From the editor
Farewell to the chronicler of Dormansville

Frances Swart spent her entire life in the tiny Helderberg hamlet of Dormansville — and loved it.

School board ponders
Any catch to a Kaffeeklatsch"

VOORHEESVILLE — Dog collars and pajamas may soon be banished from the classrooms and corridors of Clayton A. Bouton, along with thigh-high skirts and too-tight pants.

No charges
Civil suits pending for McCartney, Marturano

VOORHEESVILLE — The new president of the Voorheesville School Board, David Gibson, said, "The goal is: We want to be careful to put our time on things that matter"helping children learn."

Illustration by Forest Byrd — The Enterprise

GUILDERLAND — The school board elected its leaders Tuesday with split votes and then split again when a new member proposed spending money on programs not included in the budget.

The common writer
Educating the citizens:
Democracy is about debate

By Diane Cameron

ALBANY — The 443 students in the Guilderland High School Class of 2006 — the women in caps and gowns of white, the men in caps and gowns of red — rose to their feet and clapped loud and long for a graduate who wasn’t there.

Illustration by Forest Byrd — The Enterprise