Barry Alex Finsel portrayed a department that was geared to help the most vulnerable students, that has a curriculum representing a diverse body of students, and that focuses on individual students developing their own voices.

A driving factor, not unique to Guilderland, Van Alstyne said, is “health insurance continues to rise.”

The Dec. 19 opinion from the Rural Guilderland Referral Committee states Acton Albany’s application to open a community resource center at 6378 Gun Club Road “is not consistent and does not meet the criteria set forth in the previous” town-issued special-use permit.

1434 Western Ave., currently home to a dog daycare and spa and once home to an illegal nightclub, is set to become a co-working space.

The town recently filed lawsuits against the four property owners — two on East Old State Road and two on Liberty Court — but has already settled two of the cases and expects the other two to be wrapped up soon.

Asked what brought her out to the library to make the whistleblower kits, Hunt said, “The murder of Renee Nicole Good —” She paused there for a long moment, finally concluding, “I can’t think of a word bad enough to describe it; it was shocking.”

GUILDERLAND — On Friday, the town warned Guilderland residents about a “sophisticated phishing campaign.”

The town is appealing Supreme Court Justice Peter Lynch’s decision extending 2 Crossgates Mall LLC’s deadline for serving legal papers in the property-tax dispute first filed in July.

GUILDERLAND —A Schenectady woman was charged with drunk driving on Christmas Eve after a traffic stop on Route 20.

As the year came to a close, Guilderland found itself at odds with a very specific set of town residents.