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NEW SCOTLAND – Janna Shillinglaw is hoping to build her community and get residents more engaged and involved, she said.





NEW SCOTLAND – Beltran Masias has lived his entire life in a coffee-growing community in San Fernando, Peru. Things have changed over the years, he said.



VOORHEESVILLE — On a Sunday morning a year and a half ago, water began shooting up from the ground through the railroad tracks near the Voorheesville Diner.

Democrats have no competition, Slaver joins longtime incumbents



WESTERLO — As the town’s Republican Party lies dormant, Democratic candidates will run unopposed in the Nov. 6 election. Democrats in town outnumber Republicans nearly 3 to 1.





KNOX — Jay Baumstein’s dream is now a reality.

Campaign spending in Guilderland races



GUILDERLAND — Advertising, campaign palm cards, mass-mailings of letters and postcards, debates, luncheons, lawn signs, and just getting the word out.

They all have one thing in common: They cost money.

Schools deal with stubborn staph infection

Appeals for freedom



ALBANY — Two-and-a-half years into a 25-year-to-life sentence, Erick Westervelt is pinning his hopes on an appeal.



ALTAMONT — Attending legislative committee meetings every week from February to May earned Jane Kirstel honor last week.



GUILDERLAND — Police, firefighters, and trained dogs searched Regal Cinemas at Crossgates Mall for a bomb last Thursday, ending in the arrest of a 39-year-old Albany man. No bombs were found.





VOORHEESVILLE – A new student information system approved at last Monday’s school board meeting will help increase communication between parents and teachers, says the high school’s associate principal, Michael Paolino.

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