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Response to proposed budget cuts Speaking out for social worker supervisor

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Response to proposed budget cuts
Speaking out for social worker, supervisor



School board poised to set up its own health-insurance committee

by Melissa Hale-Spencer





GUILDERLAND — Most school board members want to create a committee on health and other insurance.

To save money Bus study urges changing bell times

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

To save money
Bus study urges changing bell times



Making history visible

by Matt Cook


Water slide world at Thacher Park

by Matt Cook





NEW SCOTLAND — Thacher Park will be the first state park in New York to get a waterslide, said a spokeswoman for the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historical Preservation.

In uncontested race Mayor and trustee swap jobs

by Matt Cook

In uncontested race,
Mayor and trustee swap jobs

By Michelle O’Riley

Builder named to planning board

by Matt Cook





KNOX — Brett Pulliam was surprised when he was asked to join the Knox Planning Board.
"I don’t know why they wanted me," he said. "They asked me."

Assessor Shedina retires

by Matt Cook





KNOX — After more than two decades on the job, Knox’s assessor is stepping down.

The town board accepted Whanda Shedina’s resignation at a meeting last week. Shedina asked to retire at the end of the month.

Stitching birds Young artist heals self and others as project takes wing

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Stitching birds
Young artist heals self and others as project takes wing


ALBANY — Emily Rawitsch has a flock of paper cranes hanging in her kitchen. The birds are tiny and perfect, folded of bright paper.

Winchell is on the job

by Holly Grosch





VOORHEESVILLE — Tuesday, Sarita Winchell returned to work.

Contracts raise questions

by Holly Grosch





VOORHEESVILLE — The long-awaited contracts for two top school administrators charged with wrong doing are in black and white, but the interpretation of them is gray.

Westerlo looks for law to tighten regs for tax exemption

by Holly Grosch



By Michelle O’Riley

WESTERLO — Westerlo residents and leaders are eager for the state to pass legislation concerning tax-exempt properties.

Discretion used in chase

by Jarrett Carroll





GUILDERLAND — A Guilderland police chase ended in Colonie last month, without incident; no one was hurt because of pursuing officers’ discretion, according to Sergeant Daniel McNally of the Guilderland Police Department.

Going Out for Bob Oates 146 s finale Both disturbing and uplifting Steel Pier fills the Guilderland stage with dance and drama

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Going Out for Bob Oates’s finale
Both disturbing and uplifting,
Steel Pier fills the Guilderland stage with dance and drama

Raising dough for playground at Guilderland Elementary

by Melissa Hale-Spencer





GUILDERLAND — The leaders of the Guilderland Elementary School PTA are serious about play.

They have just launched a cookie-dough sale, the latest in a series of fund-raisers for new playgrounds at the school.

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