“I take the children that don’t get picked up for Christmas and have a party for them at St. Madeleine Sophie’s,” said Georgianna Pennacchia. She hosts the party in the old church and makes it as cozy as can be. “It’s very homey,” she said. “We sing carols and do games.”

Jeff Orsini, Commander, Boyd Hilton VFW Post 7062 Altamont

Ruth Dickinson, Altamont

Two years after just saying no and 18 months after just saying yes, Guilderland is expecting its first marijuana retail sales shop.

GUILDERLAND — Among the $100 million in funding meant to renew state roads affected by extreme weather, $1.4 million has been allocated to resurface Route 20 in Guilderland from Route 146 to Schoolcraft Street.

Schoolcraft Street runs next to the historic Schoolcraft House in the Guilderland hamlet.

From an arcing green corridor to promoting diversity, groups set goals for Guilderland’s future

Ted Neumann, Altamont Community Tradition

Linda Miller, Guilderland Garden Club

ALTAMONT — Nancy Osterhout —  a loving mother, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother — died on Thursday Nov. 9, 2023. She was 90.

She was born in Albany on July 17, 1933, the daughter of the late Katherine Martino and Stillman Pitts.

Kerry Dineen, Altamont Mayor; Tresa Matulewicz, Village Trustee; Chief Todd Pucci, Altamont Police