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GUILDERLAND — The barrier placed on Empire Avenue was supposed to benefit the people in the surrounding subdivisions, but instead has become a point of contention.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — Tech Valley High, the Westerlo School, and a possible bus purchase were up for discussion last week when the Berne-Knox-Westerlo school board met for the second week in a row.

GUILDERLAND — In the Pine Bush preserve, white pines, some over 200 years old, will be cut down in an attempt to make the area its original ecosystem.

Pipeline is laid to bring village water to Wildwood

ALTAMONT—Contractors hired by Wildwood Programs laid pipe under Route 156 this week, bringing the dream of running water to Camp Wildwood one step closer to reality.

By Zach Simeone

WESTERLO — Now that Andrew Brick has been chosen to fill the recently vacated town justice post, Westerlo’s planning board is without a chairman.

Super says he’ll cut overtime hours

GUILDERLAND — To avoid wage freezes and layoffs, Supervisor Kenneth Runion says he is cutting overtime hours for town workers and cutting back hours for some jobs.

GUILDERLAND — Plans have been scrapped for a part-time position that would have allowed the town to check up on elderly residents.

GUILDERLAND — By the end of the year, Watervliet Mayor Michael Manning hopes to have started work on doubling the size of his city’s reservoir.

VOORHEESVILLE — School budget cuts are looming, with anticipated layoffs and halving the spending on field trips.

HILLTOWNS — When 17-year-old Danille Cross found out her friend’s grandparents had lost everything in a fire, she wanted to do something to help.

GUILDERLAND – In an upset victory in 2007, two Republicans won seats on the formerly all-Democratic town board.

School board questions need for new buses

By Zach Simeone

Every spring, the Alcove Reservoir, a source of water for the city of Albany, is at risk of being contaminated by manure, carried by snowmelt and storm water that originates on Hilltown farms.

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