BERNE — Thomas Gagnon, 55, has lived in Berne for 14 years, and wants to combine his experience teaching and his creativity as a visual artist to work as a school board member towards a better district.

Cast an honest vote as school boards wrestle a dragon

Illustration by Forest Byrd

School budgets are the only government spending plans in which voters have a direct say. We’re not about to tell you how to vote on May 18.

BERNE — Incumbent Helen Lounsbury has been on the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board for eight years, and is retired from a 35-year career as a teacher in the district.

By Jordan J. Michael

GUILDERLAND –– The Lady Dutch lacrosse team hasn’t lost a Suburban Council game in three years. Take a minute to contemplate that.

GUILDERLAND — What if Guilderland School District residents vote down next year’s budget on May 18?

ALTAMONT — A grand archway once marked the village entrance to the Altamont Fair from, appropriately enough, Grand Street.

Marie McMillen, the fair’s operations manager, would like to see that entryway rebuilt.

GUILDERLAND — After just under a year on the school board, Julie Fletcher Cuneo, last May’s top vote-getter, is stepping down.

Although she regrets not finishing her three-year term, Cuneo said, she’s putting family first.

A Remembrance Ceremony will be held on May 16 for the families and friends of those who have died of suicide.

BERNE — The Hilltown Homefront Patriots are holding another Tea Party event, on Saturday, May 8, focusing on government finances.

The fate and the future of elephants are in human hands

Illustration by Forest Byrd

This is an editorial that has more questions than answers. It’s about elephants.