ALBANY COUNTY While this summer’s tropical storms, Irene and Lee, ravaged much of the area, leaving death and destruction in their wake, by the close of the year, many residents were in the process of rebuilding.
NEW SCOTLAND Jean M. Cesar, 41, a Haitian national who has the same first and last name as his deceased brother, was arrested last Thursday after a traffic stop on Route 443.
GUILDERLAND The superintendent’s request that police dogs be allowed to search high-school lockers and storage areas for illegal substances divided the school board.
“I really disagree with this whole concept,” said board member Denise Eisele at last week’s meeting.
VOORHEESVILLE A teacher who bit a fifth-grade student in the midst of a classroom commotion is on paid leave pending the outcome of an investigation by the state’s commissioner of education.