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The Altamont Enterprise Feature Story for the week of June 28 2007

by Jarrett Carroll

Westervelt wallows in prison, maintaining his innocence as he re-works his case



DANNAMORA — Erick Westervelt is haunted by a cigarette butt.

Westervelt 146 s family quot We know where he was that night quot

by Jarrett Carroll

Westervelt’s family:
"We know where he was that night"

Westervelt appealsClaims quot trickery quot by Bethlehem Police

by Jarrett Carroll

Westervelt appealsClaims "trickery" by Bethlehem Police

Going Out for horns amp drums A night for the children done by the town band

by Jarrett Carroll

Going Out for horns & drums
A night for the children done by the town band



GUILDERLAND — Making music takes passion and perseverance.

Silence is not Golden Website riles school board

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Silence is not Golden
Website riles school board



GUILDERLAND — Last Tuesday’s school board meeting began with a citizen’s call for civility and ended with a board discussion on ethics and free speech.

Bank bandit nabbed

by Jarrett Carroll





GUILDERLAND — A man wanted for bank robberies in Albany and Guilderland was arrested on Sunday by Albany Police.

Report bird deaths to avoid West Nile

by Jarrett Carroll


ALBANY COUNTY — Mosquito season is here. As the county starts applying larvicide, it asks residents to report birds that have died in the past 24 hours — crows in particular.

In New Scotland Dems and GOP faceoff with full slates

by Rachel Dutil

In New Scotland
Dems and GOP faceoff with full slates



NEW SCOTLAND – The race is heating up in New Scotland – Republicans and Democrats have announced their party’s candidates for the town’s November elections.

Jimmy waits for a liver His mother stays by his side

by Rachel Dutil




VOORHEESVILLE – Jimmy Pincheon is a happy, "do-anything-for-anybody kind of kid," says his mother, Stephanie Pincheon.

Voorheesville rescue squad will look at charging patients

by Saranac Hale Spencer





VOORHEESVILLE — After some debate, the Voorheesville Area Ambulance Service has agreed to look into charging patients for service.

Who should write Westerlo rsquo s master plan quot

by Tyler Schuling





WESTERLO — The town board and newly created planning board are at odds over who should write a master plan for land use.

Family Day offers old-fashioned fun

by Tyler Schuling



BERNE — On July 7, on Family Day, area residents will celebrate community at the Berne town park.

Will be Saratoga assistant super Principal Piccirillo leaves GHS

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Will be Saratoga assistant super
Principal Piccirillo leaves GHS



GUILDERLAND — After not quite 20 months as principal of Guilderland High School, Michael Piccirillo is moving on.

Love of sewing led Olsen to quilt

by Tyler Schuling



By Saranac Hale-Spencer

Kindergartners who opened Pine Bush Elementary are ready to take on the world

by Melissa Hale-Spencer





GUILDERLAND — A group of high-school seniors looked back to a time that seemed distant as they stood in the bright sunshine Thursday afternoon in a place that was once very familiar — the courtyard of Pine Bush Elementary School.

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