Steve Wacksman, Guilderland

RENSSELAERVILLE. 

Clinton Wood caught an eel in the mill dam which weighed eight pounds and was four feet long. 

WEST MEADOWDALE. 

The question we need to address here in Guilderland and as Americans at large is: How do we create a collective memory that is shared?

Guilderland library trustees voted unanimously to reopen the library — as coronavirus restrictions allow — while construction is underway for an $8 million upgrade. The director will present a reopening plan at the board’s next meeting, on Sept. 17.

ALTAMONT — “Monica Bush entered eternal rest on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020,” her family wrote in a tribute.

ALTAMONT — Newton T. Ronan of Altamont, a family man who contributed to many community groups, died on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. He was 94.

GUILDERLAND — At about midnight on Friday, Sept. 4, two dirt bikes collided, causing serious injuries to both 21-year-old drivers.

On Sunday afternoon, Guilderland Police reported that one of the drivers died: Jonwilliam “Jon” P. Foreman of Loudonville.