In its Jan. 25 appeal, Pyramid claimed the November 2020 lower court ruling that stopped construction of the company’s 222-unit apartment development on Rapp Road as well as a proposed Costco Wholesale store was not made based on arguments presented by either the plaintiff or the defendants. The judge in effect took it upon himself to amend the original petition, Pyramid argued in court papers, and then didn’t give the town or company time to respond, violating the state’s prohibition against “litigation by surprise.”

Nancy McNiven, Congregational Life Committee, Altamont Reformed Church

Mary Hudson, Guilderland

Michael Buck and Lisa Whitney-Buck, Guilderland

Jackie Silvestri put her marketing degree to good use last fall as she began taking the temperature of The Altamont Community, asking members what type of restaurant they’d like to see opened in the village.

ALTAMONT — Elizabeth J. “Betty” Ward — a devoted mother who cared for others until the very end — died on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at her Altamont home. She was 90.

“She was amazing — always the caregiver, always loving and helpful, the best mom you could have,” said her daughter, Judy Bailey.

Every time Jay Tyler, Guilderland’s emergency medical services director, has put in a request for 100 doses of COVID-19 vaccine — the minimum amount that can be asked for — the answer has been the same: The super-cold cupboards are bare.

In Guilderland, the Dunkin’ Donuts in Star Plaza on Route 20 is rarity — a suburban shop without a drive-through. It’s now looking to change that.