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Activists join forces to help families visit North Country inmates

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

A new organization, Friends in the Adirondacks, offers hospitality to visiting families of people who are incarcerated in the North Country. The organization’s other mission, said co-founder Martha Swan, is to open hearts and minds of local residents.

Study finds human activities threaten birds’ habitats

by Margaret Sponholz

Habitats of North American birds, especially wintering grounds in Central America, face their greatest threat from human activities, according to a recent study published in the journal Global Change Biology.

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Stewart’s says moratorium ‘ties our hands,’ village says it’s needed for good planning

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Voorheesville adopted a moratorium on development at the end of June so that its first-ever comprehensive land-use plan can be completed. 

Molloy-Grocki wants to ‘fight for what’s best for kids’

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

Tara Molloy-Grocki is the new president of the Guilderland Teachers’ Association. She replaces Erin McNamara, who started in the post in 2014.

BKW Board considers additional costs to upgrade secondary school

by H. Rose Schneider

In reviewing the proposed capital project to upgrade the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School, the board of education considered tacking on an extra cost to upgrade technology in the secondary school.

Shared-services plan includes consolidation of Berne highway with county DPW

by H. Rose Schneider

The draft of a shared-services plan for Albany County includes a recommendation to consolidate the town of Berne’s highway department with the county’s Department of Public Works.

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