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Pride of New Scotland forms

NEW SCOTLAND — As one established citizens’ group plans a public forum here, a new group has sprung up.

By Zach Simeone

WESTERLO — After 24 years of operation, Happy Days Preschool will be changing hands, and location.

Coffin, Dozier to run for board

VOORHEESVILLE — Both school board members whose terms are up will be seeking re-election on May 19.

Signs posted to prevent liability

NEW SCOTLAND — Police agencies across the state have been alerted to the contentious development debate here.

Bids come in 10% under budget

GUILDERLAND — In the midst of fiscal crisis and budget cutbacks, a bright note was sounded Tuesday as the school board approved bids for a $27 million project that voters passed in November of 2007.

GUILDERLAND — A farmer and a teacher, Donald Ruthford Otterness linked generations of local kids to farm life.

Wranken applies for permit to run home business

GUILDERLAND — Neighbors object to a large garage behind Gary and Sue Warnken’s house at 107 Van Patten Lane and suspect that it is being used for business — something the Warnkens deny.

“Our students want to know we care”

NEW SCOTLAND — Crooked goats and over-stuffed sheep greet visitors at the end of a dirt road under the escarpment.

School board weighs in on $85M spending plan

GUILDERLAND — After weeks of listening to citizens review an $85 million budget proposal for next year, school board members gave their views Tuesday night.

GUILDERLAND — When Luxi Peng was 2 years old, she moved here with her family from China.

“I was absolutely horrible at English during kindergarten,” she said. So she worked at it.

Altamont preschool makes changes to draw more kids of busy parents

GUILDERLAND — The town board Tuesday voted, 4 to 1, to hire a third judge because of Guilderland’s high volume of criminal cases.

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