BETHLEHEM — On Thursday morning, a man wearing a mask handed a teller a note requesting money at Delmar’s Community Bank, according to a release from Bethlehem Police.

The release said events unfolded this way:

“Something’s got to give at some point,” said Supervisor Peter Barber, noting the town would have to either increase its water capacity or reduce demand.

The great horned owl — the tiger of the sky — can

GUILDERLAND — The six-member New York contingent for the Special Olympics’ “Capitol Hill Day” in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 6 included three people from Guilderland High School: Unified Coach Alison Relyea, and athletes Alyssa O’Connor and Cole Miller.

GUILDERLAND — A Farnsworth Middle School student has been charged with making a threat of mass harm, a misdemeanor, according to a Saturday release from the Guilderland Police.

Craig Lipps is taking the helm at a difficult time as Guilderland, like the rest of the nation, is facing a bus driver shortage exacerbated by the pandemic and is also facing new state requirements to move to emission-free buses.

“The caveats for the practices are that they must be evidence-based, scientifically based, must be focused on reading competency, and must align with the culturally responsive, sustaining framework which came out earlier this year,” said Rachel Anderson, Guilderland’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction.

On town trail programs, the guide has this to say: “Greenways can help unite community members, improve access to recreational opportunities for residents, and grow the local economy by attracting visitors.”

Scientists at Albany Medical College are working with scientists at the University of Wisconsin to find a signature, in blood samples, to identify patients who are most vulnerable to long COVID.

The call came in at about 6:24 p.m. on Friday, according to Guilderland Police, and, by the time officers arrived at 2360 Western Ave., the house was fully engulfed in flames. A cat died in the fire.