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Basic STAR recipients will now register online for tax break

To curb fraud, homeowners will now have to register to get school tax relief in 2014.

The New York State Tax Department has a new online STAR (School TAx Relief) Registration platform for homeowners currently receiving the Basic STAR property tax exemption.

Bagyi named Best Lawyer

John M. Bagyi, a partner in the Albany office of Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, has been named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America in two areas: Employment Law – Management, and the Labor Law - Management.

He is a Guilderland High School graduate and Voorheesville resident.

Students: Awards and achievements

— Hilary Swift of Altamont was one of seven high school and college students serving as summer research fellows in the University of New England’s Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences Summer Internship Program who presented research at the third annual Summer Capstone Symposium on July 31 at the University of New