A new book looks back on Guilderland establishments that have disappeared from the landscape.

GUILDERLAND — Just as school was starting, at 7:50 a.m. Thursday morning, Jan. 18, Guilderland Police called Westmere Elementary School. “The police had received a 9-1-1 call and quickly determined it was not a credible report,” said Superintendent Marie Wiles.

A Malta man who was driving drugged in Guilderland was sentenced on Jan. 8 to one to three years in state prison by Judge Gerald W. Connolly in Albany County Drug Court.

The Albany County District Attorney’s Office said in a release that events unfolded this way:

The owner of Christmas Land on Furbeck Road in Altamont got a special-use permit last week, after the month-long event had already occurred. Some neighbors are concerned about potential additional plans for the site.

In his upcoming rebuild, the store's owner plans a sleek modern look featuring large plate-glass windows on two adjoining corners, to let passersby see inside.

The scheme netted an estimated $90,000.

A man called 9-1-1 to say his living room was on fire and he was going to get a bucket to put it out. When firefighters got there less than 10 minutes later, the home was 80 percent involved.