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Contract ratified School office workers get 4-percent raise for three years

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Contract ratified
School office workers get 4-percent raise for three years



GUILDERLAND — The office workers at Guilderland schools have a new three-year contract, providing 3.95 percent raises each year.

19th-Century machines in use today

by Saranac Hale Spencer





ALTAMONT — Buckwheat kept the sweeping fields of Pleasant View Farms above the Great Depression and Everett Rau still plows those fields with the tractor and plow that his brother bought in 1929.

From the alps to Altamont Visions of the Virgin celebrated

by Saranac Hale Spencer

From the alps to Altamont
Visions of the Virgin celebrated



Tales of a fourth-grade trip Hillary rally partisan teaching parents say

by Rachel Dutil





VOORHEESVILLE – Last Monday, 92 students from four Voorheesville fourth-grade classrooms got up-close and personal with presidential politics.

Dolin launches campaign LaGrange considers challenge

by Rachel Dutil



Russell Hempel to lead Voorheesville parade

by Saranac Hale Spencer





VOORHEESVILLE — Russell Hempel will be riding in style this Saturday.

V 146 ville librarians want to preserve history you can hold in your hands

by Jo E. Prout


Ackroyd unsure why he lost

by Tyler Schuling





BERNE — In a district where incumbents are rarely defeated, Edward Ackroyd, currently vice president of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board, was not re-elected for another three-year term.

Cass closes

by Tyler Schuling





RENSSELAERVILLE — A youth detention center that has stirred up a rural community will be closing in 2008.

Manure spill contained

by Rachel Dutil





KNOX – Carl Peterson can see positive in even the messiest situations.

Following morning chores on Friday at his Bozenkill Road dairy farm, he noticed fluid was pouring out of the barn, and knew that wasn’t normal.

Farm aid Assistance for local agriculturists

by Rachel Dutil

Farm aid
Assistance for local agriculturists


Carl Peterson is fond of his cows; he refers to his heifers as his "girls" – they are his livelihood.

For retired town workers One more chance to get old benefits

by Jarrett Carroll

For retired town workers
One more chance to get old benefits



GUILDERLAND — It’s the last call for town workers.

Floor and tub business gets OK

by Jarrett Carroll



GUILDERLAND — A flooring and tub-replacement business will be able to operate in densely-populated Western McKownville, near the Albany city line.

Whistle blowers can call hotline to report school fraud

by Melissa Hale-Spencer





GUILDERLAND — Anyone aware of fraud or abuse in the school district now has a number to call: 1-888-208-3103.
"At long last, the system is live," said school board President Richard Weisz at last week’s board meeting.

Teacher Towle-Hilt comes in first Guilderland voters pass school and library budgets by wide margins

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Teacher Towle-Hilt comes in first
Guilderland voters pass school and library budgets by wide margins

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