Guilderland

The second annual Altamont Fall Festival was held on Sept 30.

Volleyball teams for Guilderland boys, with a 2-6 record, and Berne-Knox-Westerlo girls, at 5-5, might be having rough seasons but they still play hard on the court as they push towards sectionals. This past week, both teams were victorious.

The infamous “jump” that drew teen thrill-seekers for years on Hurst Road in Guilderland — to go well above the speed limit in hopes of getting their cars airborne — is being regraded to a “gentle slope,” said Highway Superintendent Steve Oliver this week.

On the brink of approval, a developer for senior housing is backing out, concerned over the cost of pollution cleanup.

Lawrence T. Staubach, who was 22, died on Oct. 2 when the SUV he was driving on Bozenkill Road in Altamont left the roadway and hit trees. He was alone in the car.

GUILDERLAND —  John W. Bayly — who served in the Navy during the Vietnam War — died at St. Peter’s Hospice Inn in Albany on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. He was 72.

He was born in McAlester, Oklahoma on Oct. 29, 1944, the son of the late Norman and Janet (née Ward) Bayly.

Lawrence T. ‘Larry’ Staubach

GUILDERLAND — Lawrence T. Staubach, who was known to his family and friends as “Larry,” was easy to love, according to his mother, Carly Hillmann. She said he was “just a light.”

Mr. Staubach died unexpectedly on Monday, Oct. 2, in a  single-car accident in Altamont on Bozenkill Road, where he lived. He was 22.

The Altamont fire chief said this morning he could not confirm if the person had been killed until the coroner arrived.

Crossgates Mall in Guilderland hosted the 33rd annual Traffic Safety awareness.

Kicking it into high gear, the Guilderland girls’ and the Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys’ soccer teams shut out their foes in games this week.

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