Capital Region medical groups announce intent to merge
LATHAM — Two independent medical groups announced their intent to merge Friday morning. Although the consolidation must first be approved by the government, the two organizations — Community Care...
View ArticlePhotos: Dutch Trio Vault to States
Performing under pressure, the Guilderland gymnasts showed their beauty and grace in the Section 2 championships on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 8, at Shaker High School in Colonie as they sought entry to...
View ArticlePhotos: 7 Dutchmen Wrestle On
The Guilderland Dutchmen wrestling team took the mat on Saturday morning, Feb. 4, at Schenectady High School, looking for Class A sectional titles. Guilderland finished in sixth place with 104.50 points.
View ArticleNevertheless, we must persist
Darkness was starting to fall as we drove by Evergreen Park in Voorheesville on Friday evening. Our car’s thermometer said it was 20 degrees out, 12 degrees below freezing. We saw an old man in a pink...
View ArticleKnox dog shelter considered, laws must be looked at first
Most dogs in Knox are not licensed, according to the town’s dog-control officer.
View ArticleSuicide averted; officers awarded
GUILDERLAND — The 9-1-1 call came in from a passenger; the car’s driver was threatening to kill herself, possibly with a gun.Six Guilderland police officers received Meritorious Service Awards on Feb....
View ArticleNew $5M Voorheesville bus garage needed for safety’s sake
The director of transportation and facilities for the Voorheesville district told the school board about safety and health problems with the bus garage and outlined a proposal to build a new one.
View ArticleDarmetko joins First New York
Catherine Darmetko has joined First New York Federal Credit Union as a member service specialist in the company’s call center.Prior to joining First New York Federal Credit Union, she worked for...
View ArticleAnnual tree and shrub seedling sale is underway
More than 50 species of trees and shrubs from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Saratoga Tree Nursery are now available to public and private landowners and schools.
View ArticleIf we wait with EV station, we could miss out on larger grant
Amy Lauterbach Pokorny, Knox
View ArticleOur success in grant-making is a direct result of community support
To the Editor:2017 is off to a great start! The Voorheesville Community and School Foundation has committed up to $29,000 in grants to our community and schools since the beginning of 2017 and we are...
View ArticleMayor’s notes. We have accomplished much in 12 years, it’s time for me to...
After many months of soul-searching and discussion with my family, I decided not to run for re-election in March as Altamont’s Mayor. I have served in the office of mayor for 12 years and believe it’s...
View ArticleThanks, Broden, for spreading village message that parks should be smoke-free
Jim Gaughan, mayor, Village of Altamont
View ArticleAfter church disturbance, what the people did then speaks volumes about their...
Dianne Sefcik, Westerlo
View ArticleENCORE! Books is bursting at the seams!
Sherry Burgoon, president, Friends of Library, Patty Miller, coordinator, ENCORE! Books, Voorheesville
View ArticleGuilderland's cobblestone schoolhouse is frozen in time
The Guilderland school district is proposing to use $30,000 to repair the cobblestone schoolhouse on Route 146 in Guilderland Center, to prevent its deterioration.
View ArticleAssisted-living facility at Western and Foundry one step closer to reality
One of three assisted-living facilities that may soon come to Guilderland now goes back to the town’s planning board to work out any remaining issues with the site plan.
View ArticleNew ethics committee chairman for Guilderland
The new chairman of the town’s ethics committee, Democratic private-practice attorney Joseph A. Glazer, wrote model ethics law for county governments in the late 1980s.
View ArticleVCSD board mulls budget, discusses grade inflation
A Voorheesville mother raised concerns that 90 percent of Voorheesville sixth-graders have averages of 85 or higher — with 70 percent in the 90s — and yet, on the state’s standardized tests for math...
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