Opinion

Composting: A call to action

Greenhouse gases have reached their highest level in over 800,000 years, upsetting the natural equilibrium, the scientists found. That imbalance is heating up not just the atmosphere but the oceans and the once-frozen areas on earth.

Guilderland

GCSD plans to use $2M from savings to balance $134M budget

Guilderland has now drafted a $134 million budget for next year, about $7 million more than this year’s spending plan, a 5.27-percent increase. The current proposal closes what remained of a $4.1 million gap by drawing about $2 million from the district’s fund balance and reserves.

Sports

Photos: Dutch Battle Back To Hold On To Victory Over Troy

On Saturday, April 11, the Guilderland baseball team hit the diamond at Dutchmen Field as they hosted a non-league game against Troy. The Dutch fell behind early but the bats woke up to take the lead and held on to win 10 to 8.

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Regional

Albany County gets $344K in federal funds for safety initiatives

ALBANY COUNTY — This week, the state announced $10.5 million has been awarded through the federal State Homeland Security Program to increase the preparedness and response capabilities of 80 cities, towns, villages, and counties statewide.

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Letters to the Editor

My father envisioned the Long Path as a path to wilderness

James M. Schaefer, Ph.D., Schenectady

Help keep Woodlawn Cemetery looking nice

JoAnne Brady, East Berne, Mike Vincent, Berne

A smile is like a bank deposit into somebody else’s account

Tony Falese, Westerlo

GCSD should have an in-house grant writer

Christine Duffy, Guilderland

Cal Ripken says thanks

Mark Metro, Guilderland, Cal Ripken Baseball Board of Directors

Mike Koff is a real asset to the community

Tim Wiles, Guilderland

Columns

Old Men of the Mountain

Hope springs eternal — wisely or not

Field Notes

Dennis Sullivan

Let grief be a fallen leaf at the dawning of the day

Thinking about things

Frank L. Palmeri

Learning a new language: My high-school Spanish teacher would say ‘I told you so’

Skewed View

Time to liven up the parties