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VOORHEESVILLE — Two school board members — C. James Coffin and Cheryl Dozier — are defending their seats and one challenger — Justin Brusgul — is making a run this year.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — As challenger Carolyn Anderson and incumbent John Harlow run for a single seat on the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Board of Education, both candidates know that several challenges will be faced by whoever wins in the May 19 election.

VOORHEESVILLE — The public library here hopes to begin planning for a new building in the coming year and has presented a budget for 2009-10 that looks quite similar to this year’s spending plan.

VOORHEESVILLE — Ever since Thomas Reardon was a student in elementary school, he wanted to work in one.

GUILDERLAND — An old hand and a newcomer are making uncontested runs for the Guilderland Library Board of Trustees.

Barbara Fraterrigo has been on the board since the library had an elected board, that is, for 21 years.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — Superintendent Steve Schrade, an administrator at the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District for nearly two decades, announced Monday that he will be retiring, effective Aug. 15.

VOORHEESVILLE—Voorheesville will be one of the first communities to receive federal disaster aid in the amount of $18,500 for damages from the monster ice storm in December 2008.

Grimm alleges police cover-up

GUILDERLAND — Councilman Mark Grimm, mulling a run for town supervisor, says he’s interested in letting people know the truth about the Guilderland Police Department.

GUILDERLAND — Brian McCann, who was named principal of Guilderland High School on Tuesday night, says that, at age 55, he feels like a kid again.

GUILDERLAND — Julie Fletcher Cuneo, a Guilderland High School graduate, says she’s making her first run for the school board because she cares about quality education and she cares about kids.

GUILDERLAND — , an accountant making his first run for the school board, has a clear goal: “No tax increase for a couple of years,” he said. “Let’s live with what we have to maintain.”

GUILDERLAND — , seeking her second term on the board, wants to work on improving communication.

 She chairs the board’s communications committee and said, “I feel strongly about facilitating communication across the board.”

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — As the May 19 school-board election approaches, incumbent John “Jack” Harlow will be challenged by long-time Berne resident and Berne-Knox-Westerlo budget advisor, Carolyn Anderson.

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