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Sheak gets 1 to 3 years under Vince’s Law

On Wednesday, Scott Sheak of Berne was sentenced before Judge Peter Lynch in Albany County Court, to one to three years in state prison.

Breakfast for V’ville elementary students in the works

by Jo E. Prout

The Voorheesville Elementary School now has 46 students, or nearly 10 percent of enrollment, who are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunches.​

New Scotland planning board weighs in: term extensions OK

by Jo E. Prout

The planning board heard Cynthia Elliott's report on decibel studies and a re-invented driveway, and discussed the extension of term limits for both themselves and zoning board members.

 

Super proposes $95M budget

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Marie Wiles proposed a spending plan for next year for Guilderland schools that stays under the near-zero levy limit set by the state and does not cut any programs or staff.

Photos: Handshake For a Hero

A ceremony held Feb. 25 honored the work of firefighters, police, ambulance, and dispatchers from around the area who rescued six residents, including two adults and one child, from within a burning home in McKownville. "It was truly a unique life-saving event," said Guilderland Supervisor Peter Barber.

AG says Crossgates must be more accessible to people with disabilities

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

GUILDERLAND — On Feb. 23, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that the 12 shopping malls across New York State operated by Pyramid Management Group LLC — including Crossgates Mall in Guilderland — must be made more accessible to those with disabilities.

Library collects food and supplies for needy who dwell in seemingly affluent suburb

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Public Library is now home to a food pantry bin.

The idea for the bin came about gradually.

A WWI dog tag found in France brings a father into sharper focus for his daughter

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

Frank L. Smith is known locally as the founder of a popular tavern in Voorheesville, but, when he was in the Army, his unit traveled near Chateau Thierry, France.

Photos: Commanding the Stage

Voorheesville Elementary students took to the stage to show off their talents on Feb. 4 at the Clayton A. Bouton High School.

Photos: Peter Pan comes to Farnsworth Middle School

Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland performs Peter Pan, the musical, this weekend.

Sheak sentenced under 'Vince's Law'

On Wednesday, Scott Sheak of Berne was sentenced before Judge Peter Lynch in Albany County Court, to one to three years in state prison.

BKW says yes to football

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo School voted to support sharing a football team with Duanesburg, knowing that board had voted down the plan, 4 to 3. The BKW superintendent urged football supporters to attend Duanesburg's next board meeting.

BKW board restores Budget Advisory Committee, also endorses ‘roadshow’

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

"We’re going to have to be creative," said Sarah Blood, the new business manager for Berne-Knox-Westerlo, as the rural district with declining enrollment is faced with stagnant state aid and committed to no tax increase.

'Find it and fix it'

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Berne-Knox-Westerlo's new superintendent says his team of administrators is  "working to transform a school system."

Poirier calls for 12 new buses next year, costing Guilderland schools $1.1M

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

“Our biggest nemesis is the corrosion of the bodies,” Guilderland's transportation supervisor, Danielle Poirier, told the school board, urging replacement of buses every 10 years.

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