Hilltowns’ Winterfest a recipe for fun, even without snow
KNOX — Even without the snow, the Hilltowns’ Winterfest in Knox, sponsored jointly by the Knox and Berne youth councils, was a success. After cancelling last year’s event due to lack of snow, the...
View ArticleRemembering that other country: Inauguration Day, 1961
He was 43. I was 18. He was the youngest man ever elected president of the United States of America. I was a freshman at Georgetown University, a very old Catholic University about four miles to the...
View ArticleDitch the screens, play with the flock
We support a project to build a new playground at Voorheesville Elementary School, replacing the quarter-century old one, but urge that this time the playground not be built beneath power lines.
View ArticleAfter car break-ins, Mackey pleads guilty
ALBANY COUNTY — The man that police say went on a county-wide spree in November, stealing laptops, phones, and GPS devices from cars pleaded guilty on Tuesday to fourth-degree criminal possession of...
View ArticleDEC asks hunters for recs on waterfowl season
Hunters are invited to submit recommendations to regional Waterfowl Hunter Task Forces to help set the dates of the fall 2017 duck-hunting seasons for each of the state’s waterfowl hunting zones by...
View ArticleDEC says toxic landfill at defunct Army depot is now capped and closed
The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation has reclassified a landfill at the defunct Army depot in Guilderland Center. The site had been classified as a “significant threat to public health...
View ArticleKids who enter school not ready for school: It’s a big problem says BKW super
Schools need to work with local government to blunt poverty’s impact.
View ArticlePolice say: Woman fights with store detective and leaves baby behind
An Albany woman was charged Friday with endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree assault for an incident at Crossgates Mall.
View ArticlePolice say, Hendrickson goes to Troopers’ barracks drunk and carrying drugs
NEW SCOTLAND — John M. Hendrickson, 42, of Ravena, drove to the police barracks in New Scotland late in the evening on Sunday, Jan. 29, to pick up a suspect who was being released, according to a press...
View ArticleAltamont Main Street USA organized protest in Albany against Trump
People’s Action is pushing for weekly Tuesday protests across the country fighting Donald Trump’s initiatives. This Tuesday, Altamont Main Street USA organized a rally in Albany.
View ArticleBKW reviews capital projects, peer mediation
At a Berne-Knox-Westerlo Board of Education workshop meeting, there were several presentations of different visions on how to restructure the school, ranging from new schedules to architectural designs.
View ArticleMonolith opens first community solar farm
For Helderberg Community Energy, the wait has been a decade long to see some Hilltown families with community renewable energy. Monolith Solar opened the area’s first community array, with some...
View ArticleNirvana to reopen — eventually
Construction begins on new electrical system for fire-damaged Nirvana Indian Restaurant in Guilderland.
View ArticleNo-show on the Conservation Advisory Council reappointed for another year
GUILDERLAND — The town Democratic party chairman was reappointed in January by a Democrat-dominated town board to a post for which he was a no-show last year.David Bosworth Jr., member of Guilderland’s...
View ArticleGCSD board divided on need to hire a strategic planner
The Guilderland school board may invest $45,000 to develop a strategic plan for how learning should take place in the future.
View ArticlePhoto: Voorheesville Soccer Star signs her letter of Intent
On Wednesday, Feb 1, Voorheesville Senior Veda Hensel officially signs her letter of intent to play soccer at Niagara University.
View ArticlePhotos: Flying Dutchmen Sail to Victory
New team, same results for the Guilderland varsity winter cheer team, which was fifth in the state last year in the Co-ed Division. On Sunday, the all-female cheerleading team showed off grace and...
View ArticlePhotos: Bulldogs Bite Back
Starting off on the right foot: Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys’ basketball team played Friday evening at home at full strength for the first time all season — football injuries had earlier sidelined several...
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