$85M budget draft in limbo

GUILDERLAND — The school board and the citizens advising it on next year’s budget are in a holding pattern as they wait for figures on federal aid that may make up for state cuts.

GUILDERLAND — With the third generation following the second, Singer’s Jewelers has shifted its focus to jewelry, but the walls of its new Route 20 store are crowded with clocks, a nod to its history.

Two incumbents run as school board
hears about Lead the Way, studies high school’s block schedule

ALTAMONT — Mayor James Gaughan was elected for a second four-year term on Wednesday with two-thirds of the vote against challenger Harvey Vlahos; the unofficial count was 327 to 218.

To cut 47 jobs, hike taxes 4%

GUILDERLAND — As the recession deepens, the school superintendent here proposed an $85 million budget Tuesday night that cuts 47 jobs.

 ALTAMONT—Incumbent trustees Kerry Dineen and Dean Whalen are running unopposed in the March 18 election for second four-year terms. Dineen is running on the same ticket as Mayor James Gaughan while Whalen is running independently.

3-D holograms and cyber chips
earn a prize in communication for FMS designers of a Future City

GUILDERLAND — Communication counts.

ALTAMONT— Neil Taber is running unopposed for his eighth term as judge on the Fairness Party line. It’s a one-man party he created himself.

GUILDERLAND — The town board is divided on whether to add a third part-time judge to its court.