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Custody petitions for sisters of murdered boy unsuccessful

by Marcello Iaia

In the wake of 5-year-old Kenneth White's murder, relatives are battling in court, unsuccessfully, to care for his two young sisters who remain in the county's custody.

Forte and Grimm consider run for super, Burbank mum

by Anne Hayden Harwood

GUILDERLAND — There are more than nine months to go before the next town election, and speculation is already running high in Guilderland.

Supervisor Kenneth Runion, a Democrat, is currently serving his eighth two-year term, and there have been rumblings that he will not be running again.

Neighbor objects to Lydius Street group home

by Anne Hayden Harwood

"There is a lot of love in our houses," Living Resources Executive Director Fred Erlich told the Guilderland Town Board of the not-for-profit's group homes.

Franchini steps up as new assistant superintendent

by Jo E. Prout

Leadership is changing in the school district as the superintendent retires and the middle-school principal becomes the business administrator.

Kinder Morgan to hold info session

by Jo E. Prout

After the county and town made resolutions, the company proposing a gas pipeline has agreed to hold a public meeting to answer residents' questions.

LeVie barn to be razed

by Jo E. Prout

The councilman who championed saving a mammoth historic barn was near tears as he told the town board there was no one interested in paying to have it moved.

Behind bars: Dogs bring joy

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Dogs that few want to adopt — most of them are pit bulls — get training from county jail inmates, which helps the inmates as well as the dogs.

Photos: Sweets and zing at Rensselaerville reorg meeting

The town's newest judge, Ronald "Joey" Bates, was the freshest face among those taking their oaths at the Jan. 2 reorganizational meeting in Rensselaerville.

Photos: They came in droves to donate food

Suburban Westmere, spurred by its fire department, donated 12,000 bags of groceries for those in need during Sunday's drive for the Regional Food Bank  of Northeastern New York.

Photos: Future City builders

Following a longstanding tradition, Farnsworth Middle school students participated last weekend in the Future City Competition. This year, the team came in third with a city named Akara Aka.

Photo: Fire and ice at Route 20 garage

A garage on Western Avenue now stands gutted, as the call for responders came as flames were shooting through the roof in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 8.

Francis arrested for witness tampering

ALTAMONT — Jonathan P. Francis, originally from Knox, who is well known to law enforcement, was arrested in October on a felony charge of witness tampering.

Francis was arrested on Oct. 27, 2014, according to the Altamont Police Department report, for an incident that had occurred a month prior, on Sept. 27, 2014.

Photos: Snow patrol

To get ahead of unsafe snowmobiling in the state's wooded trails, police trained at Camp Cass in Rensselaerville are ramping up their presence in the snow.

As Stefan exits, village seeks qualified judge

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

ALTAMONT — With one of the village’s two judges moving, the other will do double duty until a replacement is found. Both of them are lawyers and the mayor is eager to find someone equally qualified.

Victim disappointed in plea DA’s office calls ‘appropriate’

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

While the Albany County District Attorney's Office says Nancy Ware, a victim in a road rage incident, was offered support, Ware feels twice victimized.

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