After Parkland, BKW students have many questions
The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District held assemblies last week to address any questions or anxieties students may have about school shootings, from teaching how to respond to an active shooter to...
View ArticleProposed law could add millions to county bank accounts
Reining-in online retail giants and holding them accountable for the goods sold on their sites has been a slog for states looking to collect sales tax owed to them.
View ArticleCommunity Caregivers hosts open house on March 22
GUILDERLAND — Community Caregivers announces its first Spring Open House, “Meet Community Caregivers,” on Thursday, March 22, from 4 to 6 p.m.The open house will take place at the Community Caregivers’...
View ArticleAES holds annual carnival
ALTAMONT — The fifth-grade students at Altamont Elementary School are hosting a Celebrate America Carnival on Friday, March 9, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The event, an annual tradition, is a fundraiser for...
View ArticleTroop 1079 holds pancake brunch
HILLTOWNS — Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s Boy Scout Troop 1079 will hold a pancake brunch on Saturday, March 17, at the Masonic Lodge in Berne, next to the Berne Post Office, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.The Troop...
View ArticleHuck Preserve joins national network of land trusts
RENSSELAERVILLE — The Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve, founded in 1931, has now joined a national network of 398 accredited land trusts.
View ArticleLocal students display art at Empire State Plaza
More than 1,000 pieces of artwork created by students from 15 Capital Region school districts will be on view on the Empire State Plaza Concourse through March 18.
View ArticleTanner-Richter to train police, prosecutors, and judges to reduce drunk and...
ALBANY COUNTY — Mary Tanner-Richter, the Vehicular Crimes Unit Bureau Chief for the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, has been named as one of two Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors for the...
View ArticleWounds that don’t show may be the hardest to heal
Mental illness is not a moral failing. The brain, like any other part of the body, can suffer and need healing. We will be a better society if we provide well for people suffering from mental illness.
View Article‘Small fire’ sends elementary students to high school for the day
Flickering lights were the first sign that something was wrong, said Superintendent Marie Wiles.
View ArticleHuyck Preserve joins national network of land trusts
RENSSELAERVILLE — The Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve, founded in 1931, has now joined a national network of 398 accredited land trusts.
View ArticleRuud will help BKW teachers learn the ‘language’ of new tech
A new administrator will work to bring new technology to the Berne-Knox-Westerlo classrooms.
View ArticleHoran and GCSD pay $117K to settle suit
GUILDERLAND — A lawsuit brought last May in federal court against Timothy Horan — a retired teacher turned school board member — and the Guilderland School District has been settled with a payment of...
View ArticleV’ville student will forgo graduation in favor of trip of a lifetime
VOORHEESVILLE — Learning-by-doing: it’s the best way to learn a skilled trade, like electrical or plumbing, and, for Sarah Bracken, it’s also how she plans to solve the world’s problems.
View ArticleNew assistant super of Building and Grounds at GCSD
Ellen Taussig, the news assistant superintendent of Buildings and Grounds for the Guilderland schools, says she’s a big sports fan and will enjoy rooting for the Dutchmen.
View ArticleBerne house fire set in attempt to build anew
A Berne man set his home on fire in order to demolish the house so he could build a new one in its place.
View ArticleWood charged with sexual contact with two minors
While investigating one complaint, Bethlehem Police found a second victim, according to police Spokesman Commander Adam Hornick.
View ArticleDirector Maycock says: “The Music Man’ offers ‘something for everyone’
Elementary student Riley Better has a key part in “The Music Man” and, says the show’s director, he is “a model for the high school kids; he’s in it to work.”
View Article13-year-old student organizer hopes 'Congress people will see we’re in...
Sanari Ismail thinks that schoolchildren across the country should be able to feel safe at school. The national walkout was set to be exactly one month from the date of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory...
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