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Councilman Mackay, preservationist, leaves mid-term

by Jo E. Prout

New Scotland Councilman Daniel Mackay starts a new job next week as executive director for the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation.

Public defender to re-argue man’s right to speedy trial was denied

by Marcello Iaia

Jeffrey Richards, a public defender, and Brittany Grome, an assistant district attorney, clashed briefly in the small court in Berne Tuesday.

Westerlo board gets lashing, authorizes borrowing for millions

by Marcello Iaia

A few residents have discussed gathering signatures in order to force a public vote on the bond that could be up to $2.75 million for building upgrades.

Guilderland man gets 12 years for shooting

In April, André McCauley had been found guilty after a jury trial of one count of first-degree attempted assault, a violent felony.

Guilderland goes solar

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

A two-mega-watt array will supply power to the school's facilities from a 20-acre field near Dunnsville and Becker roads.

Workers picket nursing home, claiming breach of contract

by Anne Hayden Harwood

GUILDERLAND — Employees of the nursing home in Guilderland Center picketed along Route 146 on Wednesday afternoon, crying out for justice and demanding to be reimbursed the money they say their employer owes them.

“What do we want?” chanted a young man with a bullhorn.

“Justice!” cried the two-dozen picketers.

Greg Tobler is Star of the Day, winning an Emmy for audio

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

The Voorheesville native whose parents were both music teachers, the 35-year-old won a Boston/New England Emmy for live audio engineering on a talent show.

A nursery is born

by Jo E. Prout

The planning board here approved a request by DJK Holdings to use 15.6 acres at 1120 Delaware Turnpike as a nursery for plants.

Teens who vandalized school get leniency

by Jo E. Prout

After facing possible felony charges, the teens arrested in April for making a mess of the high school, causing a teacher to fall and seek medical care, were charged with non-criminal disorderly conduct.

New church to open in former convent

by Jo E. Prout

Pastor Mae Boyer of Restoration Hill Ministry hopes to run church services and programs for at-risk youth at the former convent and restaurant on New Scotland Road.

Barr charged as part of ‘hate ring’ for defrauding elderly

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

An Altamont woman was part of a group who the Albany County District Attorney's Office said went to homes of the elderly to do housework and took money.

Photos: Sharing the pride

Voorheesville Elementary School continues to celebrate, with the community, its designation as a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.

Photos: In pursuit of the Karner blue

Longtime science teacher Alan Fiero notices that kids these days have less physical stamina. He gets them out of their seats and into the field for hands-on learning.

The Pine Bush is a labratory for FMS students

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

In pursuit of the Karner blue butterfly, seventh-grade scientists at Farnsworth Middle School learn to evaluate and communicate.

Dearstyne focuses on 'eureka moments' in New York history

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Bruce W. Dearstyne, who grew up in Berne, surrounded by history, has included a chapter on the tenant farmers' rebellion in his new book on the spirit of New York.

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