About 30 Guilderland residents turned out for an Albany Common Council hearing Monday night on Sandidge Way Apartments, a project that would tear down 11 homes at the town’s northeastern edge and put up 173 “workforce-oriented” rental units in their place.

GUILDERLAND — Annette Landry wasn’t aware the Guilderland schools were in what she called a “huge paradigm shift” when she came to the school board last week.

GUILDERLAND — Police last week arrested a Guilderland High School student for cyberbullying an autistic schoolmate, Austin Carter. The unnamed 15-year-old was arrested for aggravated harassment, a misdemeanor.

GUILDERLAND — The police department has a new volunteer: a pastor. A former paramedic who was injured on the job, Geoffrey Ekstein is returning to the work he has loved for many years, supporting families through tough times.

GUILDERLAND — Author and town resident Bruce W. Dearstyne has received a national award for his 2015 book on New York history, “The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State’s History.”

A new owner takes over an old newsstand in Guilderland and turns it into a comfortable place to eat and spend some time.

ALTAMONT — Saturday will mark the first Military Appreciation Day, to be held at the Altamont fairgrounds from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., in support of local veterans’ causes.

The goal of the organizers — iLoVeterans, a new Capital Region not-for-profit  — is to raise $100,000 for a number of local groups that assist veterans.

His death, from injuries in a motorcyle accident, leaves ‘Beebe-medics’ without a mentor.

A ceremony Thursday will rename part of East Lydius Street after Specialist Rafael A. Nieves Jr. of Guilderland.

GUILDERLAND — Free games and activities followed by $1 movies at Regal Cinemas. That’s what kids can expect on Tuesday mornings this summer at Crossgates Mall, starting July 5 and running through Aug. 23.