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Guilderland library puts $4.2 M budget up for vote

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

The lion’s share of the library’s budget — close to $3 million — is for salaries and benefits; this is $80,500 less than the current year because of a reduction in the state’s retirement system billing.

Four candidates vie for two Voorheesville School Board seats

by Sean Mulkerrin

The May 17 election for school board has the makings of a milestone moment for the Voorheesville Central School District, as board turnover in the past three years is set to top 70 percent. 

Only one candidate runs in GPL election, four seats are vacant

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

The Guilderland Public Library Board of Trustees this year decided not to seek a reduction in seats but did vote to limit the length of a term from five years to three years in hopes of attracting more candidates in the future.

Week CXII: Will high rate of COVID-19 infection protect Americans in the long run?

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

ALBANY COUNTY — This week, as China’s strict zero-COVID policy is under strain, the more relaxed approach in the United States may be what led to the results in a recent report posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicating that most Americans have been infected with the virus.

Voorheesville student charged with felony for gun threat

by Sean Mulkerrin 

The incident occured on Friday, April 29, around 12:30 p.m., according to Voorheesville Superintendent Frank Macri; the arrested student had been speaking with other students when “another student heard the situation and brought it to the administration,” Macri said.

Only one candidate runs in GPL election, four seats are vacant

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

The Guilderland Public Library Board of Trustees this year decided not to seek a reduction in seats but did vote to limit the length of a term from five years to three years in hopes of attracting more candidates in the future.

Berne building department allegedly doing illegal work — again

by Noah Zweifel

Berne’s building inspector, Jon Heigel, has allegedly been doing work that’s authorized to be done only by certified code-enforcement officers, leading to the resignation of the only authorized code-enforcement officer on staff at the building department. 

CDC: Most Americans have been infected with COVID-19

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Since traditional methods of disease surveillance do not capture all COVID cases — some are asymptomatic, not diagnosed, or not reported — the researchers studied antibodies, known as seroprevalence, to understand the incidence of COVID-19.

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