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NEW SCOTLAND — Councilman Richard Reilly’s controversial bill to govern the town’s commercial zone was sent to the Albany County Planning Board for review in a unanimous vote by the town board last night.

By Zach Simeone

KNOX — Six months after BKW sophomore Ryan Slingerland was killed in a car crash, his friend, who police say was driving, is being charged with homicide.

By Zach Simeone

HILLTOWNS — Helderberg Community Watch and Schoharie Valley Watch, two local community watchdog organizations that seek to inform their neighbors about the pros and cons of wind energy, have formed an alliance.

Evans’s passion is stitching fabric into art

GUILDERLAND — Diane Evans, a retired math teacher turned studio quilter, is the featured artist at this month’s Upstate Artists Guilds national show, “Loose Threads.”

VOORHEESVILLE — Following the distribution of funds from the federal stimulus package to schools, the final budget here will be the same as last year, $21,662,438, and several teaching positions will be restored.

GUILDERLAND — The fall elections are still months away, but speculation about who might be running for which town jobs is already in full force.

Restaurant critic wants justice served

GUILDERLAND — A local restaurant critic who was punched last October says he’s pleased an arrest has been made in the assault.

GUILDERLAND — Old barns may get new life as the town board here considers enacting a law that would give a tax break to those who restore or rebuild them.

Gordon unethical?
Expert says no, watchdogs say yes

By Zach Simeone

GCSD board adopts $85M budget with half-percent tax hike

GUILDERLAND — A man without a home slept under the overhang at the front library door.

NEW SCOTLAND — A law framed by the town’s planning board will likely head for review by the county planning board while a law favored by a vocal citizens’ group is left behind.

NEW SCOTLAND — Three 16-year-olds were arrested after an Albany County Sheriff’s deputy found them in a stolen car.

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