When twice the number of people expected showed up to take Civil Service tests at Farnsworth Middle School, the overflow parked in frozen fields that thawed as the day warmed.

Britton Schnurr, the psychologist at Lynnwood Elementary School, being honored with a Champions of Character award, has discovered that the kids most at risk are those who bully.

GUILDERLAND — Matthew C. Woelfersheim, 37, pleaded guilty to burglary and arson in Albany County Court on March 21, before Judge Stephen Herrick, and faces time in state prison.

Father Peter Young said his moral guide in life is the Beatitudes, written in the Bible as teachings from Jesus. “It is a struggle between following the Beatitudes and following state regulations,” he said.

GUILDERLAND – The Guilderland Teacher’s Association will be having its annual Springfest honoring the following retiring members: Betty Ahern, Susan Anderson, Kristine Culotti, Linda Dagostino, Pamela Durocher, Davia Dymond, Deb Escobar, Mary Pat Googas, Maryellen Evertsen, Jo-Ann Gejay, Sandra Grant, Stephen Hadden, and Debra Hoffman.

GUILDERLAND – SOS: To our wonderful supportive community, please check your closets, garages, attics, cellars, outbuildings, or in buildings for any new items that you have stashed away. We are looking for these unused “presents” for a re-gifting fund-raiser.

GUILDERLAND — Anthony and Lauretta Whitbeck of Guilderland announce the engagement, which took place on March 1, 2013, of their daughter, Toni Marie Whitbeck, to Seth. J. Canetto, son of Jay Canetto of Loudonville and Lisa Cowan of Altamont.