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There’s water back in the ‘Talking Gardens’

Written August 18th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Looking across the lowest pond at he Water Gardens from above the waterfall on Monday afternoon, Aug. 18, 2025.

Water has resumed flowing at Talking Water Gardens, the constructed wetlands that Albany was forced to let dry up this summer.


Follow the ‘INFO’ signs and you’ll find …

Written April 23rd, 2025 by Hasso Hering

For a few weeks now drivers heading east on Highway 20 on their way downtown have passed a new sign before getting to the Spring Hill signal and the Ellsworth Street bridge.


Why the train was trying to hurry

Written October 10th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Another day, another train shot in Albany. But why not? Our town, after all, is a railroad town. Here, take a look:


Starting a new year of ‘hh-today’

Written January 1st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

  Here I am, ready to make a fresh start at the beginning of the new year 2024.


Biking around our nice place to live

Written July 31st, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Depending on where you go, there’s no shortage of sights to photograph when you go on a leisurely bike ride, as I did Saturday.  This trip took me to Takena Landing Park to check out a case of “theft from a tree,” the subject of a story here. But there was other stuff to see […]


Street trees on Second: Here’s an update

Written February 15th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

How do you keep street trees from damaging the sidewalk? You plant them in pots.


Cameras record Albany traffic bottleneck

Written November 3rd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Thursday night was one of those occasions where the new road cameras at Highway 20 and Spring Hill Drive might have been helpful — if drivers had looked at them before setting out.


 
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