#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.

TV forum
Grimm chides Runion, appeals to school board

GUILDERLAND — With a newly-minted MBA in accounting from Union College, Michael Paolino was 18 months into his first job at a big firm in Boston — "a great city, making good money," he said — when he realized something was missing.

GUILDERLAND — For the first time in at least 20 years, the school board here has appointed a new superintendent with a split vote.

McGuire takes the helm at Guilderland,
prepared to steer an inclusive course

District 33
Patrick Greene

ALBANY COUNTY — If Republican Patrick Greene is elected to the Albany County Legislature, he says he won’t be using his $20,000 annual salary.

District 32
Anton Konev

GUILDERLAND — Anton Konev, making his first run for the Albany County Legislature, describes himself as a community activist.