Delmar, New York

Delmar is a hamlet in the Town of Bethlehem, in Albany County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany. The community is bisected by NY Route 443 (Delaware Avenue), a major thoroughfare, main street, and route to Albany.

A census-designated place (CDP) has been established since 1980 by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries of the urbanized area in and around Delmar. The population was 8,292 at the 2000 census, but it was not included as a CDP in the 2010 census.

In 2005, CNN/Money Magazine named the Delmar ZIP Code (an area larger than the Delmar hamlet or CDP) as one of the “Best Places to Live” in America, rating it the 22nd best place to live among what it called “Great American Towns.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delmar,_New_York

Delmar Under Construction

The Town of Bethlehem is replacing the local sewer and water lines and fixing up the Delmar streetscape, but for now it's a complete mess.

Thoughts while Fishing

Didn't have much luck fishing on Thompsons Lake but I didn't get out there real early, and it was kind of a cool but sunny day.

Betty Brook Bridge Out

While I didn't get a good view of the bridge, driving down to Betty Brook Campsite there is now a "bridge out" sign on the bridge, with some pretty big holes in the deck. I hope they fix that soon.

Comptometer Arithmetic

Important skills to have if you plan to enter accounting or scientific fields circa 1960.