HADLEY — A man with a “warm and wonderful smile,” Donald A. Heidrich, who owned the Western Beef House, died peacefully on Tuesday morning, March 15, 2016, at his home, surrounded by loving family and friends. He was 89.

Two years after a consultant recommended school closure to deal with declining enrollment and excess space, the district is on the verge of filling empty classrooms with a pre-kindergarten program.

Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center said that the Altamont group was "inactive" in 2015. 

Officials are moving to rename a state road in Guilderland after town native son Major General Harold J. Greene, the highest-ranking officer killed in a combat zone overseas since the Vietnam.

GUILDERLAND — Agnes Theresa Graffeo (née Marotta), a loving wife and mother, died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 19, 2016, after spending an evening celebrating her birthday with her family. She was 88.

“The love and care of her husband and family was the focus of her life,” her family wrote in a tribute.

The preservation movement started with saving Mount Vernon and has its roots in what is typically called 'white man's history,' said Susan Herlands Holland of the Historic Albany Foundation.

Margit S. Cook’s “most joyous years,” her family wrote, “were spent raising her children and being with her family.”

ALTAMONT — Village Justice James R. Greene and Village Trustee Nicholas Fahrenkopf were both elected on March 15, in a special election, to the posts they had held after being appointed to replace officials who had resigned.