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NEW SCOTLAND — Planning in the northeastern part of town, which encompasses the commercial zone at the center of recent debate over development, is slated to take a step forward.

Should Westerlo pay Christian School for fuel oil?

By Zach Simeone

WESTERLO — Members of the Helderberg Christian School Board are distressed because funds raised for fuel oil may have been lost when the building it leased was sold.

ALTAMONT — Mayor James Gaughan said last week that the village board would continue to reinstate “home rule” as it navigates through the Civil Service system and restructures its police department.

By Zach Simeone

RENSSELAERVILLE — Recent town board meetings have been dominated by debates over the use of town finances, specifically regarding the need for trucks in the highway department, and a copy machine at Town Hall.

GUILDERLAND — Republican Councilman Warren Redlich hopes Supervisor Kenneth Runion will have a more transparent budget process for 2011 than he did for 2010.

Time to file returns

ALBANY COUNTY — More than two dozen not-for-profit organizations in the Enterprise coverage area are slated to lose their tax-exempt status, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — While most roles on Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s new budget advisory committee have been filled, there are currently two vacancies: one to be filled by a district resident, and one by a district employee.

GUILDERLAND — A group at Christ’s Church in Guilderland is striving to connect mothers.

GUILDERLAND — After the state raised the bar for interpreting student test scores, Demian Singleton, Guilderland’s assistant superintendent for instruction, told the school board, “Certainly, there’s been an impact.”

Lansing embraced the town as his family

RENSSELAERVILLE — Bob Lansing was a man who centered on his family and extended it to include the town that raised him.

By Zach Simeone

KNOX — A Hilltowner drowned earlier this week at his camp in Roseboom, N.Y.

GHS students plan 5K run to raise awareness about
Huntington’s disease and funds to fight it

Driver not charged in fatal accident

GUILDERLAND — The Herkimer County man who struck and killed a Guilderland resident with his car in February found out Friday he will not face criminal charges.

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