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We witnessed democracy in action last Tuesday night at the Guilderland School Board meeting. And it was a glorious sight.

VOORHEESVILLE —  The village board’s application for a grant to enhance the rail trail corridor that runs through the village was denied, but the board plans to go ahead with trail improvements on a smaller scale, according to Mayor Robert Conway.

Temporary homes were set up in Tawasentha Park in Guilderland, fulfilling pledges to help Habitat for Humanity.

The school board has set aside, for now, school-closure recommendations from a consultant's building capacity report following months of protests from those who want to keep Altamont Elementary School open.

Highway superintendents and their town boards across the state have to agree to what road projects will be done every year. Berne Supervisor Kevin Crosier says the highway superintendent's late list is too costly and can't be approved.

Jeff Alexander has held several positions within Berne's town government, among them overseeing the transfer station under the highway department, driving the senior bus, and maintaining the parks.

Local poet Dennis Sullivan will host a poetry cafe on Allen Ginsberg at the Voorheesville Public Library in September.

The New Scotland Town Board extended a water district at their meeting last Wednesday, and also chose an option for fixing Krumkill Road.

Fire commissioners will meet next month to decide whether to hold the election again, revise their resolution, or give up on a 21-year plan to rotate trucks.

The Tech Valley High School formed seven years ago to focus on project-based learning for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, has a permanent place at the Albany NanoTech Complex.

The same night that he was released, Guilderland Police observed Hawes driving while intoxicated at 1810 Western Ave.

GUILDERLAND — A Florida man was arrested on Friday night after he was found asleep at the wheel of his truck, which was parked in a driving lane on Western Avenue.

“We actually started as more of a holistic health practice 35 years ago,” said Father Peter Young this week. “We’re sort of trying to go back to our roots now.”

A tributary of necessities like clothing, medicines, and furniture is flowing to a “Veterans Miracle Center” where local religious leaders are encouraging struggling veterans and their immediate families to come at no cost.

In matters great and small, Helen Coulter has always thought for herself and made do with what she had.

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