Cancer soldier, 13, is welcomed to the Union Army’s 125th Regiment

“His friend saved his life,” said Liam’s father, Matt Flaherty. “He had a tumor on his thyroid. They did a needle biopsy, then a surgical biopsy.” The family got a respite from their worries on Saturday. Two women from the Make-A-Wish Foundation had come to the Flahertys’ Altamont home to talk to Liam and see what his interests are.

Opinion

From the editor: The Enterprise 3rd in state among single-flag newspapers

Elizabeth Floyd Mair listens to voices others often don’t hear. She is persistent in ferreting out the stories of people who are sometimes crime victims, sometimes perpetrators. She finds the humanity in both.

Guilderland

Guilderland school board’s $100.9 million budget to go to voters May 15

The school district’s budget includes several items added Tuesday by the school board — after contentious debate — without public discussion.

New Scotland

Facing death, Pastor Kendall recalls a life well lived

After half-century as a pastor in the Reformed Church in America, the last 27 at the Unionville Reformed Church in Delmar, Pastor Thomas Kendall has stepped down and is now considered a pastor emeritus.

Regional

Child Victims Act left behind in state’s budget, kept alive by survivors

Survivors of child sex abuse say they will continue to press the New York State Senate to allow a vote on the Child Victims Act — which would extend the statute of limitations, giving child victims more time to process their abuse and come forward. The Act has passed with bipartisan support in the Assembly, but has been stonewalled in the Senate.