McCann named acting GHS principal

GUILDERLAND — The high school here has an enthused acting principal — a self-described “Guilderland devotee” — following a string of short-timers.

“You can’t tell me no,” says new assistant super

GUILDERLAND — Lin Severance vividly remembers discovering the joy of teaching.

“Watching children learn was like watching flowers open,” she said.

GUILDERLAND CENTER — Joy Freisatz pages through hefty tomes on Norman Rockwell the way most people look through family albums.

She pauses to point out pictures that bring up personal memories. She shares stories from her family’s past and her own childhood.

Voorheesville boys’ soccer team locks out CBA on cold afternoon

By Jordan J. Michael

VOORHEESVILLE –– “We kept the ball rolling on the ground,” said Blackbird soccer player Drew Alteri. “A Class C school just ran over a Class A school.”

By Jordan J. Michael

BETHLEHEM –– The Guilderland varsity football team knew that the Bethlehem Eagles would be an extremely tough match-up. But the Dutchmen expected to complete more than a single first down in the opening half.

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.