FMS team designs Future City that makes homes for the homeless

GUILDERLAND — The earthquake hadn’t hit Haiti when the students at Farnsworth Middle School designed a Future City that would help provide housing for survivors of such a disaster.

Man arrested for posing as a fire inspector

GUILDERLAND — An Albany man was arrested Saturday for impersonating a fire inspector in order to scam money, and the Guilderland Police helped solve the crime.

GUILDERLAND — The town is enforcing its zoning laws to get rid of its illegal junkyards.

GUILDERLAND — Tuesday morning, responding to New York’s fiscal crisis, Governor David Paterson outlined a state budget with deep cuts, including a $1.1 billion reduction in state aid to education.

Brownell now chairs zoning review committee

GUILDERLAND — A real estate agent has replaced the owner of a small business as the chair of a committee charged with updating the town’s zoning.

Adirondack-style living planned for Guilderland

GUILDERLAND — Local developer Vincent Wolanin wants to build Adirondack-style apartments for aging professionals who want to downsize.

Metro 20 takes town to court

GUILDERLAND — The Metro 20 Diner on Western Avenue is seeking to reduce its assessed value by nearly $1 million, and will take the town to court on March 1.

ALTAMONT — The Altamont Police made over 100 arrests in 2009, according to the village’s commissioner of public safety, Anthony Salerno.

With their home destroyed, funds are being raised for the Skipper family