Opinion

Berne board must restore trust with the citizens it serves

Had the board looked into Joel Willsey’s claims and addressed them rather than mocking or dismissing them, a worker may have been given a fair chance and the town may have had a chance to right itself and follow proper protocol.

Guilderland

$1M added to tab of $8.9M Normans Kill bridge

There are currently no concerns about the hillside along the Normanskill failing.

Sports

Photos: Runners Battle Weather And States’ Best

On Saturday, Nov. 15, runners from Bethlehem, Guilderland, and Voorheesville competed in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association cross-country meet as they competed at Queensbury High School against NYS bests. Voorheesville girls team finished fourth with 121.

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New Scotland

Voorheesville receives $250K insurance payout after cyber theft

Superintendent Frank Macri noted that Voorheesville had worked with various law enforcement agencies on the incident, and that he was told the school district’s experience happens “more often than you can imagine.”

Hilltowns

Approval for reroofing BKW schools gets 77% of the vote

BERNE — On Monday, Berne-Knox-Westerlo voters heartily approved a $5.142 million project to reroof both the elementary and secondary schools.

The capital project was approved with 77 percent of the vote: 295 to 87, according to figures released by the district.

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Letters to the Editor

Guilderland Town Board should amend 2026 budget

James M. Gaughan, Altamont

A question for the ‘sit down and shut up’ crowd

Emily Vincent, Berne

I may have lost but the town of Berne won

Jim Kaufman, Chairman, Berne Democratic Committee

We challenge Albany County to find a solution for Knox’s unserved households

Laura Murphy, Beth van Bladel, Tom Wolfe, Members, Town of Knox Broadband Committee

High-speed internet continues to be a top priority of my administration

Daniel P. McCoy, Albany County Executive

Please support the Clothing Project!

Debra Barnes Breitenbach, Peggy Christman, Co-Chairs Clothing Project Kiwanis of the Helderbergs

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

Nothing can hide the sadness, grief, or emptiness that follows a death

Back Roads Geology

Geology for the masses: Winifred Goldring made the mind-boggling past accessible to the curious

Field Notes

Dennis Sullivan

‘What we can’t understand we call nonsense’