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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.

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.

Murley gets six months
Police chief’s time away adds up







WESTERLO— Fifteen years after disbanding Westerlo’s planning board, the town board voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint a new one and to begin interviewing candidates.




GUILDELAND — The Western Turnpike Rescue Squad is helping local Scouts to live up to their motto and "be prepared."



GUILDERLAND — As Pioneer Savings Bank establishes its first Guilderland location in the former Price Chopper Plaza, Weichert Realtors, which is leasing office space in the same plaza, say moving in means moving up.





GUILDERLAND — The American flag was flown at half-staff in front of Guilderland High School this week to honor a student who died on March 1.

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