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Public will wrestle with Guilderland Center’s future

GUILDERLAND  — As part of the process to develop a neighborhood master plan for Guilderland Center, a public workshop will be held for the community today, Sept. 24.

School board recommends Genzano to fill vacant seat

GUILDERLAND — From a field of eight candidates, the school board plans to appoint Emilio Genzano to fill the seat left vacant when John Dornbush died in July.

GUILDERLAND — Democratic Supervisor Kenneth Runion has drafted a $30 million tentative budget for next year that he says won’t raise taxes.

Knox man charged in international fraud scheme,
nets four others on weapons and cruelty counts

By Zach Simeone

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Board of Education approved its 2009-10 tax rates for the seven towns served by the school district.

By Zach Simeone

RENSSELAERVILLE — A candidate’s handling of ballots on the evening of last week’s primaries is being investigated by the Albany County Board of Elections.

GOP critiques process

GUILDERLAND — Before the tentative town budget for next year has been filed, the process for building and reviewing it is being questioned.

BERNE — Hilltown residents remain riled after two East Berne dogs were shot and killed last week. No arrests have been made.

NEW SCOTLAND — As a deeply divided town battles over its future and the Republican Party splits, the race for the Conservative line — for two seats on the town board — is too close to call.

Who has standing to protect environment?

Altamont to get “a night out with a real professional show”

ALTAMONT — Moliere, the French playwright and actor, said that the duty of comedy was to correct men by amusing them. Greg Aidala simply describes it as a passion.

Seeing familiar sights in a new way through an artist’s eyes

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District has hired Brian Keller as its first dean of students to free the high school principal from disciplinary work. Keller sees his new job as an opportunity to teach students about life.

NEW SCOTLAND — Democrats were as present as Republicans on Tuesday night while GOP hopefuls tallied primary election results.

By Zach Simeone

WESTERLO — Now that the town’s major parties have caucused, the slates for this fall’s elections are taking shape, with two town board seats and two town justice positions open.

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