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BERNE — A Berne man pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a girl whom he was babysitting in Watervliet.





GUILDERLAND — After an 18-month investigation, police on Friday arrested a father and his girlfriend for having sex with the man’s young daughters in his Guilderland apartment.





After a half-century of studying and hunting the bird most celebrated at Thanksgiving, Brian Van Wormer could be called a turkey expert.





GUILDERLAND — Marantha Ministries wants to build a church on Curry Road, but much work needs to be done before the zoning board will consider approving the project.



GUILDERLAND — Almost a year-and-a-half after Jeff Thomas told the town board he needed land re-zoned immediately so he could build a senior-housing complex on Brandle Road, the town’s zoning board approved the project.





GUILDERLAND — Joe Calabro, known by many in town as the long-time owner of Joe’s Service Station on Western Avenue, was acquitted last week of sexual-harassment.





GUILDERLAND — As the school board gears up to review next year’s district budget proposal, the superintendent provided a list of discussion topics.





ALTAMONT—Jim Feck has sold drumheads to some big-name bands—like The Dead and Better Than Ezra—but it’s the garage bands that give him the most satisfaction.





NEW SCOTLAND — The town now has a $4.7 million budget in place for next year. The town board adopted it unanimously last Wednesday, directly after making some last-minute slashes to office supplies across departments.





NEW SCOTLAND — After seven months in jail and no indictment, Corianna Thompson is out on bail. She was arrested in April for the March 13 murder of her mother.





NEW SCOTLAND — A re-zoning battle has started in New Scotland.





VOORHEESVILLE — The school district is doing a number of things to make sure its finances are in check and that it is prepared for the Comptroller’s five-point plan, which is now state law.





BERNE — Not every deer hunter hits his mark.

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