Claims humane act
Brannigan pleads guilty to cruelty



GUILDERLAND — After serving 60 days in jail, William Brannigan accepted a plea bargin Friday in town court.

From the alps to Altamont
Visions of the Virgin celebrated

ALTAMONT — Buckwheat kept the sweeping fields of Pleasant View Farms above the Great Depression and Everett Rau still plows those fields with the tractor and plow that his brother bought in 1929.

Contract ratified
School office workers get 4-percent raise for three years



GUILDERLAND — The office workers at Guilderland schools have a new three-year contract, providing 3.95 percent raises each year.

GUILDERLAND — The new superintendent of schools here — whoever he or she turns out to be — won’t make a first public appearance on TV.

GUILDERLAND — How do words become art"

ALTAMONT — A fifth-grade girl was alarmed waiting for the school bus Friday morning.

GUILDERLAND — No matter whether shoppers’ styles are edgy or classic, young or mature, boutique Cesare and Lili caters to all.

Teacher Towle-Hilt comes in first
Guilderland voters pass school and library budgets by wide margins

GUILDERLAND — Anyone aware of fraud or abuse in the school district now has a number to call: 1-888-208-3103.
"At long last, the system is live," said school board President Richard Weisz at last week’s board meeting.