Opinion

Guilderland must legislate to preserve its history

Some towns, like Clifton Park, go further than New Scotland, incentivizing property owners with tax breaks to encourage them to preserve their historic buildings much the way Guilderland does with property owners willing to commit to not developing their land.

Guilderland

Crossgates’ owner nets new loans, rating agencies wary

The mall’s parent company, Pyramid Management Group, announced in November that it had secured new financing totaling more than $200 million for Crossgates Mall in Guilderland and Crossgates Commons in the city of Albany. 

Sports

Photos: Bulldogs And Dutch Battle In Wrangle On The Plains Tourny

On Saturday, Dec. 13, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Middleburgh and Guilderland varsity wrestling squads battled against top teams in the Wrangle on the Plains tournament at the Impact Athletic Center.

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Regional

Finalized: County buys five St. Rose buildings for $6M

The century-old college, facing financial hardship, closed in the summer of 2024. The Pine Hills Land Authority, backed by Albany County, then won the bid to buy the 48-acre campus for $35 million. 

New Scotland

$10K for New Scotland Community Food Pantry

The volunteer-run not-for-profit food pantry on Monday was the recipient of $10,000 from Assemblywoman Gabriella Romero’s office. 

Hilltowns

It’s official: LaCour, Audino victorious in Berne

Come Jan. 1, Berne will have a bipartisan town board while Republicans will hold the offices of highway superintendent, clerk, and tax collector.

 

 

 

 

 

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Letters to the Editor

Spread the word: Boxed holiday meals for veterans

Stephen Savino, Helderberg Hilltown, VetConnect (Facebook group)

Get focused, start snapping, and enter your photos

Donna Gwin, President, Friends of the Berne Library

Thanks for bringing holiday cheer to children awaiting homes

Christine Govin, Guilderland Teaching Assistants

Outpouring of support was beyond my wildest dreams

Jodi Ebel, First Reformed Church of Berne

 

Topographic model of the Helderbergs should remain at Thacher Park

Timothy J. Albright, Meadowdale

Through-hiker finds Long Path ever-changing

Deb Barnes Breitenbach, Altamont

Columns

A Glimpse of Guilderland History

Mary Ellen Johnson

Early auto days, when owning a car was not for the faint of heart

Old Men of the Mountain

R. Douglas Marshall

Long-ago treats would make today’s kids choke

Field Notes

Dennis Sullivan

‘What we can’t understand we call nonsense’

Thinking about things

Frank L. Palmeri

My special little lady