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A man with a mission: Tim Albright succeeds in having Thacher Park recognized as a National Natural Landmark

Albright spent thirty years working towards this designation for the park. Now nearly 63, he said, “I wondered if I’d live long enough to see it through.

Syd Dunston: A master in the mechanics of care

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

He never crushed a car. He treated them as if they had souls.

Legislators: Don’t leave Guilderland residents, enforcers, and zoning board members up in the air on short-term rentals

Last month, the quasi-judicial zoning board in Guilderland issued an interpretation that clearly needs a legislative reaction. The new category of short-term rentals booked online is not specifically addressed in the Guilderland code and it needs to be.

All students need healthy meals even if they can’t pay

A state law would be a wise investment in our future. Without it, districts like Guilderland that have considerable need, but not enough to meet even the new lowered federal threshold, are helpless to act. They cannot jump on the bandwagon as our concerned grandmother advocated for.