GUILDERLAND — Tuesday morning, responding to New York’s fiscal crisis, Governor David Paterson outlined a state budget with deep cuts, including a $1.1 billion reduction in state aid to education.

By Jordan J. Michael

GUILDERLAND –– The 55 boys and girls who make up the varsity and junior-varsity Nordic ski teams for the Dutchmen all have the same simple request: More snow please.

Lesson from the lion-hearted: Always keep your hope high

Illustration by Forest Byrd

ALTAMONT — The Altamont Police made over 100 arrests in 2009, according to the village’s commissioner of public safety, Anthony Salerno.

With their home destroyed, funds are being raised for the Skipper family

By Jordan J. Michael

VOORHEESVILLE –– The Blackbird basketball team can’t afford to lose another league game if it wants to win a Colonial Council title this season.

Osterhout writes a book about Indian Ladder Lodge

NEW SCOTLAND — His upbringing made him outgoing, says Willard Osterhout.

He lived over Osterhout’s Indian Ladder Lodge until he was 12.

By Zach Simeone

WESTERLO — In its first meeting of the New Year, the town board sought to quench the needs of the water district, setting the fee schedule for district residents, and floating ideas on related issues.

Fistfight with four leads to arrest

ALTAMONT — A fistfight Sunday outside of Altamont’s Sunoco on Main Street led to the arrest of Terrence Holohan for two counts of third-degree assault.

After her family’s home burns, Skipper races on

GUILDERLAND — The hard-earned medals, the plaques and trophies, proudly displayed in the Skippers’ living room, went up in flames on Jan. 6, the night their house caught on fire.