After a lengthy and stunningly frank conversation about racism in the Guilderland schools, the school board here added a full-time post for an administrator who will oversee diversity, equity, and inclusion in the district.

Lisa and Tom Hart, Guilderland

Fran Porter, Altamont

Christine M. Napierski, Democratic candidate for Guilderland Town Board 

Donald Csaposs, Guilderland

For Farnsworth Middle School, its principal said, “One of the pillars is social equity … Something that’s always on our minds as educators here is make sure we are inclusive.”

Corporal John James Prastio Sr.

ALTAMONT — Corporal John James Prastio Sr., 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines, retired, died peacefully at home on Sunday, April 11, 2021. He was 76.

A Vietnam veteran, he served in three tours and received three Purple Hearts. 

The video of an April 7 assault shows Curtis Ericson, 25, attacking a woman, scuffling with a second person, and then Ericson taking a hammer to the back windshield of the victim’s car.

GUILDERLAND —  Marie (née Schleder) Clement provided sustenance to others — for her life’s work and for her family.

“She was always very stoic … In her actions, she showed her love for her family,” said her daughter, Anna Marie Kupinski.

GUILDERLAND — Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland is among 16 schools statewide that have been redesignated as a 2021 Essential Elements: Schools to Watch.