By Jordan J. Michael

VOORHEESVILLE –– The Blackbird soccer team has appeared in two consecutive Class CC semi-finals since Head Coach Willie Sanchez took over. That’s not a comfortable ending point for the team.

By Zach Simeone

HILLTOWNS — On Sept. 15, voters will decide which Hilltown candidates get to run on third-party lines in the fall elections.

The confinement of classrooms and being seated at desks, after summer months of freedom to play outside, will be tempered this year for Berne-Knox-Westerlo elementary students.

GUILDERLAND — School board members are enthusiastic about a proposal to build a roundabout in Guilderland Center.

Savory Leek and Cheese Rounds

Dough:

1 envelope Fleischmann’s Rapid Rise Yeast

1/4 cup warm water

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1-1/4 cup sour cream

3 cup bread flour

Egg wash:

1 egg yolk

Leaving Wall Street behind, Mr. Small lights out for home territory

Artwork by Forest Byrd

GUILDERLAND — The school board will appoint rather than elect a new member to fill the seat left vacant with the July 8 death of John Dornbush.

Summer work on $27M project on target

Ermolenko wins two first prizes at fair

ALTAMONT — Adria Ermolenko is a creative cook with winning ways. She won first place in both categories of the Bake for the Cure contest at the Altamont Fair last week.

School taxes to go down

GUILDERLAND — For the first time in memory, school tax rates for Guilderland residents will go down.