Winning the green-card lottery

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

Arzu Demircan of Guilderland came to this country from Turkey a year ago and now owns her own store in Crossgates Mall. Her long-term goal, though, is to become a professor.

Opinion

I think that I shall never see a digital sign lovely as a tree

Zoning laws must protect the common good.

Guilderland

Low wages affect patient care, say employees at The Grand Guilderland

Employees and management of The Grand Guilderland — formerly the Guilderland Center Nursing Home — discussed why employees held an informational picket outside the facility last week.

New Scotland

New Salem Road Motorcycle crash lands two in hospital — driver in serious condition

A Schenectady man is in serious condition following a motorcycle crash on New Salem Road in New Scotland.

Regional

Rethinking online privacy

The largest-ever cyber-disaster— the hacking of private information from nearly half the residents of the United States in this year’s data breach of credit-card reporting agency Equifax — got New York State Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy thinking about what could be done to better protect online pr

Hilltowns

Wages up for debate in Knox

In Knox, a review of the proposed 2018 budget led to a discussion of how much of a pay increase its transfer-station and highway-department workers should receive.

Sports

Photos: Dutch Warriors Win

The Guilderland girls’ field hockey team team faced off on Tuesday against Bethlehem in the first-round Class A matchup where the Dutch fought to win, 3 to 1. The Dutch will face Shenendehowa Tuesday afternoon at Shen at 3 p.m.

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Letters to the Editor

Learn about The Empire State in the Great War

Judy Kimes, publicist, New Scotland Historical Association

Signs are to sway public opinion through fear mongering

Bill Kerr, Voorheesville

Who would want to open a business in this climate? Craig Shufelt understands these issues

Deane Fish, chairman, New Scotland, Republican Committee

New voice needed to combat anti-business attitudes

Glenn Schultz, Voorheesville

Church host first trunk-or-treat event

Shirley Unser, secretary, New Scotland Presbyterian Church

New Scotland is unfriendly to small businesses

Tim Stanton, Feura Bush

Columns

Old Men of the Mountain

John R. Williams

Find a hobby you can do sitting down — easy on the body, active for the mind

Back Roads Geology

The hauntings of Helderberg houses

Field Notes

Dennis Sullivan

How can those who cherish honesty and sincerity compete with scorn?

The Historian's Desk

Remembering the trolley that once linked Guilderland to the city