Denise Maurer, a Master Gardener with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County, uses everyday items to create art and teaches others to do the same.

Guilderland has strict regulations about Airbnb — it’s not allowed — but other towns have not yet had a need to create regulations.

As residents prepare their homes and backyards for warmer weather, some unknown neighbors may also be preparing their homes.

ALBANY — A tiny ceramic flower — white with a glimmer of gold — was unearthed by archaeologists digging on Livingston Avenue in Arbor Hill.

The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation are providing free First-Time Camper weekends this summer.

Convicting perpetrators who now remain safe — shielded by a short statute of limitation — would stop them from hurting other children.

Supporters of the “conversion therapy” ban included a social worker, psychiatrist, psychologists, and someone who nearly went through with such “therapy.”

Ava DeSantis discusses raising funds and awareness for the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy

Elizabeth Floyd Mair listens to voices others often don’t hear. She is persistent in ferreting out the stories of people who are sometimes crime victims, sometimes perpetrators. She finds the humanity in both.