GUILDERLAND — A 22-year-old woman was arrested Sunday after, police say, she refused to leave Crossgates Mall and punched and bit a police officer.

GUILDERLAND — Long-time Republican Judge Steven J. Simon is being challenged by Democrat Denise Randall, an assistant town attorney.

GUILDERLAND — Besides the supervisor, two other Democrats are unchallenged in this election — the town clerk and the receiver of taxes.

GUILDERLAND — Four candidates — two Democrats and two Republicans — are running for two seats on the Guilderland Town Board. The two with the most votes on Nov. 8 win.

GUILDERLAND — Republicans and Democrats are having a debate — about whether the candidates for town board will publicly debate each other.

By Bill Sherman

ALTAMONT — The bride’s veil fluttered in the evening breeze Friday as she stood outside St. John’s Church, its steeple piercing the blue sky. She stooped to talk to the flower girl, her two-year-old daughter, Madison.

GUILDERLAND — Although the congregation is small, the minister of the quiet church just on the edge of town wants to triple its size. This has one neighbor concerned, as his house is already only a few feet from the existing building.

GUILDERLAND — Democratic Councilwoman Patricia Slavick, who is running for re-election in November, says she has chosen politics over her career.

GUILDERLAND — In the town’s budget for next year, Jean Johnson’s job has been eliminated. Johnson founded the town’s art program for senior citizens and ran it since 1993.