“Even the hardest days,” Wiles told The Enterprise this week, “have the priceless payoff of knowing you’re playing a part in changing the trajectory of lives. In a district this size, that’s close to 5,000 lives. I just feel it is honorable, rewarding, good work to do.”

Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood has launched Menopause Care Services.

Ted Danz, with the Republican and Conservative lines, is facing off against Patricia Fahy, with the Democratic and Working Families lines, to fill the seat that Neil Breslin will vacate at year’s end.

“If you make a venue that big, it’s going to get out of control,”said a Depot Road resident. “And that’s what happened this weekend.”

As a Willow Street resident again addressed the Guilderland Town Board about making her road safer, Deputy Supervisor Christine Napierski responded, “I think we should invest some time in coming up with some kind of guidelines or policies … We don’t want to rule anything out at this point. I think we need to look at all the options, including, when we pave the road, you know, installing a shoulder.”

Common threads in Charles Reilly’s life are caring about the environment and expressing himself through writing. He has woven those threads together in his book.

A new AI supercomputer at the University at Albany, comparable to what is being used for profit in the private domain, is part of a larger state initiative to use the technology for public good.

Several new eateries in the village will give concert-goers a place to dine.

The district’s largest liability, of about $223 million, is for post-employment benefits, CPA Jill M. Thaisz said, noting the state does not allow districts to set aside any money for the liability.

Smokey Bear Day is fun for kids but also educational.

Smokey’s signature phrase, “Only you can prevent wildfires,” has urgent meaning. Nearly nine out of 10 wildfires nationwide are caused by people.