The Outlaws play Altamont"Solid, old-fashioned rock ’n’ roll"

ALTAMONT — Visitors to the Altamont Fair this year will hear a cacophony of sound coming from the poultry barn; a crowing competition begins Thursday.

Sewing seeds of kindness, Everett Rau is helped by friends
Bringing in the sheaves, so fair-goers can learn the old ways

ALTAMONT — I missed the deadline to enter the fair! How could this happen"

ALTAMONT — David Funk, who judges goat shows all across the country, will have goats from his Westerlo herd compete at the Altamont Fair.

ALTAMONT — Grab a seat, or at least watch one being made.

Change is in the wind.
Last summer, we wrote about John Pratt’s plans to build the first windmill in Berne. We also ran an editorial, "Stop our self-destruction, one windmill at a time," that reflected our sense of urgency about global warming.

ALBANY COUNTY — The real race for county comptroller won’t be decided on Election Day in the Democrat-dominated county. It will be decided in the Democratic primary on Sept. 18.

Csaposs asks
Is Conners doing his job"



ALBANY COUNTY — The county comptroller is running on his record as his challenger’s campaign manager makes an issue of accessing his records.

GUILDERLAND — A mother and grandmother were arrested last Wednesday after Guilderland Police discovered they left a 3-year-old child locked in a car at Star Plaza. The temperature was 86 degrees Fahrenheit, police say.