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New pre-K program starts at BKW

by Tyler Schuling





BERNE — A pre-kindergarten program at Berne-Knox-Westerlo will be kicking off this school year.

Seeking refuge in America Survivors are set free

by Saranac Hale Spencer




Reaching a Pinnacle after fleeing a ravaged homeland



On the high plateau of South Kivu, cows are suffering from the force meant for their herders.

Trail of horrors leads Devota to a new home

by Saranac Hale Spencer





ALBANY — War has followed Devota Nyiraneza for half of her life.

She carries that burden without resentment and her lank, angular frame is larger in a room than her humble character.

Help for refugees

by Saranac Hale Spencer





ALBANY — When a family from Burma was greeted by glowing pumpkins and vampires last October, Linda Hutton had some trouble settling them in.

Niko One of Guilderland 146 s finest dies at age 9

by Jarrett Carroll



GUIILDERLAND — The town’s police department is mourning the loss of one of its own — Niko the German shepherd.

Maine man arrested for issuing threats at rest area

by Jarrett Carroll

ALBANY COUNTY — A portion of the New York State Thruway near the Guilderland Travel Plaza was shut down last Wednesday morning as State Police investigated a bomb threat.

Asessor 146 s office caught in election crossfire

by Melissa Hale-Spencer





GUILDERLAND — The town assessor’s office has been caught in the crossfire of political battling.

Still a spot open on Lady Blackbirds 146 bench

by Rachel Dutil





VOORHEESVILLE – The Lady Blackbirds are looking for a leader.

Senior-housing law would let Carrow build duplexes in commercial zone

by Rachel Dutil





Community concerned about future of farming in Hilltowns

by Tyler Schuling





HILLTOWNS — Candidates made their pitches, and a farmer spoke from his heart Saturday at a forum on the future of agriculture in the Hilltowns.

Lot size decision waits for citizens 146 vote in Rensselaerville

by Tyler Schuling





RENSSELAERVILLE — Two who helped draft the town’s new land-use plan voiced concerns after a Saturday forum on the future of farming in the Hilltowns.

No swimming at Thacher Plans scrapped for new pool

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

No swimming at Thacher
Plans scrapped for new pool



NEW SCOTLAND — The half-century-old bathhouse for Thacher Park’s Olympic-sized pool was demolished last week with no immediate plans for replacement.

Spinelli answers the question about her clarinet skills

by Tyler Schuling




"What are you doing""

This is what clarinetist Michele Spinelli, a Berne-Knox-Westerlo graduate, was asked when auditioning to attend Ithaca College, a place she knew in her heart she belonged.

Knoxers stonewalled over part of Whipple Road

by Tyler Schuling




KNOX — Nobody knows who owns an unpaved 360-foot section of Whipple Road — not the town’s lawyer, not the town’s highway superintendent, not the town’s assessor. Residents are petitioning the town to take ownership of the road "in whole."

Volunteers get tax break

by Tyler Schuling





ALBANY COUNTY — As fewer volunteer to fight fires and run ambulances, the Albany County legislature approved a resolution last week giving active volunteers an exemption on their county property taxes.

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