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Jodie Howland, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo valedictorian, is headed to Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, where she plans to get involved with the robust study-abroad program they have there. 

Pop culture and family phrases took center stage at the Berne-Knox-Westerlo graduation this year, as speakers quoted family, the comedian Kevin Hart, and the song “Respect” in their parting messages to the graduates. 

GUILDERLAND — One motorcyclist was killed and another seriously injured in a Route 20 crash on Thursday morning.

A pickup truck was involved in the collision along with the two motorcycles, according to a release from the Guilderland Police, who got the call at about 6:50 a.m. on June 27.

According to unofficial results posted by the Albany County Board of Elections on Tuesday night, Kindlon received 11,603 votes to Soares’s 9,337 with an additional 131 write-in votes. Roughly a fifth of the county’s 104,000 enrolled Democrats voted in the contest.

Physical therapist and Delhi village board member Janet Tweed has a narrow lead to take on incumbent Republican Assemblyman Chris Tague in the 102nd District in November. Tweed’s opponent in the primary is Mary Finneran, a grassroots activist and former educator.

The budget cuts six faculty and staff posts — two teachers, three aids, and one administrative assistant — and eliminates the school resource officer program, Bulldog Club and other after-school programs, next year’s graduation ceremony at The Egg, late bus runs, and field trips, among other things.

The Old Songs Festival, which is being held at the Altamont fairgrounds from June 28 through 30, features folk music and artisans, with opportunities for attendees of all ages to learn about various crafts and create their own.