COLONIE – The Colonie Chamber will present Colonie In 2013: A Comprehensive Look at Our Town. The event will be held on Friday, Jan. 11 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. 

Colonie In 2013 is an opportunity for the businesses and residents of Colonie  to  discuss how the town will be affected within the upcoming year.

Topics of discussion include government, economic development, and our educational system, caring for our seniors, safety, retail business, and transportation.

This event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required.  

A light breakfast will be provided.

LOUDONVILLE - For Siena College, its students and CDTA, it's win-win-win, "especially those who are struggling to find transportation to school, internships and jobs and to commuters who are happy to save a little money on gas," said Siena student Cassy Jane Werking.

For a flat fee paid to CDTA by the college, Siena students can swipe their IDs in the fare box and ride without paying the usual $1.50.

The deal is good anywhere CDTA goes at any time.

The bus company is also increasing service on Route 9 connecting the campus with downtown Albany and Latham.

"Our students really need greater access to the whole Capital Region and what better way to do it than public transportation?" asked the Rev. Kevin Mullin, Siena College president. 

CDTA sees several benefits in the arrangement, similar to deals it has already made with six other area colleges and universities.

COLONIE - One of the northbound lanes of the area's main north-south interstate highway has reopened, but the other two remain closed because of delays at a bridge renovation project.
    
The state Department of Transportation says the left lane on the bridge carrying Interstate 87, the Adirondack Northway, over the Mohawk river reopened around noon Monday. The center and right lanes on Thaddeus Kosciuszko  Bridge have been closed since before 6 a.m.
    
DOT officials say the closure was caused by delays in securing the old bridge deck with steel plates. There's no indication when the other lanes would reopen.
    
Northbound traffic is being diverted off the highway to nearby Route 9.
    
A $29 million project to replace the bridge's decking began this past weekend on the span's northbound side.