BOSTON Saturday night, a thousand people filled the seats at the ornate Jordan Hall, which the Boston Globe reported on its opening in 1903 was “a place of entertainment that European musicians who were present that evening say excels in beauty anything of the kind they ever saw.”
GUILDERLAND Emilio Genzano, who has been on the Guilderland School Board for three years, says he wants to use what he’s learned to help the schools weather the economic storm.
GUILDERLAND Jennifer Charron, who has two children in Guilderland schools, would like to use her business acumen to reduce the budget without cutting teachers, she said.
VOORHEESVILLE A Voorheesville Elementary School teacher arrested in December for biting one of his fifth-grade students is having his case dismissed after the alleged victims’ parents told officials they wanted the charges dropped, reported his attorney, James Knox.
GUILDERLAND Catherine Barber served three terms on the school board in each election garnering the most votes before retiring last year when she was the board’s vice president.
After a year as an outsider looking in, she’s decided it’s time to run for a fourth three-year term.
GUILDERLAND Amber Tomaso, a teenager managing to care for her baby while going to school and living in a group home, will be recognized on May 16 by the Rotary of Albany Youth Recognition Program.
NEW SCOTLAND The town board is considering appointing a new highway superintendent after Darrell Duncan accepted a job as head of Public Works in early March.
Darrell Duncan served the New Scotland Town Highway Department for the last 18 years.
VOORHEESVILLE Incumbent Timothy Blow will be challenged by two newcomers Diana Straut and Jason Windsor in a three-way race for two seats on the Voorheesville School Board.
Lisa Henkel, who served one term, is not seeking re-election.
GUILDERLAND The four-way race for three Guilderland School Board seats features incumbent Emilio Genzano, three-term member Catherine Barber who retired a year ago, and newcomers Jennifer Charron and Christine Hayes.
VOORHESVILLE A Voorheesville handyman accused of stealing items from his clients’ homes did so while illegally collecting welfare funds by not reporting his jobs, reported the Albany County sheriff.
GUILDERLAND The board of the Guilderland Public Library has adopted at $3.4 million budget proposition that stays under the state-set levy cap, meaning it would pass on May 15 with a simple majority of votes.
The public library has never seen a budget defeat.
ALBANY COUNTY As struggles continue in the wake of last summer’s tropical storms, local leaders reacted with relief and gratitude yesterday after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the state would cover the local share of response and recovery costs.
VOORHEESVILLE The Voorheesville Public Library’s director says the board is struggling to balance a continuation services while being forced to cut costs.