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ALTAMONT — A fifth-grade girl was alarmed waiting for the school bus Friday morning.

At Voorheesville
Blow wins board seat, budget passes by 80 votes



VOORHEESVILLE – Two candidates vying for one school board seat shook hands after Tuesday night’s announcement that Timothy Blow had been voted in.





NEW SCOTLAND – David Wukitsch has some large shoes to fill.

Francis cries for help;
Four dozen cops answer



KNOX — A call from a modest, cream colored house at 107 Lewis Road drew four dozen police officers on Saturday morning.





KNOX — The Township Tavern, a long-time fixture in Knox, will soon be re-opening under a new owner.





RENSSELAERVILLE — Medical coverage will be reinstated for town workers today, Supervisor Jost Nickelsberg told The Enterprise yesterday.





RENSSELAERVILLE — Following accusations that a former supervisor embezzled thousands of dollars from three institutions in the town, Republican trustees are contemplating giving up their salaries for the rest of the year.





KNOX — History went up in smoke Thursday when a landmark barn on the Berne-Altamont Road burned in a lightning storm.





NEW SCOTLAND — A hike in Thacher Park Friday went awry as two women slid down an embankment.





BERNE — In a landslide vote, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo school budget for next year passed late Tuesday in a district where budget defeats had been common.





GUILDERLAND — Instead of dressing up a sales pitch, Anthony Commisso says Tuxego simply wants to dress up its customers.

For retired town workers
One more chance to get old benefits



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





For Jon McCartan, music is life.

The 21-year-old Guilderland native and University of Vermont student has spent the last two years playing bass with the Gordon Stone Band.





GUILDERLAND — Police are investigating a tractor-trailer-sized cache of illegal fireworks and explosive material after an emergency medical call led them to the stash.





ALBANY COUNTY — A flood of FEMA funds are coming to town.

Last week, officials announced that the county will be eligible for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damages from April’s nor’easter.

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