Before antibiotics, 10 to 20 percent of people infected with typhoid fever died of the disease; now, with prompt treatment, the case fatality rate is less than 1 percent.

The district has not requested an estimate on the cost of replacing the courts, Mayberry said, because it is significant enough that it would have to be part of a capital project, approved by voters.

Paarth Sarecha, the student ex-officio board member, raised an issue with the cell-phone ban that had been brought to his attention by art students. “The way these students kind of go through their classes is they take pictures of their art all throughout the process,” he said, adding, “Multiple students came up to me, asking for help.”

Despite changes in federal guidance, the state recommends COVID vaccination for children (6 months to 18 years old), all adults, and individuals at higher risk, including those who are pregnant, lactating, or immunocompromised.

“We’ve been notified it’s an issue,” said a school board member. “And so, if we continue to allow usage of these tennis courts, are we leaving ourselves vulnerable?”

“We open the doors every day,” responded the superintendent. “We’re vulnerable every day. So, to a certain degree, the answer is ‘yes’ to that question.”

Each one of us should read the Constitution and be vigilant to see it is followed. Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and progressives alike need to understand the importance of the Constitution — its importance transcends party lines and cultural differences.

About one in five people who are infected develop a fever with other symptoms such as headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea, or rash. Most people with febrile illness due to West Nile virus recover completely, but fatigue and weakness can last for weeks or months.

Randy Bashwinger believes the motive for the lack of support is revenge.

The president of the Guilderland Fire Department says the new policy to explain on its electronic sign why the American flag outside the firehouse is at half staff became unintentionally controversial.

Robert Holt was born a half-century after Rev. Russell Greene and, although their lives intertwined over reverence for the church, their eras and careers are markedly different.