ALTAMONT — An accomplished teacher and community contributor, Prudence “Prudy” Clemishire Ciaccio’s greatest love was for her family.

She died peacefully on Sunday, July 23, 2023. She was 98 years old.

On July 19, Christopher Beckmann requested that the Guilderland Zoning Board of Appeals grant him a variance from the town code requiring installation of a fire sprinkler system in his proposed business and for a public hearing on his special-use application.

John Wemple said he got to see most of the town over the last 20 years. “And it’s a beautiful town. And we’ve got a real good board, which will keep it beautiful.”

In its Article 7 petition, filed July 24, Crossgates requested that an Albany County court lower its Guilderland assessment from $234.2 million to $102 million.

Dave Byrne said that the Pruskowski family is taking an “innovative approach” to promote agriculture on the solar facility site. “We propose to conduct sheep grazing on the site,” he said. “A local friendly pollinator mix will be planted and sheep grazing will be used,” says an Agricultural Data Statement submitted to the town by Ecolegacy Values.

At the Guilderland Comprehensive Plan Update Committee’s most recent meeting, members heard consultant MJ Engineering’s draft vision for the plan while settling on subcommittees to flesh out the vision.

GUILDERLAND — Two Guilderland High School students, Elca Hubbard and Angelica Sofia Parker, will soon be competing against each other in the Miss Teen New York pageant — and yet they are supporting one another as friends.

GUILDERLAND — Athletes from Pil Sung Taekwondo brought home 84 national medals after competing this month in the AAU Taekwondo National Championships held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

On July 18, Altamont trustees were presented with the early findings of a feasibility study commissioned some time last year to look at the possibility of a new, stand-alone Altamont firehouse.