— Nicole Fay Barr

— Nicole Fay Barr

GUILDERLAND — Monday night, the town’s Democratic committee unanimously nominated candidates for this year’s town election. Four incumbents and two newcomers got the party’s nod.

Waiting for state funds

Park, pool, and battlefield site

— Nicole Fay Barr

GUILDERLAND — It’s springtime, and the town board’s fancy has turned to parks.

— Nicole Fay Barr

GUILDERLAND — Melvin Abelseth’s favorite time of year is winter. It’s then that he feels a camaraderie with friends who share his passion — curling.

— Nicole Fay Barr

GUILDERLAND — John Daly says it’s his obligation, as an elected trustee of the Guilderland Public Library, to warn parents about the books their teenagers are reading.

— Maggie Gordon

ALTAMONT — Some lessons stay with you for a lifetime. Helen Vartigan is 63 now. She remembers her tour of duty as a 25-year-old nurse in Vietnam as vividly as if it were yesterday.

— Matt Cook

— Nicole Fay Barr

ALTAMONT — The village’s search for water, Michael and Nancy Trumpler’s agreement to provide it, and developer Jeff Thomas’s desire to tap into the supply has resulted in a lawsuit triangle.

ALTAMONT — When members of the Trumpler family turn on the taps in the Brandle Road farmhouse where they live, the water comes out brown.

— Nicole Fay Barr
GUILDERLAND — As Robert Hunt works busily in his yard, he often forgets about his surroundings. Then he turns, catches a glimpse of his house, and feels like he’s been "socked in the gut," he said.