DELMAR — The Bethlehem Chamber’s annual Holiday Shopping Card lets holders take advantage of discounts and promotions offered by more than 30 local businesses.

GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Chamber of Commerce is again hosting its Holiday Angels program, in which members “adopt” a Guilderland family in need for the holidays.

A Feel In the Christmas Air

By James Whitcomb Riley

THEY’S a kind o’ feel in the air to me

When the Chris’mas times sets in

That’s about as much of a mystery

As ever I’ve run ag’in.

Fer instunce, now, whiles I gain in weight

GUILDERLAND — All three of the independent businesses at 3905 Carman Road — a deli, a dentist’s office, and a dance studio — plan to rebuild after a rooftop fire on Dec. 20 caused extensive damage.

The Hilltown Community Resource Center has had a surge of demand in its food pantry this year. To sponsor a family for the holidays or to make an appointment to shop in the food pantry, call the resource center at 797-5256.

A family explores the homestead of the Wilder family, preserved for visitors to witness the rural ways of 19th-Century New York. Holiday re-enactments and readings will take place there this December.

A Guilderland volunteer scrounges, sews, and collects from generous locals to benefit the Hilltown Community Resource Center.