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Fewer wild turkeys means shorter hunting season

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has adopted new regulations to shorten fall turkey hunting seasons in New York State due to a declining turkey population across the state.

Lyons grows from international competitions in basketball and volleyball

by Anne Hayden Harwood

“I’ve learned so much and gotten so much better, but I still have so much more to learn and grow," says athlete Shayla Lyons.

Kids offered free tennis lessons

RENSSELAERVILLE — Tennis coach Jim Neal will once again give tennis lessons five Saturday mornings starting July 25 in the hamlet of Rensselaerville at the Kessler Court on Methodist Hill Road.

Will Soap Box Derby roll into Altamont?

by Anne Hayden Harwood

Director Ginger Miller said the annual Soap Box Derby race, in Albany, generates between 40 to 50 competitors.