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GUILDERLAND — Despite the $805 million in increased school aid proposed by the governor, Guilderland still faces a funding gap of over $3 million with a roll-over budget — keeping the same staff and programs — for next year.

GUILDERLAND — After nearly two decades of suffering with heart and breathing problems, David Morey is facing his future with optimism.

GUILDERLAND — Nurses Gertrude Hutchinson and Debra Wolff hope their display at the Guilderland Public Library this month will help encourage others to pursue nursing as a career.

CLARKSVILLE — The post office here has gotten a reprieve from its slated closure since the Postal Regulatory Commission decided that the postal service did not sufficiently consider the effect of closing.

NEW SCOTLAND — After years of dealing with scarce water and crumbling infrastructure, the residents of New Salem may soon get reliable access to municipal water.

VOORHEESVILLE — In a split vote Monday, the school board doubled the length of the kindergarten day.  The full-day program will start next fall.

GUILDERLAND — Several board members, a parent, and a teacher voiced concerns at last week’s board meeting about proposed changes in school schedules. Varied views were expressed on what the board’s role should be in making the changes.

GUILDERLAND — A new sign proposal for Stuyvesant Plaza has the McKownville Improvement Association up in arms.

GUILDERLAND — At a time when local unions are voicing concern over Governor Mario Cuomo’s 2012 budget proposal, the town has already approved contracts for its Civil Service Employees Association units.

GUILDERLAND — Following through on a promise she made a year ago, her first time through the Guilderland budget process, Superintendent Marie Wiles has studied both the district’s use of time and its leadership structure — and made recommendations for change — in preparation for the new budget cycle.

The Bridge Center, an all-male residential facility that focuses on intensive rehabilitation for alcoholics and drug addicts, brought a group of 15 men to Ed Frank’s Choices 301 center in Altamont last week.

GUILDERLAND — The school district, at impasse with its two biggest unions and battered by rising pension and health-care costs, has launched a letter-writing campaign, seeking mandate relief.

ALBANY COUNTY — Having been saved by federal legislation five years ago, the county’s Farm Service Agency office is again slated for closure.

GUILDERLAND — The school district and the Guilderland Employees Association have reached an impasse in contract negotiations.

“We’re not looking for the world,” said the GEA’s lawyer, Thomas Jordan. “Costs are going up for our members — food and gas — like everyone else. They need a fair wage.”

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