By Jordan J. Michael

VOORHEESVILLE –– Tom Kurkjian has seen the best of the best and the worst of the worst in his 36 years of coaching the Blackbird tennis team.

By Jordan J. Michael

GUILDERLAND –– Dutchmen lacrosse has no problems beating Shaker during the regular season.

By Jordan J. Michael

VOORHEESVILLE –– Throwing 70 out of 98 pitches for strikes will win you a game anytime.

New regulations should be drawn up to control use of pesticides, to solve problems that have been obvious for decades, the state’s wildlife pathologist said last week.

The Altamont Police Department 11 make traffic stops, check homes, answer complaints

ALTAMONT — Two years of police dispatch data sketches a patchwork of activity for the Altamont Police department, which Commissioner Anthony Salerno summarizes as “community policing.”

By Zach Simeone

BERNE — Adam Kodra has come home to the Hilltowns, after spending nearly a year in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan with the Army National Guard. He was on top-secret missions, disarming bombs in the heart of the Middle East.

Discolored village water is “no fun”

ALTAMONT — Four villagers complained to the mayor and trustees Tuesday night about discolored water.

GUILDERLAND — St. Boniface Episcopal Church will have a new priest on June 13, when Steven Scherck, currently a deacon, is ordained.

Last Sunday, the church celebrated Scherck as its new rector.

School district looks to change health habits

GUILDERLAND — The school district here is looking to change some health habits for workers so that it can save money.

GUILDERLAND — It’s official. After months of speculation and uncertainty, the Republican and Democratic parties in town have announced their candidates for the position of town supervisor.