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District 39
Stevens challenges incumbent Gordon

HILLTOWNS — A state engineer and Knox native son is challenging a popular Democratic incumbent to represent the Hilltowns in the Albany County Legislature.

McGuire takes the helm at Guilderland,
prepared to steer an inclusive course





GUILDERLAND — For the first time in at least 20 years, the school board here has appointed a new superintendent with a split vote.





GUILDERLAND — A drunk high school student backed into a cop’s car last Thursday before she sped off and crashed into a telephone pole, Guilderland Police say.





GUILDERLAND — Following up on a local tip and a warrant from the Saranac Lake Police Department in the Adirondacks, Guilderland Police arrested a registered sex offender last Friday for failing to notify authorities of an address change.





GUILDERLAND — A routine traffic stop led police to a discover a stolen car and a bag of stolen jewels.

Analysis
Political flap a sign of the times





GREENVILLE — New York State provides services to the families of disabled people, children and adults; Susan Helmer wants to help those families get the help that’s available.





MCKOWNVILLE — Plans for a Jewish Synagogue and community center on Fuller Road have come under fire by a neighborhood association which cites water runoff problems and says that the plan is simply too big for the residential neighborhood.



ALTAMONT — Legal referrals will soon be added to the services offered by the Community Caregivers.

Kitto earns medal
Altamont soldier dives in to save lives



ALTAMONT — Each time Sgt. Christofer Kitto dove into the murky water of a canal off of the Euphrates, he brought a soldier up for air.





GUILDERLAND — Students became teachers on Constitution Day, Sept. 17, at Pine Bush Elementary School.





VOORHEESVILLE — John Krajewski won’t go to jail, but he will be supervised for the next three years, following his guilty plea in Albany County court last Friday.





NEW SCOTLAND – Both Republicans and Democrats will be represented on the Conservative Party line in the town’s November general election.




NEW SCOTLAND – Littering the local landscape with campaign signs during election season is a "time-tested phenomenon," says L. Michael Mackey, New Scotland’s Democratic Party chairman.

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