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Alert neighbor’s call leads to arrest for ID theft

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

ALTAMONT — It all started from a phone call. A neighbor noticed that cars were coming and picking up packages that had been delivered to a house that was vacant and for sale. The neighbor called the Altamont Police.

Tiffany VanAlstyne pleads guilty to murdering Kenneth White

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Nearly a year after the slain body of 5-year-old Kenneth White was found in a roadside snow bank in Knox, his cousin Tiffany VanAlstyne has pleaded guilty to murder.

GCSD starts a long journey to close gaps, include all students

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

"We shift to a mindset of focusing on what the student can do, not what the student can’t do," said Demian Singleton, explaining the school district's focus on inclusion.

Freed by the love of his classmates, Michael Puzio belongs

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Michael is a wisp of a boy with intelligent brown eyes. He has cerebral palsy. At Altamont Elementary, he has been taken out of a self-contained classroom and become part of a general class.

Big sledding memories will ride again as Tork’s Hill re-opens

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

VOORHEESVILLE — Voorheesville villagers who remember sledding down Tork’s Hill on Route 156 across from the firehouse years ago are excited to learn that it will be open

Assemblyman Peter Lopez to run for Congress

by Jo E. Prout

In the 19th Congressional seat, incumbent Republican Chris Gibson is self-imposing term limits while contemplating a run for state office.

Kenneth White inspired law that expedites access to records

by Jo E. Prout

A new law will allow police access to child abuse records, and require an employee of the Office of Children and Family Services to be available to overrule denials of records by local social services, in the case of a missing child.

Cell service may expand in Clarksville

by Jo E. Prout

“Usage is doubling year over year,” said Rick Andras, a radio frequency engineer for Verizon Wireless.

Support for Shufelt

by Jo E. Prout

The zoning board held a public hearing for Charles Shufelt's application to run an auto-repair garage — an application that was denied by the town’s building inspector.

McGowan sentenced to a year in county jail after setting lingerie on fire

by Anne Hayden Harwood

The fire, said the release, grew substantially within minutes, and caused damage to the bathtub and surrounding areas.

Runion retires early, Barber to step up

by Anne Hayden Harwood

“I made my plans clear back in September or October that I planned to retire around Thanksgiving,” said Kenneth Runion.

With a wide worldview, Rev. Luidens says God calls people away from ‘destructive religiosity’

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

ALTAMONT — Those close to Reverend Robert Luidens — who will soon be retiring as pastor of the Altamont Reformed Church after 31 years — will tell you about his dedication to visiting people confined to a hospital or a nursing home or their own home.

Now it's official: Carman, Centi win town board seats

by Anne Hayden Harwood

Carman will be the only Republican member of the town board, the first since Mark Grimm and Warren Redlich decided not to run for re-election in 2012. He and Centi join Democrats Paul Pastore and Patricia Slavick.

A gentle ‘Babes in Toyland’ allows Hilltown audiences to return to childhood

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Director Penny Shaw says there's a melancholy to the Toyland song, "Once you leave its borders you can never return again." But, she said, children can bring you back.

Morwin gets 30 days for DWI

BERNE — John Morwin, 42, of Schenectady, was sentenced on Nov. 10 in Berne Town Court to 30 days in jail and three years of probation for first-offense driving while intoxicated, according to a release by the Albany County District Attorney’s office.

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