Opinion

Kinship caregivers deserve all the help they can get

Kinship care is not new. As Gerard Wallace pointed out, George Washington, the father of our country, was also a grandfather, caring for two of his grandchildren without a legal arrangement. It is past time, in 250 years, for our laws and services to catch up with the reality that 1 in 11 Americans will live in a kinship home at some point in their childhood. If the people caring for these children get the support they need, our society as a whole will benefit.

Guilderland

Fahy continues uphill push to make part of Harriman Campus mixed-use

Studies have been commissioned, committees convened, and reports filed, but getting the state to ultimately commit to the idea has stalled.

Sports

Photos: Dutch And Eagles Bring The Heat In Division 1 Sectionals

On Sunday, Feb. 1, Guilderland and Bethlehem indoor track teams battled in the Section 2, Division 1 championships at Hudson Valley Community College. Guilderland took home nine championships; the girls won their fourth straight title while the boys finished fifth.

Regional

DEC hosts virtual meetings on PFAS, seeks public comment

The Rural Soil Background Study found results in New York similar to other Northeast states, with PFOS (Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid) detected in more than 97 percent of surface soil samples and PFOA (Perfluorooctanic Acid) detected in 76.5 percent.

New Scotland

Voorheesville bus-driver shortage could start to affect routes

During the Jan. 5 meeting of Voorheesville’s board of education, Superintendent Frank Macri first offered praise for the job the district’s transportation department had done over the past year, but added, “Like many school districts across the region, across the state, across the country, we have struggled with staffing with our bus drivers and getting bus drivers staffing.”

Hilltowns

Well-water project proceeds under new leader as award tops $3M

The project has been awarded a total of $3,080,100 through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Base Hardship program; close to a million dollars of that amount is because of interest-free financing due to the hardship that was established.