Illustration by Forest Byrd

ALTAMONT — Years ago, a swaggering kitten, dark as a blackberry in the ripest part of summer, got the name Tuffy, short for Tough Guy, from a man who says he was good luck.

ALTAMONT — Marc Dorsey, a former Altamont police officer who was removed from the force in 2003, will not get a hearing after all.

At long last
Coherent contract for Guilderland Employees Association

Banned
Aidala’s rule causes flyer flap



GUILDERLAND — In a hotly contested school board race, candidates have been told they can’t distribute flyers on school grounds.

Cuts sting
Guilderland scales back retirement benefits



GUILDERLAND — Town workers may be surprised, when they look at their new employee handbooks, to see that some benefits have been cut.

ALBANY COUNTY — A flood of FEMA funds are coming to town.

Last week, officials announced that the county will be eligible for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damages from April’s nor’easter.

GUILDERLAND — Police are investigating a tractor-trailer-sized cache of illegal fireworks and explosive material after an emergency medical call led them to the stash.

For Jon McCartan, music is life.

The 21-year-old Guilderland native and University of Vermont student has spent the last two years playing bass with the Gordon Stone Band.

BERNE — , 44, a Knox resident, is running for the school board for the second year in a row.