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GCSD returns to pre-pandemic schedule; GHS to start at 7:30 a.m.

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

GUILDERLAND — After this year’s attempt to let high school students get the sleep that science shows they require, the Guilderland schools will return in the fall to the same start times the district used before the pandemic.

Adoptive mother of Kenneth White’s sisters asks Kenneth’s Army to stop using his name

by Noah Zweifel

Linda Dunn, who adopted the sisters of Kenneth White, a 5 year-old boy from Berne who was killed by his cousin in 2014, feels that the charity group that used him as their namesake as they fight against domestic abuse hasn’t done enough to support White’s sisters. 

CDC: Long COVID affects 1 in 5 adult survivors, more if over 64

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

The study also found that COVID-19 survivors have twice the risk for developing pulmonary embolism or respiratory conditions than people who haven’t had COVID.

Judge Hurlbut honored with historic marker

BETHLEHEM — The National Votes for Women Trail goes through Bethlehem.

A marker was recently placed near the site of the long-gone “Glenmont on the Hudson” estate owned by Elisha Powell Hurlbut, originating the name of the modern-day Bethlehem hamlet of Glenmont. 

Commissioner Giordano says we can stop the stigma by realizing we all have mental-health challenges

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

GUILDERLAND — “Hate is not a mental illness,” says Dr. Stephen Giordano.

He notes that there is no diagnostic category for hate, and it is wrong “to assume that hateful people, whatever their color, creed, or stripe, must be mentally ill.”

Work on Carman Road roundabout to cause closures June 3 through 6

by Sean Mulkerrin

Carman Road between Wayto Road, home to Dunkin’ Donuts, and Marra Lane, the location of a number of apartment complexes, will be closed from Friday, June 3, at 8 p.m., until Monday, June 6, at 6 a.m., as will the access road leading to the I-890/I-90 interchange, according to a release from the state’s transportation department. 

Conservation easement placed over Rensselaerville’s Carey campus

by Noah Zweifel

The easement restricts development to areas of the property which have already been built on, and development can only result in an overall square footage increase of 25 percent.

Two juveniles charged with felonies in Crossgates shooting

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

GUILDERLAND — Two Schenectady juveniles — a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl — were arrested by Guilderland Police Wednesday in connection with the April 10 shooting at Crossgates Mall.

They are not being named by police because of their ages.

Guilderland’s comprehensive plan process begins to take shape

by Sean Mulkerrin

At the May 17 town board meeting, Guilderland Supervisor Peter Barber told board members that he hopes to present them with a request for proposals in June for a contractor to run the comprehensive plan process for the town. 

NYS health commissioner: Monkeypox risk to public is ‘low’

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

A rare virus usually seen in Africa, monkeypox has recently been identified in Europe and North America.

Week CXV: Local surge plateaus as a quarter of county residents still aren’t fully vaccinated

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

The CDC has tracked data that shows, from January 2021 to March 2022, Americans 18 and older who were unvaccinated were about five times more likely to be hospitalized than those who were up to date on vaccinations. Also, Americans age 12 and older who were unvaccinated were 17 times more likely to die from COVID-19.

Corie Dugas, Ted Gup, Jo Ann Mulligan

GPL trustees: Dearth of candidates ends with burst of write-ins

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

In the end, seven residents launched write-in campaigns to serve on the 11-member board, which has unpaid posts.

New Scotland water district customers receive rate-hike reprieve

by Sean Mulkerrin

In May 2021, the New Scotland Town Board voted to increase the price customers in the Font Grove and Clarksville districts paid for water. On May 11, those customers along with ones from the Northeast Water District received what appears to be some short-term relief as board members declined to increase their rates. 

New court-drawn Senate map reshapes 46th District election

by Noah Zweifel

State Senator Michelle Hinchey, a Democrat representing the 46th District, will seek election to the new 41st District, which features a large portion of the current 46th District but excludes Albany County. 

New Scotland applies to feds for generator funds

by Sean Mulkerrin

Federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, of which the town received approximately $602,000, may be able to be used for the town’s 10-percent share of paying for the generators. 

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