We have made an annual pilgrimage to the Butterfly Station at Farnsworth Middle School for nine summers now and every year we learn something new. This year, we learned about the value of perseverance and broad purpose.

Ties that bind
Kids sew quilts for other kids — unknown and in need



ALTAMONT — Nine-year-old Mark Sagar is making his third quilt.

Pictured above:
Sheet music for "Low Bridge" celebrates a man’s love for his mule.

Fair pageant
Seeking "good girls who want to volunteer"


ALTAMONT — "We’re not a beauty pageant; we’re a personality pageant," says Bobbi-Jean Jeune, coordinator for the Miss Altamont Fair pageant.

For three years
District office workers get 3.95-percent raises

Board members raise questions
School leaders say staff developer "essential"

Guilderland School Board
Weisz, Dornbush at helm again



GUILDERLAND — For the first time in recent years, the school board chose its leaders in uncontested votes.