Should town and gown formalize relationship?

GUILDERLAND — Most of the school board likes the idea of formalizing relationships with the town of Guilderland but the town supervisor warns it could turn into a mess.

Pollard invites the public to “welcome this American hero”

ALTAMONT — Roger H. C. Donlon was the first American soldier in the Vietnam War to be awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration.

Twelve GCSD employees honored, applauded

GUILDERLAND — For the 31st year, the school board here honored some of its most outstanding workers, nominated by their colleagues and selected by a committee of their peers.

GCSD voters pass $84M budget in landslide

GUILDERLAND — Voters here passed school and library budgets by a landslide on Tuesday and ousted an incumbent school board member.

Illustration by Forest Byrd

Board rejects his rezone request

ALTAMONT — Local businessman John Donato will not be able to convert his defunct bowling alley into apartments. In a split vote last Tuesday, the village board denied the zoning change.

ALTAMONT — Anthony Salerno, a long-time Albany police officer who still works for the city force, became Altamont’s public safety commissioner in 2005.

ALTAMONT — After waiting nearly a year, Justin Fields had his day in court Friday, but a mistrial was abruptly declared in the midst of the first testimony.

Ilustration by Forest Byrd

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people.

— Henry Clay, 1829 

GUILDERLAND — says she’s making her first run for school board because she cares about kids.