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View ArticleFor Guilderland super: Barber v. Forte — again
Town Supervisor Peter Barber will be challenged this fall by Republican Brian Forte, whom he beat narrowly in 2015.
View ArticleDems go for Pokorny 82 to 65
The Knox Democratic caucus was tense as those nominated mostly by members of the party’s committee were pitted against a slate of nominees already on the Republican ballot. Republicans had earlier...
View ArticleKnox playground gets an upgrade with $125K grant
The Knox town park will be upgraded over the next few years, with a new playground that people with disabilities can use, to be put in with grant money from New York State.
View ArticleTwo solar farms and one large roof-mounted array proposed in Guilderland
GUILDERLAND — Two projects that would be the first major solar-energy structures in Guilderland came before the planning board on July 12, and the board has received an application for a third.
View ArticleElectronic devices no longer banned at BKW
The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Board of Education reviewed a draft of board goals compiled from ideas discussed with community members at a reorganizational meeting of the board.
View ArticlePhotos: On Their Way
Guilderland graduates Cameron Collett and Nick Grabek will travel toa the Connie Mack World Series in New Mexico with the South Troy Dodgers 18U team
View ArticleFree tours of the Capitol and State Education Building start in August
ALBANY — Free tours of both the State Education Building and the Capitol will be given on the second Saturday of each month, starting Aug. 12.
View ArticleAntiques show returns to Schoharie
SCHOHARIE — For the 42nd autumn, an Antiques in Schoharie show will be held on the grounds of the Schoharie Valley Railroad Museum. This year, the show is Sept. 16 and 17 — open on Saturday from 10...
View ArticleTown highway worker found guilty in DWI jury trial
GUILDERLAND — Howard Haver, 51, a town highway department foreman, was found guilty on July 20, after a three-day misdemeanor jury trial in Guilderland Town Court, of driving while intoxicated,...
View ArticleGentile takes plea deal on child-porn charges
Anthony Gentile, who was arrested at his Guilderland home in 2014 on six counts of promoting sexual performance of a child, has accepted a plea deal, admitting guilt to three counts. He’ll be sentenced...
View ArticlePhotos: Berne Summerfest 2017
Children and adults played through the day to a backdrop of live music in the Berne town park Summerfest on July 22.
View ArticleBack from Broadway, Parmenter says she grew as an actress
Jaynie Parmenter spent many years in the world of local youth theater but never imagined she would perform on Broadway right after graduating from high school.
View ArticleDEC seeks citizen scientists to survey wild turkeys
State biologists are trying to better understand the wild turkey. The Department of Environmental Conservation is asking citizens to record their observations of turkeys this summer.
View ArticlePhotos: Dog Days of Summer
A Dog Day Celebration, held in the Knox town park on Saturday, July 22, brought together dog owners in Knox and surrounding areas to vaccinate and register their dogs, as well as participate in...
View ArticleAltamont Enterprise July 27, 1917
VILLAGE NOTES.— A small band of gypsies is in camp on the cross road north of the village. Instead of going about in the old style manner — horses and fancy wagons and a retinue of camp followers —...
View ArticleHelp send BKW students back to school prepared
Mary Beth Peterson, Misty Schaffer, HCRC
View ArticleIt’s globally irresponsible for Altamont to have a police department
G. Warner, Altamont
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