GUILDERLAND — Keith A. Countermine was a devoted father and husband who loved his children and grandchildren dearly, said his brother, Jeff Countermine. 

Mr. Countermine died on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, with his family by his side, after a long battle with leukemia. He was 66. 

GUILDERLAND — Kanyalakshmi “Kanya” Ayyanar, M.D., a pediatric neuro-oncologist, has joined Albany Med’s Department of Pediatrics, as the director of the Melodies Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital.

The mall is no less safe than anywhere else, said Curtis Cox, deputy chief of the Guilderland Police, “with our presence and with the security presence, and with all the different initiatives we’re doing.” He added that he hopes people will not stay away from the mall because of a few incidents. “We’d hate to see people discouraged,” he said. 

One of the things that Apropos is being required to do is to computerize its records and get a phone system with an answering machine.