Photos: Birds Fly, Dutch Defeated
Anything can happen when it comes to sectional play: It’s win or go-home time. On Friday, the Voorheesville Blackbirds won while the Guilderland Dutchmen lost.
View ArticleVoters say yes to $20M BKW capital project
The Berne-Knox-Westerlo capital project was approved by a wide margin. The $20 million project will fund infrastructure, security, design, and technology improvements for the district’s two buildings,...
View ArticlePhotos: Altamont Elementary Halloween Parade
On Tuesday, October 31, the students at Altamont Elementary dressed as ghosts, zombies, and even a bear!
View ArticlePhotos: GHS production of "Almost, Maine"
“Almost, Maine” plays at Guilderland High School on Nov. 2, 3, and 4 at 7 p.m.
View ArticlePhotos: Voorheesville Elementary gets spooky
New Scotland Kiwanis held their annual Halloween Bash at Voorheesville Elementary on Sunday.
View ArticlePhotos: Farnsworth Middle School hosts Mix it Up
Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland hosted the Mix It Up at Lunchtime, that was launched in 2002 by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project.
View ArticlePhoto: Famous sledding hill in Voorheesville has a new owner
The village of Voorheesville took ownership of a popular sledding destination in the winter this month and held a ribbon cutting Tuesday morning.
View ArticleSole student aboard uninjured when car hit school bus in chain reaction
A school bus was hit from behind early Friday morning. The sole student aboard was unhurt.
View ArticleCumby to come to corner of Western Avenue and Route 146
Guilderland will soon get a second Cumberland Farms, at the corner of routes 20 and 146. The town has a Cumby at the corner of Western Avenue and Witte Road.
View ArticleSeven apply for vacant Guilderland school board post
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland School Board is moving to quickly find a replacement for Christopher McManus, who resigned on Oct. 25, just six months into his second three-year term, citing increased...
View ArticlePhotos: Blackbirds thrilling Class C championship ends with a title
On Friday evening at Saratoga High School, the Voorheesville girls' Volleyball team battled with Lake George for the Class C championship which saw the Blackbirds win the title after being down two...
View ArticlePolice say despondent man had explosives, grenades, firearms in home
A Knox man was arrested after it was discovered he had a room full of weapons and explosives. After a call had been made concerning his suicidal declarations, police searched for him and found him at...
View ArticleLoucks invents ladder stabilizer, hopes to retire on profits
Robert Loucks is unfazed by complaints lodged against the Invents Company, which he believes will help him realize his dream of bringing the ladder stabilizer he invented to market.
View ArticlePhotos: Guilderville Makes A Splash to States
The Guilderland-Voorheesville girls’ swim team battled for a sectional title last Thursday through Saturday in hopes of qualifying for the state competition on Nov. 17 and 18 at Ithaca College....
View ArticleHealey joins Albany Medical Center pediatrics
Aleeya Healey, M.D., a developmental behavioral pediatrician, has joined Albany Medical Center’s Department of Pediatrics. She was also appointed assistant professor of pediatrics at Albany Medical...
View ArticlePlotsky sails to victory in the 38th
ALBANY COUNTY — Victoria Plotsky, making her first run for political office, handily beat the incumbent in September’s Democratic primary and sailed on to beat Republican Timothy Stanton on Election...
View ArticleHometown Heroes banners will honor local vets in Guilderland
The town of Guilderland and the chamber of commerce are partnering to honor local veterans with banners that will fly in 2018 at Tawasentha Park and at the Guilderland Public Library. `
View ArticleGOP sweep all seats in Knox
KNOX — Although Democrats outnumber Republicans in Knox by nearly 2 to 1, the Republican-nominated candidates took all of the seats up for election.The GOP victory followed a heated race that included...
View ArticleFilkins ousts Bichteman on Westerlo board
WESTERLO — In this rural Helderberg Hilltown, dominated by Democrats for decades, a Republican newcomer to politics, Richard Filkins, has ousted a longtime Democratic councilman, William Bichteman....
View ArticleBerne GOP nominees take supervisor, town board seats, ousting incumbents
In a race that had all seats contested, unofficial results show Republican nominees won the town supervisor and town board seats by narrow margins.
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