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Wool Gathering

by Saranac Hale Spencer

ALBANY COUNTY — In its third year at Thacher Park, the Sheep and will welcome llamas and alpacas.

Albany pays no heed to 16-year-old pesticide law

by Anne Hayden

A city of Albany ordinance passed in 1993, to reduce the use of pesticides and substitute safe alternatives, is being ignored while dangerous rodenticides and insecticides continued to be spread at the Rapp Road landfill.

Hilltowners mourn boy who stuck up for them

by Anne Hayden

By Zach Simeone

KNOX — James Wyatt Spencer was a kid who was always happy. He stuck up for his friends, and looked out for the little guy. A die-hard Yankees fan, he loved baseball, and was one hell of a pitcher. His friends and family called him Wyatt.

New water contract with Watervliet will save Guilderland residents money

by Anne Hayden

GUILDERLAND — A water contract with the city of Watervliet that was supposed to last until 2017 is being re-negotiated as the town faces a potentially large increase in water payments, which could affect resident’s water bills.

Cell phones and iPods not an entitlement

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

School to rein in use of electronic devices

GUILDERLAND — Cell phones and iPods are as ubiquitous in schools today as slates and chalk were in a much earlier era.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board makes the call

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — Cell-phone service came to the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District last month, so the school board adopted a policy this Monday that governs cell-phone use and text messaging.

Moreau runs for super

by Saranac Hale Spencer

Planks split

NEW SCOTLAND — The top of the Republican ticket this fall may not share a platform with the bottom.

The proposal for a large-scale shopping center that has shaped debate in town for the past year also divides the GOP ticket.

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