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WESTERLO—The Albany County District Attorney’s Office is seeking jailtime for a Greenville man who is charged with drunk driving in Westerlo.





GUILDERLAND — Tracy McCallum was tearful as she left last Wednesday’s zoning board meeting. She said that, because of the board and her neighbors, her dogs were going to die.





RENSSELAERVILLE — A young man who was arrested for kidnapping and rape after escaping from Rensselaerville’s Camp Cass Residential Center has received nearly the maximum sentence for the crimes.





GUILDERLAND — Many residents on Brandle Road have questions and concerns about Altamont’s plans to pump water for village residents and for a proposed senior-housing complex.




GUILDERLAND — While many agree that another nursing home on Mercycare Lane is a good idea, some have reservations about added traffic to the "dangerous" intersection of Mercycare Lane and Route 20.





GUILDERLAND — With funding on the horizon for clean-up of the Army’s former bivouac area, good will abounded at the meeting last Thursday of the Restoration Advisory Board.





NEW SCOTLAND — The town board has increased water rates 17 to 38 percent for the Clarksville and Font Grove Road water districts.





NEW SCOTLAND — Joseph Kaiser, the owner of New Scotland Auto, and Howard Amsler, the owner of Blackbird Prime Properties, want to swap land with each other.

After many tries
Voss named to planning board



NEW SCOTLAND — Chuck Voss, a professional planner, has finally secured a regular seat on the town’s planning board. He was appointed by a unanimous bipartisan vote.

Enticing volunteers
Big bucks for benefits


How much are you willing to pay your volunteer firefighters and ambulance service workers"

Going Out: for farm history
New Scotland was raised from farmers’ seeds



By Maggie Gordon

The Help America Vote Act was passed two years ago in the wake of the 2000 Presidential elections, which were fraught with ballot discrepancies.



By Maggie Gordon

The Elsmere Fire Department has a new recruiting technique — a classic rock band.





KNOX—The owner of the Fox Creek Flea Market will keep his business running even though he has been, and will continue to be, ticketed for violating the town’s zoning ordinance.

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