These local students were named to the 2019 Dean’s List at Union College, comprised annually of students with a grade-point average of 3.5 for the entire academic year:

— Madeleine Aitken, of Slingerlands, a member of the Class of 2020, majoring in neuroscience;

These local students have recently earned diplomas:

— Christopher Shea of Altamont earned a bachelor’s degree in mechatronics technology from the State University of New York at Delhi;

Patroon Land Farm in Knox has helped feed hundreds-of-thousands of hungry people. Its mission will endure even though its owner, Pauline Williman, has died. 

Looking to become a viable alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties, Libertarians have begun grassroots organizing to grow the party.

New York State Police say telephone calls are being made in the Capital Region by people identifying themselves as state police and requesting personal information.

The number the individuals are calling from shows on caller ID as that of a state-police station, although the calls are not originating from the station.

Brian E. Lawlor has joined Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP as Of Counsel in the firm’s real-estate group, where his practice will focus on affordable housing and housing finance.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Petty Officer 1st Class Micol Zabala, a 2004 Guilderland High School graduate, is serving in the United States Navy at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as a hospital corpsman within the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of operations.

These local students have been named to the dean’s list or received a similar honor from their college or university for the spring 2019 semester:

— Rachel Crawford of Voorheesville at Siena College with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher;

These local students have excelled on their college teams: