McManus resigns, Guilderland School board looks to fill vacancy
Christopher McManus, vice president of the Guilderland School Board, resigned from the board, effective Wednesday, he said.
View ArticleIndependent audit shows VCSD is in good shape, but over state-set savings cap
At the Oct. 16 Voorheesville School Board meeting, an independent audit of the district showed it to be in good shape financially, but the district’s rainy-day savings is over the state-set cap. It was...
View ArticleIn the good fight, don’t throw away your best weapon
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View ArticleBerne election 2017: William Keal for town clerk
BERNE — William Keal, a former candidate for town supervisor, is now challenging the town clerk with a campaign to increase the position’s office hours.A Republican, he is running on the Republican,...
View ArticleBerne election 2017: Anita Clayton for town clerk
BERNE — Anita Clayton said that she has the necessary experience to serve as town clerk. A Democrat, she is running on the Democratic line.
View ArticleBerne election 2017: Joanne Brady for tax collector
BERNE — Joanne Brady has lived in Berne most of her life, and emphasizes that she finds Berne has always been “like home” to her. She says she now wants to give back to her town by serving as tax...
View ArticleBerne election 2017: Kim Collins for assessor
BERNE — Kim Collins, a candidate for town assessor, is excited to work for the people of Berne, she said.This is the first time Collins, who is enrolled in the Independence Party, is running for office...
View ArticleBerne election 2017: Jen Wright for town assessor
BERNE — Jen Wright is making her first run for public office — as town assessor — because, she says, she wants to give back to the townspeople who helped her family emotionally and financially when...
View ArticleBerne election 2017: Melanie Bunzey for assessor
BERNE — Melanie Bunzey has been involved in her community both through the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District and a thrift store she runs in town. She hopes to continue by pursuing a second four-year...
View ArticleBerne election 2017: Brian Crawford for town assessor
BERNE — Brian Crawford has been a town assessor for over a quarter of a century. He said his experience as assessor and AS a lifelong resident of Berne will help him continue to SERVE the residents.A...
View ArticleBerne election 2017: Rick Otto for town justice
BERNE — Rick Otto, once a candidate for town board in Berne, is now looking to give everyone “a fair shake,” by serving as town justice.A Republican, Otto is running on the Republican, Independence,...
View ArticleBerne election 2017: Albert Raymond for town justice
Berne — Albert Raymond says he is honored to serve as town justice in Berne, and would like to continue serving the town for a third four-year term.Raymond, a Democrat, is running on the Democratic...
View ArticleBerne election 2017: Alan Zuk for town justice
BERNE — Alan Zuk is running to keeps his seat as town justice. After serving as judge for two separate four-year terms, as well as town supervisor and in the school district, he said he had established...
View ArticleBerne election 2017: Mary Alice Molgard for town justice
BERNE — Mary Alice Molgard has studied and taught communications and communications law for years. She now wants to pursue her interests in the legal system further by becoming a town justice in Berne.
View ArticleBerne election 2017: Gerald O’Malley for tax collector
BERNE — Gerald O’Malley has been serving as Berne’s tax collector for 28 years, and emphasizes his experience as he campaigns for re-election. A Democrat, he is running on the Democratic and...
View ArticleGuilderland election 2017: Michele Coons for town board
GUILDERLAND — Enrolled Conservative Michele Coons is running for town board in Guilderland, the town where she grew up and hopes to see her two young-adult children stay to eventually raise their...
View ArticleGuilderland election 2017: Patricia Slavick for town board
GUILDERLAND — Democrat Patricia Slavick, who was first elected to the town board in 2000, is running for a fifth four-year term.
View ArticleGuilderland election 2017: Burbank for town board
GUILDERLAND — Enrolled Conservative Kathy Burbank, who led the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce for seven years, is running as a challenger for one of two open seats on the Guilderland Town Board.
View ArticleGuilderland election 2017: Paul Pastore for town board
GUILDERLAND — Democrat Paul Pastore, a lawyer who joined the town board in 2006 after serving for six years as assistant town attorney and counsel to the planning board, is running for re-election.
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