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By Zach Simeone

BERNE — Once again, Berne-Knox-Westerlo students have found their place in the Invention Convention semifinals, as they have every year since the inception of the contest 13 years ago.

Desolation Road opens in Altamont

ALTAMONT — A public hearing for a photo shop and community art gallery will take place next Monday, town code enforcement officer Donald Cropsey told the village board last week.

ALTAMONT — A grand archway once marked the village entrance to the Altamont Fair from, appropriately enough, Grand Street.

Marie McMillen, the fair’s operations manager, would like to see that entryway rebuilt.

Village adopts $2M budget, up $40K from last year

GUILDERLAND — The Industrial Development Agency and the town board have decided to approve an extension on the Guilderland YMCA’s $5.24 million bond.

Albany’s vote against bond may halt landfill expansion

ALBANY COUNTY — The Albany Common Council voted against a $1.35 million bond to fund the expansion of the Rapp Road landfill on Monday. It was the second time the council voted down the bond.

GUILDERLAND — What if Guilderland School District residents vote down next year’s budget on May 18?

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — Incumbent Helen Lounsbury has been on the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board for eight years, and is retired from a 35-year career as a teacher in the district.

NEW SCOTLAND — The fiscal year ahead will focus on plans for a new library building, said Voorheesville Public Library director, Gail Sacco.

By Zach Simeone

HILLTOWNS — The creative juices have begun to flow towards boosting the economy in the Hilltowns.

Folksinger George Mann will pay tribute to his fellow Wobbly Utah Phillips

ALTAMONT — Utah Phillips, singer, songwriter, activist, and hobo, liked to tell this joke: How do you make a million dollars as a folksinger?  You start with two.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — Jill Norray, 44, is a lifelong Berne resident who thinks her open-mindedness will make her a valuable addition to the BKW School Board.

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