GUILDERLAND — A Massachusetts woman has been charged under Leandra’s Law because, police say, she was driving high with two children in the car.

The largest age group of individuals with limited English proficiency is 25 to 44 years old, which accounts for 29 percent of the total state population with limited proficiency. The five counties with the highest population with limited proficiency are located in the New York City and Long Island regions and account for 76 percent of the total population with limited proficiency.

More than 5 percent of Guilderland students are learning English as a new language; among them, they speak 53 different languages.

“We’re going to grieve him for a long time,” said Timothy long of his son’s death. “But, you know, the people that love him and knew him realize that there’s now a symbol and a place to go where they can sort of reconnect with him. And for that, I know our family and his loved ones are forever grateful.”

While an independent investigation found no evidence of racism by library staff, “Interviews revealed an ‘us vs. them’ attitude rooted in the fundamental idea that the library is a non-profit entity that provides a service to the community, and the Café, contrary to the broader mission of the library, was a for-profit entity,” the report from Guidepost solutions says.

The local program will develop a new “jail re-entry” case-management model for people released from Albany County’s jail, particularly those with severe and pervasive mental illness.

Meredith Brière advocates “being more inclusive ourselves and having the guts to admit that we live within systems trying to break those systems down, starting here.”

“Mosquitoes, once a nuisance, are now a threat,” said Commissioner James McDonald. “I urge all New Yorkers to prevent mosquito bites by using insect repellents, wearing long-sleeved clothing and removing free-standing water near their homes. Fall is officially here, but mosquitoes will be around until we see multiple nights of below freezing temperatures.”

James Lawitz, who graduated from Clayton A. Bouton High School in Voorheesville in 2012, where he was a standout on the football team, was fatally shot on Sept. 15 in Henrico County, Virginia, where he had lived.

He was 30 years old.

The transfer of the property to the town was a requirement for the developer of a four-lot cluster subdivision on State Farm Road.