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A Guilderland cedar wears a coat of snow on Friday morning, complements of Zeta.

A new course taught by Rabbi David Katz at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will look at the effect of gossip and how individuals and society respond to it.

“On Gossip” will be offered four Tuesdays beginning Nov. 3, from 10 to 11 a.m. via Zoom.

A skeletal pirate crew and activities grave display this Halloween. “These kids are used to a huge Halloween party. Not this year.”

The front yard of Martha Scott’s niece is filled with pretend gravestones, marking the death of the household’s usual activities, canceled because of COVID-19. “These kids are used to a huge Halloween party. Not this year,” says Scott.

These massive tanks for gasoline are now underground in what will become the parking lot for the expanded Stewart's Shop in Altamont.

Fred the Butcher in Halfmoon, has bought the former Falvo’s Meat Market on Route 85A in New Scotland and is renovating

Guilderland Public Library leaders symbolically broke ground on Thursday on a $9 million expansion and renovation slated for completion in the fall of 2021.

ALBANY COUNTY — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County and the Voorheesville Public Library will present a virtual four-part education series called The Middle Years for parents and caregivers of children from ages 5 to 10.

ALBANY COUNTY — Seniors are invited to listen to phone-in presentations and discussions on aging well provided by Community Caregivers.

Talks are every Tuesday to Nov. 10, from 1 to 2 p.m. No access code is required to call the free conference line at 518-992-6661.

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 ALBANY COUNTY — Cornell Cooperative Extension is offering a virtual program to strengthen families — for youth between the ages of 11 and 18 and their parents or caregivers.

Empire State Digital is a new state program to help small businesses increase their online presence through e-commerce enablers, including Shopify, Square, Clearbanc, and Etsy.

The Albany Pine Bush Preserve is accepting films made by kids for its Karner Kids Film Festival.

A new workshop series offered by B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will guide participants on “mindful living” that can help them contemplate and understand the life process known as “retirement.”