William Cooney, Guilderland

Bernie Fitzgerald, Guilderland

Shreya Sharath, at 13, has a passion for art.

So does Rachel, also 13, the central character in the book Shreya wrote, “The Hidden Realm.”

The 25-year agreement Altamont signed with Reservoir Road Solar allows the company to build a 25-acre solar facility at the 303-acre Altamont Reservoir site. 

Joan McKeon, Guilderland

Steve Wickham, Delmar

Is there any history in Guilderland? Yes, there is!

As Americans, we are well aware after Jan. 6, 2021, that democracy needs to be carefully tended.

Too many of us take our form of government, and the freedoms it offers, for granted. Citizens can be engaged in supporting and protecting democracy in many ways.

But the cornerstone is the ballot.

Neil Sanders, always speaking in measured tones with ready explanations for sometimes thorny questions, shepherded the district through the Great Recession in 2008 and 2009 when Guilderland cut over 100 jobs but did not suffer a budget defeat. His advice as another recession looms on the horizon: “It all goes back to being a team effort. Everybody’s got to be part of that discussion and process.”

At their June meeting, Guilderland School Board members passed, without discussion, two measures to pay tax reimbursements totaling about $3.1 million.