Joan Storey, Guilderland

Caitlin Ferrante, who chairs the conservation council, told the town board that the council, which will meet twice a year as the task force, “has the knowledge and has the time and the ability to make sure that what we’re trying to plan for in the town is actually good.”

A public unveiling of the bronze statue is slated for September but, in the meantime, a maquette, or model, of the statue will be placed in various spots around the village as Historic Altamont, which commissioned the statue, is hosting a naming contest for the woman.

About a third of the revenues in the governor’s proposal comes from the federal government with the lion’s share — $61 billion — for Medicaid. This represents a $10 billion reduction in Medicaid support from last year.

Bruce W. Dearstyne, Guilderland

Carrols LLC in March of last year filed suit against the town seeking compensation for a hefty contractor bill and revenue loss caused by flooding in an area of town long known for washouts.

WESTMERE — A family matriarch who provided wisdom and support to those she loved, Gloria (née Smith) Bourque had a knack for winning contests, loved music and dancing, and treasured family time at a lakeside cottage.

She died on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. She was 95.

After the meeting ended, the board’s president summed up for The Enterprise what she sees as the board’s view: “As a group, we believe what was presented to us was not balanced or equitable for our students,” she said. “We would like something absent student-facing recommendations and considering other ways.” Asked what those cuts might be, she said, “Administration.”

The network of conservation corridors would “act to buffer the well-known effects of suburban sprawl,” while linking into a single accessible system Thacher State Park, the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy’s Bozen Kill Preserve, the Black Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area, Indian Ladder Farms, Tawasentha Park, and several other public and semi-public lands.