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By Zach Simeone

RENSSELAERVILLE — The town board will discuss the proposed $365,000 highway contract for 2010, along with the rest of this month’s highway-department report, at a special meeting on April 22.

By Zach Simeone

WESTERLO — Absentee ballots are off the table in the special election on the purchase of the old Westerlo School, and other steps are being taken as voting day approaches.

VOORHEESVILLE — Lydia Tobler’s last note sounded on April 7.  It was an uncharacteristically sad one for the ever-bright music teacher who died at the age of 60.

His fight against drunk driving propels to the national scene

GUILDERLAND — Edward Frank, who lately drives a Jeep with a replica of a missile on top, will do just about anything to raise awareness about the dangers of driving drunk.

Budget set at $87.4M, cuts 40 jobs instead of 80

ALTAMONT — The new Altamont Parts Store offers familiar faces in a familiar place — the former Altamont bowling alley.

Slingerlands baby has life-saving heart surgery

SLINGERLANDS — Kira Engel is undergoing high-risk heart surgery today, and her aunt has organized a benefit in East Berne to help her family cover the costs.

Property taxes steady as Altamont adopts hold-the-line $1 M budget

Mother asks if playing fields are safe

GUILDERLAND — Christina Diamente is concerned about the safety of the playing fields at Guilderland High School.

She says of student athletes, “They are literally eating the dirt.”

As more people work from home, local towns consider zoning changes
Should home businesses move out of the house?

GUILDERLAND — Fuller Road will temporarily seem more congested than usual, but, in the long run, it will be safer and smoother to travel, according to Albany County Executive Michael Breslin.

VOORHEESVILLE — Staring out the window, Owen James often sits with a forepaw on the windowsill in his typically pensive posture.

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