Saturday’s thrilling Section 2 Class C sectional championship match between Voorheesville and Lake George was a nail-biter until the end when the Blackbirds, trailing at first, pulled out a victory — shrieking and leaping with joy.
In his first run for office, Democrat Daniel Leinung, a member of the New Scotland Planning Board was the top vote-getter in a three-way race for two seats on the town board, while incumbent Democrat Adam Greenberg cruised to re-election.
On Saturday evening at Saratoga High School, the Voorheesville girls' Volleyball team battled with Lake George for the Class C championship which saw the Blackbirds win the title after being down two sets to none to win in five sets.
The New Scotland Planning Board dropped its appeal to the zoning board over the building inspector’s determination as to what constitutes a flashing sign, after the town board’s passing of a new law rendered the appeal moot.
At the Oct. 16 Voorheesville School Board meeting, an independent audit of the district showed it to be in good shape financially, but the district’s rainy-day savings is over the state-set cap. It was also reported that fundraising for a new playground went better than expected. And residents of Guilderland voiced disapproval over the increase in their school-tax bills.
After convincing opening-round sectional wins, both the Guilderland and Voorheesville boys’ soccer teams played well but couldn’t muster a score in their quarterfinal losses.
