FEURA BUSH – "Vly Creek Boys will shine tonight"" are the words that the Vly Creek Quartet will sing as it enchants those who venture out for this year’s Plum Fest festivities Saturday in Feura Bush.

NEW SCOTLAND – The former firehouse on New Salem Road will soon be home to a fire investigation office.

Stuart Morrison has owned Morrison Engineering – a company that investigates claims for insurance agencies – since 1996.

NEW SALEM – Bryande Murray was only 8 years old when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, at age 22, she has self-published a children’s book about her mother’s experience, called Mommy vs. the Monster.

VOORHEESVILLE — Pat Jones’s touchdown with about six minutes left in the fourth quarter propelled the Voorheesville football team to a win on Friday night.

VOORHEESVILLE — The young players on the team are in an adjustment period and it showed in their first games of the season.

VOORHEESVILLE — The team has a target on its back and coach Mike Young hopes that his players know that.

The Blackbirds came out slowly in Monday’s game against Ravena and only a good second half propelled them to a 3-1 win.

GUILDERLAND — Pop, bang, crash.

Those were the sounds that were heard as Guilderland High School’s football team announced its presence as a team to watch on Friday night.

GUILDERLAND — Though they have gotten off to a good start, the Guilderland boys’ soccer team has some work to do.

GUILDERLAND — Nice weather led to a late boom in participants for the Fourth Annual .

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

— Jean Baptiste Alphonse Karr, Les Guêpes, 1849

The French have a saying: The more things change, the more they stay the same.