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GUILDERLAND — Orders of protection are easy to get but hard to enforce.



Domestic violence is not uncommon in Albany County, but help is available. At Equinox Inc., on Central Avenue in Albany, victims of abuse can find emotional support, legal advice, and a place to stay.





GUILDERLAND — While Supervisor Kenneth Runion seemed firm at the first budget workshop that town employees’ salaries be raised no more than 3 percent, he changed his mind this week.





GUILDERLAND — In the town’s budget for next year, Jean Johnson’s job has been eliminated. Johnson founded the town’s art program for senior citizens and ran it since 1993.





GUILDERLAND — Democratic Councilwoman Patricia Slavick, who is running for re-election in November, says she has chosen politics over her career.





GUILDERLAND — Although the congregation is small, the minister of the quiet church just on the edge of town wants to triple its size. This has one neighbor concerned, as his house is already only a few feet from the existing building.





ALTAMONT — The bride’s veil fluttered in the evening breeze Friday as she stood outside St. John’s Church, its steeple piercing the blue sky. She stooped to talk to the flower girl, her two-year-old daughter, Madison.





NEW SCOTLAND — Active emergency service volunteers in this town will now receive $700 a year in retirement benefits, a $220 increase from this year’s $480.





NEW SCOTLAND — Hair salons are not allowed in the commercial districts of this town.

Graffiti leads to police sweep
Principal says things since have proceeded as normal







THOMPSONS LAKE — Kenneth E. Radley, 44, a self-employed home-repair man was arrested last month by the Albany County Sheriff’s Department for molesting two girls ages 11 and 12, at the Thompson’s Lake State Park campground.

Sales, services, and food highlight fall antiques season



Young collectors and experienced antique-ers may find just the right piece this autumn as local dealers celebrate the leaf-looking season with sales, services, and food.





RENSSELAERVILLE—A resident is suing Rensselaerville, charging that the highway superintendent is stymieing his attempts to acquire records on town projects.





KNOX—Complaints of noise from a property on Thompson’s Lake Road are motivating the town to investigate.

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