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— Melissa Hale-Spencer

KNOX — Jeremy Rue is home in the Hilltowns on R & R. He’s a long way from the deserts of Iraq where he has served as a member of the National Guard and to which he will return.



— Bill Sherman

VOORHEESVILLE — After months of negotiating an animal-control contract with the town of New Scotland, village leaders Tuesday night decided to terminate the contract at the end of June.


— Melissa Hale-Spencer

GUILDERLAND — A Guilderland High School student took prescription pills from his home and shared them with his friends, police say.



— Melissa Hale-Spencer

GUILDERLAND — Farnsworth Middle School has a fourth house that now officially, like the other three houses, has a Native American-inspired name: Seneca.



— Nicole Fay Barr

GUILDERLAND — Tuesday was chaos at Town Hall as hundreds of angry residents waited for hours to have two minutes each with the board of assessment review.


— Nicole Fay Barr

GUILDERLAND — A local doctor has modified his plans to build a medical complex on Carman Road, but some neighbors still have concerns.


GUILDERLAND — To reduce violence and arrests at Crossgates Mall, its management has decided to ban teenagers from the mall on Friday and Saturday nights, unless they are accompanied by their parents.



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GUILDERLAND — Three friends from Guilderland High School’s class of 1997 say that they were glad to have each other as they served in the armed forces in Iraq.



— By Maggie Gordon

GUILDERLAND — Tim Mulchy and Dotty Merza have each been in the real-estate business for 20 years. In that time, they have seen house prices rise, along with the fees charged by real estate agents.



— Matt Cook

ALTAMONT—The owners of popular hangouts in Altamont and Westerlo are hoping to sell their stores as soon as possible.



— Maggie Gordon

ALTAMONT — The library’s three-month search for a new director has, just like a good novel, a happy ending.

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