GUILDERLAND — Fourth-grade student Alexa DiCaprio shaved her head on March 21. In the months leading up to the haircut, she raised over $6,000 for childhood cancer research.

Westmere gets $5M firehouse

GUILDERLAND — Despite the recession, the Westmere Fire District will have a new $5.27 million firehouse.

By Jordan J. Michael

SCHENECTADY –– Every team has its ultimate dream. It may take a lot of time and a lot of hard work to turn that dream into a reality.

Cut sales-tax funds to towns?

BERNE — The Berne-Knox-Westerlo administration developed two budget plans — tier 1 and tier 2 — as means of coping with drastic state-aid cuts.

ALBANY COUNTY — Twelve percent of the people in Albany County live in poverty, according to a report released last month by the New York State Community Action Association.

GUILDERLAND — A Guilderland resident and Albany School District teacher was arrested for third-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors.

GUILDERLAND — Cancer led Thomas Quaglieri, and his son, Daniel, to start a program called 4-Wheeling for Healing, in 2006.

GUILDERLAND CENTER — Martha Whitney is tired of truck traffic shaking the walls of her house.