GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland boys’ basketball team came out with intensity and wore down rival Bethlehem in the opening round of the Dutch Holiday Classic on Tuesday night.

Altamont: 2005 in review
Village restructures PD, wrestles with water

GUILDERLAND — On Christmas Eve, the Berschwinger family fled their smoke-filled Belleview Drive home, and volunteer firefighters arrived to battle the blaze.

GUILDERLAND — A peace walk at the local mall Friday was a victory for free speech and a chance to protest the war for some of the two dozen who participated but, for some of the bystanders, it was an annoyance or even an insult.

At CVS
Robber takes cigs



GUILDERLAND — On Dec. 24 at about 6 a.m., a man walked into the CVS at 2040 Western Ave. and handed the cashier a note indicating it was a robbery, say Guilderland Police.

GUILDERLAND — While angry residents stormed Town Hall several times this year, a resolution was found for nearly each conflict.

GUILDERLAND — The town board approved a two-year contract for the Guilderland Police last Tuesday.

COLONIE — Jason Kutey, jailed for kidnapping and threatening his ex-girlfriend, killed himself in his cell Wednesday morning at the Albany County Correctional Facility, police say.

Last Friday, the day before Christmas Eve, Crossgates Mall was packed with last-minute shoppers and holiday revelers.

WESTERLO — While a developer is seeking to subdivide Westerlo farmland for 14 new homes, a town board member has proposed changes to local laws to prepare for development in the future.