The tax rate for Guilderland residents will go up 4.84 percent rather than the 2.98 percent predicted last spring. This is because the taxable valuation in town decreased by nearly $80 million from the $4 billion estimated in April. So Guilderland residents will pay $18.20 per $1,000 of their property’s assessment.

William Cooney, Guilderland

Bernie Fitzgerald, Guilderland

Shreya Sharath, at 13, has a passion for art.

So does Rachel, also 13, the central character in the book Shreya wrote, “The Hidden Realm.”

The 25-year agreement Altamont signed with Reservoir Road Solar allows the company to build a 25-acre solar facility at the 303-acre Altamont Reservoir site. 

Joan McKeon, Guilderland

Steve Wickham, Delmar

Is there any history in Guilderland? Yes, there is!

As Americans, we are well aware after Jan. 6, 2021, that democracy needs to be carefully tended.

Too many of us take our form of government, and the freedoms it offers, for granted. Citizens can be engaged in supporting and protecting democracy in many ways.

But the cornerstone is the ballot.