GUILDERLAND — The Albany County Land Bank this week acquired the Governors Motor Inn, an abandoned property on Guilderland’s main thoroughfare, Route 20.

The land bank has taken possession of the inn, which was gutted by fire in 2010, as well as a house on the property.

An application submitted recently to the town would bring 283 apartments and 80,5000 square feet of commercial space to the wooded land near the Guilderland YMCA.

GUILDERLAND CENTER — Banners depicting the history of Guilderland Center now hang from utility poles in the hamlet.

The banners will hang year-round, with a group selected for spring and summer, and another for fall and winter.

Dennis Cyr, a Knox resident, recently moved and expanded his business, Mountainview Prosthetics, from a building on his Knox property, down the hill to Altamont’s Maple Avenue in a long-vacant space that was built as the village’s firehouse.

Where did anti-Semitism originate, and how do we know it?

A course at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany will answer these questions and others.

The new dorms, with their many energy-efficiency features, should be complete in one year.

The weather caused fewer people to attend this year’s Altamont Fair, organizers say, but they are working already to make next year’s fair bigger and better.

There is no easy or immediate answer to the question of what to do with rundown properties like the Rustic Barn or the former gas station near Crossgates — both on Route 20 in Guilderland.

GUILDERLAND — Rory Healy was an actor, musician, foodie, and free spirit who forged his own creative paths and loved meeting fans at Comic-cons and other popular-culture conventions, his sister and his booking agent agreed.