A Slingerlands Little Leaguer places third in the country in his age group in the MLB Pitch, Hit and Run competition.

Filmmaker Alex Guilderland, originally from Uzbekistan, loves his adopted home of Guilderland so much that he incorporated its name into the pen name that he uses for all of his creative projects.

New Guilderland Public Library trustee Jason Wright has been living in Guilderland for more than a decade and ran for town clerk a few years ago.

Tawasentha Park’s new poolhouse is brighter and more modern than the old one that burned down a year ago.

NEW SCOTLAND — The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy will host several events on Sunday, including an afternoon-long Summer Festival at Indian Ladder Farms and a series of “Hike-A-Thons” at a variety of locations in Altamont and New Scotland.

ALTAMONT — Paul Tymchyn and Virginia Quay Tymchyn celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 10.

High school sweethearts and lifelong residents of Altamont, Ginny and Paul Tymchyn have two children: Ronelle Tymchyn, who is married to Ken Berlin, and Greg Tymchyn and his wife, Kelly.

A courageous woman stood up in Guilderland Town Court on June 30.  She had been beaten by her live-in boyfriend, William Beer.

GUILDERLAND — The town is set to receive $1.1 million in federal funds through the state’s Department of Transportation to do highway safety improvement along Carman Road.

GUILDERLAND — William Beer, 42, will serve no jail time for assault. He was sentenced in Guilderland Town Court on June 30 for a conviction handed down by a jury three months ago.

His lawyer, Madalyn R. DeThomasis, said this week that a notice of appeal has been filed.