SLINGERLANDS — Paula Kalamejski, executive director of Beverwyck in Slingerlands, was among 15 directors from assisted-living facilities across New York State to complete the Living Executive Director Leadership Program.  

Psychiatrist and Guilderland native Griffan Randall plans to add puppy therapy to the techniques she offers her patients, who range from adolescent to geriatric.

The state has granted a six-month extension for the Interim Mortgage Assistance Program’s most vulnerable participants, made possible by an additional $3.9 million in state funding.

GUILDERLAND — Joan McGrath, a business teacher at Guilderland High School, was honored last month with a Market Maker Business Award from the School of Business at Ithaca College. The annual awards honor high school teachers and advisers who are committed to mentoring high school students in economics or finance.

The Berne Planning Board has approved plans to build a Dollar General store in East Berne.

The Knox Zoning Board of Appeals will weigh in on the interpretation of a town law on home businesses after the planning board members could not come to an agreement on whether home businesses are subject to similar zoning restrictions as their business counterparts.

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP has been named a Tier 1 firm in Albany by U.S. News – Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” in 2019 in the following practice areas: Corporate Law, Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Environmental Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and Trusts and Estates Law.

BETHLEHEM — The Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce is participating in this year’s Small Business Saturday, on Nov. 24.

As a Neighborhood Champion, the chamber will help businesses promote the activities they have planned for Small Business Saturday, an event created in 2010 by American Express.

GUILDERLAND — Local vendors will showcase their products and services at the Guilderland Public Library on Nov. 24, in an event run by the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce to mark Small Business Saturday.

Next week, a new restaurant, Gracie’s Kitchen, will open in the village of Voorheesville.