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Jonathan Lasselle had trouble hearing for the first few years of his life. He didn’t talk until after he turned 2. Now, at age 10, he sings in a prestigious choir, and has nearly perfect pitch.

VOORHEESVILLE — Hearing other people’s memories of her son is helping Wendy Clark deal with his death.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — Four candidates are vying for two open seats on the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board.

A Remembrance Ceremony will be held on May 16 for the families and friends of those who have died of suicide.

GUILDERLAND — After just under a year on the school board, Julie Fletcher Cuneo, last May’s top vote-getter, is stepping down.

Although she regrets not finishing her three-year term, Cuneo said, she’s putting family first.

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.

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