Francis Melfe, who is 91 and living in Schenectady, resigned from the priesthood in 1979, according to the spokeswoman for the diocese. He petitioned the Vatican to be “dispensed” from the clerical state — “laicized,” so that he would no longer be a priest — and this was done in 2012, she said. He is now married, but not to the woman whom a recent suit alleges bore his child.

Jupin was “granted voluntary leave of absence from ministry” in May 2003 by then-Bishop Howard Hubbard amid allegations of sexual abuse, said diocesan spokeswoman Mary DeTurris Poust, adding that she believes the allegations claimed he had abused two teenagers in Schenectady in the 1970s. Jupin, she said, was later reinstated, following an investigation.

Anna “Ann” Jeannette (née Pawlus) Dancause Bunk — who loved her family and friends unconditionally, her son said — died on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, at home while in her sleep. She was 87.

Born in Albany on Nov. 28, 1931, she lived in Lake Helen, Florida.

GUILDERLAND — CoreLife Eatery is a national chain with a mission — getting people to eat right.

On Aug. 15, it opened its third Albany-area store, next to the entrance of the uptown University at Albany campus, at 1229 Western Ave. in Guilderland.

GUILDERLAND CENTER — Charlotte Mae (née LaPine) Lawton was a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who had been active in many community organizations. She died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was 91.

As thunder storms swept through Altamont Sunday night, lightning struck a house, setting it on fire. 

ALBANY COUNTY — A man who was speeding on the Northway in Guilderland last October was sentenced to state prison on Thursday for driving drunk.