“It is truly wonderful to be here together in person,” said Superintendent Marie Wiles in the opening speech, referencing the isolation caused by the pandemic. “We will never again take for granted the gift of gathering.”

Guilderland Town Board members on Tuesday agreed that the law they passed would be amended so that it is clear dispensaries will not be allowed in residential areas.

The board had said earlier that digital signs already in place at firehouses, schools, churches, or the public library would remain despite a court ruling that allowed the neighboring town of Bethlehem to deny a school digital sign.

Americans are more likely now than at any point over the past year and a half to say their lives are completely back to pre-pandemic normalcy, according to a recent Gallup poll.

On July 16, Governor Kathy Hochul announced $567 million is being made available to low-income households statewide to pay off past electric and gas bills.

History is all around us although few of us delve in, as Christopher Philippo does, to find it.

Take women’s suffrage for instance.

Guilderland School Board President Seema Rivera said on June 14 she thought Guilderland was the first school district in the area to adopt such a resolution. “I’m really proud the students brought this to our attention. It’s a step in the right direction,” she said.

The Food and Drug Administration’s Advisory Committee on Wednesday approved expanding emergency use authorization for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for children from six months through 5 years old.

After the FDA makes a final decision, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make its recommendation.

While the picture in New York generally improved this week as most of the state has counties with low or medium community levels of COVID-19 — Albany County, for the first time in nearly two months, was deemed “medium” last Friday — most of the nation is seeing an upward trend in cases and in hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Food and Drug Adminstration’s advisory committee met to consider authorizing a fourth vaccine against COVID, made by Novavax. And the FDA is expected to make a decision shortly on allowing Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s vaccines to be used for children younger than 5.