GUILDERLAND — Students at Farnsworth Middle School who raised $6,000 to pay for a well in Malawi are now hoping to send books there. They are looking for sponsors to pay for the postage.

GUILDERLAND — “I’ve been very honored to be on the school board,” said . “It’s been a great experience and I’ve learned a great deal. I want to help. We have a good group of people.”

GUILDERLAND — Engineers and planning board members locked horns last week on the same issues the board objected to three years ago when a proposal was made for a 12-lot subdivision on Church Road.

Mother asks if playing fields are safe

GUILDERLAND — Christina Diamente is concerned about the safety of the playing fields at Guilderland High School.

She says of student athletes, “They are literally eating the dirt.”

Property taxes steady as Altamont adopts hold-the-line $1 M budget

ALTAMONT — The new Altamont Parts Store offers familiar faces in a familiar place — the former Altamont bowling alley.

Budget set at $87.4M, cuts 40 jobs instead of 80

His fight against drunk driving propels to the national scene

GUILDERLAND — Edward Frank, who lately drives a Jeep with a replica of a missile on top, will do just about anything to raise awareness about the dangers of driving drunk.

Fund-raiser set for Rodino family

GUILDERLAND — Fuller Road will temporarily seem more congested than usual, but, in the long run, it will be safer and smoother to travel, according to Albany County Executive Michael Breslin.