People should be able to use their land as they see fit.

People should be able to feel safe in their own homes.

Most of us would agree both of these statements are true.

A problem arises, though, when one person uses his land in a way that infringes on the health or safety of other property owners.

Christine Duffy, Guilderland

The Altamont Fair will have a holiday lights show put on by Magic of Lights, a private company that produces light shows around the country. Plans to have the event organized by the Police Athletic League, which had put on a holiday lights show for more than two decades and uses the money for charity, fell through.  

Mark Grimm, Guilderland

Ted Danz, with the Republican and Conservative lines, is facing off against Patricia Fahy, with the Democratic and Working Families lines, to fill the seat that Neil Breslin will vacate at year’s end.

“If you make a venue that big, it’s going to get out of control,”said a Depot Road resident. “And that’s what happened this weekend.”