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.

Guilderland football is striping everything down, starting new

By Jordan J. Michael

GUILDERLAND –– The Dutchmen football team is trying some new ideas and hoping they lead to more wins after a 2-7 record in 2008.