Illustration by Forest Byrd.

"Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust."

— Grover Cleveland’s inaugural address, 1885

Schools deal with stubborn staph infection

Illustration by Forest Byrd

State audit session like a root canal — without anesthesia



GUILDERLAND — The school board here is anticipating — without great enthusiasm — the release of an audit on district finances from the state comptroller’s office.

County office buys the farm

ALBANY COUNTY — Local farmers are disappointed and angry that the federal farm-service office in Albany County is slated to close.

Let’s raise the level of discourse
Debate is germane to democracy.

The ancient Roman government on which our democracy was, in part, founded was known for the eloquent oratory and reasoned debate of its senators.

#1 School
Altamont Elementary named a Blue Ribbon School



GUILDERLAND — Altamont Elementary School received national recognition this week as a Blue Ribbon School and its principal is crediting the entire community.

With $27M bond vote in November
School board talks technology



GUILDERLAND — Six million dollars of a bond vote slated for Nov. 13 is geared towards improving technology and safety in the Guilderland schools.

Illustration by Forest Byrd

The autumnal equinox has come and gone. Fall is here. The days grow shorter, the temperatures cool. Swimming outdoors is, for most of us, just a memory now, or a vision for the future.