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The beach at Thompsons Lake in the Helderbergs will remain open till 8 p.m. through July 28, according to a directive from the governor.

Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced extended hours for pools and lakes at parks across the the state because of the heat wave.

GUILDERLAND — Thank you to our “Fawn Fund” supporters, our wildlife rehaber Jean Simmons was able to stabilize six youngsters and move them on to the next stage which will eventually lead to their release. It is both joyful and heartbreaking work, because not all of them survive.

St. John’s Lutheran Church at 140 Maple Avenue in Altamont continues the summer schedule, this Sunday, July 31, with one service at 9:30 a.m.

The sermon is titled  "Wealth Management" based on Luke 12:13-21, the parable of the Rich Fool.

St. John’s Lutheran Church at 140 Maple Ave. in Altamont, this Sunday, July 17, will have one service at 9:30 a.m.

The sermon is "The Loneliness of Sin", based on John 13:21-30.

The choral music is "Where No One Stands Alone", by Mosie Lester and sung by the

St. John's Singers.

BETHLEHEM — Stephen Paley has joined the Delmar office  of Weichert, Realtors - Fontaine & Associates as a sales associate. Paley will be assisting home buyers and sellers in the Capital District area.

Paley, who lives in Guilderland, formerly worked at the Master Bath in Rotterdam.

WESTERLO — Dominic Woodmansee, a 2012 Berne-Knox-Westerlo graduate, completed basic training in the United States Army at Fort Benning in Georgia in June. He trained with the 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment.

He is now training in the wheeled-vehicle mechanic school in Fort Lee, Virginia.

These local members of the New York Army National Guard have been promoted:
— David Taylor from Schenectady, and serving with the 827th Engineer Company, is promoted to the rank of specialist; and