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By Zach Simeone

HILLTOWNS — On Sept. 15, voters will decide which Hilltown candidates get to run on third-party lines in the fall elections.

NEW SCOTLAND — Sheila Kelle clips sculptures from the coats of her clients.

The young owner of Pet Styles approaches her craft with an artist’s eye and practicality.

NEW SCOTLAND — Albany County’s planning board has made the opposite recommendation as the town’ planning board regarding the extension of a moratorium on large-scale commercial buildings in town.

Jury still out: Fate of former judge, Spargo, rests on lawyers’ La Canard luncheon

By Zach Simeone

George Van Etten opened his farm to all

KNOX — A hard-working and frugal man, George Van Etten loved farming his land and providing for his family.

After a long illness, he died in his sleep at his Knox home on Aug. 22, 2009. He was 76.

GUILDERLAND — Several town candidates will battle for lines with the Conservative and Independence parties in the Sept. 15 primary election.

GUILDERLAND — School board members are enthusiastic about a proposal to build a roundabout in Guilderland Center.

NEW SCOTLAND — Two of the candidates vying for the Republican line in next month’s primary are also being endorsed by a new party, called New Scotland FIRST.

BETHLEHEM — Few people came without prejudice to a forum on health-care reform last Tuesday.

Two distinct camps moved among each other in the glow of a setting sun in the Elm Avenue park in Delmar.

VOORHEESVILLE — In the pointed language of a poet, Dennis Sullivan uses one word to describe the poetry scene in Voorheesville: seething.

By Zach Simeone

RENSSELAERVILLE — After being hounded for years by citizen watchdogs at its monthly meetings, the town board is taking steps to examine and correct some mistakes in its inner workings.

School taxes to go down

GUILDERLAND — For the first time in memory, school tax rates for Guilderland residents will go down.

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