With comprehensive plan on the horizon, Guilderland takes stock of its past

The study looked at 30 years of development, demographic, and economic trends in town, and arrived at the conclusion that, generally speaking, development has declined in the years since the town last updated its comprehensive plan.

Opinion

Democracy matters at every level of government

As Americans, we are well aware after Jan. 6, 2021, that democracy needs to be carefully tended.

Too many of us take our form of government, and the freedoms it offers, for granted. Citizens can be engaged in supporting and protecting democracy in many ways.

Guilderland

Reserves drained: GCSD pays out over $3M in tax refunds

At their June meeting, Guilderland School Board members passed, without discussion, two measures to pay tax reimbursements totaling about $3.1 million.

Regional

Biden as a bellwether: Despite rebound COVID case, vaccination, drugs prevent hospitalization

President Biden had taken Paxlovid to quell the worst COVID symptoms but nevertheless suffered a rebound infection. In June, the CDC had posted a study finding that reports of hospitalizations or emergency-room encounters occurred infrequently among patients taking Paxlovid, representing less than 1 percent of Paxlovid-treated patients over the study period.