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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’s finale
Both disturbing and uplifting,
Steel Pier fills the Guilderland stage with dance and drama

Pass Civil Service exam
Trio keeps jobs at water plant



Objection
Residents opposed to restaurant plan


GUILDERLAND — More than a dozen residents — some of them angry — of what they describe as a quiet neighborhood off of Route 20, objected to plans for a restaurant in their midst.

School board mullsWould land purchase be wise or wasteful"

GUILDERLAND — The school board will decide March 14 whether the public will vote in May on purchasing a strip of land in front of Guilderland Elementary School.



GUILDERLAND — The school board president, Gene Danese, announced last Tuesday that he will not seek re-election to the board. His announcement came on the heels of a similar declaration from the board’s vice president, Linda Bakst.



GUILDERLAND — The school superintendent has proposed a $79 million district budget for next year — an increase of about $3 million or 4.51 percent over this year.





GUILDERLAND — The much-awaited response on a single health-insurer for the school district’s employees yielded scant results.



GUILDERLAND — High school English teachers turned out in force last Tuesday to object to a plan that would combine the jobs of English and social-studies supervisor into one.





ALTAMONT — The village board approved a law that will charge users for new hookups to the village water supply.





ALTAMONT — Terri Gockley used to support the Altamont Police Department and its new commissioner, Anthony Salerno



By Michelle O’Riley

VOORHEESVILLE —The village has lifted its moratorium on outside water use and is now looking to stop residential leaks.



By Michelle O’Riley

VOORHEESVILLE — The mayor and a trustee will swap jobs after the village’s uncontested March 21 election. Mayor John Stevens is stepping down, and Trustee Robert Conway is stepping up.





ALTAMONT — By the summer, residents of two local areas could have access to high-speed wireless Internet.

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