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Bill broached for new size cap

NEW SCOTLAND — Two years after the first bill that would have capped the size of shopping centers, and a year after the last size-cap bill was defeated, a new proposal is on the table.

GUILDERLAND — A Guilderland man accused of cyber-stalking a young woman with whom he went to Guilderland High School has been sentenced to three years of probation and was issued a five-year restraining order.

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.

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.

GUILDERLAND — The school board is considering three options for bus replacement, ranging from just under half-a-million dollars to over a million dollars.

GUILDERLAND — The Phantom of the Opera has been seen by over 100 million people around the world; as Broadway’s longest running musical, it has been on stage there for longer than Guilderland High School students have been alive — 23 years.

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