St. John’s Lutheran Church at 140 Maple Ave. in Altamont has the following schedule for Sunday, May 25:

— 8:30 a.m. there will be an informal worship including modern and ethnic hymns plus a discussion of the format for the sermon; and

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! All I have to do is close my eyes and I can see the monkeys flying through the air. A quick blink, and they are gone, replaced with a beautiful good witch.

The Guilderland girls' lacrosse team tried to defend its title on Wednesday, but the ball bounced the other way.

The Dutchmen tennis team has been almost unstoppable over the last two years, and defended its Class AA championship last week.

GUILDERLAND — Dale Owen’s request to keep chickens in his Guilderland backyard was denied by the town’s zoning board at its meeting last night.

The board’s chairman, Peter Barber, recused himself from the vote, because he lives in Owen’s neighborhood.