The Albany Chamber of Commerce directors have voted to meet on the first Friday of each month rather than every Friday starting in September. Weekly luncheons at the Icehouse Restaurant will continue on the next three Fridays on Aug.

Overage charges to be billed to customers Aroom full of visitors at Monday’s Albany city council meeting weretheretoprotestacouple ofissues,includingjunkcarsand trash in one neighborhood and nuisance dogs in another.