GUILDERLAND — “A hunter recently paid a penalty for taking a deer out of season on Christmas Day in Guilderland,” said a Wednesday press release from the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

The penalty was $500.

 When is it safe for an athlete who suffers a concussion playing a sport to return to play?

Born at home in Glendale, New York on May 24, 1929, Anna Marie (née Wiegmann) Seiz “passed into Eternal Life on April 4, Easter Sunday, 2021,” her family said. She was 91.

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets on Friday announced that it has issued an order to ban all live fowl shows and exhibitions to help prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza to the state’s poultry.

The war in Ukraine has inspired various charity efforts within Albany County, led by churches, governments, and private organizations alike. 

Jeff Orsini, Commander Boyd Hilton VFW Altamont

Streaming government meetings online is a relatively cheap and easy way to boost civic engagement within a municipality, even if residents aren’t able to participate in those meetings remotely. 

Michael Nardacci, Albany

ALBANY COUNTY — A score of Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education students earned medals at the regional SkillsUSA competition on March 16 in Schenectady and Scotia. 
The six first-place winners and many of the other medal winners will advance to the state SkillsUSA competition in Syracuse next month.

ALBANY COUNTY — The University at Albany is among the state campuses to receive funds to expand and upgrade its child-care center.