GUILDERLAND — With a newly-minted MBA in accounting from Union College, Michael Paolino was 18 months into his first job at a big firm in Boston — "a great city, making good money," he said — when he realized something was missing.

GUILDERLAND — A routine traffic stop led police to a discover a stolen car and a bag of stolen jewels.

GUILDERLAND — Following up on a local tip and a warrant from the Saranac Lake Police Department in the Adirondacks, Guilderland Police arrested a registered sex offender last Friday for failing to notify authorities of an address change.

GUILDERLAND — A drunk high school student backed into a cop’s car last Thursday before she sped off and crashed into a telephone pole, Guilderland Police say.

GUILDERLAND — For the first time in at least 20 years, the school board here has appointed a new superintendent with a split vote.

McGuire takes the helm at Guilderland,
prepared to steer an inclusive course

GUILDERLAND — Students became teachers on Constitution Day, Sept. 17, at Pine Bush Elementary School.

Kitto earns medal
Altamont soldier dives in to save lives



ALTAMONT — Each time Sgt. Christofer Kitto dove into the murky water of a canal off of the Euphrates, he brought a soldier up for air.

ALTAMONT — Legal referrals will soon be added to the services offered by the Community Caregivers.

MCKOWNVILLE — Plans for a Jewish Synagogue and community center on Fuller Road have come under fire by a neighborhood association which cites water runoff problems and says that the plan is simply too big for the residential neighborhood.