I reported the vignette of a wooden bear belonging to the Albany Carousel being pushed and pulled along Water Avenue. Now here’s the rest of that little slice of Albany life.
Something happened to the concept of the secret ballot. It is no longer guaranteed. “Really?” you ask? Well, that’s the way it looked to me when I got my Benton County ballot for the May 17 primary.
You’re looking (as though you can’t tell) at the curve of Highway 20 leading up to Albany’s Ellsworth Street Bridge, where Spring Hill Drive comes in from the left. The intersection has been of concern because while its steep bank is helpful to drivers on the highway, it’s a tipping hazard for trucks making a left from Spring Hill. […]
Ex-postal annex has found new use
For years the U.S. Postal Service paid about $10,000 a month in rent on an empty Albany building for which it no longer had a use, but those days now are gone.
Tags: Albany Post Office, Community services Consortium, Ferry Street, U.S. Postal Service