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Taxes up in New Scotland and down in Guilderland

VOORHEESVILLE — School tax rates for property owners in the Voorheesville School District are going up in the town of New Scotland and down in the towns of Guilderland and Berne.

IAM to celebrate brain injury awareness day

GUILDERLAND — In honor of Brain Injury Awareness Day, the members of the Injury Acceptance Maturation group at Living Resources is holding an event in Tawasentha Park.

GCSD board sets tax rate at $20 per $1,000, as promised

GUILDERLAND — Guilderland residents will pay just what the district estimated for school taxes — $20.04 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

NEW SCOTLAND — Aside from the establishment and authority of the ethics board, the ethics law that took effect this month might be withdrawn until Jan. 1.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — Berne-Knox-Westerlo will run another bus purchase by district voters next month, with a few differences from the one that residents turned down in May.

EAST BERNE — After years of caring for foster children, Leo and Leah Bartell are now putting their considerable energies into helping their own grandchild — Brooke Iveson.

NEW SCOTLAND — The town, which has been operating under a new ethics law since Aug. 1, now has an ethics board.

GUILDERLAND — Police found a man’s body off a trail in the Pine Bush Preserve on Saturday.

Bailout
How much federal money will local schools get?

Pet-palooza offers dogs and cats to adopt at low cost

GUILDERLAND — Over 100 animals will be available for adoption, for little to no cost, at The Animal Hospital in Guilderland on Saturday.

Zebra mussels invade Thompsons Lake

By Zach Simeone

Federal funding is up in the air

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — While the town had once expected federal funding for replacement of the Kaehler Lane Bridge, Berne may end up having to foot the bill.

By Zach Simeone

RENSSELAERVILLE — A bill that would prohibit industrial wind development in town will get a public hearing next week.

Altamont native paints a warm welcome for returning veterans

ALBANY COUNTY — About 1,600 people in Albany County get some kind of home care through the county, according to Patty Smith-Willsey, director for Adult Services.

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