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Celebrating Frances Swart

by Melissa Hale-Spencer


— Melissa Hale-Spencer

DORMANSVILLE — More people turned out to celebrate Frances Swart’s birthday than she had candles on her cake. Swart is 95; close to 100 well-wishers celebrated her life on Sunday.

Arraigned on six counts 151 Burnell pleads not guilty

by Nicole Fay Barr



— Nicole Fay Barr

ALBANY — Looking down, Hashim Burnell seemed small and frightened Friday morning as he stood before a judge in the grand Albany County courtroom.

Sutton named assessor Watkins put on zoning board

by Matt Cook



— Matt Cook

RENSSELAERVILLE — The town board made two appointments to replace outgoing town officials at its meeting last Thursday.

Encounters with black bear both amaze and scare residents

by Matt Cook



— Maggie Gordon

KNOX — The warm weather is here, and just like clockwork, the bears are back in town.

BKW suffers budget defeat

by Matt Cook



— Matt Cook

BERNE—The Berne-Knox-Westerlo school budget was voted down by district residents Tuesday by a margin of only 17. Westerlo residents, angry about the closing of their elementary school, may have been the deciding factor in the vote.

Woman pleads guilty for auctioning hot goods

by Matt Cook



WESTERLO — A Westerlo woman agreed May 4 to plead guilty in federal court to charges of trafficking stolen goods.

Chased Altamont cops foray into Knox

by Matt Cook

KNOX—At least one Knox resident is bothered by the intrusion of the Altamont Police into Knox.

In a quarter century Schanz reaches P O 146 s top rung

by Matt Cook

RENSSELAERVILLE—Dianne Schanz has worked her way up the ladder. When she be-came a rural postal carrier in Berne in 1979, she thought the postal service was a good career move, she said. She turned out to be right.

Charges dismissed against Ismailaj

by Matt Cook

 

GUILDERLAND — Misdemeanor charges against Genci Ismailaj were dismissed in Guilderland Town Court on Jan. 13, 2005.

Ismailaj, at 19, of 1 Dana Ave, Albany, had been arrested by Guilderland Police for reckless driving on Route 20.

First in the state Documenting broadcast history teaches trio about research technology and problem-solving

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

First in the state: Documenting broadcast history teaches trio about research,
technology, and problem-solving

The Enterprise

by Nicole Fay Barr

Chase family fights for birthmark awareness

Murder Burnell indicted for shooting death

by Nicole Fay Barr

By Nicole Fay Barr

GUILDERLAND — A grand jury yesterday handed down an indictment of Hashim Burnell for the shooting death of Todd Pianowski.

Todd Pianowski rsquo s family mourns an lsquo easy-going child

by Nicole Fay Barr

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GUILDERLAND — Todd M. Pianowski was a champion bowler who had big dreams of excelling in professional sports.

He was also a sweet person who was devoted to his friends and family.

Man stabbed at mall during fight

by Nicole Fay Barr

GUILDERLAND — A 25-year-old man, who is probably a gang member, was stabbed at Cross-gates Mall on Saturday, police say.

ZBA grants garage variances

by Nicole Fay Barr

GUILDERLAND — At last Wednesday’s zoning board meeting, of the four variances the board granted, Joseph Messier’s application to build a garage attached to his home received the most deliberation.

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