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Police say he let a 9-year-old drive

Father arrested for DWI and endangering his daughter

GUILDERLAND An Albany man was arrested on Sunday for driving while intoxicated, and then letting his 9-year-old daughter get behind the wheel of the car.

BKW rsquo s interim super to lead Galway School District

by Anne Hayden

By Zach Simeone

BERNE After years of work at Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Interim Superintendent Kim LaBelle will be leaving the district to become superintendent of Galway Central Schools.

Altamont couple bilked out of 28k

by Anne Hayden

GUILDERLAND A retired Altamont couple is out $28,000 after a kitchen contractor failed to use their money to order cabinets, according to their son.

Library proposes 1M budget

by Saranac Hale Spencer

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

On-line farmers rsquo market stargazing and cyclists rsquo tour may all be in Hilltowns rsquo future

by Saranac Hale Spencer

By Zach Simeone

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

A Union Man

by Philippa Stasiuk

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.

BKW School Board candidate Gerald Larghe

by Philippa Stasiuk

By Zach Simeone

BKW School Board candidate Jill Norray

by Saranac Hale Spencer

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.

Will scarps close Krumkill Road

by Saranac Hale Spencer

NEW SCOTLAND Krumkill Road might be closed to through traffic if a section near the Normans Kill bridge isn’t fixed.

Finances the focus of May 8 Hilltown Tea Party event

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

BERNE The Hilltown Homefront Patriots are holding another Tea Party event, on Saturday, May 8, focusing on government finances.

BKW School Board candidate Thomas Gagnon

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

By Zach Simeone

BERNE Thomas Gagnon, 55, has lived in Berne for 14 years, and wants to combine his experience teaching and his creativity as a visual artist to work as a school board member towards a better district.

Runion votes with GOP defeating bill for stormwater districts

by Anne Hayden

GUILDERLAND Supervisor Kenneth Runion shocked the town board on Tuesday night when he voted with the Republicans rather than with his fellow Democrats against a local law that he had originally proposed.