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Mary Marra — Knitting, crocheting for charity April 17, 2017

 

 


Chamber seeks nominees for awards

GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Chamber of Commerce, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary, is seeking nominations for its annual business awards and is looking for business nominees from Guilderland, Altamont, and Voorheesville.

Nine-year-old raises $500 to help his aunt

by H. Rose Schneider

VOORHEESVILLE — A 9-year-old Voorheesville Elementary School student has been collecting cans to help his aunt, who is battling cancer. He has collected around 10,000 returnable items over the course a month.

Photos: Kids Brave the Cold in New Salem for Egg Hunt

On April 8, kids of all ages came to the New Salem Fire Department for the annual Easter egg hunt with their families and a visit by the Easter Bunny.

‘V’ stands for Veronica’s — and versatility

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Peter Blackman, owner of Altamont’s fine-dining restaurant, has made the fare and prices more accessible since it bought it in June. The eatery now has a new name as well.

Urban Tailor opens: Yang has fitted Bernie Sanders

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

A new shop in Star Plaza, Urban Tailor, is run by Euni Yang, wife of the pastor of McKownville United Methodist Church. Yang previously worked for 10 years as a tailor at Men’s Wearhouse, where one repeat customer who came to her for alterations was Bernie Sanders.

Photos: Easter Bunny visits Westmere

On Sunday, April 2, the Easter Bunny hopped on over to the Westmere Fire Department to visit the young kids as they had a pancake breakfast in Guilderland.

Get 10 free trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation

National Arbor Day is Friday, April 28, this year, and the Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for anyone to celebrate the annual tree-planting holiday.

Guilderland gets new — small — enhanced assisted living facility

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

An assisted-living facility on Gipp Road has reopened with a new name — Westhaven — and under new management.

 

Bethlehem Chamber honors leaders, celebrates 60 years

DELMAR — The Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce has named Pamela Clark Robbins of Policy Research Associates as its Business Person of the Year,

She will be honored along with these other winners at the chamber’s 32nd Annual Awards Dinner:

— Lifetime Achievement: Jeffrey and Mark Bryant of Bryant Asset Protection;