Ermolenko wins two first prizes at fair

ALTAMONT — Adria Ermolenko is a creative cook with winning ways. She won first place in both categories of the Bake for the Cure contest at the Altamont Fair last week.

School taxes to go down

GUILDERLAND — For the first time in memory, school tax rates for Guilderland residents will go down.

GUILDERLAND — Now that Matthew Nelligan is running for a seat on the Guilderland Town Board, questions have been raised about funds he solicited for legal action when he was a schoolteacher.

Controversy erupts over early campaign signs

GUILDERLAND — In the midst of an already contentious election — where the party majority of the town board hangs in the balance —the latest skirmish is over election signs.

GUILDERLAND — The Western Turnpike Pro Shop at the Guilderland town golf course was burglarized at the end of July.

According to Guilderland Police Captain Curtis Cox, the crime was reported on July 29, and had occurred overnight.

GUILDERLAND — The count for Karner blue butterflies in the Albany Pine Bush is now below 3,000, the number the Federal Recovery Plan of 2005 says is the cut-off for a sustainable population.

GUILDERLAND — The third time was a charm for the Guilderland School District, which has received a $101,410 grant to improve its readiness for emergencies.

GUILDERLAND — A new proposal from Supervisor Kenneth Runion could give business owners the chance to revamp the outside of their buildings.