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RENSSELAERVILLE — Responding to widespread animosity and mistrust, the town board voted unanimously last Thursday to close the Cass Residential Center for delinquent youth.



WESTERLO — The head of a local hunting group says that deer populations are dwindling because of predatory coyotes, but the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation says a number of factors contribute.





BERNE — Nearly 10 years ago, two teachers had an idea, and that idea was in full swing Friday at the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School.





BERNE — With a cast of 80 middle- and high-school students, and nearly 20 others contributing to the production, a great and all-powerful Oz is coming to the Hilltowns this weekend.

National audit reveals problems
Albany County forecasts brighter days







GUILDERLAND — Guilderland’s beleaguered police chief is now suspended from his job without pay as the town pursues a hearing to have him fired.



GUILDERLAND — Making the cut.

As an athlete, it means everything. As a leukemia survivor, it means even more.





GUILDERLAND — The zoning board said yes to a gravel pit and a house-call veterinary office last Wednesday night, and told developer Jeff Thomas to come back in two weeks.





GUILDERLAND — Forty-three years after Thornton Wilder’s play, The Matchmaker, was made into a Broadway musical, Hello, Dolly! is still glowing, still crowing, still going strong.





VOORHEESVILLE – Transitioning from the top of the totem pole to the bottom can be difficult, says high school principal, Mark Diefendorf, referring to a student’s move from middle school into high school.





ALTAMONT — A year after suits, countersuits, and controversy were settled in Altamont’s quest for water, more facts are seeping to the surface.





VOORHEESVILLE – History is an important aspect of education, and, for students at Voorheesville Elementary School, it is all around them.

Digeser seeks approval
Vertical windmill is for the birds



NEW SCOTLAND – The town’s assessing department has overstuffed its space.





VOORHEESVILLE — The village hasn’t seen a contested election since 1994, and this year continues the trend as two incumbent trustees run unopposed to keep their seats.

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