Dad’s words heard in grand new arena

Words of fatherly advice mixed with youthful exuberance on June 26 as close to 500 students graduated from Guilderland High School.

BERNE —  “Well, it’s over.”

Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s valedictorian, Michael Galgay, had heard these words from peers and parents, just before they’d asked him how he felt about high school ending.

Be mindful of parachutes when ready to take flight

VOORHEESVILLE — Clayton A. Bouton’s valedictorian asked her 90 classmates to remember who packed their parachutes.

WESTERLO — A fire at the Leaning Evergreen trailer park on Route 85 in Berne brought in both of the town’s fire departments, as well as Westerlo’s.

MEDUSA — The schoolhouse may be crumbling but the memories of the scholars who once studied there are still solid.

Tests show air quality at Westmere not affected

GUILDERLAND — Summer vacation started a day early for students at Westmere Elementary School.

Pushing the medical marijuana issue

Illustration by Forest Byrd

Jackson missing since June 13

GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Police have been investigating the disappearance of Steven Jackson for over two weeks.

At a pro-marijuana rally at the State Capitol building last week, gubernatorial candidate Warren Redlich spoke in favor of ending the prohibition on marijuana.