Opinion

Who will carry Liberty’s torch?

You can’t say that education is up to the states while simultaneously demanding that states do your bidding. And yet, here we are. We again commend New York state for its stance against this perfidy. In its DEI purge, the federal government has removed historic accomplishments of people who are not white men from websites ranging from the Pentagon to the Park Service. None of us should accept the purging of our history. Men and women of different races, religions, and cultures have all made important contributions to the United States. We erase that history at our own peril.

Guilderland

Burger King sues Guilderland

The six-month drive-thru closure resulted in a $400,000 revenue loss, the company claims, while repair of the pipe and pumping of the accumulating stormwater cost over $1 million.

Sports

Photos: Eagles Dominant Over Blue Devils

Last Thursday, April 10, the Bethlehem girls’ lax team hosted a Suburban Council foe, Columbia. Rain was misting all game long but that didn’t bother the Eagles as they ripped off 10 straight goals en route to a 13-to-5 win.

Regional

Governor Hochul signs three gun-safety bills into law

According to data graphed by the state’s Division of Criminal Justice Services, shooting incidents involving injury in Albany County peaked in 2020 at over 120; similarly, the number of shooting victims hit peaked at 100 in 2020 while the number of people killed by guns in Albany County peaked in 2021 at nearly 20. By 2024, those numbers for Albany County had declined to about 60 people injured or hit and fewer than 10 people killed.

Hilltowns

BKW mulls $25.3M budget: ‘Tremendous’ increase in operational expenses

Berne-Knox-Westerlo is looking at a roughly $700,000 shortfall in its 2025-26 budget despite a 3.3 percent property-tax hike, due to widespread cost increases and decreases in state aid. The gap will have to be closed through “creative” reductions, Superintendent Bonnie Kane said.