Voters must apply for a general-election absentee ballot no later than seven days — Tuesday, Oct. 27 — before the election. However, they may apply in-person up to the day before the election: Monday, Nov. 2.

Voters may apply for an absentee ballot:

These local students were named to the dean’s list from their college or university for the spring 2020 semester:

— Justin Cohen of Slingerlands, at Union College with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher;

— Steven Low of Voorheesville, at St. Lawrence University with a grade point average of 3.6 or higher;

William “Bill”  Beardslee of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, formerly of Voorheesville, died on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, at his home.

He was the son of the late Will and Jackie Beardslee of Voorheesville.

The Guilderland schools superintendent, Marie Wiles, emailed a letter to the school community Friday when the first case of COVID-19 at Altamont Elementary School was announced and then again Saturday after the second case, in a different household, had been announced on Friday evening.

A number of new voting reforms signed into law in August will make it easier for New Yorkers to cast ballots come November. 

ALBANY COUNTY — Jacob “Jake” Houck, with the Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Company, and Gerald E. Paris Jr., Albany County’s fire coordinator, were each recently honored as Firefighter of the Year by the Albany County Volunteer Firefighters’ Association.

A lawsuit filed by a former Albany County employee who alleges that County Executive Daniel McCoy punished her for not backing the political candidates he favored has been settled for four out of five of the defendants, including Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy.

With 29 more COVID-19 cases before Sept. 25, the University at Albany would have to move to remote classes for two weeks.