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Slack and Genzano ready to run, Barber steps down, Simpson undecided

GUILDERLAND — Two of the school board members whose seats will be up for election in May — Judy Slack and Emilio Genzano — are planning to run.

Assistant supers forego raises

GUILDERLAND — For the second year in a row, Guilderland’s three assistant superintendents have agreed to forego raises.

Spending down at Guilderland library, but taxes would still increase slightly

GUILDERLAND — The public library is proposing a $3.38 million spending plan for next year, a 2-percent decrease over this year’s budget.

Blaze in Westmere bungalow quelled

GUILDERLAND — A Westmere firefighter was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning in the midst of fighting a blaze at a York Road bungalow.

VOORHEESVILLE — The latest school-district budget figures include a $350,000 decrease from the current year’s spending plan, but still carry a 2.89-percent tax-levy increase.

Trustees Hotaling and Cardona re-elected

GUILDERLAND — A unanimous town-board vote on Tuesday to fill two vacancies on the Board of Assessment Review belies the political maneuvering that led to the compromise.

Voters will choose next highway super

Kids speak out for music, German, indoor track

GUILDERLAND — An informal budget hearing on Tuesday night functioned largely as an endorsement of valued school programs that are slated to be cut.

Volunteers tutor students in English, enriching themselves

State audit finds no abuse but potential for misuse

VOORHEESVILLE — An audit by the state comptroller’s office found that there is some potential for the “loss or misuse” of school district funds, but no evidence of abuse.

Town board agrees to contract with Verizon

GUILDERLAND — The next step in the school district’s revamped budget process is an informal hearing on Tuesday, March 15.

The two-hour televised session will begin at 7 p.m. in the high school’s large-group instruction room.

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