Shedding light on a dangerous problem:
Mercury-laden bulbs need to be recycled

Illustration by Forest Byrd

GUILDERLAND — Matthew Nelligan, the outspoken schoolteacher who rallied hundreds of students to keep his job, announced this week that he has resigned as a teacher in the Guilderland School District.

Kitchen-knife stabbing
Westerlo man charged with attempted murder

Illustration by Forest Byrd

Sound planning takes time.

ALTAMONT — A dog described by Altamont’s public safety commissioner as “dangerously aggressive” was killed Tuesday, by a police officer’s single shot. A second dangerous dog is still at large, said Commissioner Anthony Salerno.

By Zach Simeone

WESTERLO — The town’s Republican Party has emerged from the deep.

With fuel price hikes, officials concerned about the elderly in need

ALTAMONT —Winter is coming and village officials want to be sure residents, especially the elderly, aren’t left out in the cold.

“I love it,” says Blackwood her first day on the job

ALTAMONT — The face of village hall — the person who is there every day and most visible to the public — is about to change.

By Zach Simeone

Contractor threatens suit

VOORHEESVILLE — The contractor who did the million-dollar firehouse renovation for Voorheesville said yesterday he plans to sue the village.