Heyer had served as interim director of the Guilderland Public Library as staff suffered widely covered allegations of racism last year, lodged by the owner of a library café, that proved to be unfounded.

GUILDERLAND — An investigation following the recovery of a loaded pistol at Crossgates Mall in 2021 led to an arrest this week of a Guilderland teacher.

Supervisor Peter Barber ran through a list of recommendations based on his reading of the plan, which ranged from updating data and photographs in a number of places to some larger issues on which the public had also commented: including a distinct section on town character, conserving the pine bush, encouraging affordable housing, and preserving Altamont.

In 2024, New York state had just 15 cases of measles, Hochul said. “But nationwide, we’re seeing very concerning trends — 350 measles cases around the country,” she went on. “Eighty-one percent right now are part of an outbreak in West Texas and of those … three-quarters are unvaccinated.”

While he takes his work seriously — protecting students he cares about — Sean Ralston said, “If I’m always serious, serious, serious, they’re not going to approach me.”

The county’s Fire Service Academy, a pilot program, will teach a free 40-hour course, starting April 1, at the East Berne firehouse. 

“We are seeing significant declines in early elementary enrollment and future kindergarten projections,” Superintendent Marie Wiles told the school board. “If that holds true, that is going to work its way through the whole organization and it will be really important that the district, as hard as it is, right sizes staff as that happens.”

On March 10, the county legislature approved $6 million for the Pine Hills Land Authority to maintain campus security and infrastructure as revitalization plans unfold.

“Two-thirds of studied species showed declines of more than 10 percent,” wrote Science editor Bianca Lopez in a summary of the study. “Many insects have the potential for rapid population growth and recovery, but habitat restoration, species-specific interventions, and reducing pesticide use are all likely needed to curb population declines.”

Joanne Cunningham, who chairs the legislature and represents part of Bethlehem, introduced the bill after the town of Bethlehem was not immediately informed about contaminants in New Scotland wells on property close to Bethlehem’s Vly Creek Reservoir.