GUILDERLAND CENTER A guitar and base set the rhythm Tuesday for a festive party at the Guilderland Center Nursing Home, as Dora Tunkel turned 104 and Edith Troutman got ready to celebrate her 102nd birthday this Friday.
ALTAMONT A judge has granted a hearing to a former Altamont Police officer who claims hes entitled to back pay and reinstatement, dismissing the villages 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.
RENSSELAERVILLE The highway superintendent, often criticized in Rensselaerville, is under fire again. The towns attorney said G. Jon Chase broke state law by loading salt and sand from the towns supply into a private citizens truck.
BERNE Thanks to a state aid figure thats higher than its been in years, the increase in taxes for the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Districts proposed budget is lower than its been in years.
BERNE Everything Amanda Tubbs tries from cheerleading for Berne-Knox-Westerlo sports teams to crashing cars at the Altamont Fairs demolition derby she does with enthusiasm.
GUILDERLAND Hashim Burnells trial for the murder of Todd Pianowski began last Tuesday in Albany County Court, and was then suspended by the judge on Monday in order to consider new fingerprint evidence.