Security was a priority for the school board, and all school lobbies now have a double-door entrance, more cameras, and computerized swipe-card systems instead of keys.

Our newspaper's founder wrote that the 1884 launching had gone on merrily. "We shall have no use for life preservers," wrote David Crowe. We still don't.

GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland YMCA offers swimming lessons for those six months old and older. The fall swimming program runs from Sept. 7 to Oct. 25.

Daskalakis was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, a felony, under Leandra’s Law, named for Leandra Rosado, an 11-year-old who was killed in 2009 when her friend’s mother flipped her car while driving drunk.

“If Joe was able, he would be doing this, and we just want to honor him,” said Stewart, who is part of a committee of friends of Merli’s organizing the event.

GUILDERLAND — Dennis Magilton, a principal at Sommers & Magilton Tax and Business Service in Guilderland earned the Fellow designation from the National Association of Enrolled Agents for completing the three levels of the National Tax Practice Institute.

_{Simon Litten, retired research scientist, Department of Environmental Conservation, Altamont}

_{Gail Severson Cowan Wariner, Park City, Utah}