What is the best term length for a school board member"

Across the state, terms for the elected, unpaid posts range from three to five years.

GUILDERLAND — Elijah Sharma wants to be a makeup artist with heart.

By Zach Simeone

ALTAMONT — There’s a new zoning law in the village, and it almost follows the comprehensive plan.

Citizen attempts to get directory info on students from school district

GUILDERLAND — The superintendent will ask the school board at its Feb. 26 meeting to enact a moratorium on the release of student directory information.

By Zach Simeone

VOORHEESVILLE— has hit home with his first independent, feature film.

VOORHEESVILLE — If the governor’s proposal on reconfiguring BOCES aid goes through, Voorheesville, which is considered a wealthy district, could lose nearly half its aid.

VOORHEESVILLE — Students here are eager to explore new worlds.

Monday, the school board was charmed by a visitor from Indonesia and listened intently to a middle-school student who wants to try a new approach to learning.

The State Park Police have found a new home. They will be trained in an appropriately park-like setting in rural Albany County.

We welcome them and welcome the decision that may finally leave residents of rural Rensselaerville at peace.

GUILDERLAND — "Entrepreneurs, they never give up. They’re always on the rise and they’re always moving up," chanted the kids lining the stage at Westmere Elementary School Tuesday morning.

A young driver and her passenger died last month after her car went off Route 32 on a stretch of road that was slated to be straightened years ago.