“This is all very disturbing,” said Donald Reeb. “It was all being handled as if it was a big secret.”

NEW SCOTLAND — He and his friends would film each other doing tricks on their skateboards or snowboards. That’s how Dylan Longton of Slingerlands first got into making videos.

Visitors to the Albany Pine Bush Preserve can learn about the plants in their midst on Sunday, Sept. 13.

GUILDERLAND — At the Guilderland Historical Society’s Sept. 17 meeting, Tim Wiles will take on the persona of a 19th-Century ball player, dressed in a baseball uniform of the era,  reciting the 1888 comic poem  “Casey At The Bat.”

_{Dave Cornelius, Guilderland}

ALTAMONT — The popular Italian restaurant Mio Vino at 186 Main Street in Altamont has been closed for quite a few weeks now, while owner Michael Giorgio regroups.

ALTAMONT — People of all ages are invited to attend Altamont Reformed Church’s Sunday School classes, beginning on Sept. 13 at 9:30 a.m.

Sarah Slack, an alumna of Guilderland High School, has been named a Math for America Master Teacher.

The program awards a four-year, $60,000 fellowship to math and science public school teachers. The designation allows her take and teach workshops as teachers share best practices.