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Michael Conners

Two vie for Democratic line to replace retiring comptroller Conners

by Sean Mulkerrin

Albany City Treasurer Darius Shahinfar and Chief City Auditor Susan Rizzo will be running in Tuesday’s Democratic primary to replace retiring Albany County Comptroller Michael Conners on the ballot this fall.

GSCD solar farm saves money, reduces CO2, and, a teacher says, brings learning alive, engenders pride

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

A solar farm that went online in January is expected to offset 58 percent of the Guilderland School District’s annual energy consumption, reducing operating expenses by $4.5 million over the next 20 years. The array is also being used as a teaching tool.

At Thacher Park: 19-year-old survives 150-foot dead drop

by Sean Mulkerrin

Fortuitous timing and an unprecedented rescuer response saved the life of a 19-year-old Guilderland man who had fallen over a 150-foot cliff at Thacher Park.

No foul play in fatal apartment-house fire, police say

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

BETHLEHEM — On Monday afternoon, Bethlehm police identified the man who died in last Thursday’s fire at Meadowbrook Apartments as David M. Boggs, 64.

Last Friday, an autopsy conducted at Ellis Hospital found that he died of smoke inhalation, according to Bethlehem Police.

Listen: Castina Charles — local poet and activist

Castina Charles is a poet and activist; both of her passions are fueled by her drive to educate, to make people understand different perspectives — including her own as a black woman in modern America. In this week’s podcast, she reads poems that are at once playful and pointed.

VCSD’s first choice for superintendent backs out at the last minute, search is back on

by Sean Mulkerrin

The Voorheesville Central School District remains without a permanent replacement for superintendent, after the school board’s preferred candidate refused the job for health reasons.

Albany County Paid Sick Leave Act dies on the table

by Sean Mulkerrin

The Albany County Paid Sick Leave Act was defeated on Monday night, as one-third of the Democrats in the county legislature joined every Republican in a  21-to-17 vote.

Westerlo solar boom could come to a standstill until comp plan is complete

by H. Rose Schneider

A group of residents and business owners from South Westerlo objected to the construction of solar arrays in town due to concerns about the safety of battery-storage systems and the effect on the vista.

Senior-living sites to be centered near Western and Carman?

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

Town Planner Kenneth Kovalchik wants to encourage the development of senior independent-living facilities along Western Avenue, where residents could walk to doctors’ offices, coffee shops, and bus stops.

If zoning change approved: Guilderland buildings to get taller

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

People want higher ceilings than in the past, and developers need to include more infrastructure, including required fire-suppression systems, between floors, according to Jacqueline Coons, the town’s chief building and zoning inspector.

The Guilderland Town Band: Better than ever at 50

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

What Donald Webster has loved about the town band since he founded it 50 years ago is the way it shows high-school students that involvement in music can last a lifetime.

CBD offers ‘health without the high’ says owner of area’s first store

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

The store even sells tinctures and treats for pets.

Two teens in crash: passenger dies, driver charged with DWI, police say

by H. Rose Schneider

RENSSELAERVILLE — A single-car crash in Rensselaerville early Sunday morning has left one Middleburgh young woman dead and another injured, according to a report from the Albany County Sheriff’s Office.

Crounse house

The $300,000 third ‘last shot’ to save the Crounse House

by Sean Mulkerrin

Dormant and deteriorating for decades, the Crounse House was, again, close to be demolished before a group of citizens stepped in to ask for one more shot to save the house

BKW students pat pigs, groom horses, ride tractors at farm fair

by H. Rose Schneider

This year’s Agriculture Fair at Berne-Knox-Westerlo included a menagerie of animals, many of whom were brought by BKW students.

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