BERNE The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board reconsidered foreign language studies for its elementary students last week, after the chair of the After-School Foreign Language program told the board that the program has outgrown itself.
ALBANY COUNTY Cameras monitoring public places have become commonplace in American society. They are found in shopping malls, convenience stores, gas stations, and even mounted atop police cruisers.
Music heals.
"There’s something about music that carries ideas deeper than the literal meanings themselves," said James Durst, a full-time musician for four decades.
GUILDERLAND An employee of Bally Total Fitness at Crossgates Mall was arrested Saturday on sexual abuse charges leading more women to come forward with similar allegations, according to Guilderland Police.
ALTAMONT Village residents can expect a new fee on their water bills in coming years an additional $15 twice a year, which will go towards paying off a new municipal water source.
NEW SCOTLAND Voorheesville school buses, usually reserved for children, will be picking up elderly residents at their homes to transport them to social functions, starting this month.
VOORHEESVILLE Tenured music teacher Charles Reader has resigned "for various medical reasons," according to an agreement signed by Reader; Superintendent Linda Langevin; and Kathy Fiero, president of the Voorheesville Teachers’ Association.
NEW SCOTLAND Development has been a steady pressure for the northeast corner of town, and may now be looming on the horizon for the southwestern part of town as well.