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$100M Glass Works Village Proposed
Developers have clear view of hamlet’s future . . .

and Jo E. Prout





GUILDERLAND — Glass Works, the name of a proposed $100 million development in town, was suggested by Alice Begley, Guilderland’s historian. The name is derived from one Guilderland’s oldest industries: glass-making.

Thomas makes offer
Senior center for zone change


and Jo E. Prout




GUILDERLAND — The school district here wants to understand the "why" and "how" behind the budget vote this year.

In Guilderland
Five run for three school board seats



GUILDERLAND — Five candidates are vying for three Guilderland School Board seats in the May 16 election.





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."




Raymond McQuade says a lot of people have told him that serving on the school board is "a thankless job."




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."

Simply Fit
Tracy Hilt opens Altamont’s first gym



ALTAMONT — A new gym on Main Street may help the village get in shape.





ALBANY — The seven-judge panel sitting on the bench of the state’s highest court questioned two lawyers sitting below them Wednesday afternoon, one representing an insurance giant and the other a local Clarksville man.



By Michelle O’Riley

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 year’s budget of $2.4 million.

In split vote
R’ville board adopts moratorium



RENSSELAERVILLE — The town board last week narrowly passed a one-year moratorium on new major subdivisions in the town.

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