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Two seats open on VCSD board

VOORHEESVILLE — Two seats on the district’s seven-member board of education are up for election this year, and board President David Gibson is not planning to seek re-election.

VOORHEESVILLE — Four judges, unique in taste, ear, and experience, will come together on April 25 to distill from 25 contestants reading 75 poems, Voorheesville’s first Poet Laureate.

GUILDERLAND — A University at Albany Police officer, driving a marked car from an appearance at Guilderland Town Court, was struck and injured on Monday evening.

By Zach Simeone

ALBANY COUNTY — Seven arrests were made last week for the sale of alcohol to an underage customer during a sting operation by the Albany County Sheriff’s Department.

GUILDERLAND — Town residents feel secure that, if their home caught fire, someone would answer the call.

But many residents know little about their fire districts, or even which district serves them.

Citizens reviewing $87.5M spending proposal lament lost programs

Pine Bush Preserve looks to expand by 1,500 acres

GUILDERLAND – On March 18, the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission will decide when the new draft of its management plan will be released to the public.

NEW SCOTLAND — A big box is opening on Route 85, but it’s nothing new, it’s been there for years.

Thousands of e-mail addresses accidentally sent to parents

GUILDERLAND — Parents across the school district were startled last month to receive an e-mail listing the address of thousands of other Guilderland parents.

NEW SCOTLAND — Nearly 300 acres on the Helderberg escarpment will remain undisturbed since it has been given to the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy.

Four domestic dogs kill pet goats in Altamont

 

Judge Connolly up for another term on village court

VOORHEESVILLE — After 24 years on the bench as village Justice, Kenneth Connolly still believes in a fundamental aspect of human nature: People are inherently good.

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