“We are concerned that our message, which was supported by the board, has turned into a task force to look at all district spaces …,” said Julie Petti, president of the Guilderland Music Parents and Friends Association. “We are concerned that the music department’s voice will be lost among the many areas vying for resources.”
In October, engineer Richard Straut, who pulls double-duty as Voorheesville’s mayor, recommended that Altamont study the introduction of potassium ferrate into the drinking water at the Brandle Road site.
On Monday, May 13, the Guilderland Unified basketball team battled against Schenectady at home. With the game tied and just a few seconds left, a steal and a layup beat the buzzer and the Patriots as Guilderland won, 37 to 35.
On Saturday, May 11, the sixth-seeded Guilderland boys’ tennis team traveled to the third-seeded Saratoga in the Section 2, Class AA quarterfinals. The Dutch battled but fell to the Blue Streaks, 9 to 0.
Last Thursday, May 9, the Guilderland boys’ lacrosse team faced off against Suburban Council foe Columbia at Guilderland High School. Guilderland used the second half to pull away from the Blue Devils, winning 9 to 6.
Bethlehem Deputy Chief James Rexford said of his department’s $746,642 grant, “We are planning on using the money to upgrade our dispatcher radio consoles in the department’s Communications Center.”
