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GUILDERLAND — The school board is examining health-care benefits for district employees, which this year cost $8.2 million or 10.8 percent of the district’s $76 million budget.

Guilderland School Board
Raises for administrators, a clean audit, no idling buses



Not forgotten
Stanton plans to honor Iraq veterans


ALTAMONT — Drop in unannounced to take a picture of Darlene Stanton and what is she wearing" Red, white, and blue, of course.





BERNE—In Berne, several incumbents are seeking reelection in unopposed races.

— Nicole Fay Barr

KNOX — Justin T. Landauer pleaded guilty in county court Tuesday to second-degree manslaughter and driving while intoxicated, after a June crash killed a Binghamton professor, Gary Lehmann.





GUILDERLAND — A red ribbon stretched across the new entrance to Farnsworth Middle School last Thursday evening as two score gathered to celebrate the completion of the school’s $20 million expansion project.





GUILDERLAND — In its first step to develop next year’s district budget, the school board Tuesday heard from a dozen residents — two of them children — on a variety of issues.





GUILDERLAND — The new pastor of Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church says he is finding a warm welcome in this growing town of friendly neighborhoods.



By Bill Sherman
ALTAMONT — Mortimore Blackstone’s Haunted Mansion is coming to the Altamont fairgrounds with a promise that, "We can make you wet your pants!"




VOORHEESVILLE — Last Thursday, the girls on the Guilderville swim team wore T-shirts they had made for their meet at Burnt Hills. The shirts said, "This one’s for you Ed."




NEW SCOTLAND — The two hot-button issues this campaign season are water and planning. With candidates from both major political parties vying for a supervisor position and two town board seats, the competition for votes has been intense.





NEW SCOTLAND — The councilmembers govern a town with a population of about 8,500 and an annual budget of about $5 million.

New Scotland is one of the few local municipalities with a viable two-party system.





NEW SCOTLAND — Supervisor Ed Clark is running on his reputation and record against Elizabeth Stewart, who says she offers a proactive, go out and get’m approach.

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