On Friday, Sept. 8, the Guilderland boys volleyball team took on the Shaker Blue Bison on a stormy evening at home. The Dutch and Bison battled hard but the Dutch took control to win three sets to none; 25-19, 25-22, 25-16.
Last Thursday, Sept. 7, the Guilderland girls volleyball team hosted a suburban council foe in Averill Park. The games were competitive until an injury forced the game to be defaulted in which Guilderland won 3 sets to none; 26-16, 25-23, 25-0.
“Not only was the building condemned by the town but also the county engineer signed off on that,” said Supervisor Peter Barber at the Sept. 5 town board meeting. “So it’s my understanding that the building is going to have a red X if it doesn’t have one already.”
A number of village residents had spoken in favor of keeping chickens in the village at the board’s July 18 meeting, leading the village board to draft a local law to that effect. A public hearing on the law has been scheduled for Oct. 3.
On Friday morning, Sept. 1, the Guilderland girls’ tennis team took to their home courts to face off against Suburban council foe in Columbia. The Dutch sailed past the Blue Devils 9 to 0.
The press event was to both celebrate a new sidewalk on Route 146, that runs from the new roundabout to the school, as well as to stress the importance of safe driving as children return to school on Thursday Sept. 7.
Last October, the Albany Police Athletic League announced an informal agreement with Albany County and the Altamont Fair to present the show in November 2023 at the fairgrounds. Proceeds from the annual event support PAL programs for local youth.
On Tuesday, Aug. 29, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs girls’ golf team had their first-ever match as an all girls team as they teed off against Guilderland at Western Turnpike Golf Course. Guilderland won by forfeit.
