Lutsic named new GHS principal

GUILDERLAND — Guilderland’s new high school principal was a dropout. Thomas Lutsic says the experience drove him to be an educator, and he can relate to the disenfranchised.

Be a citizen scientist in your own backyard

I remember one summer, when my daughters were small, we had a girl from New York City stay with us as part of the Fresh Air program. Through her eyes, the everyday seemed miraculous.

Returning victorious, like Odysseus to Ithaca

After years of working together, Voorheesville middle-school students captured first place in this year’s Odyssey of the Mind World Finals.

Kids from many cultures sign and sing on stage as one

GUILDERLAND — The audience kept on clapping last Thursday night as the second-graders took their bows from the Guilderland Elementary School stage.

GUILDERLAND — A motorcyclist was badly hurt on Wednesday when he lost control of his bike, according to Guilderland Police.

BERNE — Tom Cavanagh always wears an American flag do-rag. “I show the colors because a lot of people are not proud of being American,” he said.

$89M budget and $780K bus prop pass, Levy leads candidates

GUILDERLAND — After the second year in a row facing drastic cuts, Guilderland voters again passed the school budget by a comfortable margin: 55.5 percent.

Halligan warns of cyberbullying

GUILDERLAND — John Halligan has devoted his life to preventing other families from going through what his has.

His son, Ryan, killed himself on Oct. 7, 2003 when he was 13.

GUILDERLAND — , who is seeking a second term on the board, says she has learned much in her first three years and enjoyed it.