ALTAMONT —  Barbara A. Scrafford, who loved being a wife and mother, was a religious woman who led a Christian clown ministry.

The cause and circumstances are still being investigated. No tickets or charges have been issued so far.

ALTAMONT — Robert L. Reals Sr., an art teacher and gardener, “died in the company of loved ones” on April 3, 2016, near his residence in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, his family wrote in a tribute. He was 86.

GUILDERLAND — Tyler Pascuzzi, 26, of Coxsackie, was arraigned for allegedly driving drunk on July 4, 2014 and causing the death of two passengers as he drove over the speed limit and crashed on the Thruway in Guilderland.

Pascuzzi pleaded not guilty to the charges in court, and remains free on $250,000 bail.

"We don’t want to add things back for next year, and then have to make cuts,” cautioned Guilderland Superintendent Marie Wiles.
 

As snow fell Monday, a social worker’s car spun out of control on Route 155, killing her. Ashley C. Taheri was 55.