RENSSELAERVILLE — At its first board meeting of the year, Rensselaerville’s town clerk looked up the definition of "nepotism" in a dictionary and read it to a large crowd at Town Hall.

Drawing and dinner to raise funds for scholarship



BERNE — An annual fund-raiser for a scholarship honoring a deceased student will be held at the Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School next week.

Fatal crash on Route 32 scene of many accidents



NEW SCOTLAND — A young driver and her passenger died last week after her car crashed into a barn along a stretch of road where many accidents have occurred.

Schwarz ‘touched a lot of lives in such a short time’

ALBANY COUNTY — Sonja Schwarz was a beautiful, brilliant young woman who had a huge heart, said her aunt, Janice Willard.

VOORHEESVILLE — What a big night it was for the Voorheesville boys’ basketball team. The only problem was they almost threw it away.

GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland gymnastics team is hoping for a flipping good time at the end of the season.

GUILDELAND — The Guilderland hockey team exacted revenge from its only league loss this season and also picked up another important win this past week.

GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland wrestling team might be sad to see January come to an end.

GUILDERLAND — It has been a record-breaking year for some members of the Guilderland girls’ indoor team.

Four relay teams have broken school records this season and one runner now holds an indoor record.

GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland boys’ indoor track team is heading towards the end of the season and members of the team are making tremendous strides.
"The guys have been working hard," said Coach Pete Wachtel.