Opinion

Science should lead government both in offering guidance and in setting regulations

We depend on our government to enforce regulations that protect our health. And for nearly half of a century, Americans have relied on dietary guidance from the federal government to stay healthy. Both the regulations and the guidance are currently being upended.

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: Local Cheer Squads Battle At Karde’s Angels Competition

On Saturday, Jan. 24, cheer teams from Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Bethlehem, and Guilderland took to the mat in the third annual Karde’s Angels cheer competition. BKW finished second in Class D, Bethlehem finished fifth in Class B, and Guilderland finished second in Class A.

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.