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Still unclear
Who owns Whipple Road"



KNOX — Whipple Road is still in limbo.

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.





NEW SCOTLAND – Moving the basketball court from the back of Swift Road Park to the front would be a mistake, says Peter Baltis, a resident of Swift Road. The highway superintendent says otherwise.





NEW SCOTLAND – After sharp criticism from a few citizens, the drafter of a bill for a senior overlay zone agreed with the rest of the town board to send it to the planning board for further review and recommendations.


VOORHEESVILLE — The King of Bridge has been coronated, and he wears a plastic crown.

Andrew Dubay grew up with card-playing parents, which is how he learned the somewhat esoteric game of bridge, he said.





ALBANY COUNTY – Municipalities will now be able to seek grant money from the state for farmland protection planning.

Stories of compassion and collaboration are
|told as three faiths share their holy days



Sharifa Din spoke in a soft voice as the circle of three dozen listeners leaned forward to hear her words.

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