Stacey Zyskowski, Altamont

The largest age group of individuals with limited English proficiency is 25 to 44 years old, which accounts for 29 percent of the total state population with limited proficiency. The five counties with the highest population with limited proficiency are located in the New York City and Long Island regions and account for 76 percent of the total population with limited proficiency.

More than 5 percent of Guilderland students are learning English as a new language; among them, they speak 53 different languages.

Ted Danz, Altamont

GUILDERLAND — Bare Blends is moving to a new location at Stuyvesant Plaza, which it has called home for six years.

The women-owned, healthy foods store that offers smoothie bowls, salads, and fresh juice will move to the opposite side of the plaza to fill the suite between Blaze Pizza and The Pottery Place.

Shirley Unser, Christ Child Society of Albany

While an independent investigation found no evidence of racism by library staff, “Interviews revealed an ‘us vs. them’ attitude rooted in the fundamental idea that the library is a non-profit entity that provides a service to the community, and the Café, contrary to the broader mission of the library, was a for-profit entity,” the report from Guidepost solutions says.