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Kuder collared for attempted burglary

GUILDERLAND — Police credit a neighbor for foiling a burglary attempt on Chandler Road, which resulted in an arrest on Wednesday morning.

Guilderland Police arrested Candice A. Kuder of Rotterdam at about 10:30 a.m., according to a release from the police.

Photos: Bridge over Normanskill now open

A bridge replaced on Grant Hill Road was funded with $1.9 million from federal, state, an county sources.

Super lauds community in wake of murders

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

GUILDERLAND — Superintendent Marie Wiles told the school board Tuesday, during its televised meeting, that she wanted to “recognize the strength and character of this community” in dealing with the “unspeakable tragedies that struck our community.” Wiles said there was a remarkable

Six school employees go 'above and beyond'

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

GUILDERLAND — Three teachers, two secretaries, and a principal were recognized this year by the school board for what Lin Severance called their “outstanding contributions to the Guilderland Central School District.”

Photos: The landscape listens

Scenes of cattle in different seasons show off the natural light of the countryside.

Knox polls open again for firetruck sale

by Marcello Iaia

After a townwide letter was mailed to residents and an informational meeting held, the Knox fire commissioners are opening the polls for a second time, seeking permission to sell a tanker truck.

McCoy proposes $597M budget with flat levy

by Marcello Iaia

ALBANY COUNTY — With the same overall tax levy as last year, the $597 million budget proposed by county Executive Daniel McCoy avoids the controversial tax increases and nursing home debates of previous years.

Kidder helps New Scotland eldery in need

by Lisa Nicole Lindsay

Susan Kidder has been heading New Scotland Senior Services for the past seven years, where she helps elderly residents in need.

Rappaport arrested for attempted burglary, hangs himself in county jail

by Anne Hayden Harwood

Guilderland Police arrested a 29-year-old homeless man for attempted burglaries, who then hanged himself in jail. The sheriff estimates the county's jail has one suicide a year.

Rematch in the 46th: Tkaczyk runs on her record, Amedore as a "strong fighter"

by Anne Hayden Harwood

Once again, the political majority of the Senate hangs in the balance, depending on the outcome of this race and several others.

Photos: Smokey's message helps

Smokey Bear came out to greet kids on Monday morning at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center in Albany.

Agencies local, state, and national working to solve murders

by Lisa Nicole Lindsay

GUILDERLAND — At least four different agencies are working together to solve the quadruple homicide that was discovered last Wednesday, Oct. 8, where a couple and their two children were murdered in their Guilderland home at 1846 Western Avenue.

A week of woe in wake of murders

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

As facts slowly come to light on the murder of two Guilderland Elementary students and their parents, the staff is helping their classmates and each other work through their grief with care and compassion.

Earlier Guilderland homicides involved single victims

by Anne Hayden Harwood

GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Police have dealt with five homicide cases in the last 27 years.

Unlike the current investigation of murder of a family of four, the earlier Guilderland homicides, each involved one victim and were solved relatively rapidly without so many different police agencies involved.

Westerlo slowed on future of highway garage

by Marcello Iaia

A split vote on the town board left hanging a bid offer for fixing a set of buildings long in need of repair. Now, the board will seek the services of an engineering firm in order to assess the cost of replacement.

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