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Gary Hubert, often wearing khakis and a striped button-down shirt, has been a soft-spoken observer at school board meetings in recent years. He started attending board meetings five years ago, he said, because of budget concerns.





VOORHEESVILLE — School board President Joseph Pofit is being challenged in his race for re-election by long-term community member Gary Hubert.





WESTERLO — Sam the cat led a long life plagued by health problems and capped by a mysterious death that resulted in the suspension of his vet by the New York State Department of Education.

After nation-wide raid
Illegal workers in limbo, higher-ups nabbed



ZBA says
No advertising signs allowed for Guilderland business







GUILDERLAND — The trustees for the Guilderland Public Library, by unanimous vote, have proposed a $2.66 million budget for next year, up about $238,000 or 9.85 percent from this year.





GUILDERLAND — For the first time in years, there’s a race for the library’s board of trustees.

Four candidates — three of them incumbents — are vying for three seats.





ALBANY — Though the artists who work at the Carriage House Arts Center all have disabilities, it’s not to be thought of as a center for art therapy, said its director.

Miller proposes housingV’ville seniors to live the high life"

By Michelle O’Riley





VOORHEESVILLE — Joseph Pofit, president of the Voorheesville School Board, is a confident straight shooter, whose ideas are well thought out.





ALTAMONT — A judge has granted a hearing to a former Altamont Police officer who claims he’s entitled to back pay and reinstatement, dismissing the village’s argument that the officer, Marc Dorsey, got the job fraudulently.



VOORHEESVILLE — On May 16 school district residents will be voting on a $20 million budget, two propositions, and electing one candidate out of two for a spot on the school board.





VOORHEESVILLE — A father of two, who has a passion for biographies is running in an uncontested election for trustee of the Voorheesville Public Library.





VOORHEESVILLE — For the third year in a row, the Voorheesville Public Library remains in the planning stage of a building expansion. The $880,880 budget proposed for next year does not incorporate any funding for major construction.





KNOX — The town board raised the ire of some Knox citizens last week when it considered holding public hearings on two proposed laws: one a moratorium on windmills, and the other an ordinance aimed at curbing noise from dirt bikes.

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