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Suburbs attract families from abroad, students at GCSD speak 53 languages

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

More than 5 percent of Guilderland students are learning English as a new language; among them, they speak 53 different languages.

Photos: Berne-Knox-Westerlo Hall of Fame

Inductees to the BKW Hall of Fame gathered Friday, Sept. 27.

Bare Blends is on the move

GUILDERLAND — Bare Blends is moving to a new location at Stuyvesant Plaza, which it has called home for six years.

The women-owned, healthy foods store that offers smoothie bowls, salads, and fresh juice will move to the opposite side of the plaza to fill the suite between Blaze Pizza and The Pottery Place.

Fall Festival features Barn to Bridge 5K

The third annual Fall Festival and 5K on the Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail and at the adjacent Firefighters Memorial Park will be held Saturday, Oct. 5.

EMS district dead in the water

by Noah Zweifel

To soften the blow of rising emergency medical service costs, New Scotland and a number of other municipalities that rely on the Albany County Sheriff’s EMS service lobbied for a special district that would move the expense from local budgets to the county one, but hit resistance from county officials. 

Rensselaerville and Westerlo public libraries get state funding

by Noah Zweifel

The Rensselaerville Library will receive $36,287 to build a new back deck with handrails and to replace stair stringers, while the Westerlo Public Library will get $13,605 to replace ceiling plaster and insulate its attic space.

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