Good for Guilderland, keeping its town pool open, and planning to rebuild, after fire destroyed its pool house. Every time we write a story about a drowning, we see the need for public pools where kids can learn to swim.

This weekend, artists and groups with musical traditions spanning the globe will converge on the fairgrounds in Altamont, for the 35th annual Old Songs Festival.

The Grace United Methodist Church at 16 Hillcrest Drive in Ravena will hold a book sale on Wednesday, July 29, through Saturday, Aug. 1. Each day, the sale will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. then, every day but Saturday, it will run again from 6 to 8 p.m.

Nearly $2 million in Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program checks will be distributed across the state to expand the United States Department of Agriculture’s $1.5 million program and reach more seniors.

Printing the News

We often hear some thoughtless fellow say, “If I was running a paper, I would print the NEWS. I don’t care who it might hit. If they don’t want to get into the paper, let them keep out of trouble.”

DUANESBURG — Sean Michael Cieszynski, a beloved father of six who enjoyed hunting and being a handyman, died on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. He was 42.

Mr. Cieszynski was born to Gary J. and Ena M. Cieszynski. He graduated from Schalmont High School, in Schenectady, and worked at Advanced Auto, in Cobleskill (Schoharie Co.).

BERNE — Jayne Fresina of Berne has had a total of 15 historical romance novels published to date, and all of them since 2011. All are available online, and six are available in print.

A student who killed a giraffe was scorned when his family placed a trophy photo in his high school yearbook; we need to care about the many species in our midst that are suffering from our abuses.