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ALTAMONT — High school seniors sat solemnly in front of coffins, each topped with a single rose, as they listened to Mark Gautheir.

GCSD residents share their priorities at community forum

GUILDERLAND — Twenty-eight residents answered the school district’s call for guidance on what the community values.

VOORHEESVILLE — The school board Monday tabled its decision on studying a full-day kindergarten program until its next meeting, after school board members disagreed on how to approach upcoming shortfalls in the budget.

GUILDERLAND — The town’s long-time, now retired, police chief has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and the judge has ordered him to get counseling for a gambling addiction.

and Saranac Hale Spencer

GUILDERLAND — The town’s attorney, Richard Sherwood, was cleared last week of conflict-of-interest charges raised by the two Republican members of the Guilderland Town Board.

NEW SCOTLAND — Residents spoke out against a scaled-down Kensington Woods proposal last week at the second public hearing for its environmental impact statement.

By Zach Simeone

WESTERLO — After swearing in its second Republican member in 70 years, the town board got down to business for the New Year on Tuesday, though old wounds were briefly re-opened.

A snow day Wednesday for the Troy schools put off a school board vote on naming Michael Paolino as interim principal of the city’s middle school.

ALTAMONT — The village is one step closer to improving its century-old underbelly.

Albert E. Raymond III puts on black robe

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — One of the town’s two judges has stepped down, but an eager replacement has jumped in to fill his shoes.

Divided board angers town hall crowd by reappointing Stapf

In 2009, bigger town hall, better cell service

KNOX — In the coming year, Knox residents can look forward to a more accessible and expanded town hall and to better cell phone reception, according to the town supervisor.

Heroes honored, Atlas Copco conserves water, cuts workers

VOORHEESVILLE — At the start of 2008, the lives of everyday Iraqis reached Voorheesville in photographs displayed by high school students here.

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