If the Capital District were a country, it would rank 139th in the world

By Peter Henner

Now that the Albany Club Championship has started, all three area chess championships — Saratoga, Schenectady, and Albany — are underway.

By Jordan J. Michael

SARATOGA STATE PARK –– Cross-country runners from Voorheesville, Guilderland, and Berne-Knox-Westerlo had to deal with cold, wet weather and a muddy course at the Section II Championships.

GUILDERLAND — Jenn Crux is taking life one week at a time.

$31M budget allows no pay raises

GUILDERLAND — The town board voted 3-to-2 last week not to adopt the supervisor’s $31 million preliminary budget for 2011.

VOORHEESVILLE — A score of high school students are taking on A Few Good Men for the high school’s fall production this year.

By Jordan J. Michael

HUDSON FALLS –– Along with the low digs to keep a point alive and the hard swings to increase Voorheesville’s lead in a match, many bright smiles and laughter can be seen or heard.

GUILDERLAND — The town has workers in four unions; each union has a contract set to expire at the close of 2010. Each current contract outlines a stepped system, where workers are paid more for every year they work.

GCSD gears up for budget challenges

GUILDERLAND — “Good organizations, when faced with challenges, pull together, take stock of their mission,” Superintendent Marie Wiles told the school board at its meeting on Nov. 3.