State Education Law requires a public hearing “that provides for the participation of school personnel, parents, students and any other interested parties” before a code is adopted by the school board.

Shirley Unser, Capital District Christian Women’s Connection

Jeff Orsini, Commander VFW Post 7062 Altamont

Judi Walters Dineen, Altamont Parade Committee

ALTAMONT —  John Pollard III had a fierce loyalty to Altamont.

Known to friends as “Jack,” Mr. Pollard died peacefully on Friday, June 24, 2022. He was 89.

Most of the tension centered around the proposed rule that a board chairperson “may announce rules that prescribe the time to be allotted to each speaker and the number of times each speaker may speak.”

ALTAMONT — “You’re not alone,” says Keegan Prue to couples who are trying to have a child but can’t.

The most important first step, he says, “is just reach out to somebody.”

Laurel Bohl, Guilderland

“It is truly wonderful to be here together in person,” said Superintendent Marie Wiles in the opening speech, referencing the isolation caused by the pandemic. “We will never again take for granted the gift of gathering.”