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GUILDERLAND — Faced with a difficult diagnosis, the Siggia siblings have not only coped well but have prevailed.

GUILDERLAND — said the main reason he is running for the school board is because he “would like to give back to the community.”

is making his first run for the school board because “the district needs to do better,” he says.

GUILDERLAND — , who is seeking a second term on the board, says she has learned much in her first three years and enjoyed it.

Eight vie for three board seats

BETHLEHEM — Eight candidates are vying for three seats on Bethlehem’s seven-member school board in a race not unusually crowded for the largely suburban district.

doesn’t like the direction of the current school board, so he’s running for one of three seats in the May 17 election.  Kawczak would listen to taxpayers, he says of what he would bring to the board.

The current budget crises highlights what is wrong with the public education system, said , and he’s making his first run for the school board because “something needs to be done.”

GUILDERLAND — , a lawyer and mother, said she loves the Guilderland schools and wants to see that the district’s quality education continues.

Kohl has a new role — restaurateur

DELMAR — A Westerlo resident has opened a restaurant in Delmar to fill a void she found there.

is running to keep his seat on the school board because he’d like to build programs when the economy turns around.  He started his first term on the board three years ago, just as the recession was beginning.

Halligan warns of cyberbullying

GUILDERLAND — John Halligan has devoted his life to preventing other families from going through what his has.

His son, Ryan, killed himself on Oct. 7, 2003 when he was 13.

No raises for GCSD principals

All four candidates back $89M budget plan

GUILDERLAND — All four candidates running for the Guilderland School Board support the $89 million budget proposal. Voters will decide on both the budget and the board on May 17.

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