NEW SCOTLAND — A slate of unanimous votes followed the swearing in of two new town board members who campaigned with sitting board members on a platform promising cooperation on the recently divided board.

NEW SCOTLAND — The town will pay more than $10,000 to the state for a nearly 40-year-old error in its retirement system payments.

GUILDERLAND — On the evening of Dec. 28, two men were arrested at Crossgates Mall for assaulting two victims using several different weapons, including a baton, a pocket knife, and a pair of nunchuks.

KNOX — Travis Stevens watched from the gallery — one among a half-dozen spectators— at 8 a.m. on New Year’s Day as Knox officials took their oaths of office. Stevens, a Republican who won a seat in the county legislature, stepped down as Knox councilman, leaving an empty seat at the dais.

GUILDERLAND — The mood was celebratory and the votes were unanimous on New Year’s Day at Guilderland’s annual reorganizational meeting.

“It was very nice to see unanimous votes today,” said Councilman Brian Forte towards the close of the meeting, alluding to the fact that the five-member board was all-Democratic.

GUILDERLAND — A new sign proposal for Stuyvesant Plaza has the McKownville Improvement Association up in arms.

NEW SCOTLAND — Having just been sworn in to his ninth two-year term as the town’s highway superintendent, Darrell Duncan will likely take a post as the county’s commissioner of public works.

ALTAMONT — Local educator Melinda Mackesey is promoting her newly-published book that shares her love of the Adirondack region with young readers and their families.

GUILDERLAND — As the school district faces a $3.3 million revenue shortage for next year’s budget, Superintendent Marie Wiles on Tuesday reviewed the leadership structure for the school board, concluding with four short-term recommendations for change and six options for future consideration.

CLARKSVILLE — A school psychologist and her husband were charged with two misdemeanors after their babysitter stole marijuana from their home and was caught with it at the Bethlehem high school, according to the sheriff’s office.