GUILDERLAND Glass Works, the name of a proposed $100 million development in town, was suggested by Alice Begley, Guilderlands historian. The name is derived from one Guilderlands oldest industries: glass-making.
Hy Dubowsky, campaigning door to door, spoke to a Prescott Woods resident who said that he annually pays $30,000 in property taxes more than his parents paid to buy their Guilderland home in 1972.
Timothy Forster, making his first run for school board, says he has no set agenda.
"I’m not going in to take over...I’ve looked at the meetings. I have a lot to learn," he said. "We should all be learners."
Richard Weisz, who is seeking his third term on the school board, said, "A number of people are very frustrated with the cost of education. That’s a fair point of view."
ALBANY The seven-judge panel sitting on the bench of the states highest court questioned two lawyers sitting below them Wednesday afternoon, one representing an insurance giant and the other a local Clarksville man.
VOORHEESVILLE The village board has unanimously approved a $2.2 million budget for the fiscal year beginning June 1. That is a decrease of $200,000 from last years budget of $2.4 million.