The fact that a crime isn’t prosecuted doesn’t mean that it hasn’t happened.

A young woman has come forward to claim that Franklin Casatelli raped her nine years ago, when she was 14. Casatelli was sentenced earlier this month for raping a University at Albany student as she slept in her dorm room.

GUILDERLAND CENTER — Clara Joy Edgerton Freisatz, an independent woman who persisted through illness to care for her family, died on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. She was 86.

“She’s very down to earth,” said her daughter, Karen White. Mrs. Freitsatz was also resilient. She did not dwell on her hardships.

A motel that has long been closed and that many residents consider an eyesore may soon be rebuilt.

GUILDERLAND — After driving drunk last summer in a Crossgates Mall parking lot, Sean Kelly of Albany was sentenced on Feb. 6 to four months in Albany County’s jail, to be followed by five years of probation, for aggravated driving while intoxicated, a felony.

GUILDERLAND — Guilderhaven finished 2017, having facilitated the spaying or neutering of 461 cats and 82 dogs that participated in our low-cost programs.

The new year has started with strong demands for our services and, with our community support, we are confident of another successful year.