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Old Songs to communicate
Stories through murder ballads, parking-lot picking



ALTAMONT — Stories of old are told with the mournful twang of Mark Schmitt’s fiddle.





RENSSELAERVILLE — Nestled along Pond Hill Road in Rensselaerville, a large, lush acreage is serving as a temporary home to those wishing to make a break from the busyness of life.

Altamont hearing
Subdividing modernized



ALTAMONT — With some minor changes after public input, the proposed subdivision regulations for Altamont are set to be adopted by the village board on July 3.

A day in the life
Rescue work is more than a job



ALTAMONT — Warren Quinn was one of the first people on the scene after a boy was hit while skateboarding on a country road. He wanted to help, but didn’t know what to do.





ALTAMONT — The water is on again at Alice Fisher’s house, but she may soon be leaving.





ALTAMONT — The red carpet was rolled out as reading got the royal treatment at Altamont Elementary School on Friday.





GUILDERLAND – Amanda Pierce hopes to one day keep stats for her favorite baseball team – the New York Mets.

Free concerts at Tawasentha Park
Pedinotti tells stories through song, bluesy and blythe







ALBANY COUNTY — Seven months after a gang-rape was reported on the University at Albany campus, two of the three accused men pleaded guilty to felony third-degree rape yesterday morning.





HILLTOWNS — The race is on.

Two Democrats will be battling to represent the Hilltowns in the Democrat-dominated county legislature.





New commercial and residential swimming pools need to have alarms to detect an unsupervised child or pet, or an intruder breaking the water.





ALBANY COUNTY — A local law to support and protect farmland and foster good relations between farmers and non-farmers passed unanimously Monday night in the Albany County Legislature.





New commercial and residential swimming pools need to have alarms to detect an unsupervised child or pet, or an intruder breaking the water.

As hurricane season starts
FEMA urges insuring for flood damage



ALBANY COUNTY — Floods are the number-one natural disaster in the United States, according to FEMA, yet flood damage is not covered by most homeowner’s insurance.




GUILDERLAND — Teachers here get on-the-job training using "a reflective approach."

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