GUILDERLAND — A motorcyclist was killed on Friday morning after being hit by a car on Western Avenue.

GUILDERLAND —Very early Friday morning, at about 2:22 a.m., Guilderland Police responded to a burglar alarm at the CVS pharmacy at 2040 Western Ave.

Kristin Casey, Altamont

The effort to save the planet from ourselves will take all of us. We are lucky to live in a state with such a vast wilderness area and luckier still to live in the Capital Region, making it easy for us to both enjoy the Adirondacks and to contribute to the park’s prosperity and preservation.

Marie Wiles, Superintendent of Schools Guilderland CSD

Pat Canaday, The Altamont Fair

Mark Grimm, Guilderland

ALTAMONT — Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Mahoney, the long-time cook at Altamont Elementary School, died on Monday, June 21, 2021, after a brief illness. She was 88.

Guilderland Democrats sent a mixed message Tuesday in the town’s first primary — a four-way race for two spots where the key issue was development.

ALBANY — Joseph Edward Purcell of Albany, a long-time educational leader in the Guilderland schools, died peacefully on Monday, June 21, 2021, after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. He was 84.
“It took two of the world’s worst diseases to get the better of Joe,” his family wrote in a tribute.