Adaptive Alpine skiers from Windham Mountain Ski Resort travel and compete together in winter sports events for athletes with disabilities. For a pair in Albany, it's a place to be treated like family while facing off with elite racers on their levels.

Douglas Rogers and Bruce Williams competed in the 2014 Empire State Winter Games this month.

To the Editor:

Every now and again, Earth is graced with an extraordinary person — one who makes such a huge positive impact upon the world as to leave an indelible mark of goodness, and an aching void of sadness in the wake of his departure from this life.

The mother of an autistic child who drowned is convinced a registry like the one Guilderland Police now offer could have saved his life.A local mother of an autistic child spurred the registry here.

To the Editor:

I am the granddaughter of Emil Meyrowitz and was fortunate to read Tyler Frisbee’s letter to the editor in The Altamont Enterprise, Jan. 9. 2014 issue.

Saint Valentine was a roman priest who was beheaded in 170 A.D. on or around Feb. 14. His crime had been performing marnux ceremonies for young men who were supposed to remain single in order to make better soldiers!

Alleged Assaulter of Wm. Suits is Arrested by Schenectady Police.

Pete Seeger's voice — reedy and upbeat — carries on in the memory of all he encouraged to raise their own voices. I'm one of them

These local students have been named to the dean’s list or received a similar honor from their college or university for the fall 2013 semester: