The garage was a shell, but no one was injured, according to firefighters.

David A. Mazzeo used money he got from scams to pay off victims of earlier scams, a jury heard before convicting him.

GUILDERLAND — Thomas Hesler, a World War II veteran who worked as a postal clerk and school-bus driver, died peacefully with his family by his side at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. He was 92.

The school district already owns the land on which the Guilderland Public Library stands. Now it also owns two vacant lots next door.

Julia Rose Fremante, daughter of Joseph Fremante of Guilderland, and Jeanne Caputo of Albany, is engaged to be married to Joseph Vern Kapas, son of Joseph and Kelly Kapas of Greenwich, New York.

GUILDERLAND — Peter E. Knauss, a longtime resident of Guilderland, was key in setting up group homes for people with disabilities at a time when that was often unpopular. He died on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Madison, Wisconsin, with his son Jody by his side. He was 88.

Piecemeal planning invites random results.