“Visceral tug” succeeds in getting $41k grant
to keepWestmere firefighters safe in tall buildings

Wandering group home resident found before nightfall

ALTAMONT — Kyle Austin is safe at home again.

By Melissa Hale Spencer

The Neighborhood Nanny drop-in child-care program is now open for busy parents who need a few hours during the day to get things done.

GUILDERLAND — It’s all about the words. Words from the Bard, first spoken on stage four centuries ago.

Next week, they’ll be spoken by a band of Shakespeare enthusiasts performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream — for free.

A Catholic reawakening was quickly followed by a call to activism for Dan O’Connor.

GUILDERLAND — Patrons of Albany Country Club suffered eye and throat irritation on July 5 from a nearby tear gas drill, which may cause the state’s Department of Corrections to find a new place to perform such drills.

GUILDERLAND CENTER — A barn full of hay in rural southern Guilderland caught fire on Tuesday, causing flames so intense they blistered the siding of a house across Stone Road from the barn.

GUILDERLAND — Guilderland High School was burglarized on June 24; several musical instruments were stolen along with some multi-media equipment, according to Michael Marcelle, the interim superintendent.

Dad’s words heard in grand new arena

Words of fatherly advice mixed with youthful exuberance on June 26 as close to 500 students graduated from Guilderland High School.