VCSF proud to work on recreational resources with town and village, we need...
Pat Conway, president, VCSF Board
View ArticleFire at Veeder Road home on Tuesday
GUILDERLAND — Fire ravaged the back portion of a carefully tended single-story home on Veeder Road Tuesday. No one was injured.The fire was called in at 6:17 p.m. by Jonathan Govel, a resident of the...
View ArticleFood for thought: More students need to eat breakfast
Well under half the students in our schools who are eligible for free breakfasts eat this important meal. We need to change that.
View ArticleLibrary leaders say: Knox does not pay its fair share
Without their own library, many Knox residents use libraries in Berne and Altamont but the town doesn't contribute funds commensurate with use.
View ArticleTown plans to remove old tires from abandoned building so that it will collapse
Michael Venuti has a large new house on a hill overlooking the Bozenkill. He told the town board at its March meeting that what he sees out his window every day is a dilapidated shack across Bozenkill...
View ArticlePhotos: Best in the Season
The outside temperatures might have been fluctuating, but inside the gymnasium was on fire for the Dutch, Blackbirds and Bulldogs during the winter sports season.
View ArticleComptroller says more timely fines would improve nursing home care
Cited for violations in the past, the Guilderland Center nursing home is under new ownership, and administrators are showing off improvements.
View ArticleFleeing after break-in, Cascini was driving drunk
GUILDERLAND — Jeffrey Mark Cascini, 40, of 1026 O’Brien Ave., Schenectady, was arrested on Mar. 11 by Guilderland Police for attempted burglary and felony DWI, driving while impaired by drugs or...
View ArticleTrustee Fahrenkopf, Justice Greene unopposed
ALTAMONT — Village Justice James R. Greene and Village Trustee Nicholas Fahrenkopf were both elected on March 15, in a special election, to the posts they had held after being appointed to replace...
View Article4-H holds dog obedience class
A six-week 4-H dog obedience class will be held Tuesday nights beginning March 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension building in Voorheesville. The cost is $25.
View ArticleRoggio hosts workshops on sustainable Helderberg communities
This spring, Sustainable Hilltowns will be hosting several additional community discussions. Led by April Roggio, a local independent researcher, these community dialogues hope to answer the following...
View ArticleLeath continues her quest for the past
Susan Leath, Bethlehem's town historian, has a new book, “Historic Tales of Bethlehem, New York,” that includes church histories, tales of local farms, and segments on the defunct ice industry and...
View ArticleNow that the town board’s honeymoon with Bashwinger is over, can the board...
Joel Willsey, East Berne
View ArticleVolunteers are needed for New Scotland clean-up day
Janna Shillinglaw, Volunteer Day Committee, New Scotland Kiwanis
View ArticleForty hours is 40 hours: Berne supervisor and board need to explain their side
Maureen Abbott, East Berne
View ArticlePreservation begins to reflect greater diversity as Rapp Road District named...
The preservation movement started with saving Mount Vernon and has its roots in what is typically called 'white man's history,' said Susan Herlands Holland of the Historic Albany Foundation.
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