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FMS team finishes second in nation



GUILDERLAND — The future is now for a trio of Farnsworth Middle School students who just won second place in a National Engineers Week competition.





GUILDERLAND — An early morning accident left a man dead on Route 20 last Thursday.

Senior overlay bill to be adopted"



NEW SCOTLAND — A senior overlay district will likely become part of the town’s landscape.

Big box to open in New Scotland"



NEW SCOTLAND — After years on the market, the old Bender melon farm might have a buyer.

Group sues to protect farmland



RENSSELAERVILLE — Rensselaerville Farmland Protection, a small group of residents, has sued the town over its new zoning ordinance.





WESTERLO — As Westerlo’s planning board works on a plan for the town’s future, farmers came to Town Hall last Thursday to hear from an expert on farmland protection.

Recalled meat dumped at BKW



BERNE — While some local media reported that no questionable beef had been distributed to area schools, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District had 32 cases of recalled hamburger.




KNOX — Delia "Barney" Palombo sat in the Township Tavern in Knox last Thursday, remembering when she and her husband ran the restaurant that has been a longtime fixture in the community.





GUILDERLAND — Elijah Sharma wants to be a makeup artist with heart.




What is the best term length for a school board member"

Across the state, terms for the elected, unpaid posts range from three to five years.

Ousted workers gripe

Riveting paintings dominate the dining room of the Zunons’ home in Guilderland. They illustrate the story of a little blue boy in an African village. "His skin was blue," said Elizabeth Zunon, the artist who painted the pictures. The paintings were inspired by a story she knew as a child.

‘Keep tobacco ads away from kids’



ALBANY COUNTY — In a unanimous decision, the Albany County Legislature last week passed a resolution asking businesses to reduce, re-arrange, or eliminate their tobacco advertising.

GOP accusesCsaposs politicking on taxpayers’ time"



GUILDERLAND — Republicans are calling for the District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit to investigate Town Hall.

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