Colorful flowers and offerings of fresh fruit adorned several statues Friday as Buddhist leader Holy Ziguang Shang Shi dedicated the former St. Michael’s Church in Amsterdam to the Goddess of Mercy.
Schenectady County’s tentative $279.9 million budget for 2009, released Wednesday, includes a 13 percent tax levy increase, projected to cost residents an extra $125 annually.
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