GUILDERLAND — A 10-ton Valentine rolled down Birch Drive on Friday afternoon and stopped in front of Ben Grant’s house.

Dodge ball tourney will support local food pantries

GUILDERLAND — It’s not your father’s dodge ball.

A tournament to benefit local food pantries will be held at Guilderland High School on March 6.

Kids sort garbage to track recycling progress

GUILDERLAND — Hands-on learning at Guilderland Elementary meant student volunteers stayed after school last week to sift through barrels of garbage.

Illustration by Forest Byrd 

“When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”

                                                                      — Thomas Jefferson

HILLTOWNS — When 17-year-old Danille Cross found out her friend’s grandparents had lost everything in a fire, she wanted to do something to help.

By Zach Simeone

Every spring, the Alcove Reservoir, a source of water for the city of Albany, is at risk of being contaminated by manure, carried by snowmelt and storm water that originates on Hilltown farms.

School board questions need for new buses

By Jordan J. Michael

BERNE –– Andrea VanDyke became the fourth Berne-Knox-Westerlo varsity basketball player to score 1,000 career points on Friday. She couldn’t have asked for a more relaxed atmosphere.

By Jordan J. Michael

The contest isn’t over yet.

Local athletes are upset with the pay-to-play plan for the Empire State Games and are joining online petitioners in calling for the restoration of state funds.

To solve a problem, people have to know about it and understand it

Dear Marcy,