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A Catholic reawakening was quickly followed by a call to activism for Dan O’Connor.

GUILDERLAND — It’s all about the words. Words from the Bard, first spoken on stage four centuries ago.

Next week, they’ll be spoken by a band of Shakespeare enthusiasts performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream — for free.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — After more than a decade of disrepair, the Kaehler Lane Bridge is scheduled to be rebuilt within the month.

NEW SCOTLAND — Volunteer firefighters want to replace a roughly 60-year-old firehouse in Feura Bush with a larger $1 million firehouse in the next few years.

The Neighborhood Nanny drop-in child-care program is now open for busy parents who need a few hours during the day to get things done.

ALBANY COUNTY — Andrew Tinning is in a lot of pain. It radiates from his joints. It hurts to climb stairs.

But he has a sense of mission in his work as a volunteer for HIICAP.

By Zach Simeone

HILLTOWNS — Three organizations will be rotating Helderberg properties in the coming months.

Dad’s words heard in grand new arena

Words of fatherly advice mixed with youthful exuberance on June 26 as close to 500 students graduated from Guilderland High School.

Pritchard and Weston elected to lead Girls’ State

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — Almost a year after starting the Long Road reconstruction, the town plans to complete the project next week, and awaits funding that will pay for nearly all of the remaining costs.

GUILDERLAND — Guilderland High School was burglarized on June 24; several musical instruments were stolen along with some multi-media equipment, according to Michael Marcelle, the interim superintendent.

GUILDERLAND CENTER — A barn full of hay in rural southern Guilderland caught fire on Tuesday, causing flames so intense they blistered the siding of a house across Stone Road from the barn.

Soressi has a meaningful mission

VOORHEESVILLE — Michael Soressi sees history happening every day.

“It seems more real,” he said of his favorite subject, comparing it to other disciplines.  “I can understand it,” he said.

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