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Guilderland mourns a fallen soldier

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

GUILDERLAND — Schoolchildren lined Coons Road on Tuesday afternoon, quietly holding patriotic signs they had made; many placed their hands over their hearts. They were waiting for a hearse.

Protesting tests at the State Capitol

Signs of protest dotted the crowd Saturday at the State Capitol in a protest of standardized tests. 

Voorheesville’s oldest school employee reminisces on work ethic

"Keep very busy, and maintain a good sense of humor."

NS approves 12-home development

The contractor agreed to some additions and stipulations, aimed at addressing concerns that development at the rural site might alter water drainage and negatively impact neighbors.

Altamont native takes a Tony

The diverse boyhood Leon Rothenberg had in Altamont led to a career on two coasts manipulating sound.

Fracking referendum nixed in Westerlo

Resident says land use not subject to public vote; attorney affirms.

Head Start services outside of city cut

Sequestration hits County program started in the Hilltowns by knocking on doors decades ago.

Garage gone, mystery remains

As villagers mourned the loss of Altamont’s landmark garage this week, speculation was rampant about the cause of the June 5 fire that gutted the long-time repair shop.

Town approves parking lot for Stuyvesant Plaza despite objections

The McKownville Reservoir Park will loose land to new parking lot.

Lonnie Palmer looks for 'happy accidents'

The interim superintendent for BKW takes the mantle left by Paul Dorward with a contract for one year.

Feds say postal carrier stole mail from village boxes

Kimberly Dott, 44, turned herself in to Altamont Police in May. 

BKW to go public on teachers’ union negotiations

BERNE — The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board is planning to present details of its negotiations with the Teachers Association at its June 17 meeting, two years after an impasse and four years after the last extension of their agreement.

Claremont estate dwellers raise concerns about 15 more homes

VOORHEESVILLE — Residents packed village hall Tuesday to ask the board to use village water as a tool to control the next phase of Claremont Estates, a housing development in their neighborhood, only weeks after the town’s planning board reviewed the plan for the second phase of the development that falls outside the village limits.

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