Town advises getting free Altamont card

GUILDERLAND —The town has weighed in on a $25 fee the Guilderland Public Library is instituting on July 1 for patrons who don’t pay taxes to support the library.

By Zach Simeone

School rallies to raise funds to fly teacher’s ailing mother home from Egypt

GUILDERLAND — Keir Aspin is a teacher who learned a hard lesson six years ago. He’s drawing on that lesson now and sharing it with others.

GCSD drafts policy to prevent harassment

GUILDERLAND — “We put action behind what we say we believe in,” said Superintendent John McGuire when asked why the district has developed a new policy on employee harassment.

GUILDERLAND — Applause was more persistent than the rain Monday morning as the school district held a groundbreaking ceremony at Guilderland High School.

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — With the receipt of yet more grant money, the spending limit for the town’s long-discussed sewer project has increased from $2.5 million to $3.6 million.

Editorial
Empire Zone loopholes strangle hard-hit communities while profiting big business 

One goal short in last-minute loss

By Jordan J. Michael

CORTLAND –– The Lady Dutch lacrosse team watched its ultimate goal disappear in the final seconds on Saturday in Cortland.

GUILDERLAND — According to Brian Forte, what happened last week on the Guilderland High School football field is not a senior prank.

GUILDERLAND — Come fall, the school day will be 25 minutes longer for elementary teachers but not for their students. The problem the district faces as it attempts to lengthen instructional time is transportation.